Clarence E. Godshalk, Director of The Morton Arboretum, 1934 to 1966 (3.3802)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk, Director of The Morton Arboretum, 1934 to 1966
Extent: 1 photograph
1926/05/28: Mary Stewart Watt to Joy Morton (3.101543)
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mary Stewart Watt to Joy Morton. Her Western Springs Garden Club enjoyed their recent visit and tour led by Mr. Godshalk. They especially liked the lilacs, iris, hibiscus and native wild flowers.
Extent: 2 sheets
Undated: Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.105040)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten note from Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk saying they should start calling the new lake Arbor Lake and the village Arbor Dale.
Extent: 1 sheet
Tony Byrne talking to Clarence Godshalk about Joy Morton (3.67264)
Type: Audio
Description:Tony Byrne interviewing Clarence Godshalk on the Morton family and their life during the 1920s.
Clarence Godshalk residence, exterior, view from backyard (3.38465)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence Godshalk residence, exterior, view from backyard
Extent: 1 photograph
Undated note: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105077)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Undated note from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He includes a rough sketch [of a gatehouse?] . He's glad to have Suzie with them. "Happy New Year and new lands to explore."
Extent: 2 sheets
[Undated]: Margaret Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.84754)
Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Margaret Morton to C.E. Godshalk discussing her Christmas holidays and touching on Robert's health. A check was enclosed with the letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Bertha Watts to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101530)
Creator: Watts, Bertha
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from (Mrs. George B.) Bertha Watts to Clarence E. Godshalk. The Elgin Garden Club would like to visit Morton Arboretum on Friday, May 27. They would drive and would appreciate his help with arrangements, guides and a brief talk. [May 27 was on a Friday in 1927, ed.]
Extent: 1 sheet
1929/03/26: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101457)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying they have started spring planting. He has added 12 men to the staff. He has a young man and his wife in the cookhouse; the men are satisfied with the cooking. He apologizes for not having thought of having his wife Margaret write to her uncle, George Damon, in Pasadena, telling him to look up Morton while Morton was there. Teuscher sent him of list of surplus plants in their nursery that the Arboretum can pick from in an exchange. Teuscher mentioned Dr. Eneader, the old willow man, is dead. It is very spring-like at the Arboretum with temperatures in the seventies.
[Undated]: Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.105021)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk asking for another copy of the schedule of classes, lectures, etc. and the proposed changes, so he can comment on Godshalk's recent letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
Clarence Godshalk's 2nd house service path to outdoor fireplace (3.34119)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence Godshalk's 2nd house service path to outdoor fireplace
Extent: 1 negative
Undated: Clarence E. Godshalk to Morton Arboretum Trustees (3.105014)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Morton Arboretum Trustees. In talking with Mrs. Watts and Mr. Gordon Scott about fees to charge for classes, they suggest a 10 cents per person charge for visitors. Small gate houses at the entrances could be set up and manned during open hours. He gives many benefits for the charge. They feel it's unfair to charge those serious visitors who want to attend classes, but not charge the recreational visitor. Certain donors and those who help report problems on trails could be given a button to permit free entry.
Extent: 1 sheet
Points to Consider in Landscape Design by C. E. Godshalk (3.101439)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Undated Points to Consider in Landscape Design document submitted by C. E. Godshalk. He states plants can be classified in three divisions: specimens, small groups, and mass plantings. He next details the many uses of plants in the landscape. He gives a definition of each division and examples for each. He also lists trees and shrubs with noticeable bark in winter, trees and shrubs for a succession of flowers, classification of fall color, and shrubs having fruit enjoyed by birds.
Extent: 3 sheets
1932/09: Martha Lattner to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.84702)
Creator: Lattner, Martha Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Martha Lattner to Clarence E. Godshalk requesting Chinese Elms and Yews.
Extent: 1 sheet
Tony Byrne talking to Clarence Godshalk about a typical day at the Arboretum as Superintendent in 1922 (3.67330)
Type: Audio
Description:Tony Byrne interviewing Clarence Godshalk on what work he typically was involved in as The Morton Arboretum's superintendent in the 1920s.
[Thornhill Patio] (3.6462)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Plan
Description:Sheets 1 and 2 show different planting plans.
Sheets 3-5 - ink on paper, rough notes with suggested plants.
Extent: 5 sheets
Undated: C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (3.101435)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan asking if they received The Morton Arboretum envelopes; he believes that they have been mislaid. If the envelopes are there, he asks her to please send them.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Memo from Sterling Morton to Clarence Godshalk (3.107124)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten note regarding "skirts" around newly-placed boxes "to keep out the extreme cold."
Extent: 1 sheet
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi (3.101869)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten rough draft of letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi, searching for a Landscape Design graduate to be his assistant. (See typed copy at 3.101868). Notation at the bottom suggests that this letter also be sent to the Landscape Design Departments at Univ of Illinois and Univ of Iowa.
Extent: 3 sheets
Morton residence at Thornhill, Clarence Godshalk and two women sitting at pool in south lawn with house in background (3.65043)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Morton residence at Thornhill, Clarence Godshalk and two women sitting at pool in south lawn with house in background
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
1928/03/30: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morotn (3.101504)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton in Palm Beach, Florida. Planting work has been hampered by rain, snow and low temperatures. Last week was very warm, though. Margaret's sister drove through from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Her drive home was complicated by snow. Teuscher, vanGomert and Godshalk concluded that Mr. Palmer's trip to the Davis Mountains in Texas is of benefit to the botanical world, but not necessarily to the Arboretum. Some herbarium specimens could be used in exchange. Palmer thinks the trip will cost him $850-$900. Please let us know how much of this you would like to pay. We are planting small pines above the cactus pit and the firs as you approved. We are anxious for your return.
Extent: 2 sheets
[Handwritten Ledger] (3.109153)
Type: Document
Description:Hand written calculations relating to the Joy Morton Account that Clarence Godshalk managed.
Extent: 1 sheet
MGM [Margaret Gray Morton] to [Clarence E. Godshalk] (3.101510)
Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from MGM (likely Margaret Gray Morton) to (likely Clarence E. Godshalk). She is looking for some choice iris and peonies for the hedge border. Dwarf iris for the Japanese Garden. A single white and 4 single pink for the front border. Also a list of 8 different color iris, in quantities of 6 or 12.
Extent: 4 sheets
Vine Collection (3.5729)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Plan
Description:Layout and planting plan for a vine collection. Includes "Key to Planting Locations" with list of plants used (typewritten next to ink drawing).
No indication is given as to location within the Arboretum.
On verso "Vine Collection," "Old Vine Coll" and CEG.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Ora Tripp Harkness to Joy Morton (3.101584)
Creator: Tripp, Ora
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from (Mrs. C. W.) Ora Tripp Harkness to Joy Morton. She invites Mr. Morton and Mr. Godshalk to attend the Aurora House and Garden Club's third annual show.
Extent: 4 sheets
Clarence E. Godshalk, photograph of painted portrait (3.4928)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk, photograph of painted portrait
Portrait done by James Ingwersen in 1988 or 1989 after the death of Clarence Godshalk
Extent: 1 photograph
Birthday Card (3.101329)
Creator: Van Gemert, John, Godshalk, Clarence E., Kammerer, E. Lowell, Kerth, William L.
Type: Document
Description:Undated birthday card to an unknown person, signed by John van Gemert, C.E. Godshalk, E.L. Kammerer, and William Kerth. They will gift the recipient the book, Morton Family Records, when it is published.
Extent: 3 sheets
Undated note: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105075)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Undated handwritten note from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. About Fountains. He asked if they have a Chicago representative. Letter to follow.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1932/10]: Salix Species Notes (3.99642)
Type: Document
Description:Salix Species notes sent to C.E. Godshalk by William A. Strong for Godshalk to verify the information. Includes Godshalk's handwritten notes.
Extent: 2 sheets
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Botanical Department, University of Illinois (3.101867)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Help Wanted letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Botanical Department, University of Illinois. He details the duties and requirements for a prospective Botany graduate at Morton Arboretum. To gather plant information and write a description for the monthly bulletin, searching plant literature for plants to add to the collection, answering plant queries.
Extent: 1 sheet
Ray Schulenberg Watering Prairie Seedlings (3.100479)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ray Schulenberg watering prairie seedlings in a greenhouse.
Thornhill Farm [owned by] Joy Morton, Esq., drawn [and] traced by R.K.Warren (3.5284)
Date: January 1917Creator: Warren, R. K.
Type: Map
Description:Shows fields and other areas comprising Thornhill Farm and adjoining properties. This copy has numerous ms. annotations by C.E.Godshalk regarding tillage and land rentals.
Extent: 1 sheet
Cactus Coll. Morton Arboretum (3.5717)
Date: 1920sCreator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Plan
Description:This collection was located in the Meadow Lake area where the present Endangered Species Collection now exists.
Extent: 1 sheet
Yard at Clarence Godshalk's first Arboretum house, view of garden path from pergola (3.36097)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Yard at Clarence Godshalk's first Arboretum house, view of garden path from pergola
Pergola made of ironwood. Path and gate led from yard to the river dam
Extent: 1 negative
Clarence E. Godshalk and Emil Heineman canoeing on the DuPage River behind his house (3.3532)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk and Emil Heineman canoeing on the DuPage River behind his house, just north of Geographical Groups
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence Godshalk's first Arboretum house, close exterior front view from side in winter, facing on old Joliet Road (3.36090)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Clarence Godshalk's first Arboretum house, close exterior front view from side in winter, facing on old Joliet Road
Extent: 1 negative