1945 1946 Judy Peters - HOTPR response GBD to Ir's reg. to -Jo. letter to Ludge Peters buy the exprepert (7/31). rationale frist following is Acadia Crop. concerning GBD's Oldfarm plans. ad continuance (2/1) -see 1946, item 5 I Jr. buys Dan estate properties far ANP.(10/23) -Judge Peterslitter Jr. re -Jr!s intend in donation by estate Doer Mt. removery ad plaque. Davis modest "charreter (1/22) of Dariploputics to ANP (7/31) -Echo fake properties (7/32.) -H Albright letter to Jr. (1/21) - Ong mountain (E7lying Squiden) re process of renaming to Dorr renamed Dorn ME. (2/11/46) mt / concessions 1 -Julge Peters letter to Jr. (9/18) -pelpe Peters to Fr. (2/6/46)re discussing pt. 2 of story and renaming Doer Mt./Acodualong/ whether it orgett to he published -Master List 8 Jr. gotts to U.S. Any response from Jr. ? JZ U.5 gavernal (1946) Peters/Jr. conesp. (7/31,7/20/7/2) -Allen new to Hadley (12/23) is re Don properties. Jr. advances any. that Het PR should donete -Allen meny to Hall (12/6)re Dorr's papers, ind. Ward Family lands to ANP. Dorr's papers. V. Imptire - JDR J. (8/32) trees to secure Had llery view of GBD. GBD lands at less than approved value.- Acedia corp.: 5 documents Park Concernons (1/31) from RAC! 1 JDR Sr (7/20) dis cusses value of GBD lands and asho Tuestees to consider donation to NPS as what Dorr wored -Jr.to Savage (12/16) on Acade have ur shed. Corp, Fordcen Pond House, Et. -Jadge Peters (7/31) to Jr. re donation of Doss lasts and reasons GBD wanted -Hadhay to Jr. (1/30) he bedgelaun sale, not donation Ave. Extension - CBO estate properly -Peters letter (6/21) to Jr. is Dorr parcels to he acquired. airilable -Peters to Jr. (12/18) re delay in -Peters letter to In (10/15)re Dou properties complety sale from Dorr estate to you ad Jr.'s offer of $5,000. Also(10/5)letter of land pancel re story of ANP, II. - Pets to Jr (10/5) is politication it -thata to Abbe business (12/12/45? re "Mr.Dorr's memorrs Mrs. Sylvia beneficing of GBD's will is 1/4 of estate. Jr. (11/25) on Building the Arts future. Baltabor VIA beetings no mention of Dor's death late 946. Srto Peters a publication of story of ANP Quality of work. Dorris death. (10/1/45) 1945 1946 1 Peters to Jr. no Dorr Estate to Sale of lands Sr. (6/21) Question: How much acreage did Jr. gift to Fed govt der edg us gfts via HCTPR. What % of park is result of Jr. donations ? 641.5 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY BOARD ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES WASHINGTON 25, D. C. JAN 12 1945 The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Bar Harbor, Maine. Ny dear 3ir: The National Park Service has recommended to the Board on Geographical Names that the name of Flying Squadron Mountain in Acadia National Park be changed to Dorr Mountain to honor Mr. George Buckman Dorr. Mr. Dorr, who died on August 5, 1944, at the age of 91, bad been superintendent of the park from the time of its establishment and the Park Service desires to commemorate his nearly half a century of public-spirited work leading first to the creation of the present Acadia National Park and later to its adminis- tration and development for public use. Would the name Dorr Mountain meet with general public approval on Mount Desert Island? Before approving the change we shall appreciate it if you will let us know whether members of your organisation would approve of honor- ing Mr. Dorr in this way. As you probably know, the name Flying Squadron Mountain was suggested by Mr. Dorr himself and has been in official use for a relatively short time, about fifteen years. An addressed franked envelope is enclosed for your convenience in replying. Sincerely yours, (Signed) Meredith F. Burrill Meredith F. Burrill, EF:Sma Director. Enclosure. CC: Case file, Reading file, Dr. Burrill, Miss Fitton. * 23004572 DECISION Name Dorr Mountain County Hancock State Maine Not: Dry Mountain, Flying Squadron Mountain 16 1258 Lat. 44° 21' 20" N. Long. 68° 13'00" W. Section T R M Description: A peak 1270 feet high rising immediately west of The Carn about 2 miles southwest of Bar Harbor in Acadia National Park. B6n 6/15/45 Approved 4506 Date Promulgation Date JUN -- 1945 Number 641.5 (over) half 24164 BCN 2 of 3 No. 641.5 UNITED STATES BOARD ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES Case Study (Domestic) if Decision Date Dorr Mountain Case Name Dorr Mountain VS Flying Squadron Mountain Nariants Not: Flying Squadron Mountain, Dry Mountain State Maine County Hancock Lat. 44 o 21 I 20 " N. Long. 68 o 13 , 00 " W. Source USGS, Bar Harbor quadrangle, 1:62,500, 1942 Sec. T. R. M. Source Description A peak 1270 feet high rising immediately west of The Tarn about 2 miles southwest of Bar Harbor in Acadia National Park. Summary: This mountain was originally called Dry Mountain. On Oct. 2, 1918, the Board officially changed the name to Flying Squadron Mountain to memorialize the Lafayette Escadrille of World War I. The National Park Service now wishes to change the name again to honor Sperintendent George Buckman Dorr who died Aug. 5, 1944. The Chamber of Commerce at Bar Harbor is in favor of changing the name to Dorr Mountain and the Chamber of Commerce at Southwest Harbor has no objection. The name Dorr has always been associated with this area (Dorr summer estate near Bar Harbor and Dorr Point forming the southeast point of Compass Bay south of Bar Harbor). Mr. Dorr was instrumental in having the park established on Mount Desert and figured prominently in its development. The Park Service feels that a mountain would the most fitting type of feature to be named for Mr. Porr, as man of "rugged physical stature, of rock-like integrity, and of eminent scholarly attainmentsa and culture", RECOMMENDED KENNETH J. PORTPAND FFR 2 0 1945 Submitted by National Park Service Date Submitted Oct. 10, 1944, NPS memo. Prepared by E. Fitton Date Prepared Feb. 1945 29508 Messill F.Burill JUN 15 1945 CR-3 (revised) 3 of 3 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BAR HARBOR, MAINE FEBRUARY 3, 1945 RECEIVED FEB 5 1945 Meredith F. Burrill, Director, Board of Geographical Names, Department of Interior, Washington 25, D.C. Dear Mr. Burrill: At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Com erce it was voted to recommend that you do change the name of Flying Squadron Mountain to Dorr Mountain in Acadia National Park. We think this a splendid thing to do and we believe most people living on Mt. Desert Island will approve the change. Sincerely yours, VECarter AEC/c Secretary. ATHENAUM ITEMS A Library The Boston Letter from Athenxum No. 33 FEBRUARY 1945 Healy and the Dorrs T HE late George Bucknam Dorr, who died at Bar Harbor last August at the age of ninety, had been a proprietor of the Athenium for fifty years. The share that stood in his name had belonged, before it became his, to his father, Charles Hazen Dorr, for the forty-nine years preceding 1894. From 1822, when it was issued, to 1844 it belonged to C. H. Dorr's father, Samuel Dorr, a Trustee of the Library and a donor to its resources. A portrait of Samuel Dorr, painted by George P. A. Healy, was one of the inherited possessions of his grandson, George Bucknam Dorr, in whose memory his surviving repre- sentatives are now presenting it to the Athenxum. Quite apart from its considerable merit as a work of art, this picture is a most welcome accession, for quite apart from the immediate uses of the Athenium as a repository of books, this Library is also a shrine of associations. George Dorr himself was a man of wide interests, ranging from philosophy and the occult, a field in which he was a fellow-worker with William James, to the open spaces of nature. To his initiative and energy the very existence of the Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine is largely due. To the end of his days, he identified himself with this dream come true. Bar Harbor became his residence, but whether there or in Boston, whether in person or through the Post-Office, he turned naturally and habitually to the Athenxum for books related to his interests. No living person can remember the Samuel Dorr of Healy's portrait. The George Dorr in whose memory it will hang in the Athenxum will remain for some years to come a distinctive figure remembered by many. In another hundred years, assuming the heav- ens are not to fall, the nineteenth and twentieth-century Dorrs who cared for the Athe- naeum will still be commemorated here. The ivy of memory is a long-lived and hardy plant. It flourishes in many works of art bequeathed from time to time to the Athenium, and is set off throughout our building by the beauties of color constantly renewed in the flowers that speak alike for a memory and for a living devotion to the Library. Arms, the Man, and the Book U NDER the heading "Books for Remembrance" there appeared in that excellent column of "Topics" in a recent issue of the New York Times a few paragraphs re- lating to a small public library at Warrenton, Virginia. When the "Life and Letters of Walter H. Page" appeared in 1922, the library received a copy of the book, as a gift, in memory of a young soldier of World War I. Since that time other single books have been United States Courts Judge's Chambers Portland, Maine 2nd march, 1945. Dear Cerenus:- After considerable correspondence and many conver- SL tions and visits by rs. linle in Boston, we have dis- posed of the portrait of Samuel Dorr, by Healy, by donating it to the Boston thens.cum, 0 very appropriate place for the picture as you will see by this little pamphlet which I enclose together with the acknowledgement by the officers of the Athenseum. Te were offered 165.00 for the picture, but it seemed to us, in view of all the circumstances and the long connection of the Dorr family with the Athenaeum, that it would be wrong to sell it at that price under the circumstances. I feel sure that Mr. Dorr would much prefer to have it given to the Athenaeum where it will be appropiately and permanently hung with a proper in- scrip tion and safely dept. I feel very strongly that this is the thing to do with it, and SO does Mrs. Hale, one of the Trustees. After you have read this letter with the documents enclosed, will you be good enough to show the letter and give the documents to Ben Hadley to whom I address this letter jointly with you, and ask him to return the documents to me, - or you can do SO when you have occasion to write. I expect to go to Bangor March nineteenth and be in Bar Harbor mos of the day arch twentieth. At that time I will tale up with you any matters that may be pending ready for disposition, and I also expect to have a session with rs. Sylvia and Mr. Goodrich. Very truly yours, JOAN JOHN PETERS. Seronus 3. Lodick, Ssq., Bar Marbor, Naine. Enclosures. Manuscriots presented from Estate of George 3. Dorr Hoston, Mass. received: 26 Mar 1945 441-329F Curtis, George William, 1824-1892. A.L.S. (George William Curtis) to [Charles Hazen] Dorr; [Boston] 30 Nov 1869. folder ([2]p.) 441-330F Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. A.L.S. (Henry W.Longfellow) to Mrs. [Mary Gray (Card) Dorr; Cambridge, 15 Mar 1865. folder ([2]p.) 441-321F (1) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.N.S. (J.R.Lowell) to C[harles] H[azen] Dorr; [Cambridge] 28 Nov 1868. folder ([1]p.) (2) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.L. S. (J.R.Lowell) to [Charles Hazen Dorr]: (Cambridge) 11 Mar 1869. folders ([6]p.) ith envelope. This letter contains ei.ht stanzas and four variant openings of a DOOM by Lowell (apparently unpublished) on Stilton cheese. (?) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.L.S. (J.R.Lowell) to [Charles Hazen Dorr]; [Cambridge] 12 Jul 1869. folder ([4]p.) (4) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.L.S. (J.R.Lowell) to [Charles Hazen Dorr]; [Cambridge] 12 Aug 1869. folder ([3]p.) (5) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.L.s. (J.R.L. ) to [Charles Hazen] Dorr; Paris, 13 May 18 1873. folder ([1]p.) (6) Lowell, James Hussell, 1819-1891. A.L.s. (J.R.Lowell) to Mrs. [Mary Gray (Ward)] Dorr: [Cambridge] 30 May 1866. folder ([4]p.) (7) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.N.s. (J.R.Lowell) to Mrs. [Mary Gray (Ward) ] Dorr; [Cambridge] 2 Apr [18--?] folder ([1]p.) (8) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.L.S. (J.R.Lowell) to Mrs. [Mary Gray (Ward) ] Dorr; [Cambridge] 18 Jan 1872. folder ([1]p.) (9) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.N.S. (J.F .Lowell) to Mrs. [Mary Gray (Ward)] Dorr; [Cambridge] Saturday [18--?] folder ([1]p.) (10) Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. A.L. S. (J.R. Lowell) to Mrs. [Mary Gray (Ward) } Dorr; [Cambridge] Tuesday [18--?] folder ([2]l.) 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York 20, N. Y. Room 5600 June 9, 1947 Dear Judge Peters: You wrote me some months ago saying that you had been unable to close up the Dorr matter because Mr. Serenus Rodick had not yet dealt with the matters in connection therewith which he was handling for me. Although I have written Mr. Rodick about the matter on several occasions since your letter was received, I have had no reply. This morning I telephoned him. As I surmised his brother's death 80 over- whelmed Serenus, both with legal work in settling his brother's estate and with handling the legal work previously carried by his brother, that he is way behind in all his work, working much too bard, and has not done the work for me in connection with the Dorr Estate which I asked him to do much more than & year ago. I fear Mr. Rodick has been on the edge of a break down, which is not strange in view of the circumstances. I urged him to take care of him- self, to get edditional help, which he is trying to do, and asked him to taxe up the Dorr matter 88 the first thing on the list for me. This he said he would do and hoped to get at it soon. I am most regretful at this long delay but do not see what can be done beyond what I have done. I am hopeful that before long Mr. Rodick will streighten out the Dorr metters now in his office. Please regard this letter as confidential. It is written for your information only, also as an apology for the long delsy in carrying out my part in the Dorr metter, but, of course, with no slightest criticism of Mr. Rodick whose difficult situation you and I can both well understand. Very sincerely, Cockyiller Judge John A. Peters Bar Harbor, Maine. Noodlown,Museum A-91 1 of a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BOARD ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES DECISION LISTS NOS. 4504, 4505, 4506 APRIL, MAY, JUNE 1945 2 Indochina, Netherlands Indies, Thailand DOMESTIC NAMES Pakse: a town, Laos, on the Mekong River 120 miles north of Stung Treng; 15 i°07' N, 105°47' E. Not: Pak Se, Pakse. ALABAMA Ron : a seaport, Laos, 30 miles north of Dong Hoi; 17 °53' N, Sand Mountain: a dissected plateau in northeastern Alabama, 106°27' E. Laos: Rôn; not: Rone, Roon. extending southwestward from the Alabama-Tennessee boundary for Sam Neua: a town, Annam, in northern Laos 60 miles south of Son about 80 miles and with a width of 8 to 18 miles; 34 3 30 N, La; 20 28 N, 104°02' E. Not: Samnua. 85 50 W. Not: Raccoon Mountain, Raccoon Mountains, SandMountains. Tran Ninh, Plateau du: a plateau in northern Laos southeast of MAINE Luang Prabang and southwest of the delta of the Red River: 19 °30' N, F. Not: Plateau du Tran-Nin'. *Dorr Mountain: a peak 1,270 feet high rising immediately west of The Tarn about 2 miles southwest of Bar Harbor in Acadia National NETHERLANDS INDIES Park, Hancock County; 44°21'20" N, 68 13'00" W. Not: Dry Mountain, Flying Squadron Mountain. Liran, Poelau: an island (poelau), Afdeeling Toeal, off the south- west coast of Wetar; 8 "00' S, 125 45' E. Not: Babie, Eiland TENNESSEE Liran, Liran, Poelau Liban, Poelau Lirang. Tike: a village, Mandar; 15' S, 119° 20 W. Not: Tihe. Sand Mountain: see listing under ALABAMA. Tike, Soengai: a stream (soengai), Mandar, about 5 miles long, WASHINGTON reaching Straat Makassar at the northwestern coast of Celebes; 1°15' S, 119 20 W. Not: Soengai Tihe. Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake: the lake, approximately 150 miles long, formed by the impounding of the Columbia River by Grand Waikalo: a village, Timor en Onderhoorigheden, on Soemba island, Coulee Dam, extending northward to the vicinity of the Canadian- at a bay of the same name; 9°24' S, 119 14 E. Not: Waikola. United States international boundary; Lincoln, Grant, Stevens, Ferry, and Okanogan Counties; 48° 25' N, 118°15' W. Named after THAILAND Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Dangrek Mountains: see listing under INDOCHINA. *Khan Ngoen: Lang Suan is recommended as a second name in paren- Revision of previous decision. theses to aid in identification. A railway town on peninsular Thailand 60 miles north of Tha Kham and 40 miles south of Chumphon; 9 57 N, 99°04' E. Not: Amphoe Khanngeun, Ban Khan Ngoen, Khan Ngden, Langsuan, Muang Hlang Suan. Surat Thani: Ban Don is recommended as a second name in paren- theses to aid in identification. A town and port on the Gulf of Thailand 65 miles northwest of Nakhon Si Thammarat; 9°08' N, 99°19' E. Not: Amphoe Ban Don, Ban Dohn, Ban Makham Tia; Ban Makham Tir, Changwat Surat, Changwat Surat Thani, Surashtradhani. *Tha Kham: a railway town on peninsular Thailand 70 miles north- west of Nakhon Si Thammarat; 9 06'30" N, 14'00" E. Not: Amphoe Dhakham, Ban Tah Kam, Ban Tha Kham, Mondhol Surasdhani, Muang Surard Dhani, Muang Surasd Dhani, Surasdhani Satthani, Surasntra Dhani, Surastra Dhani, Surat, Surat Thani. Revision of previous decision. 3 Rockefeller Center New York 20 Room 5600 30 Rockefeller Plaza July 20, 1945 Dear Judge Peters: Your letter of June 21st about certain properties on Mount Desert Igland owned by Mr. Dorr and which you thought might be of interest to Acadia National Park is received. As to the 80 acres owned by the Rodick Realty Company on Somes Sound, while it would temporarily mar the view of the shore and particularly from the Sargent Drive were the timber on this tract cut off, this does not seem to me to be land that for any other reason the Park requires, nor do I feel that to preserve it from being cut over justifies its acquisition by the Park. I am, therefore, returning herewith the blue print which shows this land. * As regards the other land, I feel that all of it is desirable as an addi- tion to Acadia National Park. I have corresponded with Mr. Serenus Rodick about this land since the receipt of your letter and he has discussed it with Mr. Hadley. What follows represents their view, in which I concur. The lots you mention on the second page of your letter you say have been appraised at $4,100. This total includes 26 acres at Otter Creek, ap- praised at $390. On the tracing which you sent me showing the lots in Bar Harbor, I have written in the lot numbers as they appear on a comparable tracing in my files and which Mr. Rodick has verified. These lots, as I have numbered them on your tracing, are as follows: No. 4 An irregular shaped lot 500 5- A triangular lot These two numbers have been added on your tracing in red by Mr. Rodick, who says they has 49-52 inc are included in the price of $4,100 you quote. 7 4 lots by 10 1 lot willing 11 half a lot 55 x 12- 1 lot - 13 half a lot 62 17 1 lot 65 - 20 1 lot 250, 26 1 lot