Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
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.
1018	Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park	Eliot, Charles W.		1927-07-11	Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927 Item: 1018    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Creator: Eliot, Charles W. Date: 1927-07-11 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Charles W. Eliot writes to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president, Gist Blair, regarding the delay of the arrival of the National Park Service's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. Eliot was to work with the government's representative in July, but, due to the delay, is now putting his plans on hold until August. He inquires of Blair if he might be of some service to the village in the interim, and if the Village Improvement Association would be willing to pay for his additional travel expenses. People Mentioned: Arno B. Cammerer [show more]
1017	Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Cammerer, Arno B.		1927-07-28	Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927 Item: 1017    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-07-28 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association informing him that there will be a delay in the arrival of the government's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Charles W. Eliot
1016	Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism	Cammerer, Arno B.		1927-08-06	Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927 Item: 1016    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Creator: Cammerer, Arno B. Date: 1927-08-06 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, regarding the arrival of a government landscape architect. Cammerer assures Blair that, despite continued delays, the National Park Service wants to work with Blair's organization toward a plan for Lafayette National Park's future development. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot
1003	George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Tourism Recreation	Dorr, George B.		1939-07-24	George B. Dorr to R.A. Thorndike Letter, July 24, 1939 Item: 1003    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Tourism Recreation Creator: Dorr, George B. Date: 1939-07-24 Place: Acadia National Park Description: Acadia National Park superintendent George Dorr writes in response to a request from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association for brush removal in order to maintain vistas along park roads. Mr. Dorr requests that the Village Improvement Association start referring to Bubble Pond Road and Summit Road as such in future correspondence and publications.
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
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
1002	B.L. Hadley to Dale J. Foley Letter, July 12, 1950	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Hadley, B. L.		1950-07-12	B.L. Hadley to Dale J. Foley Letter, July 12, 1950 Item: 1002    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Hadley, B. L. Date: 1950-07-12 Place: Acadia National Park, Sheep Porcupine Island Description: National Parks Service superintendent B.L. Hadley writes in regard to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association's offer of Sheep Porcupine Island to become a part of Acadia National Park. Mr. Hadley tells Mr. Foley that the government needs an assessed valuation of the island, a statement from the town of Gouldsboro, and a warranty deed and abstract of title for the island. People Mentioned: Edwin Smith
1011	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1)	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Recreation	Peabody, Marian Lawrence			M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 1) Item: 1011    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Recreation Creator: Peabody, Marian Lawrence Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and is confident that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott
1025	M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 2)	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Peabody, Marian Lawrence			M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 2) Item: 1025    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Nature Other, Tourism Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Peabody, Marian Lawrence Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from Harold Peabody to the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather. Peabody believes that he and Mather share a similar desire to see wild places conserved and that Mather will see that the natural character of Mount Desert Island will be preserved by the National Park Service by not allowing further development of Lafayette National Park. People Mentioned: William C. Endicott

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