Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1027	John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peters, John A.		1924-03-21	John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924 Item: 1027    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peters, John A. Date: 1924-03-21 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter in which John A. Peters urges Frank B. Rowell to change his position regarding the proposed road construction on Mount Desert Island. Peters refers to enclosed copies of letters arguing for the proposed project to continue. People Mentioned: Luere B. Deasy, George Wharton Pepper
1029	John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peters, John A.		1924-03-19	John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924 Item: 1029    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peters, John A. Date: 1924-03-19 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from John A. Peters to Senator George Wharton Pepper. Peters urges Pepper to state support for proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park at a scheduled hearing with the Secretary of the Interior. Peters goes onto to advise Pepper to suggest the creation of an advisory panel to assist in the creation of road planning projects in the future. Finally Peters states the senator's "misunderstanding" of the road issue should not keep him from attending the upcoming Republican convention. People Mentioned: Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
1008	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (1)	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Rockefeller Jr., John D.		1927-02-24	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (1) Item: 1008    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Rockefeller Jr., John D. Date: 1927-02-24 Place: Acadia National Park, Bubble Pond Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
1020	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2)	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Rockefeller Jr., John D.		1927-02-24	John D. Rockefeller Jr. to Director of the National Parks, Department of the Interior Letter, February 24, 1927 (2) Item: 1020    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Rockefeller Jr., John D. Date: 1927-02-24 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the Department of the Interior. The letter addresses two roads he is proposing to build that include portions that pass through Lafayette National Park property to the north and south of Bubble Pond.
1015	Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Recreation	Shurcliff, Sidney N.		1941-09-25	Sidney N. Shurcliff to Amory Thorndike Letter, September 25, 1941 Item: 1015    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Recreation Creator: Shurcliff, Sidney N. Date: 1941-09-25 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from landscape architect Sidney N. Shurcliff confirming that he is to make a plan of a proposed parkway. People Mentioned: Robert Patterson
1026	Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 14, 1924	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Weekes, Frederic Delano		1924-07-14	Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 14, 1924 Item: 1026    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Weekes, Frederic Delano Date: 1924-07-14 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Frederic Delano Weekes to Frank B. Rowell, the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. Weekes states his hope that high-ranking officials in the National Park Service will share his and Rowell's view that road construction in Lafayette National Park should be curtailed. Weekes goes on to suggest that those involved with the various path committees should confer and create a plan to prevent over-development in the park. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard, Arno B. Cammerer, Harold Peabody [show more]
1005	Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Recreation	Work, Hubert		1927-03-11	Hubert Work to Gist Blair Letter, March 11, 1927 Item: 1005    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1927-03-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, responds to a letter from Gist Blair regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Mr. Work expresses his belief that small parks like Lafayette would be better managed if they were under the supervision of states rather than the federal government.
1013	Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Recreation	Work, Hubert		1924-07-16	Hubert Work to Frank B. Rowell Letter, July 16, 1924 Item: 1013    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Recreation Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1924-07-16 Place: Acadia National Park, Lafayette National Park Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work to Frank Rowell regarding road construction in Lafayette National Park. Work believes that compromise between groups with opposing views and an "open door policy" of complete transparency with any plans related to development in the park are necessary in planning for the future of the national park. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
1023	Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Work, Hubert		1925-05-18	Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925 Item: 1023    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Work, Hubert Date: 1925-05-18 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, to Harold Peabody, responding to inquiries from Mr. and Mrs. Peabody regarding the status of road construction projects in Lafayette National Park. Work quotes a telegram from George Dorr stating that there are no road construction projects proceeding in the national park except those which were authorized the previous summer and that since these projects are on land held by trustees of public reservations, the Department of the Interior has no control over them. People Mentioned: Marian Lawrence Peabody, George B. Dorr, Stephen T. Mather [show more]
1014	V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Recreation			1941-08-02	V. Roswell Ludgate Maintenance of Vistas in Acadia National Park Letter, August 2, 1941 Item: 1014    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Recreation Date: 1941-08-02 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: An unsigned letter to V. Roswell Ludgate of the National Park Service asking that vistas in Acadia National Park, which have become obscured by tree growth, be cleared. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr

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