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Letter from LaRue Spiker to Chuck Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Writers		January 25, 1962	Letter from LaRue Spiker to Chuck Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18647 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Writers Date: January 25, 1962 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Letter from LaRue Spiker to Chuck (no last name) saying she is interested in writing his proposed article on the New England. She is currently working on both the Paul Bunyan and the St. Louis article for him.
Letter from LaRue Spiker to the Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Other, Writers		January 25, 1962	Letter from LaRue Spiker to the Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18646 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Writers Date: January 25, 1962 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Letter from LaRue Spiker to the Office of the Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri requesting information on tourist attractions, industrial and business development recently, and urban improvements. She also asks for photographs to use in the accompanying article.
Mansions on Mount Desert in the Eighties Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Roads		1960	Mansions on Mount Desert in the Eighties Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18637 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Roads Date: 1960 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Mansions on Mount Desert in the Eighties This is a eleven photographs cut from newspapers of mansions on Mount Desert Island. Photographed mansions include; Swiss Chalet, Egonos, Fabian Cottage, LaRochelle, Rosserne, Stoneledge, Redwood, Ullakana, The Breeze, Sonogee, Wadsworth Cottage, The Turrets. Previously archived as 011.FIC.54.2
Somesville Library Has an Intersting History Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Bells Other, Museums Structures, Ceremonial, Church		04/14/1966	Somesville Library Has an Intersting History Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18636 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Bells Other, Museums Structures, Ceremonial, Church Date: 04/14/1966 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Atricle by Dr. Hans Meier about the Someville library; when it is open, how the books are selected, how the library is funded,
Historical Society Bennefits from Bicentennial Tea At Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Mount Desert Historical Society		1961	Historical Society Bennefits from Bicentennial Tea At Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18628 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Mount Desert Historical Society Date: 1961 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Article about bicentennial tea events; how many people attended, who served the tea, and the entertainment for the event. Previously archived as 011.FIC.58.1
At MD [sic] Historical Society Annual Meeting Old -Timers Provide Lesson on History of the Island . Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Bridges		August 26, 1965	At MD [sic] Historical Society Annual Meeting Old -Timers Provide Lesson on History of the Island . Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18625 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Bridges Date: August 26, 1965 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Article about the Mount Desert Island Historcal Society Annual meeting and the stories which were told by long time residents of the Island. Information presented went as far back as 1899. From the Bar Harbor Times August 26, 1965
Recognition Service Planned at Somesville UNion Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Brookside Cemetery Other, Mount Desert Historical Society Other, Northeast Harbor High School Other, Somesville Union Meeting House		7/20/1961	Recognition Service Planned at Somesville UNion Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18624 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Brookside Cemetery Other, Mount Desert Historical Society Other, Northeast Harbor High School Other, Somesville Union Meeting House Date: 7/20/1961 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Recognition Service for early settlers. Service to observe 100th anniversary of the Church. Allen Fernald will give 15 minute organ recital, anthem by bicentenial choir, Rev. Horace Leavitt will lead prayer, Northeast Harbor High School band will play, Bangor Daily news 7/20/1961 Previously archived as 011.FIC.66.5
Poem on the Bann of Cars to the Towns of Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Automobile driving Other, Bicentennial oak tree Other, Bicentennial Committee		May 26, 1961	Poem on the Bann of Cars to the Towns of Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18617 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Automobile driving Other, Bicentennial oak tree Other, Bicentennial Committee Date: May 26, 1961 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Article and poem about the town of Mount Desert rejecting the allowing of cars within the town limits. Previously archived as 011.FIC.71.8
MDI Geological History : Part II Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Geography Other, Geology Other, Glaciers Other, Granite Other, Mount Desert Island	LaRue Spiker writing for the Bar Harbor Times	1967	MDI Geological History : Part II Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18602 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Geography Other, Geology Other, Glaciers Other, Granite Other, Mount Desert Island Creator: LaRue Spiker writing for the Bar Harbor Times Date: 1967 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Article by LaRue on MDI Geological History: Part II Previously archived as Object Id 012.FIC.029.3
Geology History: Part III Grinding Ice Sheet Molds MDI Geography Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping	Other, Geography Other, Geology Other, Glaciers Other, Granite Other, Mount Desert Island	LaRue Spiker writing for the Bar Harbor Times	1967	Geology History: Part III Grinding Ice Sheet Molds MDI Geography Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18601 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Subject: Other, Geography Other, Geology Other, Glaciers Other, Granite Other, Mount Desert Island Creator: LaRue Spiker writing for the Bar Harbor Times Date: 1967 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Grinding ice sheet molds MDI geography. The articles deal with the geologic processes which formed Mt. Desert Island, the granite intrusions of the Island, and the claciation periods which shaped the geography of Mt. Desert Island. A portion of Part I of the series appears to be missing. Previously archived as Object Id 012.FIC.029.3
Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Literary, Speech			1960?	Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18589 Type: Publication, Literary, Speech Date: 1960? Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Essay about the burial and life of Marguerite Yourcenar. Appears to be a photocopy. Previously archived as object id 011.FIC.004.1
Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping			1960?	Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18588 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Date: 1960? Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: One article from the New York Times Bookreview 1/10/88, one article from the Bangor Daily News March 7, 1980 about Marguerite Yourcenar. Previously archived as object id 011.FIC.004.2
Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping			1960?	Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18587 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Date: 1960? Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Four articles from Ellsworth American Newspaper and the Bar Harbor Times Newspaper about Marguerite Yourcenar. One is a book review of A Coin in Nine Hands. Three are of her winning the Grand Prix de la Litterature from the French Academy. Previously archvied as object id 011.FIC.004.3
Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping			1960?	Marguerite Yourcenar Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18586 Type: Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping Date: 1960? Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Four clipping from unknown newspapers about Marguerite Yourcenar. One is about the sexism women faced when trying to enter the French Academy. Two are clippings of photos of her. One is an obituary written in the New York Times about her. Previously archived as 011.FIC.004.4
Bangor Junior Chamber of Commerce Sportsmanship Award Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Prize, Trophy			1965	Bangor Junior Chamber of Commerce Sportsmanship Award Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12336 Type: Object, Prize, Trophy Date: 1965 Description: Pewter bowl: Bangor Junior Chamber of Commerce Sportsmanship Award, 1965. Letter M appears between 19 and 65. No indication which school won the award.
Painting of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Art, Painting		Howe D. Higgins	1963	Painting of scene on Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12783 Type: Image, Art, Painting Creator: Howe D. Higgins Date: 1963 Description: Oil painting of Ocean Drive, Mount Desert Island, by Howe D. Higgins. Inscription on the back: "Ocean Drive, Acadia National Park, by Howe D. Higgins, 1963, Harborside Studio, Southwest Harbor, Maine.
MDI School of Dance Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Program		Criterion Theatre	June 18, 1964	MDI School of Dance Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18483 Type: Document, Program Creator: Criterion Theatre Date: June 18, 1964 Collection: Skocpol Donations Description: Mounted program from june 1964 outlining a music and dance program at the Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor.
Woman standing next to Acadia National Park Entrance Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph		Spiker, LaRue	August 1960	Woman standing next to Acadia National Park Entrance Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9979 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: August 1960 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Woman standing next to Acadia National Park Entrance Sign. From album labled "Southwest Harbor Maine August 1960", in "Spiker Friends Family Personae" File.
Color photo of LaRue Spiker and two women standing outside of a cabin Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph		Unknown	August 1960	Color photo of LaRue Spiker and two women standing outside of a cabin Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9978 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Creator: Unknown Date: August 1960 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Color photo of LaRue Spiker (middle), unknown woman (right), unknown woman left standing outside with a cabin in the background. From Blue Album labled "Southwest Harbor August 1960" in "Spiker Family Friends Personae" File
Sierra Club Oil Slide Show Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Fortney, N.	12/1969	Sierra Club Oil Slide Show Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1725 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Fortney, N. Date: 12/1969 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Notation on slide reads: Offshore oil Platforms taken from Mainland in December 1969 From folder: Sierra Club Oil Show, Do not separate.
Sierra Club Oil Slide Show Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Fortney, N.	2/7/1969	Sierra Club Oil Slide Show Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1722 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Fortney, N. Date: 2/7/1969 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Color slide of straw spread on the beach to soak up oil on top of the water. Notation on slide reads: Oil and straw 2/7/1969 From folder: Sierra Club Oil Show, Do not separate.
Salt Marsh Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph		Spiker, LaRue	Sept. 19, 1969	Salt Marsh Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18165 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: Sept. 19, 1969 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Color slide of grasses along the edge of a river. Slide 8 Notation on the slide reads: Fish, polychaetes, crabs, ect. Little offshore from main river. From folder: "Salt Marsh" For League of Women Voters. Do not separate. These slide as numbered but were not in neumerical order in the box.
Sierra Club Oil Slide Show. Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Spiker, LaRue	Feb 1969	Sierra Club Oil Slide Show. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1750 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: Feb 1969 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Color slide of five dead birds covered in oil laying on the sand. This is an orgional slide. A duplicate appears in other Sierra Club slide shows in the LaRue Spiker Collection. From folder: Sierra Club Oil Show, Do not separate.
Dead Clams Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Spiker, LaRue	2/16/1969	Dead Clams Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1869 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 2/16/1969 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Color slide of dead and dying clams in the water. This is an origional slide. A Duplicate of this slide appears in other Sierra Club slide shows in the LaRue Spiker Collection. Notation on slide reads: Wild Harbor River, More dead or dying nemertines+ polychaeles and clams. From folder: Oil Spill loose slides
Limpet Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Color Photograph	Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	Spiker, LaRue	2/16/1969	Limpet Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1870 Type: Image, Photograph, Color Photograph Subject: Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Creator: Spiker, LaRue Date: 2/16/1969 Collection: LaRue Spiker Collection Description: Color slide of a limpet attached to oil This is an origional slide a duplicate slide appears in other Sierra Club slide shows in the LaRue Spiker Collection. Notation on slide reads: limpet attached to oil. From folder: Oil Spill loose slides

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