Arboretum News and Notes (3.10546)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1968Type: Article
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 06 No. 04 (3.34573)
Date: December 21 1970 – March 20 1971Type: Serial
Description:
- Mathematics, Ecology & A Piece Of Land: The Illusion Of Predictability (49-54)
- The Smoggy Crystal Ball (55-59)
- Chinese Chestnut, Castanea mollissima: Beech Family (Fagaceae) (60-61)
- Climatological Summary (62)
- Three-Year Index: 1968-1970, Volumes 4-6 (62-64)
Extent: 16 pages
1996/09/06: B & B to George Ware (3.38223)
Date: September 6 1996Type: Document
Description:Note congratulating George Ware on receiving the Hutchinson Society Medal. The note is signed with the initials B & B and is on stationary from J.C. Brenton of Des Moines, Iowa.
Extent: 1 sheet
1984/09/14: Carol Eickhoff to George Ware (3.38476)
Date: September 14 1984Creator: Eickhoff, Carol
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Carol Eickhoff of Servicemaster Industries Inc. to George Ware thanking him for providing slides for a conference as well as the contribution of 50 seedling trees.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/03/22: Lorenzo Mittempergher to George Ware (3.39945)
Date: March 22 1996Creator: Mittempergher, Lorenzo
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Lorenzo Mittemphergher, an elm breeder from the Insituto di Patalogia e Zoologia Forestale e Agraria in Firenze, Italy. The letter requests Ulmus seed from trees in the Arboretum, and references an enclosed article he co-authored, "Elm Yellows A Disease To Be Taken Into Consideration When Breeding Elm For Disease Resistance" published in the 8th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, Agadir - Morocco, 1990. There are also handwritten notes on a notepad listing several varieties of Ulmus.
Extent: 4 sheets, 1 notepad
1997/04/11: Rick Hootman and Doris Taylor to George Ware et al. (3.41605)
Date: April 11 1997Creator: Hootman, Rick, Taylor, Doris
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Rick Hootman and Doris Taylor to George Ware and others briefly describing community tree planting ceremonies for several suburbs to commemorate Arbor Day. Includes two completed forms for Hinsdale and Woodridge planting ceremonies and photocopied map of Hindsdale.
Extent: 4 sheets
Undated: Peter [Wang] to George Ware (3.44616)
Creator: Wang, Peter
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter [Wang] to George Ware discussing new Chinese names for elms and pines.
Extent: 1 sheet
Crowd listening to tree planting talk given by George Ware on Arbor Day in front of Meadow Lake (3.55539)
Date: April 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Crowd listening to tree planting talk given by George Ware on Arbor Day in front of Meadow Lake
Extent: 1 slide
1996/05/03: George Ware to Robert E. Schutzki (3.55936)
Date: May 3 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Fax cover sheet and plant breeding abstract from George Ware to Dr. Robert E. Schutzki of Michigan State University concerning elm breeding and improvement at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
1988/06/30: George Ware to Dr. Hall (3.62696)
Date: June 30 1988Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Memo from George Ware to Dr. Hall requesting funds to help support the research work of Professor Zhang Qiwen of the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Extent: 1 sheet
1989/03/02: Chao Ching Ju to George H. Ware (3.63447)
Date: March 2 1989Creator: Qingru, Zhao
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Chao Ching Ju to George H. Ware expressing his desire to participate in the exchange program and stating that he will discuss the proposed itinerary with his colleagues and will get back to him with their decision.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 07 No. 01-02 (3.34574)
Date: March 21 – September 20 1971Type: Serial
Description:
- Development – A Human Failing (1-7)
- About The Masque (8-17)
- Climatological Summary (17-18)
- Arboretum News and Notes (18-20)
Extent: 20 pages
Acer rubrum ‘Columnare’ (Upright red maple), habit, fall (3.38183)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer rubrum ‘Columnare’ (Upright red maple), full view of small sapling with columnar crown shape, showing some reddish fall foliage, situated on open, flat grassy grounds with a line of trees in the distant background.
Extent: 1 slide
1991/11/07: Robert D. Marquard to George Ware (3.38227)
Date: November 7 1991Creator: Marquard, Robert D.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Robert D. Marquard of The Holden Arboretum to George Ware thanking him for his pleasant experience visiting The Morton Arboretum and interacting with the plant exploration consortium, Tom Elias, and the research staff.
Extent: 1 sheet
1997/07/29: Lorenzo Mittempergher to George Ware (3.39958)
Date: July 29 1997Creator: Mittempergher, Lorenzo
Type: Document
Description:Printed email from Lorenzo Mittempergher to George Ware thanking him for the elm accessions and conveying issues with trying to get these species to grow in his country [Italy].
Extent: 1 sheet
1997/04/22: Rick Hootman to George Ware (3.41606)
Date: April 22 1997Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Rick Hootman to George Ware explaining how an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony will be conducted in Woodridge, Illinois.
Extent: 3 sheets
2000/02/02: George Ware to Hans Heybroek (3.56102)
Date: February 2 2000Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Hans Heybroek of The Netherlands discussing the growth habits and potential applications of both Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus pumila.
Extent: 2 sheets
1994/06/28: Eugene B. Smalley to Dr. George Ware (3.60842)
Date: June 28 1994Creator: Smalley, Eugene B.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Eugene Smalley of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison to Dr. George Ware inquiring as to the availability of tree cuttings or seedlings to use in their DED (dutch elm disease) resistance trials.
Extent: 1 sheet
1988/02/01: George H. Ware to Dr. Donald Dickmann (3.62697)
Date: February 1 1988Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George H. Ware to Dr. Donald Dickmann of Michigan State University regarding Professor Zhang Qiwen of the Chinese Academy of Forestry who expressed a need for financial assistance for upcoming research in Toronto and Michigan and is requesting help from George Ware. Copies of a previous letter from Zhang Qiwen and George Ware's response letter are included with this letter.
Extent: 3 sheets
1989/03/12: Zhang Qiwan to Dr. George H. Ware (3.63449)
Date: March 12 1989Creator: Qiwen, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Zhang Qiwan to Dr. George H. Ware offering to help make arrangements for visiting Bejing and stating that another invitation letter from The Morton Arboretum will be needed to obtain a visa for her visit to the United States.
Extent: 1 sheet
1989/10/05: George H. Ware to Zhao Qing Ru (3.65040)
Date: October 5 1989Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George H. Ware to Zhao Qing Ru discussing the resumption of discussions regarding the exchange visits between Chinese foresters and dendrologists and American botanists and dendrologists from The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
The Destructible Oak (3.10592)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1970Creator: Ware, George
Type: Article
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 07 No. 03 (3.34575)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1971Type: Serial
Description:
- Noise—The Ultimate Insult (21-25, 28)
- Amur Cork-tree, Phellodendron amurense: Rue Family (Rutaceae) (26-27)
- What Became of Arbor Day? (29-36)
- Climatological Summary (36)
Extent: 16 pages
1999/10/14: Gary Johnson to George Ware (3.37663)
Date: October 14 1999Creator: Johnson, Gary R.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Gary Johnson of University of Minnesota to George Ware requesting specific whip-sized elms to help start a cooperative field evaluation project at the University of Minnesota.
Extent: 1 sheet
Acer saccharum (sugar maple), leaf diversity chart (3.37992)
Date: October 1986Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharum (sugar maple), leaf diversity chart created by George Ware showing map of the United States with various sugar maple leaves affixed to different geographic areas. Displays leaf-shape variation in sugar maple from populations in different geographical areas.
Extent: 1 slide
Acer platanoides ‘Superform’ (Superform Norway maple), habit, fall (3.38092)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer platanoides ‘Superform’ (Superform Norway maple), full view of small sapling with sparse foliage in Arboretum's Tree Evaluation Plot showing slight fall color with some yellow and green leaves, other trees planted in uniform rows can be seen in the background
Extent: 1 slide
1988/08/08: Thomas O. Perry to George Ware (3.38478)
Date: August 8 1988Creator: Perry, Thomas O.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Tomas O. Perry of Natural Systems Associates requesting further information on topics discussed at the June METRIA (Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance) conference.
Extent: 1 sheet
1976/04/12: Robbin Moran to George Ware (3.40004)
Date: April 12 1976Creator: Moran, Robbin
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Robbin Moran to George Ware asking him to review a draft of his paper on the presettlement vegetation of Lake County. A draft copy of the paper is enclosed along with the original envelope.
Extent: 31 sheets, 1 envelope
1985/01/15: George Ware to Herman Sievering (3.41607)
Date: January 15 1985Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Herman Sievering granting approval for his proposed experimental work on canopy through-fall using planted pine trees including all associated costs.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/10/09: George Ware to Marilyn Alaimo (3.47380)
Date: October 9 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Original draft and final version of a letter from George Ware to Marilyn Alaimo assessing the current condition as well as offering guidelines for the care of trees and woody plants at Lake Forest Cemetery.
Extent: 6 sheets and one envelope
1999/09/28: George H. Ware to Rob Greenland (3.47677)
Date: September 28 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Rob Greenland, Aboriculturist for Environmental Services, Brighton, England, thanking him for his interest in his articles on elms, and in return, sending him more articles. Dr. Ware also requests information or published material on the elms of Brighton and Hove.
Extent: 1 sheet
Group gathered at tree planting on Arbor Day near Meadow lake (3.55548)
Date: April 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Group gathered at tree planting on Arbor Day near Meadow lake
Extent: 1 slide
1988/02/01: George H. Ware to Professor Zhang Qiwen (3.62704)
Date: February 1 1988Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George H. Ware to Professor Zhang Qiwen stating $1,000 will be provided to help with expenses and to contact Dr. Donald I. Dickmann directly regarding study at Michigan State University.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 07 No. 04 (3.34576)
Date: December 21 1971 – March 20 1972Type: Serial
Description:
- Hemlock—Graceful Conifer (37-41)
- The Secret World of May Watts (42-44)
- Man and Nature (45-52)
- Climatological Summary (52)
Extent: 16 pages
1979/03/22: John Laut to George Ware (3.37830)
Date: March 22 1979Creator: Laut, John G.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from John Laut of Colorado State Forest Service to George Ware concerning an updated DED bibliography and requesting assistance in keeping the files complete and up-to-date.
Extent: 1 sheet