Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
12753	United States Stamp - Thornton Wilder - Issued April 17, 1997	Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp	People	Deas - Michael Deas Jordan - Phil Jordan		1997-04-17			Postage Stamp Title: Thornton Wilder Scott Cat. Number: 3134 Subject: Wilder – Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) Designer and Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, Virginia Artist: Michael Deas, New Orleans, Louisiana Typography: John Boyd, New York Modeler: Joseph Sheeran Media: Offset Lithography Printer: Ashton-Potter Ltd., USA Color: Black, cyan, magenta and yellow Size: 1.56 x 0.991” Country: United States Postage Value: 32 cents Issue Series: 14th in the Literary Arts Series Issue Origin: 100th Anniversary of Thornton Wilder’s birth. Issue Date: April 17, 1997 Issue Location: Hamden, Connecticut Issue Size: "The stamp features artist Michael Deas’s portrait of Wilder in the foreground, which is based on a photograph by Gisele Freund, a renowned photographer who is a former president of the Federation of French Art Photographers. The background comes from the artist’s imagination of a scene from Our Town, one of Wilder’s most well-known works." United States Post Office Postal Bulletin, PB 21941, March 13, 1997, p. 32. Artist, Michael Deas, was honored the second time by The Society of Illustrators for this design. They presented a gold medal to the USPS for this image and, the year before, for his portrayal of James Dean for that stamp.	United States Stamp - Thornton Wilder - Issued April 17, 1997 Item: 12753    Type: Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp Subject: People Creator: Deas - Michael Deas Jordan - Phil Jordan Date: 1997-04-17 Description: Postage Stamp Title: Thornton Wilder Scott Cat. Number: 3134 Subject: Wilder – Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) Designer and Art Director: Phil Jordan, Falls Church, Virginia Artist: Michael Deas, New Orleans, Louisiana Typography: John Boyd, New York Modeler: Joseph Sheeran Media: Offset Lithography Printer: Ashton-Potter Ltd., USA Color: Black, cyan, magenta and yellow Size: 1.56 x 0.991” Country: United States Postage Value: 32 cents Issue Series: 14th in the Literary Arts Series Issue Origin: 100th Anniversary of Thornton Wilder’s birth. Issue Date: April 17, 1997 Issue Location: Hamden, Connecticut Issue Size: "The stamp features artist Michael Deas’s portrait of Wilder in the foreground, which is based on a photograph by Gisele Freund, a renowned photographer who is a former president of the Federation of French Art Photographers. The background comes from the artist’s imagination of a scene from Our Town, one of Wilder’s most well-known works." United States Post Office Postal Bulletin, PB 21941, March 13, 1997, p. 32. Artist, Michael Deas, was honored the second time by The Society of Illustrators for this design. They presented a gold medal to the USPS for this image and, the year before, for his portrayal of James Dean for that stamp. [show more]
3461	Museum Traces Island's History - Abbe Museum Blends Ruth Moore Poetry With Great Gott Island Artifacts	Publication, Literary, Article	People	Harbour - Kathy Harbour	The Bangor Daily News	1994-05-28			Bar Harbor - When the archaeologists of summer probe the fragile layers of Great Gott Island history, they say the faint bark of an Indian dog is freed. It was Maine writer Ruth Moore who first imagined the dog's bark, as she sifted through the sand and sod on her native Great Gott Island, pausing later to reflect on the island's history in her poem, "The Indian Shell Heap":	Museum Traces Island's History - Abbe Museum Blends Ruth Moore Poetry With Great Gott Island Artifacts Item: 3461    Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: People Creator: Harbour - Kathy Harbour Publisher: The Bangor Daily News Date: 1994-05-28 Description: Bar Harbor - When the archaeologists of summer probe the fragile layers of Great Gott Island history, they say the faint bark of an Indian dog is freed. It was Maine writer Ruth Moore who first imagined the dog's bark, as she sifted through the sand and sod on her native Great Gott Island, pausing later to reflect on the island's history in her poem, "The Indian Shell Heap":
12828	The Wind and the Wood	Publication, Literary, Poem	People	Jackson - Nevin C. Jackson		1998				The Wind and the Wood Item: 12828    Type: Publication, Literary, Poem Subject: People Creator: Jackson - Nevin C. Jackson Date: 1998
14839	Gotts Island Maine - Its People 1880-1992	Publication, Book	People Places, Island	Johnson - Rita (Johnson) Kenway (1931-2011)		1993	Tremont, Great Gott Island		An account of the summer visitors and native population on Gotts Island starting in the 1890's, the book describes the island experience, the families, and changes that took place over the next 100 years.	Gotts Island Maine - Its People 1880-1992 Item: 14839    Accession #: 1020 Type: Publication, Book Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Johnson - Rita (Johnson) Kenway (1931-2011) Date: 1993 Place: Tremont, Great Gott Island State: ME Description: An account of the summer visitors and native population on Gotts Island starting in the 1890's, the book describes the island experience, the families, and changes that took place over the next 100 years.
9356	Ralph Warren Stanley Presenting a Half-Model of a Friendship Sloop to Bruce Noble Morang and Marcia (Vannah) Morang	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People	Milner - Craig Milner		1992			Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Bruce Noble Morang (1930-1993) Marcia (Vannah) Morang, Mrs. Bruce Noble Morang "Bruce and Marcia Morang were presented with a half-model I made as an award at the Friendship Sloop Society annual meeting in 1992." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 117.	Ralph Warren Stanley Presenting a Half-Model of a Friendship Sloop to Bruce Noble Morang and Marcia (Vannah) Morang Item: 9356    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Creator: Milner - Craig Milner Date: 1992 State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Description: Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Bruce Noble Morang (1930-1993) Marcia (Vannah) Morang, Mrs. Bruce Noble Morang "Bruce and Marcia Morang were presented with a half-model I made as an award at the Friendship Sloop Society annual meeting in 1992." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 117.
3457	Homesick For That Place: Ruth Moore Writes About Maine	Publication, Literary, Article	People Places, Island	Pixley - Jennifer Craig Pixley		1997	Tremont, Great Gott Island		The lives of authors Ruth Moore and Eleanor Ruth Mayo were their own, but their private lives and the lives they led on Mount Desert Island, were so intertwined that archivists find it difficult to divide documents, stories and photographs between them. It is for this reason that this Item exists in the database. It ties together other Items that relate more to both women than to either as an individual. “Homesick For That Place: Ruth Moore Writes About Maine” by Jennifer Craig Pixley is so well conceived that it may be recommended to those who are interested in Ruth and Eleanor above many other works, but there is much to be learned from everything included here.	Homesick For That Place: Ruth Moore Writes About Maine Item: 3457    Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: People Places, Island Creator: Pixley - Jennifer Craig Pixley Date: 1997 Place: Tremont, Great Gott Island State: ME Description: The lives of authors Ruth Moore and Eleanor Ruth Mayo were their own, but their private lives and the lives they led on Mount Desert Island, were so intertwined that archivists find it difficult to divide documents, stories and photographs between them. It is for this reason that this Item exists in the database. It ties together other Items that relate more to both women than to either as an individual. “Homesick For That Place: Ruth Moore Writes About Maine” by Jennifer Craig Pixley is so well conceived that it may be recommended to those who are interested in Ruth and Eleanor above many other works, but there is much to be learned from everything included here. [show more]
12493	India Stamp - William Carey (1761-1834)- Issued January 9, 1993	Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp	People	Samanta - Shanka Samanta	Department of Posts, India	1993	India, Serampore		Photogravure.	India Stamp - William Carey (1761-1834)- Issued January 9, 1993 Item: 12493    Type: Object, Stamp, Postage Stamp Subject: People Creator: Samanta - Shanka Samanta Publisher: Department of Posts, India Date: 1993 Place: India, Serampore Description: Photogravure.
12363	Ronald Dean Rich at Seawall	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People	Strong - Janet Strong		1992 c.	Southwest Harbor, Seawall			Ronald Dean Rich at Seawall Item: 12363    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Creator: Strong - Janet Strong Date: 1992 c. Place: Southwest Harbor, Seawall State: ME Source: Collection of Janet Strong Tags: people, man
5812	Frances Budahn Hitchcock and Isabel Colquhoun	Image, Photograph	People	Walsh - Elizabeth Cantril (Walsh) Colquhoun aka Leza		1999-08	Southwest Harbor, Manset	388 Seawall Road		Frances Budahn Hitchcock and Isabel Colquhoun Item: 5812    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Creator: Walsh - Elizabeth Cantril (Walsh) Colquhoun aka Leza Date: 1999-08 Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset State: ME Address: 388 Seawall Road Source: Collection of Leza Colquhoun
10957	Peter Warren Peterson With Horses	Image, Photograph	Nature, Animals People			1997				Peter Warren Peterson With Horses Item: 10957    Accession #: 1014 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Nature, Animals People Date: 1997 State: ME
10989	Ralph Warren Stanley and Sister - Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes	Image, Photograph	People			1998				Ralph Warren Stanley and Sister - Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes Item: 10989    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1998 State: ME
10990	Ralph Warren Stanley and Daughter Nadine Marie (Stanley) Goodwin	Image, Photograph	People			1999-04-21			The photograph was taken in the Clark Point office.	Ralph Warren Stanley and Daughter Nadine Marie (Stanley) Goodwin Item: 10990    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1999-04-21 State: ME Description: The photograph was taken in the Clark Point office.
10999	Richard Lewis Stanley and Ralph Warren Stanley in the Clark Point Office	Image, Photograph	People			1990-08-06				Richard Lewis Stanley and Ralph Warren Stanley in the Clark Point Office Item: 10999    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1990-08-06 State: ME
11493	Otmar Franz Karban and Kerstin Stracke-Weiss	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	People			1991				Otmar Franz Karban and Kerstin Stracke-Weiss Item: 11493    Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: People Date: 1991 State: ME Source: Collection of the Cwik Family
11753	Ralph Warren Stanley Receives the National Endowment for the Arts Award as Master Artist	Image, Photograph	Events People			1999-09-28	Washington DC		Left to Right: First Lady Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (1947-) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Governor John Elias Baldacci of Maine (1955-) On September 28, 1999 the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Ralph W. Stanley as a Master Artist “who has contributed to the shaping of our artistic traditions and to preserving the cultural diversity of the United States” and gave him a National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. attended by First Lady Hillary Clinton.	Ralph Warren Stanley Receives the National Endowment for the Arts Award as Master Artist Item: 11753    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Events People Date: 1999-09-28 Place: Washington DC State: DC Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection Description: Left to Right: First Lady Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (1947-) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Governor John Elias Baldacci of Maine (1955-) On September 28, 1999 the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Ralph W. Stanley as a Master Artist “who has contributed to the shaping of our artistic traditions and to preserving the cultural diversity of the United States” and gave him a National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. attended by First Lady Hillary Clinton. [show more]
12265	Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and Gertrude Katherine (Gatcomb) Benson's Children	Image, Photograph	People			1992 c.				Peter Theodore Benson Jr. and Gertrude Katherine (Gatcomb) Benson's Children Item: 12265    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1992 c. State: ME Source: Collection of the David B. Benson Family
12522	Captain William Harland Kelley in Command of the USS Constitution	Image, Photograph	People			1997-07	Boston MA			Captain William Harland Kelley in Command of the USS Constitution Item: 12522    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1997-07 Place: Boston MA State: MA Tags: man, people, captain
12566	Captain William Harland Kelley in Command of the USS Constitution	Image, Photograph	People Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate			1997-07-20	Boston MA		In the War of 1812, during the British blockade of the east coast, two British frigates, HMS Junon and HMS Tenedos, chased the USS Constitution into Marblehead Harbor and the safety of Fort Sewall. July 1997, in honor of the 200th anniversary of USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," commissioning, Capt. William Harland Kelley was chosen to sail the famous 204’, 3-masted wooden frigate out of Boston, into Marblehead Harbor and back to Boston. This was her first independent sail in 116 years.	Captain William Harland Kelley in Command of the USS Constitution Item: 12566    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Vessels, Naval Vessel, Warship, Frigate Date: 1997-07-20 Place: Boston MA State: MA Tags: man, people, captain Description: In the War of 1812, during the British blockade of the east coast, two British frigates, HMS Junon and HMS Tenedos, chased the USS Constitution into Marblehead Harbor and the safety of Fort Sewall. July 1997, in honor of the 200th anniversary of USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," commissioning, Capt. William Harland Kelley was chosen to sail the famous 204’, 3-masted wooden frigate out of Boston, into Marblehead Harbor and back to Boston. This was her first independent sail in 116 years. [show more]
9540	Milton Haynes Dolliver	Image, Photograph	People			1995	Southwest Harbor			Milton Haynes Dolliver Item: 9540    Accession #: 1018 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Date: 1995 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: Mary Elizabeth Robinson Rosene Collection
10117	Bill Robinson Mending Nets	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	People			1999 c.				Bill Robinson Mending Nets Item: 10117    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: People Date: 1999 c. State: ME Source: Collection of Leola Mae Pomroy Higgins
16601	A series of interviews of Ralph Stanley conducted by David Spurling	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1996	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	David Spurling interviewing Ralph Stanley about his life. Interview 1: Stories of boatbuilding, family life, voyages, and historical events. Interview 2: Details of shipbuilding, historic events, details of lost seamen, and Southwest Harbor specific historical events. Interview 3A: Stanley family history, details of other Southwest Harbor families, specific vessel details, and stories of foreign voyages including being on the pepper trade from India. Interview 3B: Stories of sailing, navigating a dangerous rock at Cranberry Island using dories, stories about Admiral Byrd of Arctic exploring fame, stories of rum running, and a story about Christopher Lawler. Interview 4: Stories of the Robinson and Nickerson families, a story about Emily Robinson. Interview 4: A story about a Cole Robinson sailing disaster and reading of several newspaper accounts of Mount Desert Island citizens.	A series of interviews of Ralph Stanley conducted by David Spurling Item: 16601    Accession #: 1142 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1996 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: David Spurling interviewing Ralph Stanley about his life. Interview 1: Stories of boatbuilding, family life, voyages, and historical events. Interview 2: Details of shipbuilding, historic events, details of lost seamen, and Southwest Harbor specific historical events. Interview 3A: Stanley family history, details of other Southwest Harbor families, specific vessel details, and stories of foreign voyages including being on the pepper trade from India. Interview 3B: Stories of sailing, navigating a dangerous rock at Cranberry Island using dories, stories about Admiral Byrd of Arctic exploring fame, stories of rum running, and a story about Christopher Lawler. Interview 4: Stories of the Robinson and Nickerson families, a story about Emily Robinson. Interview 4: A story about a Cole Robinson sailing disaster and reading of several newspaper accounts of Mount Desert Island citizens. [show more]
16602	Interviews of Richard Carroll about the Carroll family	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1991	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	In these interviews, Richard Carroll recollects his own childhood on the Carroll homestead as well as describes the Carroll family's journey from Ireland and their establishment in Southwest Harbor.	Interviews of Richard Carroll about the Carroll family Item: 16602    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1991 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In these interviews, Richard Carroll recollects his own childhood on the Carroll homestead as well as describes the Carroll family's journey from Ireland and their establishment in Southwest Harbor.
16604	Interview of Calvin and Edna Alley	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1991-02-24	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	In this interview Calvin Carroll Alley and Edna E. (Bagley) Alley speak about their early life (without electric power) in Jonesport, Southwest Harbor, Ilseford (Little Cranberry Island), life on their farm, a career in the Coast Guard, and running a restaurant together in Southwest Harbor.	Interview of Calvin and Edna Alley Item: 16604    Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1991-02-24 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: The Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In this interview Calvin Carroll Alley and Edna E. (Bagley) Alley speak about their early life (without electric power) in Jonesport, Southwest Harbor, Ilseford (Little Cranberry Island), life on their farm, a career in the Coast Guard, and running a restaurant together in Southwest Harbor.
16606	Interview of Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1992-10-13	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	In this interview, Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal talks about his family history on Cranberry and Manset islands, fishing, steam ship service, working at a Coast Guard station, the beginning of Beal's Lobster Warf, his grandparents life on Mt. Desert Rock, and life during World War II in Southwest Harbor.	Interview of Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal Item: 16606    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1992-10-13 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In this interview, Elmer "Buzzy" Lawrence Beal talks about his family history on Cranberry and Manset islands, fishing, steam ship service, working at a Coast Guard station, the beginning of Beal's Lobster Warf, his grandparents life on Mt. Desert Rock, and life during World War II in Southwest Harbor.
16607	Interview of Harold R. Beal	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People			1994-11-15	Southwest Harbor	338 Main Street	In this interview Harold R. Beal talks about the early history of the Beal family, his experience in the U.S. Navy during World War II (including stories about the preparation and invasion of Omaha Beach), and life in Southwest Harbor before and after World War II.	Interview of Harold R. Beal Item: 16607    Accession #: 1141 Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 1994-11-15 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 338 Main Street Source: Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: In this interview Harold R. Beal talks about the early history of the Beal family, his experience in the U.S. Navy during World War II (including stories about the preparation and invasion of Omaha Beach), and life in Southwest Harbor before and after World War II.

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