Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1933. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 37 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending August 1st, 1938. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 28 pages, includes handwritten notes.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. For the year ending September 1st, 1937. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 32 pages.
Description: Annual report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. The report includes individual committee reports, a list of members, and the association's charter and by-laws. 35 pages.
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
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]
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.
Description: Letter from George Dorr to Gist Blair regarding Blair's acceptance of the chairmanship of a committee. Dorr states he would like Blair's work to extend to the whole of conservation.
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.
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.
Description: A letter from the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president Gist Blair, stating his support for an expanded road network on Mount Desert Island. However, Mr. Blair believes that the National Park Service should allow the permanent and summer residents an opportunity to discuss the issue before the government makes any decisions regarding new road construction. People Mentioned: George B. Dorr, John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Description: An unaddressed letter by Harold Peabody regarding a hearing in Washington, D.C. about road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody believes further development of the park should be prohibited and is discouraged by proposals for carriage roads through the Bubble Pond Valley. People Mentioned: George Wharton Pepper
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
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
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]
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
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.
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]
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
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]
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.
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.
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.
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]