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1022Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Peabody, Harold
  • 1925-05-21
Description:
A letter from Harold Peabody to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, regarding conflicting information about new road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody accuses the Lafayette Park administrators of maintaining a policy of secrecy about projects. People Mentioned: Robert Sterling Yard
1023Hubert Work to Harold Peabody Letter, May 18, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Work, Hubert
  • 1925-05-18
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]
1025M. L. Peabody to Stephen Mather Letter, undated (Copy 2)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Peabody, Marian Lawrence
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
1026Frederic 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
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]
1027John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Peters, John A.
  • 1924-03-21
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
1028Luere B. Deasy to Hubert Work Letter, March 20, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Deasy, Luere B.
  • 1924-03-20
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
1029John A. Peters to George Wharton Pepper Letter, March 19, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Peters, John A.
  • 1924-03-19
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]
1030Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Places, Road
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Moore, Barrington
  • 1924-03-14
Description:
A letter from Barrington Moore suggesting arguments to Harold Peabody for advancing his campaign against the further construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Moore argues that while roads are necessary for the park to fulfill its mission of providing access to the public, certain areas must be kept wild, not only for the enjoyment of those seeking solitude in nature but also to serve as natural laboratories for scientists. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr [show more]
1031Fred C. Lynam to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 11, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Lynam, Fred C.
  • 1924-03-11
Description:
A letter from Fred C. Lynam to the secretary of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, Frank B. Rowell. Lynam disagrees with Senator George Wharton Pepper's objection to the proposed road construction project in Lafayette National Park. Lynam believes the road network is necessary for providing access to the park to those who cannot, or do not want, to hike. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
1032George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Pepper, George Wharton
  • 1924-03-08
Description:
A letter from Senator George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody. Senator Pepper includes a copy of the text from a letter he wrote to Loren Kimball, outlining his position on the construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Pepper tells Peabody that he feels the Jordan Pond Valley is spoiled but hopes that the Bubble Pond Valley may yet be saved. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1033Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
  • 1922-07-26
Description:
A letter from the acting director of the National Park Service, Arno B. Cammerer, to the Lafayette National Park custodian, George B. Dorr. Cammerer informs Dorr that a proposed road project in Lafayette National Park has been approved. Cammerer believes the proposed plan will provide access to more of the park and states that the planning recognized the importance of keeping some areas remote from the development to maintain their wild character. People Mentioned: E. C. Finney, Frederick Hale, Bert Manfred Fernald, John Edward Nelson [show more]
1034Bar Harbor Path Committee to George B. Dorr Letter, April 1, 1922
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Tourism
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Bar Harbor Path Committee
  • 1922-04-01
Description:
An unsigned letter from the Bar Harbor Path Committee to George B. Dorr, the custodian of Lafayette National Park. The letter states that the various Mount Desert Island path committees are eager to cooperate with Dorr and asks that he confer with them regarding any planned road construction in the park. The path committees understand the need for limited automobile access to the park but would like the pedestrian trail system to be left untouched. People Mentioned: William Jay Turner [show more]
1040New Roads on Mount Desert Island Petition, c. March 26, 1924
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Rowell, Frank B.
  • 1924-03-26 c.
Description:
A petition by Frank B. Rowell to collect signatures of those opposed to planned road construction in Lafayette National Park. The petition is to be presented at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on the matter of the road projects. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
1041Lafayette National Park Road Construction Hearing Speakers List, undated
  • Document, List
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
Description:
A list of the names of individuals speaking during the hearing before the Secretary of the Interior on roads in Lafayette National Park on March 26, 1924. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Arno B. Cammerer, John Edward Nelson, George Wharton Pepper, George B. Dorr, Frederick Hale, Wallace Humphrey White Jr., George L. Stebbins, Harold Peabody, Robert Sterling Yard, Joseph Allen, Lincoln Cromwell, Mary Parkman Peabody, Charles Marlatt, Fred C. Lynam, Mrs. J. H. Huddilston, Clarence Little, A. L. T. Cummings, Willis Parsons, James Q. Gulnac, Fulton J. Redman, Harlan P. Kelsey, Ira G. Hersey, Harris A. Reynolds, Warren H. Manning [show more]
1042Hearing on Lafayette National Park Road and Trail Development Held Before Secretary of the Interior Work Transcription, March 26, 1924
  • Document, Minutes
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Unites States Department of the Interior
  • 1924-03-26
Description:
A transcript of the hearing held before the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, on the issue of road construction in Lafayette National Park. The transcript includes statements from the Secretary of the Interior, politicians, park administrators and citizens. People Mentioned: Hubert Work, Arno B. Cammerer, John Edward Nelson, George Wharton Pepper, George B. Dorr, Frederick Hale, Wallace Humphrey White Jr., George L. Stebbins, Harold Peabody, Robert Sterling Yard, Joseph Allen, Lincoln Cromwell, Mary Parkman Peabody, Charles Marlatt, Fred C. Lynam, Mrs. J. H. Huddilston, Clarence Little, A. L. T. Cummings, Willis Parsons, James Q. Gulnac, Fulton J. Redman, Harlan P. Kelsey, Ira G. Hersey, Harris A. Reynolds, Warren H. Manning, Daniel W. Hoegg [show more]
1001John S. Kennedy to David B. Ogden Letter, April 26, 1909
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Kennedy, John S.
  • 1909-04-26
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.
1002B.L. Hadley to Dale J. Foley Letter, July 12, 1950
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Hadley, B. L.
  • 1950-07-12
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
1008John 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
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.
1009Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Peabody, Harold
  • 1925-06-02
Description:
A letter from Harold Peabody stating his feelings that George Dorr and Stephen Mather are obstructions to constructive communication with the Secretary of the Interior. Peabody continues, stating that the authorities operate "through a series of lies and politics backed up by John D. Rockefeller's money." People Mentioned: Stephen T. Mather, George B. Dorr, Mary Frances Parkman
1010Stephen Mather to Frank B. Rowell Letter, May 23, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Mather, Stephen T.
  • 1925-05-23
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
1017Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
  • 1927-07-28
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
1035George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker Letter, September 27, 1920
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Dorr, George B.
  • 1920-09-27
Description:
A letter from George B. Dorr to Charlotte Baker, thanking her for her information regarding Mr. Moore's appointment. Dorr hopes he will have an opportunity to personally discuss his plans for the park with Baker.
1043Gardiner Sherman Village Improvement Appointment Postcard, August 22, 1893
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Sherman, Gardiner
  • 1893-08-22
Description:
Postcard used to notify members of the Village Improvement Association of their appointment to a committee.
1044Call for Letters Regarding Automobile Access to Bar Harbor Letter, February 21, 1908
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Ogden, David B.
  • Opdycke, Leonard E.
  • 1908-02-21
Description:
A form letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association asking the recipient to send a letter expressing their feelings regarding allowing automobiles in Bar Harbor to the town selectman.
1045Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, October 1906
  • Document, Report, Annual Report
  • Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association
  • 1906-10
Description:
Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. The report includes a summary of the association's activities, reports of the individual committees, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. People Mentioned: Mrs. Robert Abbe, Robert Abbe, C. S. Abercrombie, Mrs. C. S. Abercrombie, Arthur D. Addison, Mrs. Arthur D. Addison, Mrs. F. C. Allen, John O'G. Allmand, Mrs. Robert Amory, Robert Amory, Mrs. Nicholas L. Anderson, John W. Auchincloss, Mrs. John W. Auchincloss, L. Artell Austin, H. D. Averill, Henry D. Babcock, Mrs. Henry D. Babcock, Mrs. Henry M. Baker, A. Bleecker Banks, Mrs. A. Bleecker Banks, Mildred Barnes, Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney, Edgar W. Bass, J. P. Bass, Mrs. Edgar W. Bass, Waldron Bates, Mrs. N. E. Baylies, Harriet Blaine Beale, K. V. R. Berry, Christine W. Biddle, DeWitt Clinton Blair, Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Blair, Mrs. William H. Bliss, George S. Bowdoin, Mrs. George S. Bowdoin, Joseph T. Bowen, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham, Samuel W. Bridgham, Lincoln F. Brigham, Mrs. Lincoln F. Brigham, Mrs. Martin L. Brimmer, Sally E. Brown, William Adams Brown, D. Wellington Bunker, David A. Bunker, Mrs. D. Wellington Bunker, Henry D. Burnham, Mrs. Henry D. Burnham, Thomas J. Bush, Mrs. A. Cass Canfield, Mrs. Miles B. Carpenter, Jane M. Cary, Alexander J. Cassatt, Mrs. Alexander J. Cassatt, Fred W. Chandler, E. S. Clark, John E. Clark, Mrs. E. S. Clark, Anna M. Clarke, Banyer Clarkson, Mrs. Banyer Clarkson, Edward Coles, Mary B. Coles, Mrs. Edward Coles, Mrs. Thomas G. Condon, Francis M. Conners, H. M. Conners, Mrs. Thomas K. Conrad, D. Page Cotton, Fred H. Cowan, Mrs. Alexander B. Coxe, Mary E. Crafts, Mrs. Uriel H. Crocker, Edwin C. Cushman, Mrs. Edwin C. Cushman, Violet Cushman, Mrs. R. Fulton Cutting, R. Fulton Cutting, Mrs. Walter Dabney, Charles H. Dale, Mrs. Charles H. Dale, Mrs. Andrew J. Davis, Mrs. W. H. Davis, W. H. Davis, Luere B. Deasy, M. H. Dehon, Hasket Derby, Mrs. Hasket Derby, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, William Croswell Doane, Mrs. William E. Dodge, George B. Dorr, Mary G. Dorr, Mrs. William P. Douglas, Mrs. William P. Draper Jr., William P. Draper Jr., Mrs. William P. Draper, Mrs. Robert Coleman Drayton, William Butler Duncan, Emily Dutilh, J. Pierrepont Edwards, Frank S. Ellis, Mrs. Frank Ellis, John J. Emery, Mrs. John J. Emery, R. W. Emmons, Henry Lane Eno, Mrs. Henry Lane Eno, W. J. Evans, Ernesto G. Fabbri, Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabbri, Mrs. William M. Fleitmann, William M. Fleitmann, DeGrasse Fox, F. Fremont-Smith, C. L. W. French, L. Edward Frith, J. Austin Furfey, Nora Godwin, Parke Godwin, James Grant, Charles S. Green, Rudolph Grindle, Augustus C. Gurnee, Delia E. Gurnee, Walter S. Gurnee, M. H. Guthrie, Mrs. William D. Guthrie, Thomas P. Guthrie, William D. Guthrie, George R. Hagerthy, Elihu T. Hamor, S. L. Hanscom, Alpheus H. Hardy, Mrs. Alpheus H. Hardy, Emily L. Harrison, Francis Burton Harrison, John Harrison, Mrs. John Harrison, Mrs. H. C. Hart, Henry Reed Hatfield, Mrs. Henry R. Hatfield, Mrs. Henry O. Havemeyer, Addie B. Higgins, Blithen S. Higgins, Mrs. William B. Hoffman, Mrs. Charles D. Homans, Mrs. John Hone, Charles T. How, Mrs. Thomas H. Hubbard, Thomas H. Hubbard, Sophie Huguenin, Charles E. Inches, George L. Ingraham, Mrs. C. C. Jackson, Herbert Jaques, Mrs. Herbert Jaques, Morris K. Jesup, Mrs. Morris K. Jesup, Beatrix Jones, Mrs. Cadwalader Jones, Mrs. Albion F. Jordan, John Innes Kane, Mrs. John Innes Kane, John Stewart Kennedy, Mrs. John Stewart Kennedy, John L. Ketterlinus, Mrs. John L. Ketterlinus, L. N. Kettle, Mrs. L. N. Kettle, Mrs. William M. Kingsland, C. C. Ladd, Francis C. Lawrence Jr., Mrs. Francis C. Lawrence Jr., Ruth Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, William Lawrence, Mrs. Thomas Leaming, Thomas Leaming, William H. L. Lee, Mrs. M. E. Leeds, Mrs. Warner M. Leeds, Warner M. Leeds, Mrs. Christopher S. Leffingwell, Ansel B. Leland, Elizabeth Linzee, Andrew E. Liscomb, John C. Livingston, Johnston Livingston, Mrs. John C. Livingston, Mrs. Philip Livingston, Philip Livingston, Morris Longstreth, Lea McIlvaine Luquer, Mrs. Lea McIlvaine Luquer, Fred C. Lynam, Angus M. MacDonald, Maria T. Major, Mrs. John Markoe, Mrs. Nathan Matthews, Frederic May, Mrs. J. Frederic May, Louis B. McCagg, Mrs. Louis B. McCagg, Mrs. R. Hall McCormick, R. Hall McCormick, Edward B. Mears, Ester F. Mears, Mrs. Edward B. Mears, A. Meserole, Louisa S. Minot, Mrs. John W. Minturn, Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell, S. Weir Mitchell, Frances Tracy Morgan, J. Pierpont Morgan, Edward Morrell, Mrs. Edward Morrell, A. W. Morrill, David Hennen Morris, Mrs. David Hennen Morris, C. C. Morrison, E. J. Morrison, Mrs. Campbell Mortimer, Howard L. Nason, Clement B. Newbold, Juliette Nickerson, Mrs. Otis Norcross, Otis Norcross, David B. Ogden, Leonard E. Opdycke, Mrs. Emerson Opdycke, Mrs. Leonard E. Opdycke, E. A. Osgood, Charles F. Ostrander, Mrs. Charles F. Ostrander, Charles F. Paine, Mrs. Herbert Parsons, F. G. Peabody, F. H. Peabody, Mrs. A. P. Peabody, Edmund Pendleton, Mrs. Austin Phelps, George A. Phillips, Mrs. A. R. E. Pinchot, Iphigenia Z. Place, Mrs. George Place, Mrs. A. E. Platt, J. Biddle Porter, Mrs. J. Biddle Porter, Abby A. Potter, Mrs. Robert B. Potter, Mrs. J. M. P. Price, Cornelia Prime, Joseph Pulitzer, B. C. Reynolds, Serena Rhinelander, Gertrude S. Rice, Mrs. William B. Rice, William B. Rice, Eugene B. Richards, George S. Robbins, Mrs. George A. Robbins, Mrs. George S. Robbins, Martin Roberts, Tobias Roberts, Mrs. Moncure Robinson, Serenus H. Rodick, Henrietta W. Sanders, Henry Sayles, Mrs. William Jay Schieffelin, William Jay Schieffelin, Jacob H. Schiff, Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff, Edgar Scott, Mrs. Edgar Scott, Arthur Scribner, Mrs. Arthur Scribner, Thomas Searls, Helen Sears, Mrs. J. M. Sears, Mrs. W. W. Seely, Elizabeth Seton, Mrs. William F. Sheehan, William F. Sheehan, Frank E. Sherman, Gardiner Sherman, Mrs. Frank E. Sherman, Mrs. Gardiner Sherman, William H. Sherman, John B. Shober, C. Morton Smith, Jefferson C. Smith, Josephine Smith, Mrs. C. Morton Smith, Mrs. Edward A. Smith, S. R. Smith, Mrs. H. B. Sprague, Julia Stevens, William Rhinelander Stewart, Horace S. Stokes, Edward E. Suminsby, J. Madison Taylor, Mrs. J. Madison Taylor, Bayard Thayer, Mrs. Bayard Thayer, Anne Thompson, Augustus Thorndike, Mrs. Augustus Thorndike, Mrs. G. Quincy Thorndike, A. D. Torrey, Mrs. Charles R. Train, Mrs. John B. Trevor, Alanson Tucker, Mrs. Alanson Tucker, G. Willett Van Nest, George W. Vanderbilt, R. W. Wakefield, Elbridge Walls, Elizabeth C. Washington, Mrs. Herbert Washington, John W. Waterbury, Mrs. John W. Waterbury, Mrs. Camille Weidenfeld, Mrs. C. Minot Weld, Mrs. Arthur Wellman, George M. Wheeler, John Jay White, Mrs. John Jay White, Frances E. Wood, Mrs. Daniel J. Worden [show more]