Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, ME

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Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, ME
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Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927
Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, July 28, 1927
A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association informing him that there will be a delay in the arrival of the government's landscape architect …
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1)
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, February 28, 1927 (1)
A letter from Arno Cammerer, the assistant director of the National Parks Service, informing George Dorr that John D. Rockefeller Jr. has proposed to fund a project to create new roads in Lafayette National Park. Cammerer requests that Dor…
Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924
Barrington Moore to Harold Peabody Letter, March 14, 1924
A letter from Barrington Moore suggesting arguments to Harold Peabody for advancing his campaign against the further construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Moore argues that while roads are necessary for the park to fulfill its …
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Path Map of Mount Desert Island, 1896
Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Path Map of Mount Desert Island, 1896
A map showing walking paths on the eastern half of Mount Desert Island. The map is adapted from an 1896 map of Mount Desert Island compiled by Waldron Bates, Edward L. Rand, and Herbert Jaques.
Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927
Charles W. Eliot to Gist Blair Letter, July 11, 1927
Charles W. Eliot writes to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association president, Gist Blair, regarding the delay of the arrival of the National Park Service's landscape architect at Lafayette National Park. Eliot was to work with the g…
George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924
George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody Letter, March 8, 1924
A letter from Senator George Wharton Pepper to Harold Peabody. Senator Pepper includes a copy of the text from a letter he wrote to Loren Kimball, outlining his position on the construction of roads in Lafayette National Park. Pepper tells…
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922
Arno B. Cammerer to George B. Dorr Letter, July 26, 1922
A letter from the acting director of the National Park Service, Arno B. Cammerer, to the Lafayette National Park custodian, George B. Dorr. Cammerer informs Dorr that a proposed road project in Lafayette National Park has been approved. Ca…
Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925
Harold Peabody to Hubert Work Letter, May 21, 1925
A letter from Harold Peabody to the Secretary of the Interior, Hubert Work, regarding conflicting information about new road construction in Lafayette National Park. Peabody accuses the Lafayette Park administrators of maintaining a policy…
Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927
Arno B. Cammerer to Gist Blair Letter, August 6, 1927
A letter from Arno Cammerer, the acting director of the National Park Service, to Gist Blair of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association, regarding the arrival of a government landscape architect. Cammerer assures Blair that, despite…
John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924
John A. Peters to Frank B. Rowell Letter, March 21, 1924
A letter in which John A. Peters urges Frank B. Rowell to change his position regarding the proposed road construction on Mount Desert Island. Peters refers to enclosed copies of letters arguing for the proposed project to continue. Peopl…