Hadley, Benjamin L. 1894-1955 the the States DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR, MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT November 10, 1919. Mr. 17. DOIT , Erhert Hotel. Deaver, Col. Doer I'm Dorr: I on enal oning entatement resording Mr. Memer valob you calted for. it may interest you to Scrow that Congressman Paters Childo 163 morning to make environments for himself such party to GO 07/02/ the with now being constructor on Plying Squadron, I water Henry Smith to TO with us and being IIII- who to looning him [ found 14 Varry convenient to be ablo to bak Vis. Endley to find hir for Ma and elso to su with us. is Poters was vory reach pleased and is making now for mnowher party sexi week. Vory tanly yours, I/H Copy sont to: Mr. George B. borr, c/o National Park Service, Department of Interior, Washington, D.D. To bo held until called for, Benjemin L. Hadley was born at Bar Har bor, Maine, March 15, 1894, and has always lived in Ber arbor. He was educated in the common schools of the village, and completed tho course at the local High School by praudation in June 1912. As ii young boy ho had a great love for the woods and mountains of Mount Desert Island and early become thorough- ly familiar with the pa th s, roads, hills and volleys, often times volunteering to guide tourists to tho spots of greatest intorest. For four summers (1908-09-10-11) he was employed in ono of the local summer hotels, there coming closely in touch with the SUMMER visitors, an experience which is in- valuable to anyone who night in Inter yours become associated with work which would throw them constantly in contact with the summor tourist. After graduation from High School Mr. Hadley took a winter's course at the Brynnt & Stratton Business College in Boston, perfecting the courso of bookkeeping, stenoproply and typewriting already well started in High School. From pe- May 1913 to September 1913 ho did public shorthand and ty writing in Box Harbor and among those who wore his foremost patrons are to be found the names of the late Dr. A. F. Schuuffler, of Now York City: Lire. John S. Konnedy, of Now York iy: Cit the late R. Hall McCormick, of Chicago: Mr. John F. Rogers, Lawyer, Now York City: Honry Lane Eno, of Princeton, I.... and many others. In Sap tomber 1913 he ontered the employ of the A. E. Lawrence Company, of Bar Her bor, as bookkeeper, which position he hold until June, 1917, when the call to arms sounded, and Mr. dadley responded. He WD.S first assigned to the Quartermster's office at Fort McKinley, Maino, serving there until January 2, 1918, when he was transferred to the 3rd Officers' Training camp at Fort Oglethorpo, Georgia. He graduated from the camp April 18, 1918, with warrent as First Sergeant of Infantry, and certificate of graduation recommending appointment 8.8 Second Liout. Infantry.and assigned to 2nd Replacement Reginent Infan- try, at damp Cordon, Ga. Commissioned 2nd Lt. Inf. June 5, 1918. Transforred Jul: so, 1918 to camp Pike, Ark. Trunn- ferred sept. 30, 1918, to Tank Corps, Gamp Polk, Releigh. N.C. Attached to Company "O" 305th Battalion, Tank Corps. Promoted October 24, 1918, to 1st Lieut. of Infantry Transferred from Company "13" 305th Btn. wank Corps to command of Company "O" 342nd Btn. 2.0. Transferred from command of Company "O" 348nd Bin. to Command of 348nd Battalion Tank Corps December 2, 1918, to domobilize the Battalion. Work of domobilization completed December 31st, 1918, nt Camp Greene, N.C. Honorably discharged from service January 2, 1919. Mr. Hadley dama directly to Bar Harbor, Maine, after discharge from the service and worked for the Brewer Ice Company during the winter. On April 1st, 1919, he returned to the employ of the A. M. Lawrence Company ns automobile salesman. Owing to shortage of cars on the market, the Lawrence Company, at his suggestion, rolonand him, in order to take up another lino of work, they boine unable to furnish anything. He was given excellent recommondations by thom. on July 28th, 1919, Mr. Hadley entered the employ of the Lafayette National Park, where he now is. on August 22, 1919, Mr. Hadley took the Civil Service examination for Clerk - Stenographer, at the Postoffice, Bur Harbor, Maine, before Frank G. Small, Chairman of the local board of Civil Service Examiners. on April 25th, 1918, Mr. Hadley was merried to a young lady whose home is also in Bar Harbor, and it is his intention to resido permanently in Bar Harbor. He is very popular in the community and holds various positions in local organizations - is Transurer of the Goorge Rdwin Kirk Post #25 of the American Legion, and is vory active in the various Masonic bodies. He is at present instruct ing a claad of High School boys in that early history of the island which has a direct boaring on the Lafayotto National Park and in the nomenclature of the paths, roads and trails and points of exceptional interest within the park, which will fit them to become qualified guides over any portion of the National Park. 9/9/2015 XFINITY Connect: Inbox (1) Hello, RONALD Sign Out Email usage: 6% Search Mail Search Email Voice Address Book Calendar Text Messaging Prefere Mailboxes Close New Get Mail Reply Reply to All Forward Delete Inbox (1) Frank R. Givens, found on google, but not updated past 1991 Sent Sent By: Marie Yarborough On: Sep 09/09/15 12:50 PM Drafts To: Ronald Epp Spam Trash http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/tolson/histlist7a.htm Acadia Copyedit ANPFindingAid1113 Becoming (23) George B. Dorr, Supt. 2/26/1919 - 8/05/1944 CANP Benjamin L. Hadley, Act'g. Supt. 8/07/1944 - 11/20/1944 CCC Garden dedica Benjamin L. 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Yarborough Curator/Cultural Resources & Interpretation Liasion PROMOTIONS www.nps.gov/acad © 2015 Comcast Cable Communications Privacy Statement Terms of Service Capital One 5-neet 25 Fee-free 360 Savings 9- 25 Earn up to a $500 bonus Great everyday interest Online & mobile access https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/mail?app=mail#2 1/1 ANDA SawtElle Scraphooks. Bangor Consumerated rtistic Map BENJAMIN L. HADLEY 3 The History NAMED ASS'T SUPT. ed Maine Region ACADIA NAT'L PARK fea. 1777. The fight at Norwood's Cove (Special to the Commercial) in 1814. The Kronprinzessen Cecile, Bar Harbor, June 9 Li- which sought refuge at Bar Harbor Benjamin L. Hadley received to- an- day from Washington his appoint- its from Allied guns in the Great War. ment as assistant superintendent of The mysterious little lame boy born con Acadia National Park. Mr. Hadley much at Southwest Harbor Was it has been associated with the park is Talleyrand? The possible hiding place since the very earliest days as it was ngly of Capt. Kidd's gold at Tremont. 14 years ago, shortly after he re- The Mount Desert Ferry accident of turned to Bar Harbor after service rical Aug. 6, 1899, one of the saddest and during the war, that he became clerk ount most futile of all Maine tragedies. in the National Park office and in Fel- Auto or buckboard?-the lively war, those days Mr. Hadley's duties as Ray- fought against a Legislative back- clerk, the office's personnel being tori- ground in 1913, to exclude motor very small. Included a great many hite, vehicles from the Island. The re- duties not generally in the prov- rical markable collection of William Otis ince of a clerical position. com- Sawtelle of Ilesford. The laboratory In 1922 Mr. Hadley became chief of of Dr. Clarence C. Liittle, where n ranger of the park and since then scale cancer, the last frontier of medicine, has acted in various administrative Copo- may yet be conquered. And so on, matters. A great deal of his work from indefinitely; we have skipped here has been in contact with the public nated and there through the centuries, in and he has given illustrated lec- dents this brief report, but one may get it tures on the park, not only through- all, sequentially, upon the map. out Maine but in various parts of rrbor, Among the historical figures are New England. places John Peters, the early surveyor; Col. Mr. Hadley stands high in Mason- the Paul Dudley Sargent, first judge of ry. He is past master of the Bar BENJAMIN HADLEY livan, probate, on horseback; Melatiah Harbor lodge and is now high priest Appointed Assistant Superintendent noine. Jordon, collector of customs in Wash- of the Grand Royal Arch chapter of Acadia National Park fig- ington's administration; Cobb and of Maine He is 39. a Congrega- can- Bingham viewing the territory of the tionalist. Republican, is married and aport- Bingham Purchase: de Gregoire, has two sons, Benjamin L., Jr., and orical Lawrence. Mrs. Hadley was form- pressed himself as highly pleased Sieur de Monts, and many more. 3 avi- Miss Fellows was graduated from erly Miss Mary Chase of Machias. with the appointment. nantic Bangor High School in the Class of She is past matron of Harmony chap- A. H. Lynam, Esq., is assistant to tic if 1927 and from the University of ter of Bar Harbor chapter of Bar the superintendent and the position tions; Maine in 1931. She has been two Harbor of the Eastern Star of assistant superintendent has ner- visit- years at the Vesper George School Sup't George B. Dorr. has ex- er before been established. year of Art. Boston. Together with her k Hall co-worker, Mr. White, she has re- 1933. ceived many congratulations for a touch- "in- project of permanent importance, th the artistically completed. red by that is ead. andom ', many definite ng nar- le, the by old- Green e visit Jesuit Forest Fire At all ship rt little van-in junc7/sis Indian Point Checked by the Bar Harbor fire de partment, a forest fire which with wind and heat and general dryness of conditions now beginning to be dan- gerous again, might easily have as- sumed proportions endangering the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE April 13, 1940. Dr. Ulric Dahlgren, Princeton, New Jersey. Dear Dr. Dahlgren: Thank you for your letter of April 8. Word has already come from Dr. Cole to Mr. Dorr regarding the matter, together with a copy of the suggested agreement. David Rodick also has had one and has suggested a few minor changes in wording which he is reporting back to Dr. Cole. The chang es which he suggests are entirely agreeable to me. The Government, represented by myself and Mr. Dorr, has no thought of establishing a program of visitation to the exhibits which will in any way interfere with the work of the Laboratory or with the work of those who may be engaged upon independent research. We shall limit our Park visit to one trip a week as we have done in the past. This will permit the Laboratory to use the exhibit space for purposes of its own in connection with visiting days which it may sponsor. You may rest assured that the whole program will be worked cut in the full interest of and to such a vantage as may accrue to the Laboratory. Regarding the boat landing, I put this clause in 30 that if the need arises and the opportunity presents itself, we will be in a position to build one without having to take it up as a matter for special consideration on either side. Once it is erected it will be for general use by the Park on visiting day and by the Laboratory at other times. The intent of Article 3 was that the Laboratory should furnish and maintain the specimens and, further, that the Govern- ment will build the aquaria and furnish and install all piping necessary to supply them with salt water from the Laboratory tank. As to the number of specimens to be exhibited and the resulting strain upon your mapping equipment and the temporary suspension of exhibits in case of continued hot weather due to the impairment of water supply. must be wholly within the judgment of the Laboratory officials. I do not feel that I could insist that the exhibits be maintained under adverse circumstances which might cripple or interfere seriously with the work of the Laboratory. Touching again upon the one visiting day, the trip will be conducted either by water or by land, depending upon the availa- bility of boat facilities. It is quite within the bounds of pos- sibility that we may have to give up the boat trip and substitute a trip by automobile. This, however, will be taken care of as circumstances require. Our group, whether it oomes by land or by sea, will be in the charge of a ranger naturalist and will not be permitted to run at will over the Laboratory property. The services of the technical guide would be required only during the time the group was on the grounds. I enclose a map of the Laboratory property. I am not qui sure yet whether we will be able to complete the road by June 20 or not. We w1 11 do the best we can. Sincerely yours, [B.Hadley] Assistant Superintendent. Enclosure. BLH:NEA 2 ANPA 1. F16 ULRIC DAHLGREN. PRESIDENT THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY WEIR MITCHELL STATION Princeton, N.J. SALISBURY COVE. MAINE April 8th 19 40. Mr. Benjamin B. Hadley. Par Harbor, Maine Dear Mr. Hadley- - I was very much pleased to get your letter with enclosures this morning and will take it under immediate and careful consideration. I have al- ready gone over it with Dr. Cole and we :will send copies to all our trustees so that we can get off to you in a very few days. 1 I may say in general that we are very much pleased with it and I am already quite sure that all but the quibblers will like it. And I don't know now of any such obstructionists in our number. In order to hasten matters I will make a few observations and ask you a few questions and your answer can help us to get the matter settled a few days quicker I hope. Two features come prominently into my mind as I start to take this agreement up-- First; I realize that the aims and methods of our Laboratory and of the Natural History Department of the Park are in entire accord SO far as the public that is interested in nature is concerned. On our part this co-operation will be no experiment that we go into for the reward of getting a road and other benefits. On the other hand we have the interests of a group of research scien- tists to consider whose work would be crippled and interferred with by too large numbers of curious people coming into the laboratories and reserved grounds at all times and without guidance and control. Second; I remember with great clearness and much pleasure my first visit to the grounds of the present Laboratory grounds together with Mr.Geo.B. Dorr, yourself, Mr. William Procter and Campbell who drove us out there on a wet spring day. Mr. Dorr was full of wild ideas of all kinds some of them very hate? B. B. Hadley #2 ractical. Mr. Procter .S full of suspicion and ha-e for Mr. Dorr. I was somewhat embarrassed until you stepped in with tact and consideration and made everything go well and truly ! So I am sure that we do not have to go into any great details as to what promises are to be made and how things are to be done. Well, about the Agreement- The Preamble is entirely adequate. $2. I am glad to have that dock clause in. It would be fine to have a dock built, on the east side of Star Point for instance in order to free our dock for the biological work that is often done there. Also our dock is not entirely safe without the greatest care used in handling the crowds and the boats. It is a number of years old and will have to be repaired before two more years have pas 1. The question that I would like to ask here is-- Would the Laboratory boats be permitted to use a dock that the park might put up when it was not in use for the Park purposes? "3. This article is ambiguous to the hurried reader in that its phras eology does not make clear if we are to supply the specimens and maintain them or if the Park is to do so. Of course your letter explains that. In regard to building the twelve outdoor aquaria there we would like to be sure that we would not have to furnish the lead pipe that would connect the Park aquaria with our salt-water tank. This will require at least 120 feet of lead pipe with an intern al diameter of one and a half inches. And again, the addition of twelve new tanks to the present number of tanks on the place now drawing sea-water from our sea pump may bring about the limit of our pumping facilities. We have computed it this carefully and seems that the supply will be sufficient. Putif there are a large number of animals present and the weather should get hot we might have to sacrifice some of the specimens temporarily. Of course thhe securing of new specimens would not be a hard thing to do. #4. Would the Park expect to have more visiting days than they have used in the last few summers? I mean the days when a large number of people come on a boat under the care of one or more park naturalists and stay for a definite B. B. Hadley #3. me? And how many would come by car and reach the outdoor aquarium from the road? Would our tecnical guide have to be there all day to look after those land-borne visitors and keep them from over-running the rest of the Laboratory grounds? We, too, have a visitors day on several occasions during the summer and we will have to arrange to have them when there will not be another crowd on the place. All these questions do not form subject matter for the agree- ment that we are interested in at the present time and in my opinion they can safely be left until the summer and discussed then. I only ask them because I can use them or their answers when discussing the agreement with some of our Trustees. "5. does not need any questions or explanations. "6. does not either. The process of serving notice of termination might be mentioned and the period between such notice and the actual termination stated, Our lawyer friends will fix that up I have no doubt. The map is excellent. Might I have another copy of that for our files? I hope that the road will be started and pushed so that we will have it in time for the growth Society on June 20th when they come to spend a week for their meeting. They will all want to see the park too and maybe we can arrange a Park day for them when your park people can show them the high spots of your Park management? I will be up on the Island this summer about May First with Mrs. Dahlgren for the summer. Then we can talk over some of the details. You will soon hear from me again concerning this Agreement. Best wishes to you and your wife. Sincerely yours, Ulric Dahlgren. I have just finished the ten-lesson typing course at our high-school and wrote this letter without looking at the typewriter in a very few minutes ! UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Bar Harber, Maine April 5, 1940. Dr. Ulrio Dahlgren, Princeston University, Princeton, New Jersey. Dear Dr. Dahlgren: I enclose a draft of an agreement between the Laboratory and the Government which Serenus Rodick has drawn and which covers the essential points which are necessary to be covered if the arrangement which we have talked over is to be undertaken. I also attach a map of the Laboratory property, on which I have indicated an area so ft. by 145 ft. which the agreement would permit the Park to use in connection with an outdoor exhibit of marine life. Will you please give the suggested agreement your careful consideration and if possible circulate it among other of the Executive Committee members for their study? After all have seen it, please return it to mc with all suggestions for modifica- tion which the Committee may wish to present, and I will then have MAIST it prepared in final form and send it along for signing. I have endeavored to have the agreement drawn as mildly as possible and to avoid in so far as can be done definite commitments on the part of either party. The only commitments are that the Park Service shall erect and maintain a structure or structures for the exhibit of the specimens and that the Laboratory shall furnish the exhibits and a technician to explain them on visiting days. I did not want to make the road construction a definite matter of commitment on the part of the Government, fearing that if I did so, the people in Washington might turn the whole thing down. For my own part, however, I can give you quite definite assurance that if the agreement is entered into, the road will be built. The only other comment I have to make is regarding Clause 2, which gives the right to erect a dock or boat landing on the property under the agreement. I put this in so that we will be in a position, should our program warrant, to construct a boat landing and avoid the necessity of using the Laboratory's landing. That would be a matter, however, which would be determined as time went on. Very truly yours, B. L. Hadley, CH:NEA Enclosures. Assistant Superintendent. MRA/C11RE79/CCF, 1933-49 9/Reader Box 794. SPECIAL 17 "or ever the silver cord be loosed "1 On the morning of August 5, the immortal spirit of George Bucknam Dorr returned unto God, who gave it. So was closed the earthly pilgrimage of a really great man, the creator of Acadia National Park, its first, and at his death, its only Superintendent. He labored intensely to bring the park into being, THEY he nurtured it tenderly once it became real, he saw it increase in stature, and he left it a monument to his work of nearly a lifetime. He died as he lived, quietly and with great expectations for the future. Funeral services were held in St. Saviour's Episcopal Church on Monday, October 7, and were largely attended by friends and townsfolk. As a mark of respect business places in town were closed for an hour. In accordance with directions given during his lifetime, the remains were cremated and the ashes were scattered in a woodland glade on the Oldfarm property. George B. Dorr was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., December 29, 1853, the second son of Charles Hazen and Mary Gray (Ward) Dorr. His ancestors on both sides of the family were prominent in the civic and commercial life of the Massachusetts Bay region from the beginning of its settlement. / He was seven years old at the outbreak of the War between the States, and eleven at its close. He was eighteen at the time of the Great Boston Fire in 1872, and told very interestingly of watching its progress and destruction of property. He was forty years old at the time of the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and visited Chicago to see its wonders. At fifty he was entering actively upon the establishment of Acadia National Park, although through reading and travel he had been, unconsciously perhaps, preparing himself for that work. At sixty-five he saw his park efforts crowned when Congress enacted legislation which established Lafayette National Park. Following his arrival at the seventy-second year of his age he was annually named in law as the Superintendent of the park. He first came to Bar Harbor with his parents in 1868, when the village was first becoming known as a summer resort. The family was accommodated at the only boarding house in the village which was crowded to the eaves with summer folk. Those not able to get into the house were quartered in tents in the adjacent field. From 1868 to 1879 the family spent their summers, when not abroad, in Bar Harbor, and in the latter years, having bought the land previously, began construction of Oldfarm, into which they moved in 1881. 2 Mouthly Narrative Report ANP. Augustin 1944 Ben Hadley R679/CCF, 1933-49/Aealia Box 794 V.TWPT Oldfarm was a place of great hospitality. Beneath its rooftree have slept the great and near great of America and Europe: The "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table", Oliver Wendell Holmes; Sir William and Lady Osler; James, Lord Bryce; writers, preachers, a veritable cross section of contemporary professional, political and social life of a day now gone. He travelled much. On his first trip to Europe he left Boston in a side-wheel steamer, which when the harbor was cleared, spread sails to wind to increase the speed beyond that capable of being made by steam alone. Egypt, the Nile Valley, Italy, Greece, Palestine, France, Germany and England became, over the years, familiar ground. In America he visited east, west and south, covering the ground leisurely on foot, bicycle and horseback, absorbing to the full the history, customs and products of the places visited, thereby gaining the back- ground for his later work in creating the national park on Mount Desert Island. He was a cultured gentleman, thoroughly versed in the classics, in history and in science. His formal education was gained at Harvard, from which he graduated in 1874. From time to time he did further work at the University, interesting himself particularly in philosophy. For a time he was Chairman of the Visiting Committee on Philosophy, and was Dorn 11 intimately associated with William James in committee work. But his real education was acquired from reading, travel and contact with the scientific and social life of his time. Here, apart from his park work, he found his greatest delight and took his greatest reward. He was impatient with pretense and shallowness, but full of admiration for soundness and real worth. His wide range of knowledge was readily deleist accessible to any who sincerely sought it but he gave short shift to those who sought from more politeness or sheer zuriosity. He was one of the few remaining members of the so-called "gas- light era" of society, as well as of the old "Boston aristocracy". Strong willed, arrogant, impatient with the little conventions, he was nevertheless a gentleman, a scholar, a kindly advisor and wholeheartedly generous. We who knew him so well miss the cheery twinkle of his eye and his unfailing courtesy on all occasions. Though he is gone, his works shall follow him. Status of Private Lands On August 1 a conference was held in Bangor, Maine, with Mr. Richard Bowditch of Boston concerning a further gift of land on Isle au Haut, Maine, to consolidate and extend the area already in park ownership on that Island. 3 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine August 14. 1944 Mr. H. M. Albright, Rockefeller Plana 30, New York 20, N. Y. Dear Mr. Albright: You have no doubt heard by now of Mr. Dorr's passing. In the stress of activity which the event occasioned you, as one who should be notified, completely escaped my consciousness. I deplore exceed- ingly my lapse of memory and hasten to repair the omission insofar as I can. Mr. Dorr had been in gradually failing health for some months, but no sudden or rapid decline had occurred. His physical strength waned slowly and in the last few months it became increasingly diffi- cult to get up and down stairs. Saturday morning, August 5, he got out of bed at his usual time and, on the way to the bathroom, his heart failed and he slumped to the floor. Death followed immediately. He lived a full and useful life and, from my intimate association with him for so long, I know that the end was welcome. There can be no regret at his passing, rather we should feel a relief that he was spared a lingering illness or physical incapacity which would have made him utterly helpless. Funeral services were held in St. Saviour's Episcopal Church here in town on Monday, August 7. The remains were taken to Boston for cremation. The ashes were returned to Bar Harbor and scattered on the Oldfarm land which he loved so dearly at a spot which he personally selected years ago. So ended a magnificent career. I hope that in time to come a suitable memorial may be established in Acadia, otherwise his name will become a legend, as no burial took place and no customary burial marker can be erected. Sincerely yours, B. L. Hadley, Acting Superintendent. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JEFFERSON NATIONAL EXPANSION MEMORIAL Unofficial ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI February 14, 1946. Benjamin L. Hadley, Superintendent, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Ben: While stationed at Pearl Harbor I became interested in the early history and development of Honolulu. There has never been a full length book on the subject and I decided to try one myself and am now working on the third draft. During my "terminal leave" I hope to finish it up. Also plan to make a trip East as far as Boston and Salem before settling down in St. Louis, and on this trip to look into certain New England source materials for Honolulu history. The first retail store in Honolulu seems to have been opened by James Hunnewell and a somewhat mysterious "Mr. Dorr" in 1817-1818. To examine the records of that venture might throw some light on a very obscure period in Honolulu. The late George B. Dorr often spoke of his family as having been in the Oriental trade (which was closely associated with the Hawaiian Islands at that time). Because I was completely unacquainted with the subject I remember very little of what he told me a dozen years ago. Knowing of your intimate acquaintance with "our" Mr. Dorr's affairs, I have been wondering if you could answer the following questions: (1) Who might hold any original papers - journals, ledgers or letters concerned with the Honolulu enterprise, assuming that the two Dorrs above mentioned were of the same family? (2) Have any historians, professional or amateur, made a study of the Dorr family's activities during that period? "Our" Mr. Dorr had some kind of a writing project afoot which in- volved either his personal memoirs or family history or both. Was any of it ever published? I would certainly appreciate hearing from you c/o Mrs. C. E. Peterson, Madison, Minnesota, where I expect to remain until about March 15. With best wishes to you and Mrs. Hadley, I am Comde Charles E PORVICTORY Piterson USI. BUY Sincerely yours, UNITED STATES DEFENSE BONDS P.S. what and do to Putz % Mrs CENTER AND STAMPS get a photo of GBD ? Charles E. Peterson. will bay for it. cro UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERV Acadia National Bar Harbor. Maine February 19, 1946. ommander Charles B Peter on, U.S.N. Madison Minnesota. Dear Pete: our letter of February 14 re-estab of acquaintance which while not broken had become somewhi lab the years that we have not met. utwill do my best but that information I can give you will not use up a great dea writing it into I do not redall that Mr. Dorr any ancestors of the Dorr name going into the Pacific. irsonal secre- tary and asked her about it and Aim saying once that an Albert Dorr went that did not elaborate on it and she does not the Island was in the Hawaiian group or whether it was forebears on his mother are and were very vely engaged in the China our Mr. Dori had many original the sea captains and merehants of that letters were given into the posses berry Hill, "Feedban, Mass." unde their out.Fin whole Dr in part, and the some to Mr William 0. Indicott Mr. Dorn andsstfllothers ahe miseums or Mistor ical societies. you onto.,she direct Brack of these @Gustoma House in Gray and ward hips, E was_in Salem aritine National Historic Chene Redords. MIf you get to OTHER aterial ivail do not know that family but 1 think that an Land Genealogical Society on Ashburton Place the family. the For information available Dadies whose not ment Prices and Dorr: published Background" one envoue Park, who know him and his work. m2. for STATE the - C.I: Hadley Comments on the paper "A Challenge to the Hancook County Trustees of Public Reservations" presented to that body by Mr. Charles X. Eliot, 2nd, August 1950 In August 1950 Mr. Charles W. Eliot, 2nd, presented to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations a paper entitled "THE BOUNDARIES OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK" A Challenge to the Hancook County Trustees of Public Reservations. The paper seemed so timely, in view of the relative inactivity of the body in recent years with respect to the growth and development of Acadia National Park that a committee was appointed to consider it and to make recommendations to the Trustees on the various points which it raised. Having been appointed a member of the committee and being perhaps more familiar with the Trustees and its affairs so far as they relate to the park than are the other two members, I am taking the liberty of reviewing Mr. Eliot's paper and offering some o omments upon it. These comments, together with some which I shall make on Mr. Paine's letter of November 17, 1950, to Mr. Edwin R. Smith, Chairman of the Special Committee on Policy of the Hancook County Trustees of Public Reservations, may serve as a guide to the committee in formulating its recommendations. The paper is divided into four parts, A, B, C and D. My o omments will deal with each of the parts, with possibly a further break- down beginning with the paragraph in the middle of page 3. A. Land Which the Trustees May Still Own Mr. Eliot lists six items of land which he says the Trustees may still own. Before discussing these items with respect to their present ownership status, it is pertinent to insert a bit of historical data in the form of extracts from the records of the Trustees and to follow with what occurred as a result: On August 20, 1929, the following vote was passed: Voted: That all the lands now standing in the name of the Reservations, except a strip of land one hundred and fifty feet (In depth) bordering the various lakes and their tributaries furnishing water to the various towns except also a lot containing approximately five aores on Barr Hill and a lot where the Champlain Monument is on the Cooksey Drive be transferred to the United States of America to form a part of Acadia National Park, at such time as the said United States of America: may accept the same -- etc. It is to be noted that the quoted vote authorised the conveyance to the Government of all land held by the Trustees except certain designated parcels, specifically the one hundred fifty foot strips bordering the various lakes and ponds and their tributaries which furnish water to Island villages, a lot on Barr Hill and the lot on the Cooksey Drive on which the Champlain Monument was then situated. On May 1, 1930 the vote of August 20, 1929 was amended to except the Black Estate from the authority to convey land to the Government. On June 22, 1931 the Trustees voted to convey the one hundred fifty foot strips around the ponds to the Government. Aoting within the authority of the votes of August 20, 1929 and June 22, 1931, the Trustees, by deed dated July 22, 1931 (Deed #41, Government Deed Records) conveyed seven parcels of land to the Government. Six of these parcels described the one hundred fifty foot strips around the ponds and are numbered in the Trustees Record of Holdings as follows: 53, 68. The seventh parcel (sixth in the deed) described the Tarn or Little Meadow, and is numbered 14 in the Record of Holdings. The eighth and concluding clause in the deed of July 22, 1931 is as follows: "Eighth: Also all real estate and interests in real estate owned by said Corporation or standing in the name of said Corporation on the records of the Hancock County Maine Registry of Deeds situated in said Town of Bar Harbor, and also situated in that part of said Town of Mount Desert lying East of Somes Sound, excepted the lot where the Champlain Monument is on the Cooksey Drive." The clause may well be termed a catch-all, and because of it a number of things happened. First, the Government acquired all rights and interests in lands represented in Record of Holdings numbers 37a, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 96, 111, 112. Second, the Government acquired lots 108 and 109 in the Record of Holdings. Third, an exchange of lands took place between Mr. Rockefeller and the Trustees by which he received Lot No. 30, Champlain Monument Site, and Lot No. 31, the Barr Hill Lot, and the Trustees received Lot No. 81, land at Echo Lake, which Mr. Rockefeller purchased for exchanging. The latter lot was later conveyed to the Government, by vote of the Trustees, by deed number 35, Government Deed Records. As a further part of the exchange Mr. Rockefeller deeded to the Trustees a small lot at Seawall known as the Robert E. Newman Lot. This lot does not appear in the Record of Holdings and the title is still in the Trustees. As a still further part of the exchange, Mr. Rockefeller moved the Champlain Monument to its present site on Ioy Hill and deeded the lot on which it stands to the Town of Mount Desert. 2 I will now discuss the six items in "A" of Mr. Eliot's paper: (1) The 30 aores at the south end of Bubble Pond went to the Government under clause "Eighth" in Deed No. 41. This item, as such, does not appear in the Record of Holdings. It is my opinion that these 30 aores were excepted from Lot 8A or Lot 18, or both, when they were con- veyed to the Government. I base my opinion on the very involved land transfers in that area which occurred during the ownership of Charles H. Lewis, Weston, The Mount Desert and Eastern Shore Land Company and others. At all events, the Government now has title to all land at the south end of Bubble Pond except for a few small lots which the Mount Desert and Eastern Shore Land Company sold for cottage lots, and whose owners or heirs have vanished. (2) The title to the lot on the top of Youngs Mountain, a one-fourth undivided interest in Lot 44, Peters Plan, passed to the Government under clause "Eighth", Deed 41, and is Lot No. 112, Trustees Record of Holdings. Accordingly, all lands and interests in lands held by the Trustees east of Somes Sound have been conveyed to the Government or to Mr. Rockefeller. (3) All lots enumerated, namely, 98, 101, 105, 106, 107, 113, 118 are still in Trustees ownership and are to the east of Long Pond. Also owned by the Trustees in the same area but not mentioned by Mr. Eliot is lot 124. (4) Lot 119 is on the west shore of Long Pond. I am not sure about 117. I am inclined to think that it is to the west of the pond but does not touch the shore (See 5 below). Also owned by the Trustees on the west shore of the pond but not mentioned by Mr. Eliot are lots 120 and 121. (5) The huge area on Western Mountain is made up of lots 95, 97, 99, 114, 115, 116, 117, 125 and 126. (6) I deteat a typing error. Mr. Eliot enumerates lots 101 and 102 on the east side of Seal Cove Pond. The lots are there but the numbers should be 100 and 102. 3 One other lot, 122, at Seawall is still in Trustees ownership. Likewise the Robert Newman lot at Seawall which I have already mentioned. The foregoing statement, to the best of my knowledge, accounts for and truly represents all lands now owned by the Trustees. B. Land for Which the Trustees Might Aot as Agent or Go-Between for Transfer to the Park (1) Fawn Pond and the northeast shore of Lakewood is owned by the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. It was a gift to the Association in memory of Mr. Charles T. How, one of the early summer visitors to Bar Harbor. Mr. How acquired many paroels of land in both Bar Harbor and Mount Desert. Many were sold to families who later built cottages upon them; many more not suitable for build- ing upon are now in the park. I do not think it wise for the Trustees to initiate action looking to the conveyance of Fawn Pond to the Park. I think it should remain in V.I.A. ownership as a memorial to Mr. How until such time as the Association wishes to voluntarily relinquish ownership. TRUSTEES (2) Sheep Poroupine Island has lately come into ownership. There it should remain until an oppor- tunity presents itself to convey it to others who will use it for residential or other desirable use. (3) Bald (Round) Poroupine Island is owned by Mrs. Edward Browning. It is directly opposite her summer home on Vanderbilt Point and was acquired so that no disfiguring use could be made of it which would constitute an eyesore in the view from her summer home. As long as it remains in the Browning family ownership, that is the best possible ownership. (4) The plan for an approach to the park from 3ar Harbor through the valley of Cromwell Harbor - Kebo Brook is at present on the shelf. The 1947 fire and other factors have been responsible for the suspension of this plan for an approach to the park from the village, but it may be revived later, 0. Mr. Rockefeller's Land This is a matter which neither the park, the Trustees nor the V.I.A. can with propriety discuss except in a most informal way and then only in the rather general vein of asking among themselves "what is he going to do with it?". He has never, so far as I know, revealed his intentions respecting the disposition of these lands, and I would suggest that he be not approached on the subject. 4 D. The Sub-marginal Land Purchase Area Nest of Somes Sound It is in this area where the park acquired some 5,000 acres of land during the years 1935 to 1940 that the Trustees could 40 do some very effective work in acquiring additional land to mooth out the exterior boundaries and acquire a number of inholdings. Money Simply, would need to be raised by subscription or otherwise to buy the land and pay for legal services ineidental to perfecting titles. The government cannot, because of the absence of authorizing legislation, buy land for the park. E. Norumbega (Brown) Mountain This mountain is still in the Kimball family ownership. Efforts in the past to reach an agreement on price have failed. Time may effect a meeting of the minds. F. West of Somes Sound (a) The north slope of Acadia Mountain is, so far as is economically feasible, in park ownership. The remainder is largely quarry sites, active at times, inactive at others. The tax-exempt agencies must be careful in land-taking not to remove revenue producing lands from taxation. Only the most compelling reasons can justify that action. In this case no compelling reasons are present. (b) Canada Hollow is partially in government and partially in private ownership. The bulk of the privately owned portion is destined for park owner- ship, and will, when conveyed, leave a relatively small acreage between the Southwest Harbor Road and the bottom of the Hollow outstanding. (o) The south ridge of Beech Mountain is in Trustees ownership. See reference under paragraph 3, page 3. (d) The north spur of Western Mountain is in park ownership. (e) The southeast slope of Western Mountain is partly in government and partly in Trustees ownership. See reference in paragraphs 4 and 5, page 3. G. East of Somes Sound (a) There is a parcel of about 27 acres on the northeast slope of Champlain Mountain still in private ownership. Continued efforts to acquire it for the park have been unavailing. Hope still remains that it can eventually be had. (b) The south tip of Dorr (Flying Squadron) Mountain, except for a parcel of 40 aores is in park owner- ship. The 40 acres outstanding will in due course come into the park. 5 (o) (d) and (e) are all in Mr. Rocksfeller's owner- ship. Their ultimate disposition is not known. R. Shores and Islands Mr. Eliot lists eight shore locations which he thinks should be added to the park. Items (a) Fernald Point; (b) the head of Somes Sound, and (d) Seal Cove and along the brook to Seal Cove Pond, while no doubt desirable for park ownership are for the present and probably for some time in the future not to be seriously considered for acquisition. They are lands of potentially high tax value; all are suitable for residential development and as such should remain available for that use. Only the most compelling reasons would justify one or all to be taken into the park. Item (o), the strip between the Sargent Drive and the Sound I judge belongs to the Kimballs as a part of their Brown Mountain tract. If the park should get the mountain it would get that strip. Item (e) Seal Harbor Beach, was conveyed to the Town of Mount Desert by Mr. Rookefeller some years ago. It is secure in town ownership and should remain there. Items (f) Bracy Cove - shingle, (g) the shore between Hunter Brook and Ingraham Point and (h) Bennett Cove at Wonderland are all owned by Mr. Rocksfeller. The disposition of these parcels, like others owned by him, is a matter for conjecture only. The islands or portions of islands which Mr. Eliot suggests should be added to the park are, from my point of view as an adminis- trative official, not to be considered. They would constitute detached and outlying fragments, difficult to administer and next to impossible to protect from fire, vandalism and misuse. As long as the islands or portions thereof are in private ownership and the public is permitted free and unhindered use of them NO complaints are raised by the using public if they find picnio refuse, tin cans and bottles cluttering the landscape, the rocks and ledges fire blackened and trees hacked and branches out for fire wood. But let a public agency come into ownership and a ary is at once raised "why isn't something done to alean up those places and to stop people from misusing them?". To do that, were they in park ownership, would require a roving patrol by power boat, and the use of & small skiff for landing. The park has neither the personnel nor the boat equipment to undertake such patrol, nor is there any likelihood that we can get it for years to some. It was for these and similar other reasons that the Trustees found it desirable to give its lands to the government for a national park. 6 L. Map A map is appended to this commentary which shows in the area west of Somes Sound and north of the Old Seal Cove Road: (1) Park land, outlined in green (2) Trustees land, outlined in blue (3) Private land, presumably available for purchase or donation, in red I have restricted the map to the showings indicated because I feel that, at first blush, those are the ones in which the Trustees should become interested. This area could be used as the nuoleus around and upon which an expanded program could be formulated should the Trustees care to undertake it. I will now pass from Mr. Eliot's "Challenge", leaving the last paragraph thereof for later consideration, to Mr. Paine's letter to Mr. Edwin R. Smith, dated November 17, 1950, and select from it certain salient points upon which to a comment. The second and third paragraphs, pages 1 and 2, of Mr. Paine's letter repeat in amplification the last paragraph in Mr. Eliot's "Challenge". Comment thereon will follow as a conclusion to this commentary. The second paragraph on page 2 raises the question of the relationship between Mr. Rockefeller and the Trustees, and suggests that it is a subject appropriate for the committee to explore. I am willing to record the knowledge I possess of Mr. Rockefeller's relationship to the Trustees prior to and during the time he was a member and my impressions of his relationship after severance of membership in January 1924. (I have not been able to fix the date when he became a member but I guess it to have been about 1917. ) If that be exploration, so shall it be done. Mr. Rocksfeller's first contact with the Trustees was probably in the summer of 1914. He had then begun the building of his carriage road system on Barr Hill and wanted to extend it across Jordan Stream to the north of Mitchell Hill and thence southward to connect with another section already constructed on the west side of the little pond. Finding his crossing of the stream blocked by land owned by the Trustees he asked them for permission to oross and construct his road over it to his own land and the permission was granted. Later, after the establish- ment of the Sieur de Monts National Monument, he gained permission from the Secretary of the Interior to donstruct another section of carriage road from Mitchell Hill westward to connect with the Town Road at where the Brown Mountain Gate Lodge now stands. From these relatively small 8 beginnings grew, through government adquissence, the horse road system as it now exists and the construction of the Bubble Pond Motor Road, the rebuilding of the Ocean Drive, the construction of the Otter Point Road and the Stanley Brook Road, all of which were financed by Mr. Rockefeller but which have since, except the carriage roads, been incorporated into the park road system. Mr. Rooksfeller relinquished his membership in the Trustees in January 1924. This he was prompted to do for a primary reason which I well know, and possibly for a secondary reason. The primary reason was that in that month Mr. Rocksfeller's road building program was heavily attacked by a group of Mount Desert Island summer residents led by Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania, himself a summer resident at Northeast Harbor. The attack threatened at inception to torpedo the entire road building program in the park, but an able and well organized defense, led by the Trustees, successfully withstood it at a public hearing held in the Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, in March 1924. Mr. Rockefeller, knowing that he, not the park nor the Trustees, was the principal target of the opposition, felt that both he and the Trustees would be placed in a better light if he were not a member. Accordingly, his membership was terminated. Now for the secondary reason for his termination of membership, and this is straight guesswork. In the summer of 1920 Mr. Rocksfeller's interest in extending his carriage road system had reached a point where he wanted to carry it around the west side of Parkman (Little Brown) Mountain and the north end of Sargent Mountain, around Eagle Lake and down the west side of Jordan Pond. He also had in mind to extend it from the south end of Eagle Lake to Bubble Pond, along its west side and around the south end of Pemetic Mountain. That route involved the crossing of park land, Trustees land and private land. His first step towards carrying out his plan was to gain the consent of the government and the Trustees to aross their lands, This was given. The next step was to acquire the private land he needed to carry out the project. It was at this point that the guess- work I have mentioned enters. The land acquisition activities of the Trustees had materially lessoned. My guess is that Mr. Rockefeller preferred to carry out his acquisition single handed rather than through the Trustees. His financial position enabled him to do so. He therefore, in effect, took over the acquisition program which the Trustees had there- tofore carried out. Mr. Rocksfeller's acquisition program ultimately resulted in land purchases amounting in acreage to more than twice that which the Trustees had acquired. Mr. Rockefeller's program practically brought the Trustees activity in land acquisition to a halt. Since then the Trustees have acquired land only occasionally and then by donation rather than by purchase. It is to be remembered that the Trustees had to depend upon contributions of money from members or friends with which to purchase lands. The organization had no other sources of revenue. 9 As to what Mr. Rocksfeller's future relationship with the Trustees may be or what he thinks Trustees ought to be doing I have no knowledge. He alone can answer those questions. Now comes the question as to the future of the Trustees. Mr. Eliot in the last paragraph of his "Challenge" and Mr. Paine in the second, third and fifth paragraphs of his letter both raise that question. The Trustees must, of course, maintain its organization to manage the Black House. Whether or not it should extend its activities beyond the Island, is, from my point of view, an open question. I must point out that should the Trustees decide to become active beyond the Island they must be careful that whatever they do the end result must justify the action. By the terms of its charter its holdings are tax exempt and the management of its properties must be such as to offset in recreational, inspirational or other intangible values the loss in dollar value of tax revenue. Otherwise its position becomes untenable and open to attack, political or other. The corporation is oharitable in nature. As such I do not believe it can engage in profit making enterprises except to the extent of using its profits to maintain its properties, to aoquire other properties for like uses or to distribute excess profits to other charitable works. I do not envision the Trustees as becoming a great money making institution. I point out these things as not to be overlooked in any expansion of activity which may be undertaken. The Trustees should, I believe, revive its interest as an acquiring and holding agency for lands destined for ultimate park ownership. Mr. Eliot points out, and I agree, that there are still lands desirable for inclusion in the park. I foresee the time when offers will be made to donate small parcels for the purpose and, when offered, the acceptance should be immediate. To accomplish this there should be an agency, tax exempt, which can accept the donation and hold title until the formalities required for tender to the government have been completed. This was the primary function of the Trustees in its early days and it should be revived. The real obstaole to be overcome is that of funds to pay for the legal work to prepare the land titles for government acceptance, Donations for that purpose are not easy to d o m e by, and unless the Trustees have reasonable assurance that the funds can be obtained, donations of land should not be accepted. The same reasoning holds true with respect to small parcels of land which are essential or desirable for park ownership but which cannot be acquired by donation. Money must be had with which to purchase, not great sums, probably, but yet it must be had. Here, too, unless the Trustees can raise nodest sums for land purchase, it is idle for then to again become active in this field. 10 What I have just said in the foregoing paragraphs has been said because of a conviction that Mr. Rockefeller's purchase program, on an extensive scale at least, has ended. Experiences over the last few years have satisfied me that this is true. Only in infrequent and special cases will he purchase land for donation to the park, and then only because some particular phase or feature of the given situation commands his interest. Because of this and because of absence of authority at law to purchase land with government funds, our only hope of acquiring the relatively small acreage needed to smooth out the park boundaries and to extinguish some inholdings lies with our friends, the Trustees, or others yet to be found. There is one field in which the Trustees, or a subsidiary group from within the body, or an auxiliary group sponsored by them can be really helpful. This group would be called the Acadia Natural History Association. The objectives of such an Association are to foster, promote and bring to public notice the inspirational, educational and scientific aspects and activities of the park through the preparation and sale of pamphlets, brochures, bulletins, etc., on those features. Small profits, enough to finance those activities once they are gotten under way can be realized. If the Trustees should evince interest in this proposal I shall be glad to go into it with them in more detail. The thoughts which I have expressed cover pretty well my point of view on the future relationship of the Trustees to the park and my views on the future activities of the organization. Others may hold similar or differing views. Perhaps what I have said may lead to a general discussion of the matter. The concluding paragraphs of Mr. Paine's letter appeal to me as a prelude to a valedictory which I devoutly hope he won't deliver. Since his association with the Trustees as member and chairman of the Black House Committee, and now as President of the group he has endeared himself to us all. We need his gracious presence as presiding officer and his wise o ounsel as our ohief executive. I believe that the circum- stance of his sojourning for the summer at a little distance from the Island is distinctly in his favor as President. We of the Island live too olosely to it and its problems. He can view us, it and them with the calmness of a detached observer and reach his conclusions unbiased by local pressures or points of view. I sincerely hope he has no serious thought of relinquishing the chair. My commentary is closed. It is much longer than I had any idea it would be but there was much ground to cover. I await a call for a committee meeting and the reaction of the other members to what I have presented for consideration. B. L. Hadley Bar Harbor, Maine February 27, 1951 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ,INCT Acadia National Park S Bar Harbor, Maine March 19, 1952 Mr. Ernest T. Paine 1090 Avon Road Schenectady 8, New York Dear Mr. Paine. Write to fun of hug Anneu Your letter of March 4 reached me in the concluding days of a four weeks' stay in the hospital. I am now at home and confined to the bedroom floor of the house for several weeks after which I shall extend my activity to getting down stairs time leaving acking once a day for a while before I shall be permitted to be at large again. I do not expect to be back at work in my office until about the first of June. misting Since Thanksgiving I have put in about four weeks' work, showed two weeks from Christmas on and two weeks at the end of January and Any (1) the first of February. The three weeks preceding Christmas my wife what asto about and I were in Pennsylvania and Virginia visiting our two boys and their families. So, you see, my regular duties have been, and will referted be for some weeks forward, taken care of by my office staff. My sach doctor doesn't want me to retard convalescence by burdening my mind be with office and other work. The illness which sent me off to the title the progress hospital on February 13 was a coronary thrombosis, the second in a year and a half. I will write the Director of the National Park Service about a stamp commemorating Champlain's discovery of Mount Desert or Island and bespeak his assistance in the project. the through the It is not difficult to transplant water lilies. The difficulty, not too great however, lies in getting the stock for transplanting. The equipment is a small boat and a pronged hoe, Nat'le commonly called hereabouts a potato hoe. The source of the stock is a shallow pond where water lilies are growing in reasonable abundance. Then, when the lilies are in bloom put off in the boat with the potato hoe, and, where the water is shallow enough to permit, reach down to the bottom with the hoe and dig up the roots. An essential point is to avoid breaking off the flowers before digging up the roots. Have the flowers come with the roots so as to be sure that lily roots are actually secured. To transplant, weight the roots with a small stone and throw them into the pond to be stocked. That was the way we introduced them into the tarn. What with vacation time, a bad cold and heart attack my plan for getting ahead with the searching of title to the Trustees' lands west of Somes Sound came to naught. When I return to work once more I hope to set the title search into motion. It is a hard thing to do at arm's length. I think that some recognition should be given to Charles Eliot's Challenge. A brief of what I wrote if prepared for distri buti on to the members would probably suffice. Mr. Eliot should be given a full copy, but I want to revise it a bit before he gets it, and also to substitute the revision for the original for the Trustees' records. Since writing it I have discovered that some of my statements were not altogether correct. I have a copy of the original which I can use for a working copy for the revision. Sincerely, B. L. Hadley Superintendent Fill 111.2.1.1.83,821 Bassett Hall Williamsburg, Virginia C. Hadley April 29, 1953 Dear Mr. Hadley: I was most regretful to learn from your letter of March 24th of your contemplated retirement from the association with Acadia National Park which you have SC long had and in which you have served 80 devotedly and so efficiently the interests of the Park. The cause of your retirement gave me special regret. It has been a pleasure to work with you on Mount Desert Island these many years past and I shall miss the relationship we have had together. Relief from the responsibility which you have SC long carried, will, I hone, soon have its favorable reaction on your health, and that, as a result of the leisure which you have so well earned, the inroad which the strain of the past years has made upon you may soon be fully repaired. To know that I may feel free to come to you with any questions regarding the Park which I ray want to take up with you is most gratifying. Be assured that I shall not hesitate to avail of this privilege should occasion arise. Looking forward to seeing you during the summer, and with every good wish, I am Very sincerely, Mr. B. L. Hadley Superintendent Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine 2.I. 83, 821 Cast UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine March 24, 1953 Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 30 Rockefeller Plaza Room 5600 New York 20, New York Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I am writing to let you know that, on my doctor's advice, I am retiring from government service and my position as superintendent of the park. Public announcement of my retirement will be made in this week's Bar Harbor Times. The unusual feature of the announcement will be the absence of a definite retirement date. It will in all likelihood be one of two - October 31, 1952, or March 31, 1953. Which one it is to be is for the Civil Service Commission to decide and the decision may reach me any day now. I have enjoyed the pleasant association I have had with you over the years of my service in the park. I shall remain in Bar Harbor and if any questions arise in your mind to which I can give an answer or provide information by which an answer can be ob tained, I shall be most happy to do so. Sincerely yours, B. L. Hadley Superi intendent 26 taston Times. RETIRES Continued from Page 1 ARCHIVAL COPY former superintendent George B. Dorr, Hadley was elevated to the position which he has held since 1944. Since February 13, 1952, C. R. Scarborough, Chief Park Ranger of Acadia, has been Acting Super- intendent while Mr. Hadley has been on sick leave and since July 15 on leave of absence. It has been learned that Frank R. Givens, Superintendent of Jo- shua, Tree. National Monument in California will succeed Mr. Had- ley. It is not known definitely when he is expected to take over his new duties. but it will probably be the first part of April. Acting Superintendent Scar- borough of Acadia National Park will be transferred to the position of Assistant Chief Park Ranger, Yosemite National Park, Cali- fornia. Transfer to Yosemite will be effective April 12. Although the retiring superin- tendent has never held any public office he has led an active life in the affairs of the town and has served on many committees in- cluding the Warrant Committee for many years. His greatest interest outside of his employment has been in the masonic bodies in the community and in the state. He served as pre- siding officer of local masonic events, including the Commandery of Knights' Templar at Ellsworth. On the state level Hadley has been Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine, A.F. & A.M., Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter Corps as: a Major, 10th Regiment of Maine, Royal Arch Masons, and 2nd Marine Division, Camp Ee- Grand Master of the Grand Coun- jeune, North Carolina and Law- cil of Maine, Royal and Select rence Chase Hadley, Park Ranger Masters. Shenandoah National Park. Va The Hadleys have two sons, presently on special assignment in Benjamin L. Hadley, Jr., present- headquarters office, National Park ly on duty with the U. S. Marine Service; Washington, D.C.C. 116627 Assistant Superintendent B. L. Hadley transmitted this picture of the Acadia office force to Washington Headquarters in order that we may be fully aware of all the enchanting features of Acadia. Front Row, left to right, Assistant Superintendent Hadley and Chief Clerk Nowack. Back Row, Miss Ardra Tarbell, Assistant Clerk; Mrs. Kathleen Stevens, E. C. W. Clerk; and Miss Natalie Applebee, Junior Clerk. Assistant Superintendent Hadley, Tarbell and Applebee represent true Mainiac types, all having been born in the Pine Tree State. Mrs. Stevens, although born in the neighboring Canadian Province of Nova Scotia, has through long residence in Maine, become fully acclimated. Mr. Nowack, born in Rochester, New York, and resident there until near manhood, is rapidly discarding the New York influence and will creditably pass as another Mainiac. Date ? -30- UARA/CP/R6791 CF 1933-49/Asalic UNITED STATES Bix 794 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONA.PARKS.SERVICE CEP 11 1944 Acadia National Park C.4 Bar Harbor, Maine MAILSING LES Hadley September 9, 1944 MEMORANDUM for the Director. I present the monthly report for Acadia for August 1944. Weather Conditions August was a hot dry month. Rainfall amounted to only 0.74 inches. The mean maximum temperature was 81.4 degrees, the highest of record since records have been kept in the park. For five con- secutive days, 11th to the 15th, the maximum temperature stood at 94, a most unusual record for these parts. Gardens and lawns suffered great drought damage. Serious forest fires raged on the mainland ad- jacent to Mt. Desert Island, Hancock County alone suffering the loss of nearly 10,000 acres of timberland. Fortunately the park escaped with but two very minor woods fires, the details of which will be found at the appropriate point in this report. The weather summary: Temperature Mean maximum 81.4 Mean minimum 56.4 Mean 68.9 Maximum 94 on the 11-12-13-14-15 Minimum 46 " is 9-27 Precipitation Rainfall 0.74 inches Number of days Clear 25; Partly Cloudy 3; Cloudy 3. P/RE79/CCF, 1933-49/Reader Box 794. clesiables SPECIAL "or ever the silver cord be loosed "1 On the morning of August 5, the immortal spirit of George Bucknam Dorr returned unto God, who gave it. So was closed the earthly pilgrimage of a really great man, the creator of Acadia National Park, its first, and at his death, its only Superintendent. He labored intensely to bring the park into being, They he nurtured it tenderly once it became real, he saw it increase in stature, and he left it a monument to his work of nearly a lifetime. He died as he lived, quietly and with great expectations for the future. Funeral services were held in St. Saviour's Episcopal Church on Monday, October 7, and were largely attended by friends and townsfolk. As a mark of respect business places in town were closed for an hour. In accordance with directions given during his lifetime, the remains were cremated and the ashes were scattered in a woodland glade on the Oldfarm property. George B. Dorr was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., December 29, 1853, the second son of Charles Hazen and Mary Gray (Ward) Dorr. His ancestors on both sides of the family were prominent in the civic and commercial life of the Massachusetts Bay region from the beginning of its settlement. He was seven years old at the outbreak of the War between the States, and eleven at its close. He was eighteen at the time of the Great Boston Fire in 1872, and told very interestingly of watching its progress and destruction of property. He was forty years old at the time of the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and visited Chicago to see its wonders. At fifty he was entering actively upon the establishment of Acadia National Park, although through reading and travel he had been, unconsciously perhaps, preparing himself for that work. At sixty-five he saw his park efforts crowned when Congress enacted legislation which established Lafayette National Park. Following his arrival at the seventy-second year of his age he was annually named in law as the Superintendent of the park. He first came to Bar Harbor with his parents in 1868, when the village was first becoming known as a summer resort. The family was accommodated at the only boarding house in the village which was crowded to the eaves with summer folk. Those not able to get into the house were quartered in tents in the adjacent field. From 1868 to 1879 the family spent their summers, when not abroad, in Bar Harbor, and in the latter years, having bought the land previously, began construction of Oldfarm, into which they moved in 1881. VARA/CP/RE79/CCF, 1933-49/Aeadia Sex 794 V.T.HPT Oldfarm was a place of great hospitality. Beneath its rooftree have slept the great and near great of America and Europe: The "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table", Oliver Wendell Holmes; Sir William and Lady Osler; James, Lord Bryce; writers, preachers, a veritable cross section of contemporary professional, political and social life of a day now gone. He travelled much. on his first trip to Europe he left Boston in a side-wheel steamer, which when the harbor was cleared, spread sails to wind to increase the speed beyond that capable of being made by steam alone. Egypt, the Nile Valley, Italy, Greece, Palestine, France, Germany and England became, over the years, familiar ground. In America he visited east, west and south, covering the ground leisurely on foot, bicycle and horseback, absorbing to the full the history, customs and products of the places visited, thereby gaining the back- ground for his later work in creating the national park on Mount Desert Island. He was a cultured gentleman, thoroughly versed in the classics, in history and in science. His formal education was gained at Harvard, from which he graduated in 1874. From time to time he did further work at the University, interesting himself particularly in philosophy. For a time he was Chairman of the Visiting Committee on Philosophy, and was 11 intimately associated with William James in committee work. But his education real education was acquired from reading, travel and contact with the scientific and social life of his time. Here, apart from his park work, he found his greatest delight and took his greatest reward. He was impatient with pretense and shallowness, but full of admiration for soundness and real worth. His wide range of knowledge was readily Teleps accessible to any who sincerely sought it but he gave short shift to those who sought from more politeness or sheer zuriosity. He was one of the few remaining members of the so-called "gas- light era" of society, as well as of the old "Boston aristocracy". Strong willed, arrogant, impatient with the little conventions, he was nevertheless a gentleman, a scholar, a kindly advisor and wholeheartedly generous. We who knew him so well miss the cheery twinkle of his eye and his unfailing courtesy on all occasions. Though he is gone, his works shall follow him. Status of Private Lands On August 1 a conference was held in Bangor, Maine, with Mr. Richard Bowditch of Boston concerning a further gift of land on Isle au Haut, Maine, to consolidate and extend the area already in park ownership on that Island. 3 X. I- -XII. I4 ECCLESIASTES 887 to behold the sun: but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that y to send forth a cometh is vanity. it is in reputation for Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the at his right hand; but days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of a fool walketh by the thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee one that he is a fool. into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away thy place; for yielding evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. ve seen under the sun, S set in great dignity, CHAPTER 12 on horses, and princes a pit shall fall into it; EMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the im. Whoso removeth th wood shall be en- R evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, "I have no pleasure in them"; while the sun, or the light, or the )t whet the edge, then moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: able to direct. Surely in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men bler is no better. The shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and S of a fool will swallow those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the doors shall be shut th is foolishness: and in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up also is full of words: at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought ter him, who can tell low; also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be of them, because he in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall dd, when thy king is a be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, t thou, O land, when and the mourners go about the streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, e season, for strength, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or e building decayeth; the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth eth through. A feast as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Vanity of money answereth all vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. nd curse not the rich And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people the voice, and that knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. And further, by these, It find it after many my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much ht; for thou knowest study is a weariness of the flesh. louds be full of rain, Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his fall toward the south, commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring eth, there it shall be. every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or regardeth the clouds whether it be evil. of the spirit, nor how child: even so thou :he morning SOW thy Authorized or thou knowest not r they both shall be ning it is for the eyes King James Version The Holy Bable BAR HARBOR TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 2€ 1053 Bar Harton Times. BENJAMIN L. HADLEY advanced from clerk to superintendent in the service of the U. S. Government. He will formally announce his retirement at a dinner in his honor tomorrow night. Ben Hadley Retires After 34 Years In e Nat'l Park Service The retirement of Benjamin L. Hadley from duty with the Na- tional Park Service will be formal- ly announced Friday evening at a dinner given in his honor at the banquet hall of the Bar Harbor Congregational Church by the employees of Acadia National Park. After nearly 34 years with the Park Service the popular Acadia National Park Superintendent has been forced into retirement by ill health Hadley entered the employ of 1919 the government in the then new Eafayette National Park on July 28, 1919, to handle the clerical work in connection with the ad- ministration of the Park 1923 In 1923 he was promoted to the position of Chief Ranger, and was made Assistant Superintendent in Following the death of the aur cued on Page 8 I 26. 1053 or taster Times. RETIRES Continued from Page 1 former superintendent George B. Dorr, Hadley was elevated to the position which he has held since 1944. Since February 13, 1952, C. R. Scarborough, Chief Park Ranger of Acadia, has been Acting Super- intendent while Mr. Hadley has been on sick leave and since July 15 on leave of absence. It has been learned that Frank R Givens, Superintendent of Jo- shua Tree National Monument in California will succeed Mr. Had- ley. It is not known definitely when he is expected to take over his new duties but it will probably be the first part of April Acting Superintendent Scar- borough of Acadia National Park will be transferred to the position of Assistant Chief Park Ranger, Yosemite National Park, Cali- fornia. Transfer to Yosemite will be effective April 12. Although the retiring superin- tendent has never held any public office he has led an active life in the affairs of the town and has served on many committees in- cluding the Warrant Committee for many years., His greatest interest outside of his employment has been in the masonic bodies in the community and in the state. He served as pre- siding officer of local masonic events, including the Commandery of Knights Templar at Ellsworth. On the state level Hadley has been Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine, A.F. & A.M., Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter Corps as a Major, 10th Regiment, of Maine, Royal Arch Masons, and 2nd Marine Division, Camp Le- Grand Master of the Grand Coun- jeune, North Carolina and Law- cil of Maine, Royal and Select rence Chase Hadley, Park Ranger, Masters. Shenandoah National Park, Va., The Hadleys have two sons, presently on special assignment in Benjamin L. Hadley, Jr., present- headquarters office, National Park ly on duty with the U. S. Marine Service, Washington, D.C. Call SHP Mr aebigert natt park UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine March 24, 1953 Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 30 Rockefeller Plaza Room 5600 New York 20, New York Dear Mr. Rockefeller: I am writing to let you know that, on my doctor's advice, I am retiring from government service and my position as superintendent of the park. Public announcement of my retirement will be made in this week's Bar Harbor Times. The unusual feature of the announcement will be the absence of a definite retirement date. It will in all likelihood be one of two.- October 31, 1952, or March 31, 1953. Which one it is to be is for the Civil Service Commission to decide and the decision may reach me any day now. I have enjoyed the pleasant association I have had with you over the years of my service in the park. I shall remain in Bar Harbor and if any questions arise in your mind to which I can give an answer or provide information by which an answer can be obtained, I shall be most happy to do so. Sincerely yours, B. L. Hadley Superintendent s.it File Ratl parks Bassett Hall Williamsburg, Virginia April 29, 1953 Dear Mr. Hadley: I was most regretful to learn from your letter of March 24th of your contemplated retirement from the association with Acadia National Park which you have so long had and in which you have served so devotedly and so efficiently the interests of the Park. The cause of your retirement gave me special regret. It has been a pleasure to work with you on Mount Desert Island these many years past and I shall miss the relationship we have had together. Relief from the responsibility which you have so long carried, will, I hope, soon have its favorable reaction on your health, and that, as a result of the leisure which you have so well earned, the inroad which the strain of the past years has made upon you may soon be fully repaired. To know that I may feel free to come to you with any questions regarding the Park which I ray want to take up with you is most gratifying. Be assured that I shall not hesitate to avail of this privilege should occasion arise. Looking forward to S eeing you during the summer, and with every good wish, I am Very sincerely, JONE D. ROCKEFELLER, JB. Mr. B. L. Hadley Superintendent Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine EKB ANPA 7, 1.14 Source sick Hadley Retires As Superintendent Of Famous Krdadia National Park BAR HARBOR, March 26-The National Park Service announced Thursday night the retirement of Arcadia National Park Superintendent Benjamin L. Hadley. SICK LEAVE Congregational church banquet hall A veteran of 34 years service, Friday evening. Hadley had been on sick leave the SERVED IN IDAHO early part of last year. Scarborough, a native of Michi- It has been reported that Frank gan, served with Forest Service, R. Givens, superintendent of Joshua Department of Agriculture in Idaho Tree National Monument, Cal, will for about seven years, joining the succeed Hadley, staff of the Shenandoah National C. R. Scarborough, chief ranger Park in 1941. In 1948 he was trans- at Arcadia and acting superintend- ferred to the Chief Rangership at ent while Hadley was on leave, will Acadia National Park. leave for a position as assistant At the close of his services here chief ranger at Yosemite National which become effective April 12. Park, Cal., April 12. Scarborough is to be transferred Hadley was graduated from Bar to the position of Assistant Chief marbor High school in 1912 and at- Ranger at Yosemite National Park, tended Bryant and Stratton Busi- Cal. ness school in Boston. He was em- Mr. and Mrs. Scarborough have ployed by the A. E. Lawrence com- two daughters pany until 1917 when he enlisted in Frank R Givens, supp:intendent the Army. of Joshua Tree National Monument RETURNED TO LAWRENCE California, will succeed Mr. Hadley Following his discharged he re- sometime the first of April/ 180 turned to the Lawrence company and was employed by them until 1919 when he joined the U. 3. government as clerical administra- tor in the new Lafayette National Park, now Acadia National Park. He held this position on a tem- porary basis until January, 1920 when he was made a full time clerk. Hadley who was made chief ranger in 1923. became asistant superintendent in 1933, and at the death of George B. Dorr. the Park's first superintendent in 144, Hadley was made superintendent He married Mary L. Chase of East Machias on April 25, 1918. They have tow sons, Benjamin L. Hadley, Jr., and Lawrence Chase Hadley and three grandchildren. Hadley, is a member of the George Edwin Kirk post, American Legion No. 25; was residing officer of local Masonic bodies including the Commandery of Knights of Templar, Ellsworth; has been grand master of the Grand lodge of Maine A.F. & A.M.; grand high priest of the Grand chapter of Maine, Royal Arch Masons: grand master of -the Grand council of Maine, Royal and Select Masters. A testimonial dinner in Hadley's honor will be given* by the person- nel of Acadia National ark at the BENJAMIN L. HADLEY Beni. L. Hadley Succumbs After BENJAMIN HADLEY Long III Health (Continued from Page 1) 1st Lieutenant. He completed his military service January 2, 1919 Benjamin L. Hadley, 61. life and returned to Lawrence com- long Bar Harbor resident, retired pany until July of that same year. superintendent of Acadia Nation On July 28, 1919 he began his al Park, and past grand master of employment for the U.S. govern the grand (masonic) lodge of ment in the then newly created Maine died last night at 11 p.m. Lafayette National Park. He hand- at the Mount Desert Island hosp led the clerical work in connce- ital following a long period of de tion with the administration of chinin health. the infant national park. He held His greatest interest other than the position on a temporary basis work with the Department of until January 1, 1920 when he was the Interior which he began in formally appointed as clerk. 1919 has been his masonic affilia He was promoted to the position tion. The greatest honor accorded of chief ranger in 1923 and was him by the masons of Maine was made assistant to the superinten- his election to the office of grand dent, George B. Dorr in 1933. master of the grand lodge of Following the death of Mr. Dorr Maine, A.F & A. M., and grand in 1944 Mr. Hadley was appointed high priest of the grand chapter of superintendent, the position which Maine, royal arch masons, and he held until March 1953 when he grand master of the grand Council retired with physical disability of Maine, royal and select masters. due to cardiac trouble. Although he has never held an Mr. Hadley married the former elective political office Mr. Had- Mary Chase April 25, 1918 who ley was extremely active in civic had come from her home 1st affairs, and served on many mun- Machias in 1910 to enter the em- icipal committees in his lifetime. ploy of the law firm O Deasy and He was chairman of the local wal rant committee in 1948. Lynam. He is survived by his wife, two He was born in Bar Harbor sons, Benjamin L. Hadley, jr. of March 15. 1894, the son of the Harrisburg, Penna., Chief of Re- late Benjamin L. and Ardelle search for Dept. of forest and (Emery) Hadley. Both parents waters.fo the Commonwealth 'of descended from pioneer settlers of Pennsylvania, and Lawrence Chase Mt. Desert Island who came into Hadley, district ranger stationed Hulls Cove and Emery District at Blueridge Parkway, Flloyd, section before 1770. Virginia; four grandchildren; one Mr. Hadley attended the Bar sister, Mrs. Harold Carter, another Harbor schools and was graduated sister, Mrs. J. Prescott Cleaves from high school in 1912. He at died January 2, 1943. tended Bryant and Stratton Bus Funeral services will be held at iness school in Boston for one the Bar Harbor Congregationn] year. church at 2 p.m. Saturday with He entered the employ of A. E. Rev. Verne M. Smith officiating. Lawrence company at Bar Harbor Committal services will be in the in September 1913 where he re- family lot in Ledgelawn cemetery. mained until his enlistment in the Services at the grave will be con- U.S. Army in June 1917. He at ducted by officers of Bar Harbor tended officers candidate school lodge F and AM. and was promoted to the rank of Friends may call at the Sher- Benjamin Hadley man Funeral Home until the time (Continued on Page 8) of the service. Lawrence C. Hadley Page 1 of 2 This 3 bedroom cape is Obituaries ready to move intol Newkitchen, new bath ellsworthameric hardwood Boors! ONLINE BAR HARBOR 9/28/00. This Week Lawrence C. Hadley, 76 of Bar Harbor, died in a local hospital on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000. He was born in Bar Harbor, the son of Benjamin L. and Mary (Chase) Hadley, on Feb. 12, 1924. Classifieds After graduating from the Bar Harbor schools in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Editorial and served in the Pacific Theater. On Sept. 7, 1947, he married Mary Helen Sherman of Bar Harbor. He attended the University of Maine and graduated with a degree in wildlife management in 1950. Sports He began his career with the National Park Service as a ranger in Shenandoah Obituaries National Park. His many assignments took him to Blue Ridge Parkway, Yellowstone National Park, the regional office in Santa Fe, N.M. He became the superintendent of White Sands National Monument, Central Capital Parks in the Capital Parks Region Archive of Washington, D.C., Colonial National Historical Park and Yosemite National Park. In 1970, he became the assistant director of Park Management in the Washington, D.C., Homeseller office and from there he transferred to superintendency of Cape Cod National Seashore. Calendar In 1979, he retired to Bar Harbor. He enjoyed an active retirement, being associated of Events with the College of the Atlantic, the MDI Hospital, Maine Sea Coast Mission, Jesup Memorial Library, Village Improvement Association and the Bar Harbor Historical Society. He was a member of Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church, having served on the Photo vestry. For a short time he was acting town manager of Bar Harbor and lately had Gallery been president of the Bar Harbor Water Co. Town Info He is survived by his wife of 53 years and their children, Scott L. Hadley and wife, Sally, of Lamoine, Lucinda McPhee and husband, John, of Clifton Park, N.Y., and Stephen W. Hadley and wife, Marie, of Seattle, Wash., and grandchildren, Daniel S. Hadley, Brian P. McPhee, Meghan L. McPhee and Elise M. Hadley. INTERACT A memorial service was held Sept. 27, 2000, at St. Saviour's Episcopal Church, Bar Harbor, with the Rev. Edwin A. Garrett III officiating. The family requests no flowers. ePostcards Donations in Mr. Hadley's memory may be made to the Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert St., Bar Harbor 04609. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, Bar Harbor Chapel, 48 Eden St., Bar Harbor. eShop eMessageBoard eVote SECTIONS Advertising Subscribe! Contact Us http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/archive/obit2000/09-00/ea_obit3_09-28-00.html 4/29/2002 5/18/2016 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Question about Ben Hadley From : Ronald Epp Wed, May 18, 2016 04:33 PM Subject : Re: Question about Ben Hadley To : Rebecca Cole-Will Cc : Marie Yarborough Hi Becky & Marie, While there is no mention in the Hadley obituary of the reason for this administrative overlap, a lengthy article (with photo) in the BHT (3/26/1953) which I found at the Rockefeller Archive Center states: "Since February 13, 1952, C.W. Scarborough, Chief Park Ranger of Acadia, has been Acting Superintendent while Mr. Hadley has been on sick leave and since July 15 on leave of absence. It as been learned that Frank R. Givens, Superintendent of Joshua Tree National Monument in California will succeed Mr. Hadley Acting Superintendent Scarborough of Acadia National park will be transferred to the position of Assistant Chief Park Ranger, Yosemite National Park, California. Transfer to Yosemite will be effective April 12." There is a separate article titled "Hadley Retires as Superintendent of Famous Arcadia [sic] National Park" that I copied from your files (B. 7, f. 14 old system, undated newspaper source, unidentified) which affirms that Hadley "had been on sick leave since the early part of last year." This is all I can add. Hope it is sufficient for your needs. See you two in July. Ron From: "Rebecca Cole-Will" To: "Ron Epp" Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:48:29 PM Subject: Question about Ben Hadley Hi Ron, We are trying to solve a mystery about the line of succession of superintendents at Acadia: Hadley's dates - from 1944 to 3/31/53 Charles Scarborough -- acting supt. from 7/15/52 to 4/11/53 Why do his dates as acting overlap with Hadley's? Was Hadley incapacitated or away from the park during the period of overlap? thanks for any information you may have, 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=370682&tz=America/New_York&xim= 1/2