1923/11/06: [Joy Morton?] to C. van der Voit (3.62551)
Date: November 6 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter to C. Van der Voit enclosing a check of $112.80 to reimburse the cost of having a freight car of trees shipped to the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1940/05/03: E. L. Kammerer to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85164)
Date: May 3 1940Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Jean M. Cudahy informing her that the cuttings from the Louis Philippe rose that were ordered from Pringle House in Charleston are ready for Mr. van Gemert to root. 2) He expressed sympathy at Mrs. Morton's sudden passing. 3) Described the early May snowfall with concern for various flowering trees.
Extent: 1 sheet
Plant record book pages and plant stakes in propagating material (3.37488)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Plant records of John Van Gemert, 1924-1927
Plant record book pages and plant stakes in propagating material
1. Label in pot of seeds when planted or of plant in nursery if we get it in form of plant
2. Record in yearbook of that number 1861-24. We received the plant November 14, 1924 from Anold Arboretum. Arnold Arboretum's number of plant was 14078
3. Card for index of genera. All members of each genus are grouped together
4. Label of zinc put on plant when it goes into Arboretum. It has the propagator's yearbook number and its permanent Arboretum number
5. Card for permanent number record for rest of its life in Arboretum
Extent: 1 photograph
John Van Gemert standing at edge of water in front of bridge and dam (3.37636)
Date: 1922Type: Photographic image
Description:John Van Gemert standing at edge of water in front of bridge and dam
Extent: 1 photograph
John Van Gemert standing at distant end of greenhouse (3.37643)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:John Van Gemert, the Arboretum's 1st propagator, standing at distant end of first propagating house at South Farm
Extent: 1 photograph
John Van Gemert in greenhouse (3.37644)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:John Van Gemert, the Arboretum's 1st propagator, in first propagating house at South Farm, plant beds in foreground
Extent: 1 photograph
John Van Gemert standing behind plant beds in greenhouse (3.37646)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:John Van Gemert, the Arboretum's 1st propagator, standing behind plant beds in first propagating house at South Farm
Extent: 1 photograph
John Van Gemert standing behind plant beds in greenhouse (3.37647)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:John Van Gemert, the Arboretum's 1st propagator, standing behind plant beds in first propagating house at South Farm
Extent: 1 photograph
Two daughters of John Van Gemert (3.37649)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Two daughters of John Van Gemert standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
John Van Gemert in greenhouse with daughter, Janet (3.37650)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:John Van Gemert, the Arboretum's 1st propagator, and his daughter, Janet, in the Arboretum propagating house. Bench in center is filled with seeds planted in pots. Each pot is labeled.
Extent: 1 photograph
Propagator's plant record book and labels (3.37776)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Propagator's plant record book and labels, belonging to John van Gemert
Extent: 1 negative
Plants growing from seed in pots with labels (3.37777)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Plants growing from seed in pots with labels as part of John Van Gemert's record keeping system for plants as propagator.
One pot each of spruce, crabapple, iris, and cedar growing from seeds. Plant stakes/labels tell accession number, name, date acquired and from where seed came.
Extent: 1 negative
1935/08/29: [John Van Gemert?] to Jean Cudahy (3.61609)
Date: August 29 1935Creator: Van Gemert, John
Type: Document
Description:Letter to Jean Cudahy thanking her for the installation of awnings on a house.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1923/10/04: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62538)
Date: October 4 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent regarding the recent ceremonies transferring Arbor Lodge to the State of Nebraska and accepting the full carload of autumn material that Mr. Sargent had offered. The letter also mentions the weather both men have experienced recently.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1923/10/23: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62548)
Date: October 23 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Telegram from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent advising him that they shall take the crataegus and that von Gemert should be instructed accordingly.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1923/10/25: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62550)
Date: October 25 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent regarding the crataegus that was to be shipped and providing an update on work being done at the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1923/11/08: Christian van der Voet to Joy Morton (3.62552)
Date: November 8 1923Type: Document
Description:Letter from Christian van der Voet to Joy Morton enclosing a bill of $112.80 for the cost of shipping a carload of trees and shrubs to the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 5 Sheets
1924/12/11: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.63944)
Date: December 11 1924Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent enclosing a list of trees and shrubs that had been planted at the Morton Arboretum and forwarding the address he will be at while staying in Florida.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1925/05/04: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.63957)
Date: May 4 1925Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent regarding the bulletin the Arboretum is publishing as well as work being done around the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1925/08/11: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.65550)
Date: August 11 1925Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent thanking him for the seeds he had sent and acknowledging their receipt.
Extent: 1 sheet
1925/09/21: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.65556)
Date: September 21 1925Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent acknowledging the receipt of a recent shipment of seeds and enclosing an additional list of seeds that he was hoping to acquire.
Extent: 2 sheets
1936/01/20: C.E. Godshalk to Mrs. Joy (Margaret) Morton (3.84770)
Date: January 20 1936Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C.E. Godshalk to Mrs. Joy (Margaret) Morton thanking her for her donation to the Arboretum and telling her he wishes to hire Mr. Schantz to conduct field trips in the Arboretum for studying birds, wild flowers, and trees and shrubs. He states the expenses to the Arboretum for maintenance at the Residence and the budget amount for the Arboretum for 1936. He also says he believes that the farm troubles should be over.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/10/09: C. E. Godshalk to Mrs. Joy (Margaret) Morton (3.84815)
Date: October 9 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Mrs. Joy (Margaret) Morton informing her of the landscaping changes being made to the grounds at Thornhill. Also, the lawyers approved a plan for financing the care of the residence grounds and garden, and she will be reimbursed for the funds she spent to maintain the grounds from May 9, 1934. Mrs. Berg is failing rapidly, and Mr. van Gemert is on a plant collecting trip in Europe.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/11/11: C. E. Godshalk to Mrs. Joy (Margaret) Morton (3.84816)
Date: November 11 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Mrs. Joy (Margaret) Morton updating her on the work being done on the residence grounds and telling her about the model of the hedge garden that will be displayed at the Garden Show. He encloses a schedule of the Arboretum's winter lecture series. He tells her about Mark Morton's accident, and he mentions van Gemert's plant collecting trip.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/12/16: To Mrs. Joy Morton (3.84821)
Date: December 16 1937Type: Document
Description:Letter to Mrs. Joy Morton with Arboretum updates - The work in the garden is progressing well; house is near completion; trustees met and maintenance expenses are detailed; statements through October are complete; the land purchase of Jake Mey property has gone through; the west end of Lake Marmo has been cleared with a fence built to prevent further runoff; Mrs. van Gemert reports that 1000 species and plants have been added as a result of his trip.
Extent: 2 pages
1937/12/21: Clarence Godshalk to Mrs. Joy Morton (3.84822)
Date: December 21 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Mrs. Joy Morton inquiring about car and upholstery color for new 1938 Ford to be ordered for Mrs. Barnet's use in the spring. Also enclosing last letters received from Mr. van Gemert.
Extent: 1 page
1940/03/26: Mark Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.84977)
Date: March 26 1940Creator: Morton, Mark
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mark Morton to C. E. Godshalk saying he met Mr. Van Gemert, and he was disappointed in not seeing Godshalk. He noticed the snow had not been removed from the front steps and felt they should be kept clean.
Extent: 1 sheet
1940/10/17: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joseph M. Cudahy (3.83887)
Date: October 17 1940Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joseph M. Cudahy, updating him: 1) Financial statements will be mailed to him. 2) Hoping that Mrs. Cudahy's health is improving. 3) Farm updates - wheat, cattle, gravel, paint. 4) Mr. van Gemert is now recovering from eczema.
Extent: 2 sheets
1941/02/01: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.83899)
Date: February 1 1941Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy updating her: 1) Mr. Boulton will give the last evening lecture. 2) Mr. Gault's book will stay on loan until Mrs. Cudahy returns to decide on its purchase. 3) Mr. van Gemert's medical condition. 4) 1941 budget items for meteorological instruments. 5) Transplanting evergreens.
Extent: 2 sheets
1941/12/01: E. L. Kammerer to Richard E. Horsey (3.83937)
Date: December 1 1941Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Richard E. Horsey, discussing The Morton Arboretum's new commitment to propagating plants under mist. Also looking for appropriate understocks for grafting. Mrs. Cudahy brought many slides of her trip to Rochester during lilac season. Morton Arboretum is breaking attendance records. The new memorial educational building is under construction. He enclosed a simple key to birds nests compiled by May Watts.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/09/28: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84546)
Date: September 28 1942Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing the statements for August. Includes detailed instructions for checks to Lewis Martins, Mrs. Watts, and Mrs. John van Gemert (Wilhelmina van Gemert).
Extent: 1 sheet
1934/09/29: E. L. Kammerer to William N. Craig (3.93561)
Date: September 29 1934Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter asking Mr. Craig for recommendations of places to visit while traveling to Boston to collect data at the Arnold Arboretum. Mentions that Mr. Van Gemert recommended he contact him.
1936/11/16: E. L. Kammerer to the Downers Grove Reporter (3.93580)
Date: November 16 1936Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Announcing a series of free lectures at the Arboretum, given by May Watts, Clarence Godshalk, John Van Gemert, E. L. Kammerer, and O. M. Schantz.
12/10/1935: Mrs. Arthur H. Boettcher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93590)
Date: December 10 1935Creator: Boettcher, Mrs. Rose K.
Type: Document
Description:Letter on behalf of the Garden Club of Illinois, mentioning that they have been working with Mrs. Watts on providing educational classes and would like E. L. Kammerer, Clarence Godshalk, and John van Gemert to also teach and conduct field trips.
1934/10/31: R. E. Horsey to E. L. Kammerer (3.93670)
Date: October 31 1934Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Thanks him for sending the Morton Arboretum's bulletins, and expresses happiness that E. L. Kammerer and his mother enjoyed their visit to Highland Park in New York. Send regards to him and Mr. Van Gemert. Enclosed a map of Highland Park.
1936/11/16: E. L. Kammerer to The Evanston Review (3.93702)
Date: November 16 1936Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter announcing a series of lectures to be held at the Administration Building at the Arboretum.