Chapman, Douglas 1937-2016 (Printed fromurl=https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/obituary/douglas-b-chapman) Douglas B. Chapman July 28, 2016 BAR HARBOR - Lawyer, community visionary, man of God, compassionate friend and counselor to people at every level of society, Douglas B. Chapman, 79, of Bar Harbor, died peacefully on July 19, 2016. He was born Jan. 28, 1937, in Bangor to Douglas T. Chapman and Hilda E. Chapman. Doug was a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University, where he received his law degree. In 1964, Doug joined the Bar Harbor law firm now known as Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley & Kane P.A., founded by L.B. Deasy in 1884. He was admitted to practice in Maine courts and in the U.S. District Court, District of Maine, that same year. He eventually practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals and Passamaquoddy Tribal Court. From 1969-1970, he served as county attorney for Hancock County. According to Dr. William Horner, grandson of L.B. Deasy, Doug was integral in shaping the community people know today. "Doug was a big man of great depth who had big visions for his community and an even bigger heart," Horner said. "He cared passionately about this place." Horner continued, "He carried the standard for a prestigious law firm. His generosity and love of Mount Desert Island history, seasoned with a respect for the work of his legal forebears as well as his own considerable work on behalf of this place we call Acadia, opened historical doors for me that I could not have imagined." Quickly developing a bedrock reputation as a man who got things done, Doug repeatedly devoted his considerable intellectual energies to numerous community project efforts. "Doug was a gentle giant in every way," said architect Alan Baldwin. "He came across like a bulldog after his bone, but if he saw you were in need of a bone, it would be yours." He continued, "Doug was a fountain of creative ideas identifying opportunities to improve his community and quality of life for its citizens." Among those efforts were low-income housing projects in Bar Harbor, senior housing units such as Malvern Belmont in Bar Harbor, the Sheltered Workshop, the downtown streetscape project for Main and Cottage streets and the Bar Harbor Waterfront Plan. He also helped write the town's first zoning and design review regulations. Often, Doug worked pro bono or for just enough to cover out-of-pocket expenses. "Doug successfully brought $2.5 million dollars to MDI for the redesign and revitalization of downtown Bar Harbor," Baldwin recalled. "He insisted that handicapped accessibility must be an integral part of the redesign." He also was intimately involved in the legal work for conservation efforts, including projects for Maine Coast Heritage Trust and, on the Acadian Farm development, for the National Park Foundation. Doug also served on numerous professional boards, was integral to the creation of what is now known as The Boat School in Eastport, and was a longtime volunteer on the board of Catholic Charities Maine. In addition to serving his friends and neighbors, Doug also strived to follow his deep and abiding faith and to improve the lives of those often overlooked by mainstream society. That prompted him to work to help starving people and orphans in India and those struggling with chemical addiction closer to home. "For many years, Doug worked to advance his vision of a residential therapeutic community for substance abuse in Maine," said William Patten of Mount Desert. "His nonprofit 'The Maine Lighthouse (TML) evolved from Doug's broad range of contacts, including the late Dr. Stanley Evans, and was moving forward at the time of his death," Patten explained. "Over his many years in the legal system, Doug witnessed the devastating human costs of addiction and was passionately concerned about the absence of adequate treatment facilities in his home state." According to Kathy Miller of Somesville, Doug "kept alive the dream of providing a new level of care to those suffering from addiction." It resulted in him being named a "Perpetual Lightkeeper" by the TML. "He was a complex man, with many layers and an amazing web of personal connections," Miller said. "His faith was at his core." Doug treasured the time spent at the family camps on Sunset Cove on Meddybemps Lake. His childhood memories, which included his sister and his parents and their early years together, sustained him as he grew older. It was important to him that the "Sunset Camps" were part of all his children's formative years. All will continue to cherish those memories. Doug is survived by his wife, Aileen, of Bar Harbor, and his adopted children, Harry Chapman and wife, Kim, of Bar Harbor, Donna Walton and husband, Bruce, of Seal Harbor, and Debra Salman and husband, Robert, of South Carolina. He also leaves behind Ericka Jeffers and partner, Jim Hanscom, of Bar Harbor, Christopher P. Jeffers and partner, Danielle Jeffers, of Clearwater Beach, Fla., grandchildren Jason Chapman and wife, Alexis, Abbie and husband, Travis Johnson, Alisha and Emily Walton, Adam and lan Salman, Cassidy M. and James P. Hanscom, Aidan C. and Kaili C. Jeffers, and great-grandchildren Joe'l and Barrett. Survivors also include his sister, Cynthia Chapman, of Portland, and her children, James B. White, Christopher Chapman White, and Therese K. White, MD. Doug also leaves behind dear friend and paralegal Ruth Baldwin, Aileen's siblings and their families, "Mrs. Kelley," as well as many longtime friends and colleagues. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 21 Ledgelawn Ave. in Bar Harbor. A gathering to celebrate and honor Doug's life will be held afterward at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden, Seal Harbor. Condolences may be expressed at www.JordanFernald.com. Idander 11/15/18 HAKED or as CKY PRITCHIND The Bar Harbor Law Offices building is being sold. The law firm that occupted the building until 2016 was known for real estate work dating back to the founding of Acadia National Park. Historic law office building to be sold By Becky Pritchard com The building housed the firm BAR HARBOR - The seil big of 100 Main Street, former Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley and edice of the late Doug Chup man marks the end of an era. Kane, which, under a series of The office building IN for sale and under contract. RC. different names, had been in practice cording to Kimberly Swan of the Swall Agency Sotheby's continuously since it was founded in International Realty, but terms 1884 by L B. Deasy. of the sale have not been made public The asking price for the 1847 building is $1.3 million The land and building togeth who was para of the law firm were protecting long held is with his late father Bal Fee cal traditions and working eT are assessed for tax purpos on, the firm moved in to 109 closely with community and es al $917,800. Maia Street in 1969. business leaders here. The building housed the in 2009, some documents In 2009, Epp and Horner from Fenton, Chapman, found in the basement of the visited the archives of what at Wheadey and Kane, which, law office were traced back to the time SANS Femien. Chap under a series of different John D. Rockefeller, in who man Whenicy and Kane names. had been in practice was & client of Lyneon and Doug Chapmen, at the time continuously since it was Deasy. The documents helped the senior partner, took tipp founded in 1884 by .B. Deasy. shed light on how the park and Homer to the basemese, Deasy was jolned in 1905 was founded where the tirn\ archives were by Albert Harry Lynam and The attorney< were really kept. "What caught our eye the two young lawyers *played partners 10 the process," said were 12 boxes labeled I.D.R. 22 extremely important role. Ron Epp. author of the George it., he said. not only In the Island's history, Dorr biography Creating Acu When they realized what but in the formation of Acadia de National Park. they had found, they began National Park," said Deasy's "The prevailing item has working on how to make these great grandson and Bar Ha been that these well born rich documents available (o other bor reudent Bill Horner. from *way canno here, pur researchers. 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According to Jesup Library Director Rath Evelenal. the library can the collection but doesn't have satisfactory storage space yet. {{} they are temporarily being housed of Colby College. The Jesup is undergoing an expansion project "II is in our development plan to have a lovely space for them." Eve Land said, "not only for star 38 but for access in the pub its* Eventually the files will also be digitized, the said. Meanwhile in the office building at 109 Main Street, Fenton moved his practice to Olworth in 2015 and = aior partner Doug Chapman passed away in 2016. The his torie law firm came to an end. As the tuilding changes hands, and era comes to an end while new history is made In the 131 your-old office building FENTON, CHAPMAN, WHEATLEY & KANE, P.A. Page 1 of 1 FENTON, CHAPMAN, WHEATLEY & KANE, P.A. Founded in 1884 Home Douglas B. Chapman Douglas B. Chapman (Member and Director) Thomas B. Wheatley Mr. Chapman was born in Bangor, Maine on January 28, 1937 Admitted in Maine, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 1964 Services U.S. Supreme Court, 1972; Passamoquoddy Tribal Court, 1997 U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2000. Contact Us County Attorney, Hancock County, 1969-70 Education St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (B.A., 1962) Dalhousie University Law School, Halifax, Nova Scotia (LL.B., 1962) Member Penobscot County, Washington County, Hancock County (President, 1992) and Maine State Bar Associations Maine Trial Lawyers Association The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Maine Bar Foundation (Fellow; Board of Directors, 1993-99) Downeast Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, President, 1993-present) Catholic Charities Maine (Member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Development Committee, 1994-2002) Practice Areas: Litigation Environmental and Aquaculture Law Real Estate Non-Profit Corporation Law Estate Planning Email: doug@fentonlawfirm.com http://www.fentonlawfirm.com/douglasbchapman.html 3/13/2016 July 4, 2010 Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley, and Kane PA 109 Main Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Dear Attorney Chapman, I want to thank you for again providing Bill Horner and me the opportunity to examine documents relating to the Deasy and Lynam interactions with the founders of Acadia National Park. On this occasion, I only had the time to examine two of more than a dozen boxes bearing the initials "JDR Jr." As you know, I am familiar with the John D. Rockefeller Jr. holdings at the Rockefeller Archive Center. Arranged alphabetically, the relevant content in your office basement included--in most folders-many documents unrelated to the subject at hand; misfiled documents that bore the signatures of prominent National Park Service officials, including apparently unique documents from Mr. Dorr and NPS directors Stephen Mather and Arno Cammerer. Whether the alphabetical ordering was followed in subsequent files or another arrangement was used can only be determined through additional inspection, an analysis I would like to continue in the future with your permission. In our earlier discussions on the feasibility of relocating archival files related to the cultural history of Mount Desert Island, it is my recollection that you emphasized the importance of securing the confidentiality of certain historic documents in an Island repository, ensuring their managed accessibility, and securing document durability through climate control of temperature, relative humidity, and exposure to sunlight. When I was in Bar Harbor, I met with Rebecca Cole- Will, the head of Acadia National Park Cultural Resources (and former Curator at the Abbe Museum) to discuss my manuscript on Mr. Dorr and other topics. I mentioned using the documents in your office and your concerns about their appropriate future preservation. She indicated that the climate-controlled park archives might be able to accommodate new holdings that were germane to the mission of the Park. If you are interested in considering park headquarters as a site to preserve these documents and enable their access under prescribed conditions, I will be glad to make further determinations about the breadth and depth of Deasy & Lynam documents relative to the growth and development of Acadia National Park. (1910-1950) and bring this information to Rebecca Cole- Will and yourself for consideration. Would you be agreeable to additional efforts to determine the breadth and depth of relevant holdings? Most Cordially, Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pond View Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 Eppster2@myfairpoint.net Cc: William Horner, M.D. March 4, 2014 Douglas B. Chapman, Esq. Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley & Kane 109 Main Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Dear Attorney Chapman: Since Bill Horner was kind enough to introduce us many years ago, I have much appreciated your willingness to make your archive available for my research into the life and times of George B. Dorr. In recent weeks I have re-edited the entire manuscript after a three year lapse of attention due to relocation to Pennsylvania and the death of my wife. My manuscript will be published by The Friends of Acadia as part of the centennial celebrations of the National Park Service and Acadia National park. As I've worked my way through the manuscript content it is SO conspicuous how it has been improved-in depth and breadth-by the documentation I have uncovered in your archive. I have lavishly attributed to you these wonderful resources which you have preserved for future generations. I have stayed in touch with Bill and he has kept me up to date with your common concerns. There is SO much potential in your archive that I yearn for the opportunity to access it again for purposes that I could not pursue when I was completing my manuscript. I've made arrangements to visit Bar Harbor for several days at the end of March and I hope to be able to stop by and express in person my gratitude. Most Gratefully, Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sasaafras Dr. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 Eppster2@comcast.net July 2, 2015 To Whom it May Concern: Re: Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Access to client files and supportive documentation pertinent to the publication of Creating Acadia National Park: a Biography of George B. Dorr has been made available to Ronald Epp. His scholarly work will be published in April 2016 by the not-for-profit Friends of Acadia. I understand that all royalties from the sale of this publication have been gifted to the publisher. If instances arise where the use of said file content might reflect adversely on this firm, approvals from the firm must be secured in each instance prior to publication. Permission is granted to reference client documents held by this firm relative to the growth and development of Acadia National Park covering the period 1884-1944. Very truly yours, Rish Douglas B. Chapman DBC:rb r/ Rockefeller Archive Center Copy Memo To: Bill Horner CC: Jack Meyers Peter Johnson From: Margaret Hogan Date: 2/16/2012 Re: Appraisal of JDR, Jr. records in Bar Harbor, Maine Visit Overview This past week I conducted an appraisal of records at the law firm of Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley & Kane, PA located in Bar Harbor, Maine. The firm was first founded in 1880 by Luere Deasy who, along with his associates worked as legal counsel for the Rockefeller family on Mount Desert Island. Amongst the records located at the firm were 12 boxes (11 trans-file and 1 record carton) labeled as John D. Rockefeller, Jr.-related files. Overall, the files contained in these boxes related to land purchases made by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. of property which later became a part of Acadia National Park as well as related files regarding work on the carriage road. The files in these boxes were arranged by a file number which corresponded with a series of alphabetically arranged index cards. The cards were a name/subject index related to the names of the landowners, plots of land, or key figures in the history of the park (John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Albert Harry Lynam, and George B. Dorr). Each card had a name and a corresponding file number; some cards additionally containing notes regarding the contents of the files. Upon examination of the records it was found that overall, the numbers and subjects of the index cards corresponded. The files were in a mix of both file folders and envelopes most of which were in good condition, though some appeared to have suffered water damage at some point (which was also evident on the boxes themselves). There does not appear to be any mold issues with the documents, however, some items within those folders did receive water damage and, where possible, I would make the recommendation that, in the future, they receive some level of preservation photocopying to prevent any further damage. There are also a number of rusted staples and paperclips caused by both age and water damage that would also need to be removed upon processing of the collection. A brief survey of these records was conducted and during that survey it was noticed that there are a number of file numbers missing from the collection. Some of these numbers were able to be matched up to the index cards while others cannot be found either on the cards or 1 on the files. I was able to make a brief list of these missing folders for the first 6 boxes which is attached to this memo. In certain instances there were also empty file folders in the boxes. Most of the time these related to files referring to taxes which more than likely had been destroyed or removed at an earlier time. Additionally, there appeared to be one or two folders relating to the family of Albert Harry Lynam-some were empty others were not. In both of these instances, should the contents remain, I would recommend that the files still be closed to research even if the rest of the collection was accessible. The tax files should be closed for legal reasons and, as for the files relating to Lynam family-they do include sensitive family information that does not need to be made available to researchers and which has nothing to do with the contents of the rest of the collection. General Collection Impression Based on my initial survey of these records, I would say that they are certainly of historical value. Though some of the information, such as the land deeds, can be found elsewhere, what is unique about this collection is that it includes some of the "behind the scenes" correspondence about the purchases. This includes discussions between Rockefeller, Lynam, and Dorr about which properties to purchase as well as some of the back and forth between the law firm and the individuals selling the land. These files would add a new perspective to the story of the creation of Acadia National Park and those who were key players in that process. I also believe these records have a value for genealogical research. Not only does the correspondence discuss those who sold the land to John D. Rockefeller, Jr., but there also appear to have been a few files that related to the transfer of the land titles from the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations to the federal government for inclusion as a national park. Amongst these files was a history of the individual land titles showing the transfer of ownership back until the 19th century, or in some cases even back to the earliest land grants of the 17th and 18th centuries. For those families that can trace their history back to the island as either year-round residents or even summer visitors, these records could provide a useful resource in determining whether or not their families owned property on the island and sometimes where those properties were located. Recommendations Because of their content regarding the history of Mount Desert Island and the creation of Acadia National Park, these records have strong research value. However, before they can be open for research some basic steps would need to be taken to ensure long-term preservation and ease of access to the records. Regardless of when these records would be made accessible, my first recommendation would be the immediate re-housing of the records. These files are currently stored in large trans-file size boxes which, in addition to being difficult to maneuver, also appeared to have suffered water damage. My concern is that if the files remain in these boxes there is the potential for additional damage to the records. In some instances, it appears that the bottoms of the boxes are coming apart and my fear is that while in the process of moving them, there is the potential that the files will fall out and the documents could be disorganized at best or damaged at worst. Page 2 Following the re-housing of the records, there are also other potential steps that can be taken to ease access to the records. The first step I would suggest would be to compare the records in the individual folders with the notes on the index card to ensure that the information contained in the various folders does indeed thoroughly correspond. In some instances, the label on the folder is not the same as what is listed on the card, but the contents are the same (for example, the card may say the name of the owner of a tract of land but the file will be listed as the location of the land). After a thorough check of the records is completed, a simple box and folder list could be created. Each box could be given a number and then a list would be derived of which file numbers and names are in each box thereby giving an accurate representation of each box's contents. Should it be decided that researchers would have access to this collection; the ideal would be to have the records permanently re-housed in acid-free boxes and folders and stored in a location with basic temperature and humidity controls as well as work space for researcher access. As part of this process it would also be valuable to use the file list as the basis for the creation of a more complete finding aid. In addition to the file list, this finding aid would include a brief organizational history of the law firm, a general overview of the collection contents, the size of the collection, date range, key subjects, and mention of any restrictions placed on the collection. These aspects would help enhance researcher accessibility to the records. Addendums In addition to the records I examined, the law firm also has a number of other types of records that could also be considered to be of historical value. These include the additional files of the law firm that were not Rockefeller-related, a small collection of bound volumes and other ephemera relating to other Mount Desert Island (MDI) organizations, and a sizable collection of maps and blueprints. These other files also add to the story of the history of MDI in different ways. In the instance of the other files of the law firm, they add to some of the individual stories about the island's residents and businesses. As the law firm was, for a number of years, the only firm on the island, they appear to have dealt with the range of island residents and this can be reflected in the nature of the records. Before these records could be open, there would need to be some review of their contents for sensitive information that should not be made accessible, it appears that the bulk of the records appear to be of the type that would be accessible. Also included in the files of the law firm are a collection of bound books and other items relating to a number of different organizations that existed at one time or another on the island. These include records of meeting minutes for the Bar Harbor Club and the Seal Harbor Neighborhood Association. Records such as these showcase a different aspect of life on the island and included not just the meeting minutes but also information about other events of the clubs and organizations such as plays, lectures, and celebrations that could prove to be beneficial in different types of sociological histories of MDI and its residents. However, it does appear that a number of these volumes received significant water damage (perhaps at the same time as the Rockefeller boxes?) which has led to varying degrees of mold growth on some of these items. Because of potential contamination to the surrounding records, I would recommend that they be immediately segregated from the other records. As a start, this could just by putting the individual volumes into a series of black plastic garbage bags just to contain the mold growth. From there, depending on their eventual disposition (whether or not they would go to an archive/library) and how much time and money is to be used for its preservation there are different steps that can be take including everything from Page 3 basic preservation photocopying of the entire albums (and then disposing of the originals) to sending it out to a conservation firm. I am in touch with members of the RAC staff who work more in the preservation aspect of the field about possible suggestions. I will pass on any information I receive once I receive it. Finally, the law firm has a sizable collection of maps and blueprints. These include everything from what appears to be copies of early maps to the island to maps of individual plots of land as well as larger swaths of land given to the park, to blueprints for more recently built hotels and other structures. Some of these maps appeared to have been numbered and there is a list that seems to correspond with these numbers. However, there are also a number of the maps that are not listed. Like the other records mentioned above, the maps have a historical value to members of the Island community and those doing research on the history of the island and/or its residents. If possible, I would recommend that an inventory be done of the maps, first of those that are numbered to see if they correspond to the list, and then of those that are currently unidentified. This would allow the firm to get intellectual control over the contents of the maps so that they know what they have and also if there are any duplicates that could possibly be removed from the collection. Also, while doing the inventory, notes could be taken as to whether there are any preservation concerns with the maps that may affect later access such as extensive tears or other damage. If there are plans to make these maps more permanently accessible, I would recommend flattening those maps that are currently rolled. Doing this will not only make it easier for researchers to use, but it will help in the long term preservation of the maps/blueprints because there won't be the additional damage of constantly rolling and unrolling the items. The ideal would be to keep the Rockefeller-related records examined during this visit with the larger collection of the firm's records so as to maintain their original provenance and context. However, if this is not feasible, it may be worth considering making the Rockefeller-related records accessible first especially in light of the upcoming centennial of Acadia National Park and the possible interest that these records may hold for people researching the history of the park for that event. Page 4 Page 1 of 2 Re: Chebacco Article From "Bill Horner" To > I think the next step is for me to scratch out a brief writing whose > brief purpose will be the give us a step up to the next text, which > will be clearer in both purpose and exposition. Bill and I will soon > have 18-20 drive time hours (mediated only slightly by adoring wives) > and 3+ days deep in the Adirondacks during which we can ponder the > path forward. > > Ron, I do not want to presume your response time given your highest > mission in the days and weeks, but will try to rough out a "next step" > text by tomorrow or Tuesday so that there is a least a chance to hear > something from you before Bill and I head for the mountains early > Thursday morning. > > While I have you, have you and Elizabeth thought about when you might > next come up to MDI? > > Next to finally, I attach a good OpEd from the NYT this morning. I > believe Mr. Dorr would be pleased with the suggestion. > > And finally, my big news: I have retired! To hell with the worried- > man spreadsheets! Look out, MDI civic communities, here I come! And > may I make steadier progress on my own book. > > Onward! > > Jack > > > > > > https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=1244 7/15/2009 Page 1 of 1 Next Step From "Jack Russell" To "Ron Epps" " Date Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:08:00-0400 Bill and Ron, I tried to write the two pager I believe we promised to Doug, together Chapman, atterney at firm with a cover to him and notes "us for us three." earlier known as Deasy and I could not. I ad probably we do not yet know enough to give Doug a Lynam mature draft proposal regarding the future of the firm archives which he could shop to potential funders, beginning with the Rockefeller family. I learned, as I think Ron anticipated, that we need to: 1) Propose a process to Doug for doing a more responsible initial assessment of the historical value of what is in those boxes, or at least some of them. Bill has found nuggets of gold. This encouraging. Logic and our framework knowledge of at least 1901-1986+ suggests there is more. But we can not yet demonstrate this. I think we say to Doug that we need to probe more, and, perhaps, debrief him systematically, before we can give him the draft of a responsible proposal; 2) Ron is right that at least tow of us -- him and me -- have no clue about any intra-firm system for finding files and specific items. Bill has seen something in process and may no more than I understand. Surely there S some way they get things from the nether regions (they could not function long as a firm with out it) but we have no idea how idiosyncratic it may be. I guess plenty. We need to petition for some orientation to their methods so that we can do a better job of probing -- and move the research balls f Ron and Bill along as we do; 3) There are many issues that we three have hardly discussed. We owe Doug that due diligence and then fraternal, respectful engagement before he can make his decisions about how, when and to whom he might turn in seeking the best place for his archives. To illustrate, Ron makes a case for considering the ANP archives. We have all head Doug chew on Sheridan a bit as the coming of the inevitable bureaucrat. I don't see Sheridan than way; I'm not sure how strongly Doug hold his view. His choice, of course. But perhaps some engagement from us would be useful to him. So, I failed. Sorry guys. But at least I think i know why. And I believe the real next step is a letter from we three to Doug. Ron has already given several useful points that could be shaped in such a letter. I am willing to be the first pen. I have 18 hours of drive time coming with Mr. Bill and some well exercised and then high spirited hours to come in the next four days. I may have a few hours soon after our return to bang out a first draft of such a letter if each of you thinks my proposed path makes sense. Now I'm off to the the silent adoring First Dude of the Abbe Museum. Onward! Jack https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=1252 7/16/2009 Page 1 of 1 Re: Epp Visit to MDI From "Jack Russell" To Date Tue, 4 Aug 2009 13:38:20 -0400 Dear Ron, I talked with Bill this morning when we were FoA ViPS -- working on the Day Mountain Carriage Road Loop. Bill delivered the letter to Dig late last week to what seemed and enthusiastic first response. Bill expects to hear from him very soon -- mindful that our "best logistics" for teaming at the firm in September will require some planning and may be a bridge too far. (Bill has two one-week blocks that take him down.) I would take your chance on the Adirondacks -- and we will do all we can to confirm windows for you at the firm ASAP. Write well, walk often! Jack On Aug 4, 2009, at 10:25 AM, eppster2@myfairpoint.net wrote: > Dear Jack, > > Elizabeth and I just received a mid-September invite to the > Adirondacks. I don't know whether a reunion with old friends from > Buffalo will be possible, but I wondered whether you and Bill had > narrowed the range of possible dates for work at the Chapman office, > presuming he remains agreeable. > > I'm completing the two chapters of the Dorr biography dealing with > events from 1905-1910, the dedication of Harvard's Emerson Hall > (where Dorr headed the committee to raise funds to give Philosophy a > new home) , the first gifts to the Trustees, and establishment of > cultural institutions on MDI: the Building of the Arts and the Jesup > Memorial Library--and Dorr's protracted involvement in Boston Club > life. Next we move into a period where Lynam has a key role, the > gathering of properties to justify Naational Monument status. By the > way, I erred in not mentioning in our letter to Chapman that the > early work of David Rodick is germane to the growth of the Park. > > Weather here is HOT but I'm out for a forty-five minue walk on the > trails of Nashua's MIne Falls Park every morning before eight > o'clock. Then the writing grind begins > > Ron > > Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. > 47 Pondview Drive > Merrimack, NH 03054 > (603) 424-6149 > eppster2@myfairpoint.net https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=134 8/4/2009 Page 1 of 4 Re: DRAFT Letter to Doug Chapman From "Jack Russell" To "Bill Horner" " Cc "Ron Epps" Date Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:20:48 Thanks, Bill. Glad to know I've passed muster with you, subject to some copy edits missed by my old and hurried eyes. I've CCed to Ron to petition for his critique. On the desirable but difficult convergence of our schedules in September, I do not know if Ron has any flexibility -- but assure birthing a book makes firm demands on time. I have that over-night to Philadelphia on 9/8-9 but am otherwise flexible. The next week I have my ASC classes on Monday and Tuesday afternoon and an MDI Historical Society Board Meeting late on Monday 9/14. I think our goals should be maximum convenience for Doug and the firm as they instruct and oversee and the pleasures of fraternity while researching, but these may not be easy to achieve. Working in sequence on different dates and then huddling is still much better than standing still. Onward! Jack On Jul 27, 2009, at 7:14 AM, Bill Horner wrote: Jack: This is a great effort which, from my sense of Doug, should satisfy his wanting to press the grand vision forward leavened with our cautionary and necessary definition of fundamental first steps. The articulation is clear. Except for some typographical corrections ( which I can't seem to save in your draft), I have no significant disagreements. I am impressed that you were able to get this done in this time frame. Hopefully, Ron's professional assessment will concur such that this can be put in Doug's hands quite soon. Looking to September, I do have some social commitments immediately following Labor Day which we can discuss. Bill On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Jack Russell wrote: Dear Bill and Ron: Attached and appended is my best effort to craft a letter to Doug Chapman based on our communications. Please give it a hard critique and also weigh in on your current capacity to team up in September as suggested. The timing was based on Ron's projected next trip up. I must be away in Philadelphia the night of 9/8 for my "Goodbye Mr. Chips" dinner with former clients. Hope I've finally moved the ball a few yards, Jack 7/27/2009 Douglas B. Chapman, Esq. Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley & Kane https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=1299 7/28/2009 Page 1 of 5 Re: Epp's reply to DRAFT Letter to Doug Chapman From To "Jack kRussell" Cc Date Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:01:00 -0400 Dear Jack and Bill, I'm just back from Pennsylvania. I hope the two of you enjoyed your days at Indian Lake. I'll be interested in hearing about them when we next convene. If the day immediately after Labor Day present conflicts for the two of you, I can delay my visit until the next week. I'd just like to firm up the dates as soon as possible. I have entered below in bold my suggested changes to Jack's very well crafted proposal. Two items may be worth inclusion: (1) A statement to the effect that the legal documentation is not our primary interest. We are drawn to the supportive narrative documentation that fleshes out the historical bones. (2) That we will scrupulously remove and replace unaltered all documentation in the precise order in which it was found, thereby respecting the integrity of his holdings. Will you post the completed letter or drop it off at his office? Please email me a copy. It may be useful for our planning to give him a call if there has been no response within 10 days. All my Best, Ron Quoting Jack Russell : Thanks, Bill. Glad to know I've passed muster with you, subject to some copy edits missed by my old and hurried eyes. I've CCed to Ron to petition for his critique. On the desirable but difficult convergence of our schedules in September, I do not know if Ron has any flexibility -- but assure birthing a book makes firm demands on time. I have that over-night to Philadelphia on 9/8-9 but am otherwise flexible. The next week I have my ASC classes on Monday and Tuesday afternoon and an MDI Historical Society Board Meeting late on Monday 9/14. I think our goals should be maximum convenience for Doug and the firm as they instruct and oversee and the pleasures of fraternity while researching, but these may not be easy to achieve. Working in sequence on different dates and then huddling is still much better than standing still. Onward! Jack On Jul 27, 2009, at 7:14 AM, Bill Horner wrote: Jack: This is a great effort which, from my sense of Doug, should satisfy his wanting to press the grand vision forward leavened with our cautionary and necessary definition of fundamental first steps. The articulation is clear, Except for some typographical corrections ( which I can't seem to save in your draft), I have no significant disagreements. I am impressed that you were able to get this done in this time frame. Hopefully, Ron's professional assessment will concur such that this can be put in Doug's hands quite soon. Looking to September, I do have some social commitments immediately following htps://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=442 7/28/2009 Page 2 of 5 Labor Day which we can discuss. Bill On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Jack Russell wrote: Dear Bill and Ron: Attached and appended is my best effort to craft a letter to Doug Chapman based on our communications. Please give it a hard critique and also weigh in on your current capacity to team up in September as suggested. The timing was based on Ron's projected next trip up. I must be away in Philadelphia the night of 9/8 for my "Goodbye Mr. Chips" dinner with former clients. Hope I've finally moved the ball a few yards, Jack 7/27/2009 Douglas B. Chapman, Esq. Fenton, Chapman, Wheatley & Kane 109 Main Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Dear Doug: Thank you again for the courtesies and good counsel that you have extended to us as we have each begun to pursue our historian's interests within the records of the Fenton/Chapman firm. We trust you have sensed our excitement and hope we have properly expressed our gratitude for your trust, the gracious assistance of your staff, and especially for your lively discussions with us. We know you share our passion for the history of this community and region, a history your firm has helped to shape over 123 years and to which you have contributed as a leader for more than four decades. This letter offers our best effort to deliver on the spirit of the commitment we made to you in our discussion at the firm late last month - and to provide a text from which you may wish to draw for timely communications with interested parties whom only you can approach. We believe that our good discussion was inspired by a shared conviction: That the records of the oldest law firm on Mount Desert Island are an important historical resource. Three initial sources of documentation suggest the historical value to be unearthed. The leading founder of the firm, Luere Babson Deasy, was a civic anchor for a half-century. Mr. Deasy was a charter member of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, an officer on its Executive Committee for nearly forty years, and following the death of Charles W. Eliot became its President for the final fifteen years of his life. The firm was general counsel to the https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=442 7/28/2009 Page 3 of 5 Trustees. Harry Lynam, Deasy's junior partner, performed much of the research on deeds and conveyances essential to the mission of the Trustees. For more than a decade he served as Assistant Superintendent of the new national park and became a close friend of George B. Dorr. Both men worked closely with Ellsworth attorney John A. Peters in shaping cultural institutions on Moutn Desert Island. The Deasy & Lynam firm was clearly important in the provenance of what became Acadia National Park. The firm has long served the Rockefeller family in their extraordinary contributions to Acadia National Park and the surrounding communities - a commitment sustained over many decades and four generations. The records of the firm contain more than a dozen boxes labeled "JDR2" which hold at least sixty linear feet of files. A cursory probe suggests these files contain the records--and perhaps much more--of the future park land asasembled through the collabrative efforts of Rockefreller, Dorr, and Lynam. For these three reasons and more the firm was clearly important in the establishment of what became Acadia National Park. Our initial probes identified previously unknown documents relevant not only to the origin of the national park but its development as well. Fenton/Chapman, lead by you, was central in the long, challenging effort to establish the permanent boundaries of the park, consummated in 1986. The firm records are certainly an essential resource documenting important legal and social dimensions of this process. Sharing this conviction, we began a discussion with you of what might be done to help realize the full historical value of the firm records, consistent with the ongoing needs of the firm and appropriate legal covenants. We agreed to provide you with a text that would summarize our thoughts and perhaps sketch a way forward. Subsequent sober communications among the three of us have focused on the near-term work we believe is needed to assess prospects and further shape what might become a proposal to interested parties. Only you can know the appropriate timing and requirements for such discussions. Our goal here is to offer our best thinking on next steps and, within the limits of our talent and time, to indicate how we hope to be of service to your vision. In this spirit, we propose three closely linked near-term steps: 1. Clarify for us the current system for finding materials in the records. We assume that the firm has a case-file system, the logical approach for your interrogation of the records. It would be most helpful if we could learn the essentials of your system so that, with appropriate oversight by firm personnel, we could pursue a somewhat more systematic and variegated assessment of the historical record the files contain. If the firm records were to become an historical archive, an alternative and parallel system of documenting and retrieving materials would be necessary. Ron, an experienced professional archivist (delete "s") and a veteran user of many archives in his work on Dorr, is well-positioned to make the first rough estimate of the work required to build an additional, parallel finding system; 2. Make a less anecdotal assessment of the archival content of the records. Some of the files in the basement of 109 Main Street, while important to your practice of law over time, are not documents of historical value. Such is life and the law. To move from seductive anecdote to somewhat more systematic assessment of the historical value of the files, we need a reasonably disciplined program of research at various points in time in pursuit of distinct historical interests. https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=442 7/28/2009 Page 4 of 5 For better or worse, we three may be the best dull instruments currently at hand to make such investigation. Bill is focused on firm founder Luere B. Deasy in a quest to understand his contributions to the community and development of the park over his 54 years on island. Ron is completing the first biography of George B. Dorr. the quality of his biography would be improved through acknowledged documentation on Deasy & Lynam's support for Dorr's Park and community activities. Having examined the relevant documentation at the Rockefeller Archive Center, he is interested in determining what correspondence, maps, and documentation with the National Park Service is unique to the holdings of your firm. Jack is eager to support the inquiries of his colleagues. Better understanding of and access to the firm files would serve his purposes two or three years from now when he hopes to write essays about the development of MDI and the park in the 19th and 20th centuries and, at a later date, about the towns and park in the half- century following the 1947 fire. If acceptable to you, we propose that during a period of days soon after Labor Day we three work in the room you have graciously provided at the firm to conduct multiple probes with the goals of assessing in a somewhat more systematic way the archival value of the firm records for multiple subjects and many distinct decades. It seem to us that any serious first discussion of a future archival facility and the investment required to establish and sustain it would require at least this level of assessment. We would come to you as a team having worked our a program of questions and needs we hope to probe, devote initial time to learning your finding system and, with appropriate supervision, examine and document files from several decades that may bear on the range of themes we intend to explore. Needless-to-say, your permission to photocopy some key documents at our expense would be deeply appreciated, but we understand each instance would need to clear any legal covenants. 3. Produce a brief text to suggest the historical importance of the firm's records, with special attention to the provenance and development of the park and the development of the MDI community. The timing, scope and approach of this writing would be framed in a discussion among the four of us so that we do our best to serve your goals and fairly represent our capabilities. By the time we can compose our schedules to team on this effort your own thinking on the larger project we envisioned in our last talk may have taken further shape through communications with others. We are certainly eager to serve as a sounding board for your vision. We hope what we propose and offer meets with your favor and thank you again to the opportunities already provided With Respect, William Horner Ron Epp Jack Russell Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net tps://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=442 7/28/2009 Page 1 of 4 Re: Epp Visit From "Jack Russell" To Date 08/27/2009 12:49:36 PM Dear Ron, Great to hear from you -- and please know that your priorities are understood and fully endorsed. We are all eager to see the book! If all goes well with my flights I should be able to join you at the Fenton/Chapman firm by 1:00/1:30 on Wednesday 9/9 and could also spend so of Thursday there, as well. I think Bill has some time, too; my role is to support both of you. Thanks for the preferred dates for a gathering at our table. I will huddle with Bill and Cookie and have Sandy call Judith to compose calendars. I'll be back to you as soon as that is done. (And we'll make sure we have something soft for you, poor fellow). Retirement is splendid! Wrote 600 good words yesterday, may do as well today! All Best, Jack On Aug 27, 2009, at 7:58 AM, eppster2@myfairpoint.net wrote: Dear Jack, First off, my apologies, for not responding to your earlier email about a dinner date. My only excuse is that the closer I get to the final chapters of the Dorr biography the more I'm inclined to block out everything else,, including maintaining timely contacts. Yesterday I sent a chapter titled "Mr. Dorr Goes to Washington" to my ghost editor for input before going off for some oral surgery. Ouch! I'll be eating soft foods for the next month. I've got a room at the Cromwell Harbor Motel beginning the day before Labor Day where I can be reached. On Tuesday I'll join the George B. Dorr Society folks for a carriage ride and lunch, hopeful that I can spend some time talking with Ann Rockefeller Roberts. I've written to Doug Chapman informing him of my plans to make use of his archive on Wednesday and Thursday, just to make sure he is still agreeable to our project. I hope very much that you and Bill can find time on those days to join me in the research. Let me know ASAP what seems probable. I'll head home Friday, so Monday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings would work for me for a get together. I'm delighted to hear that Sandy and Judy have hit it off! I intended to write to Goldstein to see if I could meet with her--as I have routinely these past five years but now I think I'll wait and see what you are able to arrange. I appreciate your efforts! And I'm delighted to hear that your "retirement" is to your liking. Looking forward to seeing you! All the Best, Ron https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=1499 8/27/2009 4/11/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Doug Chapman Letter From : eppster2@myfairpoint.net Sat, Jul 17, 2010 02:58 PM Subject : Re: Doug Chapman Letter 1 attachment To : Bill Horner Dear Bill, Thanks for following up with Doug. I have not had a response from him to date. Regarding a conversation about the issue at hand with David Rockefeller, Jr., I think it is a promising opportunity to bring the matter to the attention of yet another Rockeffer family member. Elizabeth and I ran into Sydney Rockefeller at the Jesup Library when we were last in Bar Harbor and I mentioned the collection to her but she showed little interest. Several months ago when it looked like Ann Rockefeller Roberts would write the Foreword to the Dorr biography, I brought this matter to her attention because of her desire at that time to bring out a revised edition of Mr. Rockefeller's Roads (since she had not known of the Chapman archive at the writing of the first edition twenty years earlier). I doubt whether this matter has circulated among family members. Please let me know how it goes! On a personal matter, Elizabeth had her breast surgery yesterday to remove the benign mass we talked about. It went well and we should learn next week whether the marginal tissue was cancer free. How have you been feeling? The MDI visit by the President took me by complete surprise. President Chester Arthur signed the guest book at Oldfarm in 1882 where the Dorr's entertained him and Taft golfed at Kebo. One wonders what will be the iconic image left behind by President Obama. All the Best, card fire system' - 1st N.P. East of Mississippi Ron -Comperation growth of u.s. Quoting Bill Horner : throughment the Ron: I will follow up with Doug. It is quite likely that we will see David Rockefeller, Jr sometime this summer. What do think of my talking with him? Best, Bill On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 1:28 PM, wrote: Hi Bill, Attached please find a somewhat modified copy of the letter I sent to Doug Chapman this afternoon. All the Best, Ron Quoting Bill Horner : Hi, Ron: I hope you and Elizabeth enjoyed Brass Week. We all felt that the quality of playing this year was exceptional at both the college and high school levels. Your letter to Doug is appropriate and timely. Please send it. I plan to press him a bit on the issue of conservation, hoping that the puddle we observed in the basement might be stimulus for him to move forward. Cookie and I will be away next week, returning on July 11. Will be in touch. Best, Bill On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:29 PM, wrote: os://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2749&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/2 4/11/2015 XFINITY Connect Dear Bill, [I intend to drop a note to Doug Chapman thanking him for giving us the opportunity to again make use of the JDR Jr. archival holdings. I would like you to respond to the following before I send it off to attorney Chapman: Dear Mr. Chapman, In the time available, I only had the opportunity to examine two of more than a dozen boxes bearing the initials JDR Jr. Arranged alphabetically, their content included--in most folders-- documents unrelated to the subject at hand; misfiled documents bore the signatures of prominent National Park Service officials, including apparently unique documents from Mr. Dorr and NPS directors Stephen Mather and Arno Cammerer. Whether the alphabetical ordering was followed in subsequent files or another ordering arrangement protocol is established can only be determined through additional inspection, an analysis I would like to continue later this summer with your permission. In our earlier discussions on the feasibility of relocating archival files related to the cultural history of Mount Desert Island, it is my recollection that you emphasized the importance of securing the confidentiality of certain historic documents in an Island repository, ensuring their managed accessibility, and securing document durability through climate control of temperature, relative humidity, and exposure to sunlight. This past week I cautiously broached the subject with Rebecca Cole-Will, the head of Acadia National Park Cultural Resources (and former Curator at the Abbe Museum), in order to determine whether the climate-controlled park archives could accommodate new holdings that were germane to its mission. While the dimensions of Deasy & Lynam documentation relative to the creation, growth, and development of Acadia National Park (c. 1910-1960) requires additional identification and measurement, Ms. Cole-Will was initially interested in my circumspect descriptio! n of your holdings. The issue at hand is whether you would informally approve of additional efforts to determine the breadth and depth of relevant holdings. I look forward to hearing from you and have copied Dr. William Horner on this matter. [What do you think, Bill? I can let the matter rest if that is your read on the situation.] Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net Unknown 6 KB https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2749&tz=America/New_York&xim= 2/2 4/1/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Re: Doug Chapman Archive From eppster2@myfairpoint.net Mon, May 09, 2011 07:55 PM Subject Re: Doug Chapman Archive 1 attachment To : Bill Homer Hi Bill, What an interesting archival report! Especially provocative is your discovery of a "tantalizing box" labeled AH Lynam--do you suppose you could arrange a site visit for me on the 19th? Though you found it odd to find an 1825 letter and portrait from Lafayette, it is my recollection that in a list of special documents that Dorr kept in his Oldfarm Estate were these two items. No one has been able to trace their whereabouts! All I can suppose is in the aftermath of his death, that these resources found their way into the the hands of Serenus Rodick and were misplaced in the Rockefeller files. Other items in Dorr's safe may be there as well for all we know! ! I'll try and lay my hands on my copy the safe contents document which I believe I found at the park archives. Congratulations on your discovery! I'll be inetersted in hearing more about your map room impressions. See you soon. We'll be staying at the Atlantic Eyrie Lodge as of next Tuesday. Ron Quoting Bill Horner : Thanks so much, Ron. I have just returned from 3 dusty hours in the law firm basement, organizing the 12 boxes of files and vacuuming a whole lot of dust and dirt! I spent much time in the "map room", trying to correlate the indexes with the drawer contents. There is a lot in there! I found a tantalizing box labeled "AH Lynam" in which was much correspondence re Lafayette NM/NP primarily from GBD in Washington, DC as well as prodamations from the NPS. I found an 1825 letter and portrait from Lafayette himself! Why, do you suppose? I'll be in touch. Best, Bill On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 7:46 PM, wrote: Hi Bill, It is exciting to know that Peter J. Johnson will be present Tuesday to get a sense of what is contained in the J.D. Rockefeller, Jr. files in Doug Chapman's archive. His extensive publication record on the Rockefeller family and familiarity with the policies and procedures of the Rockefeller Archive Center precludes me from stating what is obvious to a seasoned researcher of his standing. Nonetheless, I think we should contextualize his visit by your drawing attention to certain historical facts. 1. I'm sure he is well aware of Chapman's restrictions regarding the necessity of keeping the collection on MDI. But if he identifies documents of interest to Rockefeller family scholars is Doug open to having documents of a certain character photocopied or digitized? 2. Since Jack and the two of us have found useful unique resources elsewhere in the Chapman archive, it is reasonable to assume that there will be historical materials in the JDR Jr. files documenting the development of policies relating to the activities of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations in their efforts to develop with park superintendent George B. Dorr the Sieur de Monts National Monument and Lafayette National Park. As of 1929 the park was renamed Acadia National Park and the three of us would profit from reviewing at our earliest convenience Mr. Rockefeller's increasing reliance on Asst. Superintendent Benjamin Hadley who had assumed management of park activities. 3. The timeframe spans four decades (1910-1950) and is broadly conceived to include correspondence, policy https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2953&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/2 4/11/2015 XFINITY Connect statements, telegrams, news clippings, personal memoirs, photographs, architectural renderings, and other graphic materials--not to mention legal documents. We also are concerned with documents related to the governance of the Island, the construction of roads and bridges on future park land, and references to key figures in the history of MDI during the first half of the 20th century. 4. The Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) contains a correspondence file for the following key figures of interest to you and me and Jack. I wonder how many of these prominent figures are in the Chapman archive (See the attachment!). 5. Map room content needs to be compared as well against the RAC holdings, especially since it has far more depth than the RAC. Their senior archivist, Michele Hiltzik repeatedly has said that their MDI map collection has never been digitized or received conservation treatment because of a lack of funding and the greater importance of other RAC collections. Perhaps Mr. Johnson can effect some change in this state of affairs. Also, I could not determine whether Chapman's map room list is accurate since the fragility of the holdings prevented close examination. 6. The development of a finding aid for Mr. Rockefeller's files would almost certainly require piecemeal temporary relocation of Chapman holdings to the RAC of some other facility off island. It is timely to undertake such an effort with the Centennial of the NPS in 2016 (and the establishment of the Sieur de Monts National Monument that same year) and the NPS completion this month of the draft of the first finding aid for the ANP historic records, enabling researchers to utilize the park holdings in an efficient and reliable manner for the first time--and hopefully relate these findings one day to what is contained in the Chapman archive. I hope your time spent with Mr. Johnson is profitable for both of you--and Doug! I'm anxious to hear how the event unfolds. A most promising opportunity presents itself!! All my Best, Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net End forwarded message Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net Unknown 7 KB https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2953&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 2/2 Page 1 of 2 Re: Chapman Archive & Max Farrand From "Bill Horner" To "eppster2@myfairpoint.net" Date 05/25/2011 05:25:33 PM Ron, Doug should absolutely know about the Farrand file. It greatly reinforces the idea of breadth and uniqueness in his archive. Thanks for your work on the letter. Bill On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, wrote: > > > > Hi Bill, > > Just thought you might want to know more about the three > unwrapped multi-volume sets we uncovered last week in the Chapman map hyu > room. > > I've done research and find that none of them have been published. The nyc > two works by Augustin Derby appear not to have been copyrighted; one of > his works should become a part of the repository envisioned by the FOIH. father > > As far as I can determine the Max Farrand Memorial Fund "Scrapbooks" > are completely unknown to Farrand scholars. Even the massive Farrand Daff > collections given to the University of California at Berkeley design > library make no mention of the existence of the artfully designed > Foundation administrative record that Beatrix Farrand created (perhaps > with her own hand) to carry forth her work after her husbands death. Hild > I've been very careful not to query to my friend, Judith Tankard, whose > definitive work on Ms. Farrand was published last year; and I've also > not approached Garland Farm archivist Marti Harmon (who was at the > Jesup lecture last week). Yet I've been sorely tempted!! going > > How shall we deal with this? Bring the matter to Doug's attention? In > my judgment this is a major discovery of a unique historical document > regarding the evolution of American landscape design, the fate of the > Reef Point gardens, and the inability of Bar Harbor town officials to > find common ground with Mrs., Farrand's effort to create an educational > center at Reef Point. It is ironic that more than fifty years after her > lack of success, the three of us are engaged in a similar effort to > create an educational/archival center in Seal Harbor. > > Best to you and Cookie, > > Ron > > P.S. Two errors on the Chapman letter: I twice misnamed the acronym > FOIH as FOIS. > > > > Quoting eppster2@myfairpoint.net: >> Hi Bill, >> >> Please take a look at the attached response to Doug's request for my >> thoughts. >> What have I omitted? What have I poorly expressed? have I over-stepped our >> boundaries? >> >> Any revisions would be appreciated before I send it out by Wednesday >> or Thursday >> at the very latest. https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=9605 5/26/2011 4/11/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size JDR, Jr. Bar Harbor Archive From : eppster2@myfairpoint.net Thu, May 12, 2011 02:09 PM 2 attachments Subject JDR, Jr. Bar Harbor Archive To : Michele Hiltzik Dear Michele, After too long an absence, I write to give you a "heads up" on events that unfolded several days ago in Bar Harbor--which you may know about already. A BH Surgeon named Bill Horner and I have been cultivating a BH attorney named Doug Chapman, the inheritor of the Deasy & Lynam firm that acted on behalf of Mr. Dorr and Mr. Rockefeller. Over the past year attorney Chapman has allowed us to look at these historic files as well as his map room with a collection that greatly exceeds its counterpart at the RAC. Bill and I agreed with the conditions of attorney Chapman that we keep our findings confidential while he pursued conversations with Rockefeller family members. Now that Peter Johnson has examined the I have learned today to my great pleasure that he intends to involve you in the process (SEE BELOW). If I can be of any assistance with the process do let me know. On the issue of my Dorr manuscript, it was completed last year and a prospectus was sent to two dozen publishers. Only one has nibbled and I'm undertaken revisions to make Dorr's biography more of a story of the evolution of the working relationship between Dorr, Eliot, and Rockefeller. Next week Elizabeth and I travel to Mount Desert where I'm giving a talk to the park rangers on the myths versus the facts surrounding Dorr's life; and another on Dorr's role in establishing the Jesup Memorial Library--it is their centennial! Elizabeth sends along her regards. She and I are both exhausted. After a year of research we have decided to relocate to a retiremnent community in eastern Pennsylvania, ten miles east of Hershey (Cornwall Manor). Within the last week we have put our condo up for sale, packed scores of boxes, and lived with the disruption of "showings." We'll move by late July early August--and be nearly 900 miles from our beloved Mount Desert! All our best to you! Ron Epp Forwarded message from Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 08:12:37-0400 From: Bill Horner Reply-To: Bill Horner Subject: Re: Doug Chapman Archive To: eppster2@myfairpoint.net Dear Ron: The Tuesday meeting went beyond all expectations! Peter Johnson couldn't be a nicer gentleman, down to earth, easy to engage and he "gets" what we are trying to do. He completely supports the notion of keeping the collection on the island, seeing it as a unique record of a series of events which had implications far beyond MDI. He thinks that the Rockefeller material is a potential "gold mine", because of its great detail, and sees very little if any conflict with confidentiality concerns. The plan is to send Jack Meyers and Michelle Hiltzik up with a team and do an intermediate level inspection of the material in June or July, as I understand it. Meanwhile, he will advocate for a repository--possibly a new structure--with DR,Sr. I gave him material pertaining to our nascent Friends group, see attached, and he would like to arrange a meeting our our stakeholders during the visit. I am looking forward to your visit and talk. We should have time to flesh out further details and visit the mysterious AHL box at the firm. Best regards to you and Elizabeth, Bill Unknown 4 KB FOIH draftmay.doc 47 KB https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=2949&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/1 Page 1 of 1 Re: URGENT! Chapman Archive: Draft Letter to Doug From "Bill Horner" To Date 05/25/2011 07:12:51 AM Dear Ron: The draft is very well done, especially considering your current time urgencies. You have included all the essential elements, in my opinion, stating them from a credible and professional perspective. I think that is what Doug was requesting of you and I sensed that you have earned his considerable respect. You speak in a language which will resonate with the major parties in this effort--the Rockefeller Archive people and the Rockefeller family--and with Doug's sense of legacy. Do not worry about boundaries! I would greatly appreciate a "plug" for Friends of Island History. In my vision, there are 3 parallel currents here on the island which have the potential for a great confluence: the unique Chapman archive and all it might contain, pertaining both to the Rockefellers and other significant historical elements; the emergence of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society as the leading island organization; the unique collaborative and inclusive nature of FOIH as a grassroots effort to bring current resource holders together in a cooperative venture. I was wonderful to see you and Elizabeth again. Best wishes for a restful destination once your moving travails are over. Bill On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:47 PM, wrote: Hi Bill, Please take a look at the attached response to Doug's request for my thoughts. What have I omitted? What have I poorly expressd? have I over-stepped our boundaries? Any revisions would be appreciated before I send it out by Wednesday or Thursday at the very latest. Thanks for all your help this past week! ! ! Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/mail/message.php?index=9592 5/25/2011 Page 1 of 2 Fenton Law Firm Map Room Archive From To "" Cc Date 05/26/2011 08:24:26 PM Good Morning Doug, Bill Horner and I wish to bring to your attention a most recent discovery in the map room that reinforces the idea of the breadth and uniqueness of the firm archive. We discovered three unwrapped multi-volume sets of documents. Two works were by Augustin Derby, a Harvard trained NYC attorney (circa 1870-1930) whose legal works include The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926. The map room contains Derby's two volume lengthy recollections of his service to Oliver Wendell Holmes and which was dedicated to two fellow law school professors. The other more pertinent Derby work are his Memoirs, focusing on his family experiences in Bar Harbor following his father's arrival in 1869. Rich narrative describes the physical environment and the social and cultural evolution spanning many decades. Unlike previously published memoirs, this account is of high literary quality. Research thus far reveals that neither of these volumes has been published and I've been unable to locate any copies of this typescript. We have supposed that Derby was a firm client. Can you verify? Another package contains a two volume set titled The Max Farrand Memorial Fund. Again we have supposed that Max and Beatrix Farrand were clients during the Deasy, Lynam, or Rodick years. Can you verify this as well? This is the kind of discovery that could dramatically alter historical scholarship--and perhaps change the customary rendering of the relationship between landscape architect Farrand and Mr. & Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. After her husband's death in 1945, Beatrix established The Max Farrand Memorial Fund to honor the former Yale constitutional historian and Huntington Library Director. These two volumes initially appear to be a full account of the establishment of this organization, its mission, its charter, its membership, its projects, its minutes and its activities in securing the publication of The Bulletins of the Reef Point Gardens. These were distributed to botanic gardens, arboreta and libraries worldwide. Within ten years the project to turn Reef Point into a public garden and horticultural center came to an end. Following the Fire of 1947 the town offered no guarantee of a perpetual tax exemption or foundation status for Reef Point. Mrs. Farrand eventually became disillusion and entrusted the disposition of her extensive gardens to Robert Patterson. She dispersed her possessions (some furniture to young David Rockefeller who reportedly took 90 percent of what she offered), sold Reef Point, and relocated to Garland Farm. We cannot say at this point how much of the two volume set in your possession details the biographical process. We can say that throughout its several hundred pages is an exquisitely designed unique (and perhaps personal) record of a decade of her efforts to manage her intellectual and horticultural legacy. We find no mention of this document in the lengthy historical introduction by Paula Deitz to Farrand's The Bulletins of Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor: Island Foundation, 1997). Farrand's publications, landscape plans, and other ephemera reside in the College of Environmental Design Documents Collection in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Her horticultural legacy is scattered in libraries throughout the world; her diverse flora reside after many generations of adaption at Garland Farm, the Asticou Azalea Garden, and the Thuya Lodge gardens. No copies of these two volumes have been located thus far. We hope these items will stir your interest and may be useful in convincing the Rockefelller family that your archival holdings have significance in both breadth and depth. This is a fuller version of an earlier truncated draft reviewed by Bill Horner and sent with his encouragement. Most Cordially, Ron Epp P.S. I trust that you received my earlier email posted on May 25th, as per your request. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hwebmail/mail/message.php?index=2059 5/26/2011 Page 1 of 2 Re: Fenton Law Firm Map Room Archive From Horner" To Date 05/30/2011 07:16:18 Hi, Ron: I will follow up with Doug regarding your two communications. May I send a copy of the Derby/Farrand letter to Peter Johnson? It should provide an additional appetite stimulant for him and the RA team. Doug said he would be seeing DR,Sr over the Memorial Day weekend and I will report anything of import. You will be interested to know this: Kathleen Miller, the current president of MDI Historical Society, took an oral history from DR last summer, part of which is published in the latest Chebacco. She told me that at the end of the interview he asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?" Perhaps the stars are indeed aligning! Best to you and Elizabeth, Bill On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 8:24 PM, wrote: Good Morning Doug, Bill Horner and I wish to bring to your attention a most recent discovery in the map room that reinforces the idea of the breadth and uniqueness of the firm archive. We discovered three unwrapped multi-volume sets of documents. Two works were by Augustin Derby, a Harvard trained NYC attorney (circa 1870-1930) whose legal works include The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926. The map room contains Derby's two volume lengthy recollections of his service to Oliver Wendell Holmes and which was dedicated to two fellow law school professors. The other more pertinent Derby work are his Memoirs, focusing on his family experiences in Bar Harbor following his father's arrival in 1869. Rich narrative describes the physical environment and the social and cultural evolution spanning many decades. Unlike previously published memoirs, this account is of high literary quality. Research thus far reveals that neither of these volumes has been published and I've been unable to locate any copies of this typescript. We have supposed that Derby was a firm client. Can you verify? Another package contains a two volume set titled The Max Farrand Memorial Fund. Again we have supposed that the Max and Beatrix Farrand were clients during the Deasy, Lynam, or Rodick years. Can you verify this as well? This is the kind of discovery that could dramatically alter historical scholarship--and perhaps change the customary rendering of the relationship between landscape architect Farrand and Mr. & Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. After her husband's death in 1945, Beatrix established The Max Farrand Memorial Fund to honor the former Yale constitutional historian and Huntington Library Director. These two volumes initially appear to be a full account of the establishment of this organization, its mission, its charter, its membership, its projects, its minutes and its activities in securing the publication of The Bulletins of the Reef Point Gardens. These were distributed to botanic gardens, arboreta and libraries worldwide. Within ten years the project to turn Reef Point into a public garden and horticultural center came to an end. Following the Fire of 1947 the town offered no guarantee of a perpetual tax exemption or foundation status for Reef Point. Mrs. Farrand eventually became disillusion and entrusted the disposition of her extensive gardens to Robert Patterson. She dispersed her possessions (some furniture to young David Rockefeller who reportedly took 90 percent of what she offered), sold Reef Point, and relocated to Garland Farm. We cannot say at this point how much of the two volume set in your possession details the biographical process. We can say that throughout its several hundred pages is an exquisitely designed unique (and perhaps personal) record of a decade of her efforts to manage her intellectual and horticultural legacy. We find no mention of this document in the lengthy historical introduction by Paula Deitz to Farrand's The Bulletins of Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor: Island Foundation, 1997). Farrand's publications, landscape plans, and other ephemera reside in the College of Environmental Design Documents Collection in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Her horticultural legacy is scattered in libraries throughout the world; her diverse flora reside after many generations of adaption at Garland Farm, the Asticou Azalea Garden, and the Thuya Lodge gardens. No copies of these two volumes have been located thus far. We hope these items will stir your interest and may be useful in convincing the Rockefelller family https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/mail/message.php?index=9663 5/30/2011 Page 2 of 2 that your archival holdings have significance in both breadth and depth. This is a fuller version of an earlier truncated draft reviewed by Bill Horner and sent with his encouragement. Most Cordially, Ron Epp P.S. I trust that you received my earlier email posted on May 25th, as per your request. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 47 Pondview Drive Merrimack, NH 03054 (603) 424-6149 eppster2@myfairpoint.net https://webmail.myfairpoint.net/mail/message.php?index=9663 5/30/2011 4/11/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Re: MDI Names & Chapman Archive From eppster2@myfairpoint.net Sat, Jun 04, 2011 04:20 PM Subject Re: MDI Names & Chapman Archive 1 attachment To : Bill Horner Dear Bill, Thanks for the update on Peter Johnson. The two part plan moves the project forward and incorporates the FOIH mission. On the latter, Elizabeth wondered whether the FOIH had been incorporated. She raised this issue because of the financial prospects from the MDI 250 celebration. I know you have wanted to keep matters informal but you might want to address some governance and legal issues as your great grand dad Deasy would have put it. Regarding the names list I provided, I certainly don't think of it as comprehensive and many other names of possible Deasy-Lynam- Rodick clients would likely be suggested by others. I would find it useful to have you checkmarked any name on my list that is on the firm client list since I have a greater interest in seeing whether there is any additional Dorr related materials in the firm files. Can you provide this to me when the task is completed? I would also add to my list the names of the other sons of JDR Jr., especially Laurance. Finally, there may be in the client file list names of non-clients, as one might have in a cross-referenced file; for example, Mr. Rockefelller Jr. frequently communicated through his attorneys with directors of the NPS (S. Mather, H.A. Albright, A. Cammerer) and Secretaries of the Interior (Lane, Work, etc.) and their names might be included as well. Food for thought! Have a delightful weekend and good luck with Brass Week--wish we could be there! Ron Epp Quoting Bill Horner Ron: Thanks so much for your lists. This one in particular presents a challenge and in an strange kind of way correlates with my second conversation with Peter Johnson of yesterday. I think we have him--hook, line and sinker. He is very enthusiastic and outlined the following two part plan. He and Jack Meyers will come up in early August. They want to talk with a select subgroup of our Friends collaborative. I previously gave Peter a copy of the 3 page document of May 5, which describes our accomplishments, plans for going forward, vision and accord statements. He is impressed and asked if he could share it with Jack. I think the inclusivity aspect, with regard to current Island resource holders and to the scope of history entailed, is very appealing to them. In addition and at about the same time, they will send a Rockefeller Archives archivist up to do a survey of the Chapman catacombs. While their primary interest lies with the JDR, Jr materials, they are very interested in anything else pertaining to Island history. Letting him know about the Derby/Farrand files has had the desired effect. He would like to have a preliminary listing of potentially important files in order to prepare the archival person for her visit. Thus, your list is timely, if not perspicacious. It appears that I have a good summer project. I will see about enlisting appropriate help, subject as always to Doug's approval. And, I will keep you updated. Best to you and Elizabeth, Bill On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:10 PM, wrote: Bill, Here is the promised list of names to be checked against the Chapman firm card index of client names. Sorry that I can't be there to share in the labor. This could be an exhausting project-- do take it easy!Perhaps Jack or other FOIH members could share ithe labor. I can't say how many names will overlap with Mr. Rockefeller, Jr.since many precede his involvement on MDi but may relate to Dorr and other efforts to conserve the natural wonders of the island and expand its cultural potential. Do update me on your progress. https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=3035&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/2 4/17/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Re: Mr. Dorr, Ms. Farrand, & Ron Epp From eppster2@myfairpoint.net Mon, Jul 18, 2011 05:20 PM 1 attachment Subject Re: Mr. Dorr, Ms. Farrand, & Ron Epp To : Judith Tankard Dear Judy, So good to hear from you! Interesting to hear that Robin Karson found yet another author with whom she could not work agreeably. When did you find the time to complete the work on Gertrude Jeykll? You're amazing! Regarding the Farrand discovery. Here's the tale. I have had the privilege this past year to access the legal archive of the Bar Harbor law firm that began in the 1880's with two attorney's by the names of Deasy & Lynam. Both were friends of Mr. Dorr and served as his legal counsel as well as legal counsel for the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations; also, A.H. Lynam functioned as the assistant to Superintendent Dorr. For nearly a decade I pursued their papers but was informed locally that nothing remained. I had the good fortune to be introduced to William Horner, M.D., a retired surgeon who is the grandson of attorney L.B.. Deasy. After explaining my plight, he made some inquiries (locals can achieve so much more than those "from away") and arranged an appointment with B.H. attorney Doug Chapman, the senior partner in thge firm that was the successor to Lynam and Deasy. Last Spring he opened his archive to us and after several visits I have uncovered scores of unique documents relevant to Mr. Dorr's life. This past May, Bill and I were in the map room (containing hundreds of J.D. Rockefeller, Jr. maps) and on a bookcase was a plain wrapped set of folios that attracted my interest. On opening the brittle wrapping, I found a two volume set titled The Max Farrand Memorial Fund, bound typescript. I must confess that I had only a few minutes to look at this discovery but what I discerned was the an account of the MFMF organization, its mission, its charter, its membership, its projects, its minutes and its activities in securing among other things the publication of The Bulletins of the Reef Point Gardens. While the BRPG presented the public face of Ms. Farrand's efforts to honor the memory of her husband, this may be the singular personal copy of the private deliberations that provided the backdrop for the Reef Point Publications. It appears that the clients of the firm used the firm as a repository for their most valued papers--and many were not well indexed for retrieval purposes. I was so excited by the possibilities inherent in these several hundred pages that I wanted to immediately have you or Marti examine them. But attorney Chapman has been very clear about wanting to keep our inquiries as confidential as possible. For you see his firm also represents the Rockefeller Family and his archive contains no less than a dozen archive boxes of documents attributed to JDR Jr. that appear to be unique as well (that is, not duplicated at the Rockefeller Archive Center or in the National Park Service). Bill Horner has shown this material to the Rockefeller Family historian and there are efforts underway to ensure that this collection remains on Mount Desert Island. I wrote a lengthy letter to attorney Chapman to stress the cultural and scholarly importance of the Farrand volumes after emphasizing the same in our meeting following this discovery. Where this will go from here I cannot say but I will try my best to examine these volumes more closely. I will seek Chapman's approval to copy the title pages, table of contents, and a sampling of material--and share this with you if this account whets your appetite. I don't know when I will next be able to visit MDI but I hope before the year is gone. Please keep this "under your hat" until I can secure more information. All My Best, Ron https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=3102&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/3 7/6/2014 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Chapman Archive From : Ronald & Elizabeth Epp Sun, Jul 06, 2014 08:23 PM Subject : Chapman Archive To : Bill Horner Dear Bill, I hope you and Cookie had a delightful 4th and that Brass Week lived up to your expectations. I've recently returned from a few days at Colonial Williamsburg. While I was there, as I've explained to Jack, we were given a two hour behind the scenes tour of the conservation, preservation, and JDR Jr. library facilities. I began to wonder to what extent, if at all, Mr. Rockefeller consciously or not transferred elements of his decade long road and bridge construction on MDI through 1926 to his new restoration project at Williamsburg. Were the lessons of Acadia--where he had great liberality--applicable to the constraints of history and archaeology in Williamsburg? All of this suggested to me a post-Dorr biography project if there is evidence to support an inquiry. I've contacted the Rockefeller Archive Center and the chief archivist at the Colonial Williamburg Foundation about this issue but it also occurred to me that in the Chapman Archive are those many boxes of JDR Jr. documents and some might have been sent from Williamsburg or refer to that project. I wonder if Doug has any "read" on this issue? Can you give me a status report on where Peter Johnson's involvement now stands with the Rockefeller family and the RAC? Your response to these matters will help me better plan my projected mid-September MDI visit and the time I hope to be able to spend at the Chapman archive, with your permission and involvement to be sure. All the Best, Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sassafras Dr. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 eppster2@comcast.net http://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=218162&z=America/New_York&xim=1 1/1 7/2/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Re: Permissions Request for R. Epp From doug@fentonlawfirm.com Thu, Jul 02, 2015 03:21 PM Subject Re: Permissions Request for R. Epp 1 attachment To Ronald Epp Cc doug@fentonlawfirm.com, ruth@fentonlawfirm.com Dear Ron, attached is the letter you requested, hope you have a great holiday weekend, best, Doug Douglas B. Chapman, Esq. Fenton, Chapman & Kane, P.A. 109 Main Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Phone 207 288-3331/toll free 1-866-211-4934 Fax 207 288-9326 Email doug@fentonlawfirm.com Original Message From: Ronald Epp [mailto:eppster2@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 02:54 PM To: Doug@FentonLawFirm.com Subject: Permissions Request for R. Epp Dear Doug, Good to speak with you this afternoon. Here is a model for the permissions letter: Access to client files and supportive documentation pertinent to the publication of Creating Acadia National Park: a Biography of George B. Dorr has been made available to Ronald Epp. His scholarly work will be published in April 2016 by the not-for-profit Friends of Acadia. I understand that all royalties from the sale of this publication have been gifted to the publisher. If instances arise where the use of said file content might reflect adversely on this firm, approvals from the firm must be secured in each instance prior to publication. Permission is granted to reference client documents held by this firm relative to the growth and development of Acadia National Park covering the period 1884-1944. Thank you. Ronald Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sassafras Dr. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 eppster2@comcast.net Permission Letter for Dr. Ronald Epp 7-2-15.pdf PDF 28 KB https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=303529&tz=America/New_York&xim=: 1/2 July 2, 2015 To Whom it May Concern: Re: Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Access to client files and supportive documentation pertinent to the publication of Creating Acadia National Park: a Biography of George B. Dorr has been made available to Ronald Epp. His scholarly work will be published in April 2016 by the not-for-profit Friends of Acadia. I understand that all royalties from the sale of this publication have been gifted to the publisher. If instances arise where the use of said file content might reflect adversely on this firm, approvals from the firm must be secured in each instance prior to publication. Permission is granted to reference client documents held by this firm relative to the growth and development of Acadia National Park covering the period 1884-1944. Very truly yours, RBh Douglas B. Chapman DBC:rb 2/11/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Storm Beach From : Gail Gladstone Wed, Feb 10, 2016 10:11 AM Subject : Storm Beach To : Ronald Epp Hello Ron, We are working with some historians from PAL http://www.palinc.com/ to update the Multiple Property Document for the park. You may already be aware of this effort? We are expanding the period of significance for the park to include the early Rusticator context (1835- 1890). We want to have Storm Beach Cottage included as a contributing structure. Would you be willing to share your research with these historians? Steve Olausen and Laura Kline specifically. In Chapter 4 of your book, Creating Acadia National Park, it talks a little about Storm Beach Cottage. Footnote 32 on page 5 mentions an 1877 map of the property. Do you happen to have a copy of this map? or maybe a good contact at Chapman Archives to see if we could schedule some research time with them? or any other sources for Storm Beach that we can follow up on would be appreciated. I hope your winter is going well. We finally got some snow up here which has made it really nice. Best, Gail Gail Gladstone Cultural Resources Program Manager ~ Acadia National Park 20 McFarland Hill Drive, PO Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207.288.8728 ph., 207.288.8709 fx. https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=353198&tz=America/New_York&xim= 1/1 2/12/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size Re: Doug Chapman From : Bill Horner Fri, Feb 12, 2016 07:20 AM Subject Re: Doug Chapman To : Ronald Epp Good Cold-Morning-Here-In- Maine, Ron. And it's due to get even colder this weekend, however briefly. In thinking over the two issues you have raised, I think it might be best for Ranger Gladstone to contact me. I can explain the whole situation to her and provide her with limited, under the radar access if that would be useful and appropriate at this point in our process. The steel box resides in Doug's safe and I can mediate access for Pauline. Things are really ratcheting up here vis a vis the centennial, as you can imagine. My wife has become both a whirling dervish and an expert Jack calmer. ?? We are very much looking forward to seeing you and sharing some quality time! Can't wait to see THE BOOK!! All best, Bill On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 10:42 PM, Ronald Epp wrote: Hi Bill, I'm getting a better grip on my projects here and hope to back in the CLIR-Mellon fray later next week. Thanks for your concern. I've been fielding questions from ANP ranger Gail Gladstone who is leading the Oldfarm Inventory that Jack and several others sponsored several months ago. I provided her with a draft of my galleys and just now I've received a query about a 1877 Oldfarm property map that I consulted in the Chapman Archive map room. She asks who to contact at the Chapman Archive "to see if we could schedule some research time with them." She obviously does not understand the situation there and I write to ask for some guidance from you so that she does not approach Doug directly, unless you think that is advisable. I'm tempted to share with her our copy of the map room index but fear that would escalate the matter. On another front, Pauline indicated that she is in pursuit of the Lynam/HCTPR steel box that we uncovered in the map room and would likely contact you. I too want to better understand the resources of the map room and anticipate writing Doug within the month to ask whether I can access it when I'm in Bar Harbor for the April 7 Dorr biography book launch at the Jesup. By the way, I'll be staying at the 5 Eden Street rental home of Carole Beal (Aimee's mother) from April 4-8. I hope we can spend some quality time together then. Your thoughts? Best to you and Cookie, Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sassafras Dr. 2/12/16 to gees. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 eppster2@comcast.net ps://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=353605&tz=America/New_York&xim= 1/1 5/3/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Can we talk the history of land conservation in Maine? From : Pauline Angione Tue, May 03, 2016 10:18 AM Subject : Re: Can we talk the history of land conservation in Maine? To : Rebecca Cole-Will Cc: Ron Epp , Ruth A. Eveland , William Horner Wonderful. Look forward to meeting Marie. I am out of town May 14-24 for our daughter's graduation in Oregon. And I have a Road Scholars group to lead about the island on May 31-June 4. Look forward to working with you. P. Pauline V. Angione 92 Main Street, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669-5005 pangione@gmail.com 207 963 2242 Home/Messages 207 632 4962 Cell/Messages/Texts 800 393 0154 Fax (Private in email) On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 7:33 AM, Cole-Will, Rebecca wrote: Hi Pauline, Absolutely, let's talk. You clearly have thought of a lot of big issues with this project, and I congratulate you all for the global thinking. It would be best if we could schedule a time when Marie Yarborough, our curator and guru of our records, could be involved. She will have the best thinking about how to fit our records into this effort. This week is booked with a visit by the NPS conservation team, but let me coordinate with Marie and we will get back to you about next week. If you could let me know some times that might work for you, we will do our best to fit into your schedule. all best, On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 9:36 PM, Pauline Angione wrote: Hi Becky, As you know, I am involved with the digitization of the Deasy-Lynam collection of papers recently gifted to The Jesup library by Doug Chapman. And, as you know also, I think, Maine State Library (MSL) is another major player in our plan to digitize these and other Acadia, Baxter and Appalachian Trail historic papers. As we moved forward with researching the metadata that needed to be assigned to these materials to make them of interest and accessible to scholars, we all realized that our needs as a library/archive were much more complex than those of MSL. Their chief interest and skills lie in the conversion of the materials, the coordination of data from various systems, etc. So, earlier this year we all decided that The Jesup would take the lead in putting together a plan/grant proposal to convert the materials and provide indexing guidelines for their retrieval. As we got to thinking about it, we realized that what we have is a large group of primary materials related to land conservation in Maine. So, we want to be sure that we understand how these materials relate to other collections on the topic, how to coordinate indexing (metadata) fields and vocabularies so that htps://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=367823&tz=America/New_York&xim=: 1/2 5/3/2016 XFINITY Connect scholars used to using one can expect similar facility with others. We are also looking for new partners to contribute materials in the conversion process and to add to the scope of the collection--actual or virtual. MSL has offered to bring down one of their major scanners and leave it here in Bar Harbor to encourage people to come and scan materials that they are not willing to "let out of their site". We have invited the members of the Friends of Island History (FOIH) to join us if they are interested. I would very much like to understand the collections at Acadia, and to explore whether some of those that are still only in paper form might be eligible to be a part of this process, etc. I have just discovered the National Park Service eHistory site. So, many things to consider. What sort of thing meeting might work best for you? An office meeting, lunch, a walk on the Park?? Any of those work for me. If you are interested and able, send me back some dates and let see if we can get the conversation started, Sincerely, Pauline Pauline V. Angione 92 Main Street, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669-5005 pangione@gmail.com 207 963 2242 Home/Messages 207 632 4962 Cell/Messages/Texts 800 393 0154 Fax (Private in email) Rebecca Cole-Will Chief of Resource Management Acadia National Park 20 McFarland Hill Drive, PO Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207.288.8720 ph., 207.288.8709 fx, https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=367823&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 2/2 XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Service for Doug, Aug 8, 11AM From : Pauline Angione Fri, Jul 29, 2016 09:47 AM Subject : Re: Service for Doug, Aug 8, 11AM To : Ruth Eveland Cc : William Horner , Ron Epp Unfortunately, I have to work that day. 9:30-11 and 12:30-2 But I will try to come by Holy Redeemer. I expect there will be a lot of people,there? On Thursday, July 28, 2016, Ruth Eveland wrote: I will be there for the service. Thanks, Ruth Ruth A. Eveland Director Jesup Memorial Library 34 Mt. Desert Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207/288-4245 (library); 207/610-2355 (cell) reveland@jesuplibrary.org www.jesuplibrary.org Jesup Memorial Library: "Anchor to the Past; Chart to the Future" On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Pauline Angione wrote: As some of you most likely know, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Doug on August 8 at 11 AM at Holy Redeemer church in Bar Harbor. A gathering to celebrate and honor Doug's life wil be held afterward at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden, Seal Harbor. Ron, I saved a copy of the obit from the Ellsworth American for you. P. Pauline V. Angione 92 Main Street, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669-5005 pangione@gmail.com 207 963 2242 Home/Messages 207 632 4962 Cell/Messages/Texts 800 393 0154 Fax (Private in email) P. Pauline V. Angione 92 Main Street, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669-5005 pangione@gmail.com 207 963 2242 Home/Messages 207 632 4962 Cell/Messages/Texts 800 393 0154 Fax (Private in email) 10/22/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size FOR REVIEW before Monday--re meeting at Jesup From : Pauline Angione Fri, Oct 21, 2016 06:24 PM 3 attachments Subject : FOR REVIEW before Monday--re meeting at Jesup To : Ron Epp , Ruth A. Eveland , William Horner Cc : Pauline V. Angione Attached find three documents for your review and comment. As noted, I will be in meetings all day Monday before our meeting with Aileen, so feedback over the weekend will be most appreciated. Draft Agenda--feedback -- welcome A Summary/background piece for all of us re purpose of meeting A copy of the memo we sent to Judge Singal this August re materials that were of interest to The Jesup. P. Pauline V. Angione 92 Main Street, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669-5005 pangione@gmail.com 207 963 2242 Home/Messages 207 632 4962 Cell/Messages/Texts 800 393 0154 Fax (Private in email) Aileen_Oct20_2016_Agenda.docx 121 KB [Aileen_Oct20_2016_Summary.pdf PDF 41 KB Deasy_Singal_Aug29.pdf PDF 112 KB https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=394040&tz=America/New_York&xim 1/1 The Jesup Memorial Library Historical Materials at Chapman Office 24 October 2016, 4-5PM Attendees: Aileen Chapman, Ruth Eveland, Bill Horner, Pauline Angione CC: Ron Epp Introductions, Roles: All Importance of Chapman archive collections to The Jesup, future plans: Ruth Current Materials Held by The Jesup: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. papers (1) 13 boxes. Deed of Gift signed Folder level inventory done 2016, 899 folders Boxes 1 & 3 scanned and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Can be viewed and searched online "Jr." Boxes being stored at Colby College Archives The Jesup's Plans for the Deasy-Lynam Collection explain Single box of "General" papers, Files x-xx-for testing only Other Materials at Chapman Office of Interest to The Jesup Maps including those in Map Room (2) Unique character of Maps and their future value Need for sorting and inventory Dorr Box (3) Importance of materials Client Boxes (4) Need to determine confidentially of material All folders pre 19XX? Only folders relating to Businesses, Associations, Locations, etc ? List prepared by Bill Horner in 2015-focus on "first families" Need updating with broader focus from 3 X 5 boxes "A" Files-files deeded to Acadia (5) Town Annual Reports (6) Deasy's Maine Law Books (7) Wooden files with 3 X 5 cards. Could we scan? (8) Action Steps Moving Forward (#)'s refer to items as described in the 19 August 2016 Memo to Judge George Singal, which see for further info. Aileen_Oct20_2016_Agenda Date: 21 October 2016 To: Ruth Eveland, Bill Horner, Ron Epp [REPLY REQUESTED ASAP] From: Pauline Angione RE: Prep/Agenda for Monday 4PM meeting with Aileen Chapman Attached is a draft agenda for our meeting on Monday with Aileen Chapman at The Jesup PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP RE CHANGES, ADDTIONS. ETC., as I work all day Monday before our meeting. I am assuming that Ruth will address our long-term plans, re funding, scanning and internet access in the beginning: Importance of Chapman future plans." Section. Some Background: Aileen had never been in the basement until recently. She went down there alone in the past few weeks and was quite concerned about the safety of the materials in that space. Bill is going to meet with Aileen at the Chapman offices before our meeting to go through the basement with her to give her more of an idea of what is of interest to The Jesup. Bill and I met yesterday to discuss goals for the meeting and agreed that it is primarily a way for Aileen to meet us and understand a bit more about why The Jesup wants the materials, what the plan is for using them, etc. I do not expect that we will get firm commitment from Aileen re the materials at this point. But it will be an opportunity for us to explain what we consider to be the value they have as an historical collection, and for her to be able to put forth our requests. I have listed all types of materials here primarily SO that we have them handy as a list to support discussion of the types of materials, their relative value, and the issues surrounding them, e.g. confidentiality, scanning of fragile maps, need for map inventory etc. [Note that each type of material listed references the numbered items in the memo that we sent to Judge Singal in August. Bill sent that memo to Aileen earlier this week, so that she would have more detail re what all is in the basement. (I will bring copies of that memo to the meeting. It is also attached to this email for your convenience.)] Aileen_Oct20_2016_Summary.docx Date: 19 August 2016 To: Judge George N. Singal From: William Horner Ruth Eveland, Director, The Jesup Memorial Library) Ronald Epp, author of: Creating Acadia National Park: the Biography of George Bucknam Dorr Pauline Angione, Jesup Digitization Project Manager, Member of the Board of Directors of Maine InfoNet RE: Chapman Law Firm Materials of Historical interest to The Jesup Memorial Library BACKGROUND: Bill Horner ("Bill"), Ron Epp ("Ron"), Ruth Eveland ("Ruth"), and Pauline Angione ("Pauline") held several lengthy conversations over the past four years with Doug Chapman regarding the historical papers, then in Doug's possession, from previous partners of the law firm. These included, but were not limited to, papers and maps from the original Luere Deasy law firm dating back to 1884. Many of these were to/from Deasy's long-term partner Albert H. Lynam, John D. Rockefeller Jr., George B. Dorr, the members of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations ("HCTPR") and others responsible for the creation of Acadia National Park. Doug repeatedly stressed to us that he felt these papers were an important part of the history of the town of Bar Harbor, and that he wanted them to be housed in Bar Harbor and made available to the people of Mount Desert Island (MDI). Doug was particularly interested in having them housed at The Jesup Memorial Library ("The Jesup"), Bar Harbor's Public Library. There they could be cared for properly and be made available to the public. The Jesup staff and board enthusiastically welcomed the gift and have included a Special Collections area to house it in their upcoming capital campaign. Warning Opportunity Bill arranged for a representative of the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) to review the papers, Chapmen and her documented opinion was that: S.C.? The Deasy materials were indeed of significant value They were closely related to the Rockefeller family history opportunity to Raise $ for That they were not duplicated at RAC, and That they should stay in Bar Harbor. designated area? RAC was also able to give us the permission, on behalf of the Rockefeller family, to store, digitize, and make the Deasy/Lynam papers available. Abraham A. Schechter, Archivist, at the Portland Public Library, also reviewed the materials in 2012 and found them that they were " materials which uniquely tell the story of the life of Bar Harbor." Deasy_Singal_Aug29.dock 8/19/16 Page 1/5 MATERIALS DISCUSSED WITH DOUG: 1. JDR, Jr. Boxes: a. There were 13 banker's boxes of materials, approximately 26 linear feet, in the Chapman firm's basement, labeled "JDR, Jr.". b. The boxes had already suffered some moisture and mold damage C. The boxes contain letters-both typed and hand written, telegrams, maps, titles, abstracts of titles, budgets, wages for park employees, contracts conveying title to land to Rockefeller, Dorr, the HCTPR as the land was being conveyed to the National Park Service. d. Each file folder has a name or subject term and a number. These are keyed to 3 X 5 Card indexes. (See # 8. Wooden Files) e. The files were retired in the original order in which they were used by the law firm, and are in loosely chronological order. f. The Jesup inventoried the 13 boxes in Summer 2015. g. In December 2015 The Jesup signed a Gift of Deed with Doug and the materials were formally conveyed to The Jesup. h. They are currently being housed at Colby College, Special Collections. Colby graciously offered to house them until The Jesup Special Collections space was available. i. Two boxes of the materials were taken to the Maine State Library ("MSL") where there is expertise at scanning and OCR'ing historical documents. Testing is still underway at MSL to determine the best way to scan and provide access to the materials for scholars worldwide, as well as to the people of Bar Harbor. j. The Jesup is in the process of preparing a major grant proposal to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund that conversion. k. The above 13 boxes of JDR, Jr. materials are the only ones that have been formally transferred to The Jesup to date. 2. Materials of historical interest in the "Map Room", also in the Chapman firm's basement. (Approximately 40 linear feet.) This is a room containing maps and other papers related to Acadia and early Bar Harbor. This includes: maps (many with hand written notes), a scrapbook of Max and Beatrix Ferrand material, a multi-volume series of recollections of "Mr. Derby's Life in Fin de Siècle Bar Harbor", unsold stock certificates from local developments, and various other items of unique historical value. 3. "Dorr Box" in Doug's Safe, referred to by the Chapman staff as "The Dorr Box". It was, when last seen, in the safe in Doug's office. It is a metal pamphlet box with A. H. Lynam on the spine. It contains documents of particularly high historical value. 4. Boxes of Client records from 1884-1960 (Approximately 40 linear feet.) This includes: a. Documents from individuals and corporate clients (various local associations, societies, etc.) of the firm. While Doug was interested in having these go to The Jesup, he was concerned as to whether there might be confidentiality problems Deasy_Singal_Aug29.docx 8/19/16 Page 2/5 relating to client privilege. Bill, Ruth, Ron, and Pauline were in the process of clarifying this issue before Doug's untimely death. b. Two of these client boxes were inventoried and reviewed for personal/confidential information. The only questionable item in the two boxes was info re a divorce, much of which information would have been part of the public record. C. These materials are of special interest to The Jesup, as they help to complete the historical picture of Bar Harbor during its "Golden Age". d. NOTE: If all of the client files up to 1960 (the time of JDR, Jr. death), are not available to The Jesup, we would like to at minimum acquire the materials relating to corporations, associations, fraternal organizations, not-for-profits, etc. that were particularly important in shaping the growth of Bar Harbor. The numbered file folder labels and the corresponding 3 X 5 index cards (described in section 8. below) would allow us to find these files. 5. "A" Files Title Abstracts (about 30 boxes = 60 linear feet) also in the basement, provide detail re the title history of the lands eventually acquired to create Acadia. 6. Town of Bar Harbor Annual Reports. (Approximately 18 linear feet.) These were of great value to Bill in his research on his ancestors and he feels they would be useful to others as well. 7. Luere Deasy's law books. (Approx 15 linear feet) These would be of particular use if they contain marginalia entered by members of the Deasy firm during the time they were acquiring land that became part of Acadia. 8. Wooden Files with 3x5 index cards: a. One drawer was restricted to the "JDR, Jr." files. b. The other (6?) drawers were for the firm business as a whole C. Each card contains subject and/or personal or corporate names and a file number of the related material d. Both Bill and Ron found these files to be invaluable in their research into the history of Acadia National Park, George B. Dorr, and Luere Deasy. They believe that these cards would greatly assist scholarly use of the already donated materials. As noted above (1.g.) the JDR Jr. materials are the only ones that are currently in The Jesup's possession. As detailed above, there is a substantial amount of material from 1884 on that Doug discussed donating to The Jesup. These materials are currently still in the damp, flood-prone basement of the Chapman offices. Deasy_Singal_Aug29.docx 8/19/16 Page 3/5 The Jesup remains very interested in these materials. We had, before Doug's death, been planning to inventory them this summer to learn more about size, content, historical interest, and scholarly value. Material in The Approx. Linear Gift of Deed Material Jesup's Feet Signed Possession JDR, Jr. Boxes 26 Yes Yes Map Room 40 No No "Dorr Box" .5 No No Client Boxes 40 No No A Files 60 No No Town Annual Reports 18 No No Deasy Maine Law Book 15 No No Total Linear Feet: 199.7 3 X 5 file box, JDR, Jr. 1,400 cards No No 3 X 5 file boxes, General 8,400 cards No No THE JESUP'S PLANS for THE FILES: The Jesup, with the assistance of Pauline, who has had significant professional experience in the digitization of similar materials, and with Maine State Library's scanning expertise, is planning to: Scan ALL the material, including those requiring special handing due to size, fragility, etc. Perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on all typed and printed pages so they can be searched Have the hand written materials read and transcribed so they can also be accessed Preserve maps and other fragile materials Created catalog records for materials so that they can be placed in scholarly indexes Add index terms that are consistent with those used by other Rockefeller and National Park indexes to all records Geo-tag the land parcels donated to the park based on the abstract and owner information contained in the files. This would allow descendants of the original Acadia donors to find the exact spot in Acadia that used to belong to their ancestors. Place all the digitized material on the World Wide Web. We will do this by determining the appropriate place/places from which to make the materials available to both local library patrons and to scholars worldwide. Plan educational and research activities that will draw attention to the materials that showcase their unique nature and value. We have already discussed having them used in the student research classes at Colby College in Waterville, and the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. Deasy_Singal_Aug29.docx 8/19/16 Page 4/5 FURTHER INVENTORY DETAIL The Jesup has further detail-number of folder, main subject of documents, etc. for the materials they have already inventoried. That information can be provided if needed. IN SUMMARY We would be grateful for any advice and/or assistance that you could offer to: 1. Prepare a request to the Chapman estate clearly delineating the items of interest 2. Define and select the materials that are of interest and appropriate for The Jesup 3. Work through the client privilege issues so that we have a clear idea as to what materials can be made assessable to the public NOTE: 1. The Jesup is willing to accept materials with conditional access, e.g. available after a certain number of years, with the permission of a family member or descendent, etc. 2. If needed The Jesup is willing to prepare basic inventories of the materials of interest. To do this we would need access to the materials, similar to those given us by Doug to prepare the JDR, Jr. inventory. That included: open access to the Chapman office basement including the map room, access to all the 3 x 5 card files in Doug's office, and access to the "Dorr Box" in Doug's safe. As I am sure you understand, we would like to do this quickly, before any of the materials are placed elsewhere or destroyed. We appreciate your willingness to think through these issues with us. The Jesup is eager to move forward quickly. Please contact me if you have any further questions, and so that we can begin to prepare a set of "Next Steps." Bill Horner Bar Harbor, Maine hpywndr@gmail.com (207) 288-3543 Deasy_Singal_Aug29.docx 8/19/16 Page 5/5 12/27/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Farrand" Scrapbooks" URGENT From : Ruth Eveland Tue, Dec 27, 2016 03:49 PM Sender : ruth eveland Subject : Re: Farrand" Scrapbooks" URGENT To : Ronald Epp Cc : Pauline Angione , Bill Horner Well, it still doesn't make sense to me that L&GP is the logical place for those to repose - either the BFS or us would be better, but it wasn't our decision. That said, I think that if we can persuade them to let us include them in our digitization project that would be sensible. Thanks for checking in with Scott, Ron. And thanks for the card! Thanks, Ruth Ruth A. Eveland Director Jesup Memorial Library 34 Mt. Desert Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207/288-4245 (library); 207/610-2355 (cell) reveland@jesuplibrary.org www.jesuplibrary.org Jesup Memorial Library: "Anchor to the Past; Chart to the Future" On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Ronald Epp wrote: Pauline & Bill, Scott Koniecko is President of the Beatrix Farrand Society. He and I have had several interactions over the years about Oldfarm, Rockefeller, and Farrand. See below. This appears to be the solution to the mystery. Bill should likely take the lead on this given his relationship with the Rockefellers. Do let me know what develops, Bill and Pauline. Glad to be helpful. Ron From: "Scott Koniecko" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 2:59:28 PM Subject: RE: Farrand" Scrapbooks": Query from R. Epp Hello Ron - I did call Doug, he rather mysteriously said that the two volumes you told me about weren't there and refused to tell me who had them. I later found out the Tom Cox had them and that he had given them to the Land & Garden Preserve. The L & G Preserve has kindly shared them with us so I did get to read them. Meanwhile have you seen the Monograph that we did on JDR Jr. and Beatrix Farrand working together on the Carriage Roads? - Scott From: Ronald Epp [mailto:eppster2@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 2:37 PM 12/27/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size = Fwd: Farrand" Scrapbooks" URGENT From : Ronald Epp Tue, Dec 27, 2016 03:07 PM Subject : Fwd: Farrand" Scrapbooks" URGENT To : Pauline Angione Cc : Bill Horner , Ruth Eveland Pauline & Bill, Scott Koniecko is President of the Beatrix Farrand Society. He and I have had several interactions over the years about Oldfarm, Rockefeller, and Farrand. See below. This appears to be the solution to the mystery. Bill should likely take the lead on this given his relationship with the Rockefellers. Do let me know what develops, Bill and Pauline. Glad to be helpful. Ron From: "Scott Koniecko" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 2:59:28 PM Subject: RE: Farrand" Scrapbooks": Query from R. Epp Hello Ron - I did call Doug, he rather mysteriously said that the two volumes you told me about weren't there and refused to tell me who had them. I later found out the Tom Cox had them and that he had given them to the Land & Garden Preserve. The L & G Preserve has kindly shared them with us so I did get to read them. Meanwhile have you seen the Monograph that we did on JDR Jr. and Beatrix Farrand working together on the Carriage Roads? - Scott From: Ronald Epp [mailto:eppster2@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2016 2:37 PM To: Koniecko, Scott Subject: Farrand" Scrapbooks": Query from R. Epp Hi Scott, Those of us that are involved with the archive left after the death of Doug Chapman this past August cannot locate in the firm Map Room a two volume set of documents that Beatrix produced as part of her labors in service to the Max Farrand Foundation. These resources were present when earlier inventories were completed. I have a March 16th 2016 email to you in which I asked whether you were familiar with such a publication, thinking that these might be originals but aware that even the UC at Berkeley may have had an uncatalogued copy. A phone call followed in which I provided more detail. 12/27/2016 XFINITY Connect collection before the end of 2016. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. All the Best, Ronald Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 532 Sassafras Dr. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-0801 eppster2@comcast.net 11/19/2018 Xfinity Connect Re_MDIslander and J_D_R_Jr_documents Printout Pauline Angione 11/14/2018 11:28 AM Re: MDIslander and J.D.R. Jr. documents To Ruth A. Eveland Copy Ron Epp William Horner Ron, Ruth, Bill: Becky called me this morning and we talked re what was in the Jr. boxes. She is primarily writing a story about the history of the building, but also wanted to follow up on a previous story re the "Jr." boxes. I suggested that for: 1. info re Luere she speak to Bill H. 2. info re other enterprises that might have been on the ground floor of the building over the years that she speak to Bill H. 3. info re scholarly value of material she speak to Ron 4. info re future housing of materials she speak to Ruth Told her a bit about the intense level of involvement on the part of Jr and Dorr in making the park happen. The deeds that went back to original settlers on the island. Telegrams, etc. Gave her Luere Babson Deasy and Albert Harry Lynam names, which she did not have. Offered to scan photo of Luere (or ask Bill if he has a scan). Told her about the ganged up letterhead that Aileen had reproduced for us but agreed it would not show up well in a small photo. I told her that the materials were currently being stored at Colby College Archives. She asked if they had been digitized. Told her we did a sample at Maine State Library several years ago and the was still the long term plan but the funding was not available to do more at this time. Asked her to make it clear that the Rockefeller Archives had reviewed the material and had agreed they should stay on the island and that it was OK to gift them to The Jesup. Also asked her if we could see what she wrote about that so that we were sure it was presented clearly. We didn't have misunderstandings with the legal community. She said she would try. I DID NOT mention: 1. the maps, since there is not yet a signed Deed of Gift that I know of 2. the material at 59 Cottage since none of that has been released from Receivership as yet If you want to reach out to her: 11/19/2018 Xfinity Connect Re_MDIslander and R__rr_documents Printout phone: 207-288-0556. email: bpritchard@mdislander.com . (Becky Pritchard) She indicated that they were on "a tight schedule" to get the article done. P. Pauline V. Angione pangione@gmail.com 207 632 4962 Cell/Messages/Texts Efax # on request. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 1:41 PM Ruth Eveland < reveland@jesuplibrary.org> wrote: No one had reached out to me. Curious. Yes, I can talk about some of it, but for rich and lively detail It's all Pauline. Thanks, Ruth Ruth A. Eveland Director Jesup Memorial Library 34 Mt. Desert Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 207/288-4245 (library); 207/610-2355 (cell) reveland@jesuplibrary.org www.jesuplibrary.org Jesup Memorial Library: "Anchor to the Past; Chart to the Future" On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 1:37 PM Ronald Epp < eppster2@comcast.net> wrote: Hi, I do not know whether each of you received this query (below) from an Islander reporter, but I definitely wanted you to weigh in before I responded. I could also just refer her to one of you. Ron 12/21/2018 Xfinity Connect Compose From RONALD EPP To Jennifer@jenniferbooher.com x CC BCC Re: Inquiry from Ronald Harry Epp Attach Files Signatures Options BIVE Formats Helvetic 11pt Dear Jenn, At the end of this year I was deleting emails and came across your overlooked email. My apologies. I see from my email that I offered to send you a copy of the Dorr biography. Lacking your address, I do not believe I acted on that promisde. If you provide, I'll send a copy. I hope by now that you have fully recovered from shoulder surgery. As you resume your island treks, I would like to take you up on your offer of a Spring walk and chat at Oldfarm or another coastal location. Will contact you in a few months--or vice versa! Happy Holidays! Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 7 Peachtree Terrace Farmington, CT 06032 717-272-0801 Send Save Discard Draft saved at 10:46 AM 7/22/2016 XFINITY Connect: Inbox (76) Shop/Upgrade My Account Support My XFINITY Hello, Guest Sign Out Email usage: Search Mail Search 11% of 10 GB Email Voice Address Book Help Re: Ronald Re: RE: RAC & A Search Re: H.W. Gleaso ( Mailboxes Close New Get Mail Reply Reply to All Forward Delete Move Spam Print Actions Inbox (76) Re: Gratification Sent Sent By: Bill Horner On: Jul 07/19/16 11:41 PM CANP Reviews To: Jack Russell Drafts Cc: Ronald Epp; Ruth Eveland; Pauline Angione Spam I bear the sad news that Doug Chapman died this evening. I just spoke with Roger Wilson who said that Doug was admitted to St Joseph Hospita Trash large lung cancer with brain metastases. He deteriorated rapidly and was able to be home briefly before he died. I plan to visit his wife Ailene tom Acadia Centennial P Bill Acadia Copyedit ANPFindingAid1113 On Jul 19, 2016 11:11 PM, "Jack Russell" wrote: CANP Friend Ron, CANP Images CANP Cover I have been waiting for a moment when I could feel I made a contribution to honor your fifteen year investment in giving CANP Final1 CANP Final2 April 7th was wonderful as a presentation and celebration of your work - but tonight I finally felt the pleasure of giving CANP Proofs heard and felt in the context of the work of eight other Acadian poets. CANP Talks CCC Garden dedica I know you logged huge road hours to be with us tonight. I thank you humbly for that extraordinary commitment and loc celebrate your book and Mr. Dorr. DorrBio2008 (31) Chapman With Deep Appreciation, PROMOTIONS Jack Capital One® 360 Money Market** Open a Money Market Account today One of the Nation S Highest savings rates © 2015 Comcast Cable Communications Privacy Statement Terms of Service Contact Us Add Comcast Services https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/mail?app=mail#22 1/1 3/6/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: HCTPR not in steel box?? From : Ronald Epp Sun, Mar 06, 2016 11:07 AM Subject : Re: HCTPR not in steel box?? To : Bill Horner Cc : Ericka Duym , Pauline Angione Dear Bill & Ericka, First off, I found in another Chapman Archive file a copy of the elusive E.W. Bowditch hand drawn 1877 map of the Charles H. Dorr property before Oldfarm was constructed (I'll put a copy in the mail for Gail's attention at ANP). It was taken from the A.H. Lynam file in the Map Room. Bill, I wonder whether this has been inventoried; if not, I'd like to do it when I'm on MDI in April if you can provide access April 5,6, or 8. Second, the HCTPR file is listed on another document by a card catalogue number: 2063. Is this helpful? My 5.19.11 notes refer to a gray accordion file (5" by 12") of HCTPR documents on the Map Room rear wall, two shelves from the bottom. This too needs to be inventoried. Finally, Ericka, my 2011 notes also reference in the Map Room an undated Bingham Lands (8x15"), showing that property between Bar Harbor and Schooner Head and including Hasket and Derby property north of Great Head which I thought was given to Charles Dorr in 1868 when he purchased the original--and much larger--Bingham tract that became Oldfarm. I will try and locate when visiting in April. All the Best, Ronald From: "Bill Horner" To: "Ronald Epp" Cc: "Pauline V. Angione" Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2016 1:16:39 PM Subject: Re: HCTPR not in steel box?? Dear Ron, You refer to an accordion file. Was this labelled HCTPR? And did it contain the documents to which you refer? And, finally, did we find it in the map room? My memory is fuzzy, unfortunately. Pauline, what do you have for file references to HCTPR? My simple spreadsheet shows only #149 from Rock files. Nothing under general. At this point I would be hard pressed to find the original documents I used in the Maine Man article. Sounds as if we need to find that accordion file. Best, Bill On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Ronald Epp wrote: Pauline & Bill, As we try to track down documents for inclusion in the CLIR application, I pulled my files and found two documents credited to the "HCTPR, Chapman Archives." But no further specificity. So sorry, my blunder. Bill can you help because I remember the two of us being together when we found these documents back in 2009. I think the accordion file was simply labeled "HCTPR." Could it be in https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=357516&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/3 3/6/2016 XFINITY Connect card file? I also underscored several sentences which makes my copy of doubtful value. The first concerns the March 28, 1903 signed HCTPR acceptance of the powers approved by the Maine Senate and HR "to acquire, hold and maintain and improve for free public use lands in Hancock County which by reason of scenic beauty, historical interest, sanitary advantage or other reasons may be available for the purpose." In section three it exempts the HCTPR from state, county or town taxation which critics tried to revoke in 1913 prompted Dorr's defeat of the attack and his brainchild of gifting the holdings to the federal government. The second is the September 10, 1901 Deasy letter request for member attendance at a September 14, 1901 meeting, again signed by Deasy and by John S. Kennedy acknowledging receipt of the notice. There is also August 29, 1901 signed document which created the Trustees which Bill has published in his 2010 Chebacco article on L.B. Deasy (pg. 15); Bill, have you a copy of the original which he can provide us and maybe unmodified copies of the other two? I have a copy of the original letter sent out by Dr. Eliot inviting interested parties to the August 13, 1901 inaugural Seal Harbor meeting. We should include no less than the 3/28/1903 and 8/29/1901 documents in the application. Bill, I hope you and Cookie are well. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you the week of April 4th. All the Best, Ron From: "Pauline V. Angione" To: "Ron Epp" Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 5:22:42 PM Subject: HCTPR not in steel box?? I don't see anything that looks like the Hancock County Trustees here. NN https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=357516&tz=America/New_York&xim= 2/3 CONTENTS OF THE METAL BOX (referred to as Dorr Box) 1. RAC appraisal 2. 1791 deed- - "Old English Document", gift of FW Dan(?) 3. Receipts of Zena Brewer, 1904 and 1899 GBD tax bills, Chas Dorr mortgage payment, 1881 4. Indenture of June 10, 1916 HCTPR and Secretary of the Interior 5. Assignment of copyright: Arthur Dockham to NPS, photos of eagles, 1922 6. S. 4957, House of Representatives, Oct 5, 1918: Act to establish Lafayette NP 7. "Rockefeller Roads over Park": multiple maps ca 1921 8. "Receipt for Guestbook": from AHL to GBD; April 24, 1928 9. "Deed and Leases": GBD to NPS; Jesup Path 10. "Lease from Rodick Realty Co." 11. Permit to transport blue heron 12. Handwritten letters GBD to Ben Hadley, 1919. 13. "Copies of Old Plans": Map traced from HF Walling's Map of Maine, 1862; Part of the shoreline of the Island of Mount Desert, traced copy of Seward Porter map, 1837; linen map showing land of John Markoe, 1879, borders CH Dorr 14. "Yosemite Needs for 1911" 15. Large envelope containing 4 photos (2 are duplicates): GBD on Cadillac summit with a man who is photographed in the other two (Cammerer?); also some partially decipherable GBD scrawl including this poem: "If I must die, When I am dead, Bury me down at Schooner Head." 16. Official Proclamation of Sieur de Monts Natinal Monument 17. Dept of Interior press release: Lafayette Field and The Flying Squadron, a National Park War Memorial 18. Sieur de Monts Spring Co. trademark, patent application, 1915 19. 1924 map of proposed roads in LNP. 20. 1922 map of proposed roads in LNP. 21. "Original Letter Louis 14th to the King of Bohemia; also letter from King Henry IV of France 22. Lafayette letter of 1825 with his likeness (?) 23. GW Pepper Road inquiry; correspondence, resolutions, etc-1924 24. Old Farm tax bills ca, 1894 25. "Proposed Biological Laboratory on MDI in memory of S. Weir Mitchell" CONTENTS OF THE METAL BOX 3/4/2016 Page 1/1