Departamies / Thee MDI Historical Society MDI HISTORICAL SOCIETY Page 1 of 2 MDI HISTORICAL SOCIETY Home II Sitemap II Contact Us Research and Collections We are happy to assist you in your research of the Mount Desert Island area and other historical matters. Our archival collections include many manuscripts and genealogies. We also have several thousand photographs of Mount Desert Island from the 1850's to the present. Appointments are recommended for researchers. You may call the director, Jaylene Roths, at 276-9323 or write us at the address below. Collections Include: Artifacts ~ Ship building tools, accessories from early kitchens, children's toys, historic clothing, examples of traditional needlecrafts, fine china and furnishings. Archives ~ Newsclippings, letter, deeds, diaries, business records. Genealogy ~ Information on families from all over the island. We specialize in the Somes and Richardson families as well as other early Somesville settlers. Photographs ~ Daguerreotypes and ambrotypes of Somesville residents during the mid-nineteenth century. Historic views of Somesville and other parts of the island. Special collections include the Charles Butt collection of W.H. Ballard's photographs of yachts and working boats from the 1930's through the 1960's. We also have the LaRue Spiker Collection. LaRue Spiker was a journalist on Mount Desert Island form the 1950's through thr 1980's. She captured people at work and at play and also used her photographs to draw attention to the island's precious environment. http://www.mdihistory.org/research.html 10/25/2002 DESERT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Preserving the Past for the uture P.O. Box 653 . 373 Sound Drive, Mount Desert, Maine 04660-0653 Telephone: 207-276-9323 web: www.mdihistory.org June 7, 2003 Dr. & Mrs. Ronald H. Epp PhD 47 Pond View Drive Merrimack NH 03054-03054 Dear Dr. and Mrs. Epp, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I gratefully acknowledge your gift of $25. Your gift makes it possible for us to realize our mission through funding programs, exhibits, and collections care. We are looking forward to offering you more programs and exhibits in 2003. This summer's exhibit at the Sound School House From Pasture to Pantry: Mount Desert Island's Dairy History is now open. We reopen the Somesville Museum on June 17 with the very popular exhibit I Came to This Place: The Story of the Village of Somesville. Our winter/spring oral history series was a great success. Lobstermen, Merchant Mariners, cooks and caretakers all told their tales. Look for more programs like these in the fall. Thank you for supporting us in our efforts to build and effective island-wide organization to preserve, the history, buildings, and landscapes of MDI. Sincerely, Jaylene B. Roths The Executive Director *The Internal Revenue Service requires us to acknowledge your contribution of $25 in writing and to state that we provided no goods or services in consideration of your gift. Please keep this letter with your tax records. Your charitable deduction may be disallowed if you are unable to provide this acknowledgment to the Internal Revenue Service. Board of Directors and Staff Ralph W. Stanley, President Emeritus Richard B. Crawford, Secretary Kathe N. Falt Emma Richards Mary H. Jones, President Geraldine Sweet, Clerk David L. Hopkins, Jr. Paul Richardson Richard Donohoe, Vice-President Diana Cobb Ansley David McGiffert Stephen Somes Henry L. P. Schmelzer, Second Vice-President William H. Burden Michael McGiffert Marion Stanley Sheldon Goldthwait, Treasurer Alan L. Drew, III Patricia Pugh Thomas L. Watt Jaylene B. Roths, Executive Director Cornelia P. Zinsser 7/5/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Scans re 2nd Street From : Ann Benson Tue, Jun 23, 2015 03:45 PM Subject : Scans re 2nd Street 10 attachments To : Ronald Epp Ron: Attached please find scans of five documents related to the 2nd edition of Street, especially regarding the additional chapter on Lafayette National Park. There is other correspondence in our archival files about this 2nd edition and when you visit in August you might want to look at it. These documents pertain to the contract between the publisher and SAE, transfer of rights, letters from William Sawtelle, and other matters. Ann Ron Epp #5.2.pdf PDF 165 KB Ron Epp #5.pdf 138 KB Ron Epp #4.2.pdf 134 KB Ron Epp #4.pdf 167 KB Ron Epp #3.2.pdf PDF 158 KB Ron Epp #3.pdf 116 KB Ron Epp #2.2.pdf PDF 163 KB Ron Epp #2.pdf PDF 168 KB Ron Epp #1.2.pdf PDF 113 KB Ron Epp #1.pdf PDF 175 KB https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=301384&tz=America/New_York&xim 1/1 6/22/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Re: Eliot family docs From : Ronald Epp Mon, Jun 22, 2015 06:17 PM Subject Re: Eliot family docs To : Ann Benson Dear Ann, I knew that you were returning over the weekend and planned to email you Tuesday. I appreciate your organization of the Eliot family. I am interested in any notes pertaining to the addition of a final chapter on Lafayette National Park added by S.A. Eliot to the earlier 1st edition. No need to copy the HCTPR Sketch. I have several copies. The Sieur de Monts material (by Charles Eliot) is worthy of my careful scrutiny. Anything having to do with the early history of MDI by Champlain Society members interests me. I have an essay in the distinctive longhand of CWE II about his grandfather's NEH home but I'd like to compare it with what you have found. Scanning the above in PDF and then emailing it off to me would be terrific. Any photographs? The 1881 image of Champlain Society members at Hadlock Brook which appears in the current issue of the FOA Journal I had never seen. Knocked my socks off! I very much look forward to meeting you when I visit in early August. How about lunch? More details later. All the Best, Ron From: "Ann Benson" To: "Ronald Epp" Cc: "Erin Early Ward" , "Tim Garrity" Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 4:44:51 PM Subject: Re: Eliot family docs Ron: I spent some time today looking through the Historical Society's archival material on Charles W. Eliot, etc. Here's what I found that pertain to your interests: 1. Considerable material (correspondence, notes) related to the revised edition of Streets' history--20 pps. or so. 2. Two booklets about the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations. 3. Brief mention of Sieur de Monts (but not of Pierre Dugua) in the hand-written notes on early explorers of the New England coast. I plan to take more time to look at all these notes. 4. Nothing so far on the park boundary disputes and just a brief mention of Charles W's memories of his grandfather's NEH home. I'll look further. We plan to scan what's been found so far and send the results to you in pdf format. Would that work? I'll let you know what else I find. https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=301037&tz=America/New_York&xim= 1/2 6/11/2015 XFINITY Connect XFINITY Connect eppster2@comcast.net + Font Size - Eliot Family documents From : Ronald Epp Thu, Jun 11, 2015 10:18 AM Subject : Eliot Family documents To : Tim Garrity Cc : Maureen Fournier HI Tim, What I am trying to determine from the Eliot Family documents is the existence of correspondence, drafts, or reports from Charles W. Eliot, Samuel Eliot, or C.W.E. II concerning: 1. a new edition of Street's history of MDI; 2. Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations; 3. Charles Eliot on early explorers of the New England coast, but only if there is mention of Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts; and 4. Charles W. Eliot II on matters relating to his recollections of the N.E. Harbor home of his grandfather but more importantly his writings about the park boundary disputes that would occupy his attention from 1950-1987. Note: regarding item 4, I do not need correspondence and interviews with architect Arthur Shurcliff, "The Boundaries of ANP: August 1950" subsequent boundary documents from 1976 and 1985. Nor Champlain Society documentation. Tim, on boundary matters I assume you are aware that CWE II documents on this issue are not only at Harvard but in the archives of Woodlawn, ANP, and the N.E. Harbor Library. I'm developing these for an article I hope to have ready for the next issue of Chebacco. I'm also working with Josh Torrance on a second edition of S.A. Eliot's 1939 "Historical Sketch of the HCTPR" as part of the centennial celebrations. I've re-read a 1969 letter from CWE II to Robert E. Garrity, Secretary of the HCTPR. A relative? Maureen has read and edited the entire Dorr manuscript--and so I have every confidence in her skills in isolating documents relative to my needs. When the copying is completed, please invoice me for the expense. Given publication schedules, there is urgency to determining whether the MDIHS collections are useful to my purposes. I hope to be on MDI in early August, Scanne forage documentation / Nurseries. All the Best, Ronald From: "Tim Garrity" To: "Ronald Epp" Cc: "Maureen Fournier" Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 3:11:26 PM Subject: Charles W. Eliot Correspondence? Hi Ron -- Maureen Fournier tells me that you'd like to see materials from our collection that pertain to the Eliot family -- she specifically pointed to box 63 in our collection that include diverse correspondence that mostly dates from the 1920s. If you tell me what you're looking for, I'll do what I can to make it available to you. Will you be coming up to Maine soon? Tim Tim Garrity Executive Director Mount Desert Island Historical Society PO Box 653 Mount Desert ME 04660 https://web.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/printmessage?id=297682&tz=America/New_York&xim=1 1/2 Message Page 1 of 1 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:13 AM To: 'mdihistory@gwi.net Subject: MDIHS & Spirit of Acadia Charlotte, Just received your May 5th letter to members and was very impressed to see the wide array of activities planned for the summer. Congratulations on setting up these most diversified series of events.l hope Liz and I can make several of them as your scheduling becomes more definite. One matter of note relative to the Spirit of Acadia. Earl Brechlin has agreed to publish the series four articles in the Islander this summer on the "Founders. I already have the Rockefeller essay from Richardson in hand (VERY well done!) as well as the delightful Stebbins essay from Anne. I've finished a script for Jeff Dobbs on Mr. Dorr, my first effort in this format. We are now negotiating revisions. I'm comfortable using images to supplement language, not the other way around. Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of University Library & Associate Professor of Philosophy Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211 ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 5/12/2005 Message Page 1 of 1 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 2:06 PM To: 'mdihistory@gwi.net'; Epp, Ronald Dear Ms. Jeschke: As a MDIHS member and recent contributor to the "Journal" I am writing to welcome you to your new position and to make an inquiry. For the past four years I've been researching the life and times of George B. Dorr (1853-1944) and have become known about the island for my inquiries and interviews. Jaylene Oths was helpful in the early stages in encouraging my research into your arhives with special attention directed at the Champlain Society manuscripts which are in your possession, thanks to Nan Lincoln. My online research at the Harvard Archives has disclosed the existence of related materials that I do not believe many (or anyone) on the island are aware of: the Papers of Edward Lothrop Rand (1859-1924) which contain manuscripts pertaining to Mt. Desert flora and annual reports and celebrations of the Champlain Society which was founded by President Eliot's son Charles who provided the inspiration for the founding of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Researcations, the organizational apparatus that resulted in Acadia National Park. The Gray Herbarium Library at Harvard University holds these Champlain manuscripts and reports that they are unaware of their source. In several weeks I hope to examine these manuscripts with an eye to telling the Champlain Society story more fully, following a re-examination of your files. It occurs to me that the correlation of these two apparently independent sets of manuscripts might shed some new light on the early history of MDI. I'll be on the island in several weeks and vacationing there in mid-September. Perhaps we can meet and see whether this line of inquiry might fit within one of your public programs. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax 5/13/2004 Message Page 1 of 6 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 11:53 AM To: 'Patti Leland-Hanson' Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: MDIHS Journal Dear Patti, Seasons Greetings! I received last week a copy of the Journal. Well done! I have not carefully read my article because I've been focused on reading Peter's hefty piece on the railroad I have discovered that the Abbe Museum has not received the two copies of the journal that were part of our agreement for your use of their images of Dr. Abbe and the Museum. See the email from October 6th and others below. I am quite surprised that this arrangement has not been completed since both organizations are part of the Island Association of Museums; sharing of this sort should be encouraged. Regardless, I stand by my original offer to pay the cost of honoring the Abbe Museum image release contract. Please send these as soon as possible since they have informed me that they are excited about receiving them. On a minor matter, the illustratiuon for George Bucknam Dorr and the list of illustrations has misnamed him (as "Buckman"). Have a happy new year! Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Original Message From: Patti Leland-Hanson [mailto:hanson@downeast.net) Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 3:06 PM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Re: Abbe-Dorr: FINAL COPY Hello - Yes I have received it and it opens with no trouble. I hope to have everything together by the end of the week. Can you respond to my questions regarding the images. I want to make sure that I use the proper credits for the 3 I will be suing. Thanks, Patti 12/31/2003 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald To: hanson@downeast.net Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: Endnotes for Abbe/Dorr Ms. for MDIHSJournal Patti, Received the following message from Judith Goldstein (SEE BELOW). Looks like we're on our way. Do you have a target publication date? Will proofs be distributed for author feedback? By the way, I received a lengthy email from Peter Dow Bachelder introducing himself to me via the interceeding of ANP Curator Brooke Childrey. I hear he has submitted an article to the MDIHSJournal as well. He needed more information on Mr. Dorr and the naming process for Cadillac Mountain. Our interests seem to overlap and I look forward to developing our relationship. Finally, regarding the citations for the images. The image of Dr. Robert Abbe and the Museum should both be credited as follows: From the collection of the Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. My photographic agreement with the Abbe Museum requires the use of this specific language. They also expect to receive two copies of the publication (without charge) in consideration of supplying these images without a fee. The image of Dr. Abbe should be simply identified as: Dr. Robert Abbe The image of the museum (which ever you choose) should be: The Lafayette National Park Museum of the Stone Age Period. The image of Mr. Dorr --identified as Park Superintendent George Bucknam Dorr--should be credited to The William Otis Sawtelle Collections & Research Center, Acadia National Park. Please keep in touch and let me know if I can be of further help. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Original Message From: judith goldstein [mailto:jsgsp@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:26 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Re: Endnotes for Abbe/Dorr Ms. for MDIHSJournal Ronald: will have it read by tomorrow morning. Seems to me very, very good. Just a few minor 10/3/2003 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:50 AM To: Phanson@downeast.net' Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: Endnotes for Abbe/Dorr Ms. for MDIHSJournal Patti, Received the following message from Judith Goldstein (SEE BELOW). Looks like we're on our way. Do you have a target publication date? Will proofs be distributed for author feedback? By the way, I received a lengthy email from Peter Dow Bachelder introducing himself to me via the interceeding of ANP Curator Brooke Childrey. I hear he has submitted an article to the MDIHSJournal as well. He needed more information on Mr. Dorr and the naming process for Cadillac Mountain. Our interests seem to overlap and I look forward to developing our relationship. Finally, regarding the citations for the images. The image of Dr. Robert Abbe and the Museum should both be credited as follows: From the collection of the Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine. My photographic agreement with the Abbe Museum requires the use of this specific language. They also expect to receive two copies of the publication (without charge) in consideration of supplying these images without a fee. The image of Dr. Abbe should be simply identified as: Dr. Robert Abbe The image of the museum (which ever you choose) should be: The Lafayette National Park Museum of the Stone Age Period. The image of Mr. Dorr --identified as Park Superintendent George Bucknam Dorr--should be credited to The William Otis Sawtelle Collections & Research Center, Acadia National Park. Please keep in touch and let me know if I can be of further help. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Original Message From: judith goldstein [mailto:jsgsp@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:26 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Re: Endnotes for Abbe/Dorr Ms. for MDIHSJournal 10/3/2003 Page 1 of 3 Ronald Epp From: "Patti Leland-Hanson" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 3:07 PM Subject: Re: MDI Historical Society History Journal Hello - Thank you for updating me on your progress. Are you saying that you will have the draft to me by the first of August? There is no problem with that. A couple of images would be great. I will get back to you on how many is OK. The past journals have been heavy on citations. In following up on that I find that is what is desired. I will have to confim the number of pages - Microsoft Word is OK - I work most often with it. I am not familar with the Society's photo collections but I would recommend checking is with them. E-mail submission is fine with me if that is easiest for you. If I have any problem opening the document I could let you know. I will let you know as soon as I have the answers to the questions I could not answer. At this time no specific guidelines have been adopted. That is my main focus with the group. Thank you, Hello Patti Original Message From: Ronald Epp To: Patti Leland-Hanson Cc: r.epp@snhu.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:40 PM Subject: Re: MDI Historical Society History Journal Dear Patti, My receipt of the MDIHS newsletter--and its sad news of Jaylene's departure--prompts me to provide you with a progress report on the ms. that I am developing for your consideration. The research on the relationship between Mr. Dorr and Dr. Abbe is completed. I've begun the paper for you and will extract material for the September 14th BHHS/Abbe Museum presentation from it. My plan is to get a draft to you within two months. Will that timetable still work for you? In order to shape it to your needs a answers to a couple of questions would help me with structuring the paper: a. Ms. Size: Limit on the number of double-spaced 12 point font pages? b. Use of Images? Preferred or Optional? C. Citations: How extensive? As an academic doing archival work it is tempting to go overboard with documentation. A listing of archival repositories can be referenced through acroymns that specify the folders consulted if that would work for you; non-archival publications could be treated conventionally. Do you have an authoritative style manual that you adhere to? d. Do you prefer an electronic submission to accompany the paper? If so, will MS Word suffice? 6/11/2003 Page 2 of 3 I will be visiting MDI July 9-11 to secure images for the BHHS slide presentation. Do you know much about the photo collections at MDIHS? It might be useful for me to review them. Aside from this issue, if you think it would be useful to meet at that time please let me know as soon as possible and we'll arrange it. With best wishes, Ronald Epp Original Message From: Patti Leland-Hanson To: 'Ronald Epp' Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:18 AM Subject: RE: MDI Historical Society History Journal Hello - Thank you for getting back to me. Yes I think this would be a subject that would be of interest to the readers. I would need the article as early as possible - if you are still looking at a September date it would need to be very early September. What part of May will you be on MDI? My phone number is 276-5305. Please feel free to call me and we could set up a meeting. I will definitely keep you in mind when the time comes to look for editors. Sincerely, Patti Original Message From: Ronald Epp [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:37 AM To: Patti Leland-Hanson Cc: Ronald Epp Subject: Re: MDI Historical Society History Journal Dear Patti, Good to hear from you! I'm looking forward to meeting you, perhaps in May when I plan to visit MDI for a couple of days. I've just returned from research at the Rockefeller Archive Center and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center Historical Collection in West Virginia. I've got several article concepts in mind but need a couple of weeks to sort my way through the documentation that I secured from these repositories to determine whether it provides sufficient evidence for the arguments that I will be advancing. I am preparing a presentation for the Abbe Museum's 75th anniversary celebration in September which I believe could be rather easily turned into an article. It concerns the evolution of the Abbe Museum within Lafayette (later Acadia) National Park with a decided focus on the nature of the relationship between Dr. Abbe and Park Superintendent (and founder) George B. Dorr, a subject that has not previously been investigated. Their common interests touched MDI residents in diverse ways from conservation to the arts to village improvement society efforts during the first forty years of the last century. Do you think your readership would find this of interest? Do you? 6/11/2003 Page 3 of 3 Best wishes on your new position! If you ever need another set of editorial eyes, do contact me. I spent the late 1980's as managing editor of a monthly publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) Original Message From: Patti Leland-Hanson To: r.epp@snhu.edu Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: MDI Historical Society History Journal Hello - My name is Patti Leland-Hanson. I am the new Journal Editor. I have been told that you are interested in writing an article for this year's Journal. I look forward to hearing from you about the article that you are planning on writing. Sincerely, Patti 6/11/2003 Page 2 of 3 Sincerely, Patti Original Message From: Ronald Epp [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:37 AM To: Patti Leland-Hanson Cc: Ronald Epp Subject: Re: MDI Historical Society History Journal Dear Patti, Good to hear from you! I'm looking forward to meeting you, perhaps in May when I plan to visit MDI for a couple of days. I've just returned from research at the Rockefeller Archive Center and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center Historical Collection in West Virginia. I've got several article concepts in mind but need a couple of weeks to sort my way through the documentation that I secured from these repositories to determine whether it provides sufficient evidence for the arguments that I will be advancing. I am preparing a presentation for the Abbe Museum's 75th anniversary celebration in September which I believe could be rather easily turned into an article. It concerns the evolution of the Abbe Museum within Lafayette (later Acadia) National Park with a decided focus on the nature of the relationship between Dr. Abbe and Park Superintendent (and founder) George B. Dorr, a subject that has not previously been investigated. Their common interests touched MDI residents in diverse ways from conservation to the arts to village improvement society efforts during the first forty years of the last century. Do you think your readership would find this of interest? Do you? Best wishes on your new position! If you ever need another set of editorial eyes, do contact me. I spent the late 1980's as managing editor of a monthly publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) Original Message From: Patti Leland-Hanson To: r.epp@snhu.edu Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: MDI Historical Society History Journal Hello - My name is Patti Leland-Hanson. I am the new Journal Editor. I have been told that you are interested in writing an article for this year's Journal. I look forward to hearing from you about the article that you are planning on writing. 6/11/2003 Page 1 of 2 Ronald Epp From: "Patti Leland-Hanson" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 8:18 AM Subject: RE: MDI Historical Society History Journal Hello - Thank you for getting back to me. Yes I think this would be a subject that would be of interest to the readers. I would need the article as early as possible - if you are still looking at a September date it would need to be very early September. What part of May will you be on MDI? My phone number is 276-5305. Please feel free to call me and we could set up a meeting. I will definitely keep you in mind when the time comes to look for editors. Sincerely, Patti Original Message- From: Ronald Epp [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:37 AM To: Patti Leland-Hanson Cc: Ronald Epp Subject: Re: MDI Historical Society History Journal Dear Patti, Good to hear from you! I'm looking forward to meeting you, perhaps in May when I plan to visit MDI for a couple of days. I've just returned from research at the Rockefeller Archive Center and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center Historical Collection in West Virginia. I've got several article concepts in mind but need a couple of weeks to sort my way through the documentation that I secured from these repositories to determine whether it provides sufficient evidence for the arguments that I will be advancing. I am preparing a presentation for the Abbe Museum's 75th anniversary celebration in September which I believe could be rather easily turned into an article. It concerns the evolution of the Abbe Museum within Lafayette (later Acadia) National Park with a decided focus on the nature of the relationship between Dr. Abbe and Park Superintendent (and founder) George B. Dorr, a subject that has not previously been investigated. Their common interests touched MDI residents in diverse ways from conservation to the arts to village improvement society efforts during the first forty years of the last century. Do you think your readership would find this of interest? Do you? Best wishes on your new position! If you ever need another set of editorial eyes, do contact me. I spent the late 1980's as managing editor of a monthly publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library 3/20/2003 Page 1 of 1 Ronald Epp From: "MDI Historical Society" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 7:52 AM Subject: Re: Research Collections Yes, I would be happy to meet with you at some point on the 14th or 15th. I have just returned from maternity leave and have my 11 week old daughter at work with me. An early morning meeting may be best as she usually naps from 8 to 10. If not we will work something out. I would be interested in talking with you about a possible Journal article. We are going through a major review of the Journal and its purpose. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks. See you in a couple of weeks. Jaylene Roths on 10/25/02 2:05 PM, Ronald Epp at r.epp@snhu.edu wrote: Dear Jaylene, Last May I was fortunate to make use of the Charles Eliot papers contained in the Champlain Society resources available in your collections. This was a small component of a biography of George Dorr that I am preparing. In the interim I have become a member of the MDIHS. I've written two articles for the FOA Journal and carried out extensive research on Mr. Dorr at the National Archives and the Rockefeller Archive Center. These repositories contain documentation that overlaps with recurring themes in articles published in the MDI History Journal. I will be pursuing some of this research when I next visit MDI November 13-15. Might it be possible for us to meet at that time and explore several themes that might be worthy of your consideration for the Journal? Wishing you the very best. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 10/31/2002 Page 1 of 1 Ronald Epp From: "Ronald Epp" To: Cc: Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 3:05 PM Subject: Research Collections Dear Jaylene, Last May I was fortunate to make use of the Charles Eliot papers contained in the Champlain Society resources available in your collections. This was a small component of a biography of George Dorr that I am preparing. In the interim I have become a member of the MDIHS. I've written two articles for the FOA Journal and carried out extensive research on Mr. Dorr at the National Archives and the Rockefeller Archive Center. These repositories contain documentation that overlaps with recurring themes in articles published in the MDI History Journal. I will be pursuing some of this research when I next visit MDI November 13-15. Might it be possible for us to meet at that time and explore several themes that might be worthy of your consideration for the Journal? Wishing you the very best. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 10/25/2002 To: jroths@post.acadia.net Subject: Champlain Papers Date sent: Mon, 14 May 2001 17:13:00 Dear Jaylene, Thank you for the opportunity to examine the Charles Eliot's notebooks/papers from the Champlain Society. Your "assistant" agreed to photocopy several pages for me and forward them to me in the next couple of weeks. I was not able to fully explore a couple of the notebooks and would hope to return for another visit toward the end of summer. Thank you for your generosity. Ronald Epp -- 1 -- -- Mon, 14 May 2001 17:13:00 8 August 2000 President Mount Desert Island Historical Society and Museum 2 Oak Hill P.O. Box 653 Mount Desert, ME 04660 I would appreciate your assistance regarding research into the origins of Acadia National Park, concentrating on personal and professional documents relative to George B. Dorr. Over the past few years, I've researched much of the available published materials that I could secure in regional research libraries and through interlibrary transfers. I am aware of the Dorr documentation in other Mt. Desert Island public libraries, the ANP Office of the Superintendent, the Library of Congress, the Harvard Archives, and the Rockefeller Archival Center. I am writing now to inquire into relevant archival material that is part of the MDIHSM. I plan to visit Bar Harbor for the ANP Historic Trails Conference in mid-October. Would it be possible for me to access during that week (October 16, 19th, or 20th) any materials that appear relevant to my objectives.? It would be helpful if you could provide some indication of the scope (perhaps in the common measurements of linear feet) of your holdings relative to Dorr, the Dorr family, his relationship to J.D. Rockefeller, Jr., Dorr's role in the creation and administration of what would become Acadia National Park, and the development of the historic trails and carriage roads. Is some material only available in non-print formats? As a librarian, I fully realize that such a brief visit might require many visits to mine the resources available on Mt. Desert Island. I do appreciate any assistance that you might be able to offer. I look forward to hearing from you. Most Sincerely, Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Libraries