Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
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.
1001	John S. Kennedy to David B. Ogden Letter, April 26, 1909	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Kennedy, John S.		1909-04-26	John S. Kennedy to David B. Ogden Letter, April 26, 1909 Item: 1001    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Kennedy, John S. Date: 1909-04-26 Place: Bar Harbor Description: A letter in which Mr. Kennedy expresses his opposition to a proposal to have a causeway constructed between Bar Harbor (then Eden), on Mount Desert Island, and Bar Island, also known as Rodick's island.
1007	Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People Recreation	Cromwell, Lincoln		1927-03-10	Lincoln Cromwell to Arno B. Cammerer Letter, March 10, 1927 Item: 1007    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Recreation Creator: Cromwell, Lincoln Date: 1927-03-10 Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: A letter from the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society president, Lincoln Cromwell, requesting that the National Park Service delay a decision on the construction of a road proposed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Mr. Cromwell would like the park service to give Mount Desert Island's permanent and summer residents an opportunity to debate the matter. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1028	Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Places, Park Transportation, Automobile	Deasy, Luere B.		1924-03-20	Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924 Item: 1028    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Places, Park Transportation, Automobile Creator: Deasy, Luere B. Date: 1924-03-20 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, in which Deasy states his support of proposed road construction in Lafayette National Park. Deasy has the utmost confidence in the park custodian, George Dorr, and states that opposition to the project is not acting in the interest of the public. People Mentioned: Charles W. Eliot, George B. Dorr
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
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
1010	Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Mather, Stephen T.		1925-05-23	Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925 Item: 1010    Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Mather, Stephen T. Date: 1925-05-23 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: A letter from the director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, responding to a letter from Frank B. Rowell protesting the building of roads in Lafayette National Park. The letter includes a typed annotation by Rowell expressing his frustration with George B. Dorr's influence and power. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr
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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