The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 18 No. 03 (3.34502)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1982Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 22 No. 04 (3.34522)
Date: December 21 1986 – March 20 1987Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Platanus occidentalis (sycamore), bare tree along river bank (3.37437)
Date: May 1980Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Platanus occidentalis (sycamore), bare tree with nearly white top and branches along river bank, man standing at river's edge
Extent: 1 slide
Acer griseum (paper-barked maple), bark (3.37523)
Date: March 1986Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer griseum (paper-barked maple), detail of distinctive orange-brown bark peeling and curling
Living Collections Accession Number: 836-58*3
Location on grounds using The Morton Arboretum grid map: E-62/54-32 (on Frost Hill)
Extent: 1 slide
Acer saccharinum (silver maple), bark (3.37973)
Date: April 1983Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharinum (silver maple), closeup of the bark on the trunk of a young tree, bark is pale silvery gray and smooth
Extent: 1 slide
Acer rubrum (red maple), flowers, spring (3.38141)
Date: May 1982Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer rubrum (red maple), closeup detail of red flowers budding from twigs in short-stemmed clusters in early spring before leaves emerge
Extent: 1 slide
1986/01/13: Steven H. Davis to George Ware (3.38285)
Date: January 13 1986Creator: Davis, Steven H.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Steven H. Davis of the American Horticultral Society to George Ware thanking him for his seed donation.
Extent: 1 sheet
Fish Boil: group shot of workers indoors (3.4100)
Date: 1980sCreator: Bartuch, Jym
Type: Photographic image
Description:Fish Boil: group shot of workers indoors
Extent: 1 photograph
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
Landscape Conservation Nursery, soap tied to a branch as protection from deer (3.4494)
Date: 1985Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Landscape Conservation Nursery, soap tied to a branch as protection from deer
Extent: 1 photograph
South Farm Land Use [and topographic survey] (3.5275)
Date: February 14 – March 3 1989Creator: Kelsey, Pat
Type: Map
Description:First issued Dec.30,1988 showing the South Farm area and building layout; the collection lacks this issuance. Collection has issuance dated Feb.13,1989 on which true elevation points determined upon by Richard G. Hootman have been added. This copy of the map also shows additions dated February 14, 1989 and March 3, 1989 is also represented in the collections. Contour lines linking elevation points and benchmark indicators were added by P.D.Kelsey under date of Feb. 14 and a subsurface drainage installation was added by R.G.Hootman under date of March 3.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Aerial photograph of] the Morton Arboretum [South Farm] (3.5443)
Date: March 25 1986Creator: Sidwell Company
Type: Photographic image
Description:[South Farm] 2 photographic negatives
Extent: 2 sheets
Dr. Marion Hall speaking at Arborfest tree planting with crowd (3.55498)
Date: April 1986Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Dr. Marion Hall, speaking at Arborfest tree planting with Dr. Tom Green (arms folded) and others
Extent: 1 slide
Helenium autumnale (3.55869)
Date: November 1980Creator: Schulenberg, Ray
Type: Document
Description:A note card containing handwritten notes (presumably written by Ray Schulenberg) with propagation information on prairie plants.
Extent: 1 Card
Grounds staff person holding bare root tree after tractor with blade attached to the front removed it from ground for transplanting (3.59094)
Date: March 1986Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Grounds staff person holding bare root tree after tractor with blade attached to the front removed it from ground for transplanting
Extent: 1 slide
Doris Taylor digging hole to plant baccharis in dwarf beds (3.59116)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1982Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Doris Taylor digging hole to plant baccharis in dwarf beds
Extent: 1 slide
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve [Exhibit 1: Arboretum-Forest Preserve District Cooperative Research Program Space Study] (3.6090)
Date: April 1984Creator: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Type: Map
Description:Shows boundaries and acreage in the eastern half of the Arboretum made available to the Arboretum by the Forest Preserve District, and others made available to the Forest Preserve District by the Arboretum. Topography is shown. Copy 2 is a diazotype aerial photo with topographic lines dated April 1984.
Extent: 1 sheet
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, Exhibit 1: Arboretum-Forest Preserve District Cooperative Research Program [Space Study] (3.6229)
Date: April 23 1985Creator: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Type: Map
Description:Shows boundaries and acreage in the eastern half of the Arboretum made available to the Arboretum by the Forest Preserve District, and others made available to the Forest Preserve District by the Arboretum. Topography is shown.
Extent: 1 sheet
1988/05/25: Zhang Qiwen to Dr. George H. Ware (3.62963)
Date: May 25 1988Creator: Qiwen, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Zhang Qiwen to Dr. George H. Ware discussing her wishes to work at The Morton Arboretum starting in April, 1989.
Extent: 2 sheets
1988/11/25: Zhang Qiwen to Dr. George H. Ware (3.63431)
Date: November 25 1988Creator: Qiwen, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Zhang Qiwen to George Ware discussing her research project for the University of Toronto, inquiring about financial assistance, the possibility of visiting to the Arboretum, and thanking Dr. Ware for his help.
Extent: 2 sheets
Asimina triloba (pawpaw), flowers (3.64004)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1982Creator: Lewis, J.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Asimina triloba (pawpaw), closeup of two flowers side-by-side, each with reproductive parts at center of six dark purple petals, on brown twig with bud and lenticels
Extent: 1 slide
Urban Vegetation Laboratory Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1988 (3.67125)
Date: 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Document
Description:Text only content for a newsletter titled Urban Vegetation Laboratory Newsletter for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. The document also contains a history of the laboratory's objectives, facilities, and personnel.
Extent: 11 sheets
1985/11/15: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.80981)
Date: November 15 1985Creator: Kesich, Paul
Type: Document
Description:Survey of water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and visual observations of current, clarity, and foam content for various sites on the DuPage River dated November 15, 1985.
Extent: 2 sheets
Ground cover junipers for the Chicago area (3.31517)
Date: December 21 1986 – March 20 1987Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Article
Aerial view of Arbor Lodge (3.3290)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Savage, John S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Aerial view of Arbor Lodge
Extent: 1 photograph
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 18 No. 04 (3.34503)
Date: December 21 1982 – March 20 1983Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 23 No. 01 (3.34523)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1987Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
1980/07/02: John Armstrong to George Ware (3.37489)
Date: July 2 1980Creator: Armstrong, John
Type: Document
Description:Letter from John Armstrong of Layfayette Redevelopment Commission to George Ware requesting information on street tree selection for the City of Lafayette's urban forestry program. Interest in data from the Arboretum's Street Tree Demonstration Plot.
Extent: 1 sheet
Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), leaves with fall color (3.37578)
Date: October 1985Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), closeup of leaves that are deeply divided into 5 lobes with bright orange and red fall color
Extent: 1 slide
Acer saccharum (sugar maple), fall color (3.37929)
Date: October 1981Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharum (sugar maple), partial view of large tree with two people standing beside it looking at the bright orange fall foliage
Extent: 1 slide
Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple), fruit (3.38052)
Date: May 22 1985Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple), closeup detail of a cluster of green winged fruit
Extent: 1 slide
Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple), spring (3.38061)
Date: May 20 1984Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple), slender tree in forested area amongst other trees and shrubs
Extent: 1 slide
Acer rubrum (red maple), flowers (3.38164)
Date: March 16 1983Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer rubrum (red maple), closeup detail of slightly yellowish male flowers budding from twig in early spring
Living Collections Accession Number: 910-57
Location on grounds using The Morton Arboretum grid map: N-57/28-11 (Diversity Collection)
Extent: 1 slide
1987/05/14: Louis F. Verano to George Ware (3.38288)
Date: May 14 1987Creator: Verano, Louis F.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Louis F. Verano of the University of Oregon to George Ware asking him to contribute either a previously written article or ideas concerning the Sugar Maple complex to be used in an upcoming edition of the newsletter, "Trees for Tomorrow".
Extent: 1 sheet
1981/03/03: Jeff Dawson to George Ware (3.38659)
Date: March 3 1981Creator: Dawson, Jeffrey O.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jeff Dawson, Assistant Professor of Forestry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to George Ware discussing an outline of proposed research concerning the low soil oxygen tolerance (with mention of ethanol and flood tolerance) of maple and oak trees.
Enclosed with letter
An Ethanol Tree-Seedling Assay: A Potential Method to Screen Trees for Tolerance to Low Soil Oxygen Conditions Resulting from Soil Compaction and Paving. Review of current literature and proposal for two experiments to examine oxygen deficiency and ethanol tolerance in tree seedling roots. The results would be used in the creation of an tree survivability index which would be of use in flood prone areas or compacted urban and recreational sites.
Extent: 7 sheets, 1 envelope
Byron Turnquest pointing at tree with George Ware during presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4055)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Byron Turnquest from ARCO pointing at tree with George Ware during presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
Extent: 1 photograph