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1001John 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.
1002B.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
1003George 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.
1005Hubert 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.
1006Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Recreation
  • Blair, Gist
  • 1927-03-10
Gist Blair to Hubert Work Letter, March 10, 1927
Item:
  • 1006   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Recreation
Creator:
  • Blair, Gist
Date:
  • 1927-03-10
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
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.
1007Lincoln 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.
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
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.
1009Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Peabody, Harold
  • 1925-06-02
Harold Peabody to Frank B. Rowell Letter, June 2, 1925
Item:
  • 1009   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Creator:
  • Peabody, Harold
Date:
  • 1925-06-02
Place:
  • Acadia National Park
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
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
1011M. 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
1012Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
  • Peabody, Harold
  • 1924-03-26 c.
Harold Peabody Roads in Lafayette National Park Letter, c. March 26, 1924
Item:
  • 1012   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Places, Park
  • Recreation
Creator:
  • Peabody, Harold
Date:
  • 1924-03-26 c.
Place:
  • Washington DC
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
1013Hubert 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
1014V. 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
1015Sidney 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
1016Arno 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
1017Arno 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
1018Charles 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]
1019Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
  • 1927-02-28
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1)
Item:
  • 1019   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
Date:
  • 1927-02-28
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
1020John 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.
1021Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
  • 1927-02-28
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (2)
Item:
  • 1021   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Cammerer, Arno B.
Date:
  • 1927-02-28
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
Description:
A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dorr bring the proposal to the attention of the residents and various organizations on Mount Desert Island and, following the input of the residents and organizations, reply with a recommendation for how the National Park Service should proceed. People Mentioned: John D. Rockefeller Jr., Hubert Work [show more]
1022Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
  • Peabody, Harold
  • 1925-05-21
Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925
Item:
  • 1022   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Places, Park
  • Transportation, Automobile
Creator:
  • Peabody, Harold
Date:
  • 1925-05-21
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
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
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]
1024George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Nature
  • Places, Park
  • Dorr, George B.
  • 1925-04-10
George B. Dorr to Gist Blair Letter, April 10, 1925
Item:
  • 1024   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Nature
  • Places, Park
Creator:
  • Dorr, George B.
Date:
  • 1925-04-10
Place:
  • Mount Desert Island
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.
1025M. 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
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
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]