Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake (3.4513)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake
Extent: 1 photograph
1987/11/06: C. Lewis to G. Ware et al. (3.67074)
Date: November 6 1987Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Charles Lewis of the Morton Arboretum to George Ware concerning drainage problems in tree nurseries and proposed action plans.
Extent: 2 sheets
1987/03/16: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.81700)
Date: March 16 1987Creator: 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 March 16, 1987.
Extent: 2 sheets
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the prairie (3.4515)
Date: 1986 – 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the prairie
Extent: 1 photograph
Getting to the Roots of Woody Plant Problems (3.10948)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1987Creator: Watson, Gary W.
Type: Article
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 22 No. 04 (3.34522)
Date: December 21 1986 – March 20 1987Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Platanus occidentalis (sycamore), seeds (3.37418)
Date: 1980sCreator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Platanus occidentalis (sycamore), detail of seeds on ground
Extent: 1 slide
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
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the Japanese Collection (3.4516)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the Japanese Collection
Extent: 1 photograph
Crowd with Dick Wason planting tree by Meadow Lake on Arbor Day (3.55538)
Date: April 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Crowd with Dick Wason planting tree by Meadow Lake on Arbor Lake
Extent: 1 slide
A Construction Drawing for the Woody Herb Garden Fence, the Morton Arboretum (3.6150)
Date: 1980sCreator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Shows elevation and plan view
Extent: 1 sheet
Pansy (3.24633)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustration of a large pansy flower and three detail views, including floral diagram, reverse of flower, and center, accompanied by descriptive text. Background sketches along the left side include a house, a heart, and a church, center bottom includes three women and two girls sitting in a circle drinking tea, and center right includes flowers and an elf. Sketches depict various pansy folklore.
Upper left text lists various names this flower goes by - herb trinity, pink of my John, heart's ease, step-mother, kit run in the street, kiss me at the garden gate, cuddle me to you, kiss me quick or PANSY
Top right floral diagram illustration identifies sepal, petal, stamen, pistil, nectar sac
Bottom left illustration (reverse of flower) identifies sepal, petal, nectar sac
Bottom right illustration identifies stigma, pistil and stamens, nectar sac
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 23 No. 01 (3.34523)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1987Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the lab (3.4517)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the lab
Extent: 1 photograph
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
1985-1988: Marlin Bowles to Dr. Hall and George Ware (3.57448)
Date: 1985 – 1988Creator: Bowles, Marlin L.
Type: Document
Description:A series of 7 letters shared with Dr. Hall and George Ware from Marlin Bowles between various employees of The Morton Arboretum and The Center for Plant Conservation in Jamaica Plain, MA, regarding cooperative projects and research programs.
Extent: 11 sheets
1987/05/14: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.81704)
Date: May 14 1987Creator: 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 May 14, 1987.
Extent: 2 sheets
Jeffersonia Diphylla (3.24637)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Large illustration of a Twinleaf plant with detailed views of seed pods, seed, stamen, and pistil details with identifying text. Background images include Monticello at center left, and silhouettes of two small scenes at top right, the top showing a man giving a lecture or speech with the word "Poter" or "Peter" partially erased, the bottom showing a man and a women planting or gardening.
Illustrations as depicted from left to right:
- 2 stamens, one closed, one opened
- 1 pistil
- 1 large illustration of Twinleaf with three sets of leaves and 1 flower
- 1 seed-pod closed
- 1 seed-pod open
- 1 seed
Extent: 1 sheet
View of Thornhill (3.31060)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustration of view up the hill to the Thornhill Education Center at The Morton Arboretum, with bare trees and mushrooms in foreground, clouds and trees behind building in background, and an ink border.
Illustration used as image for printed notecards.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 23 No. 02 (3.34524)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1987Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Fish boil: large pot on flame with setup (3.4105)
Date: 1980sCreator: Larkin, Joe
Type: Photographic image
Description:Fish boil: large pot on flame with setup
Extent: 1 photograph
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab (3.4518)
Date: 1980sCreator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab
Extent: 1 photograph
A landscape planting plan for the East Gate House area, the Morton Arboretum (3.6153)
Date: circa 1987Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:The planting plan covers the area between the East Gate House and Route 53.
Extent: 1 sheet
1987/06/04: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.81705)
Date: June 4 1987Creator: 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 June 4, 1987.
Extent: 2 sheets
Hen turkey and young : a study in miniature of plate 6 of the Elephant folio reproduced from the original drawing. (3.31121)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 print : commercial reproduction, color 30 x 21 cm.
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 23 No. 03 (3.34525)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1987Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
1987/08/04: Michael Stern to George Ware (3.38234)
Date: August 4 1987Creator: Stern, Michael
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Michael Stern of Alexander Cooper + Partners to George Ware thanking him and Mr. Tyznik for showing him around the Arboretum and discussing their planting design project.
Extent: 1 sheet
Morton Arboretum Guide Trainees in front of Administration Building entrance (3.4131)
Date: 1986 – 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Morton Arboretum Guide Trainees in front of Administration Building entrance
Back row, L to R: John Dickerman, Jack Schuster, Nancy Kolar, Ron Sundell, Alyce Sosnowski, Ann Haverstock, Joan Haley, Judy Getch, Cornelia Carlton
Center row, L to R: Diane Chesko, Bruce Brown, Amy Westerhold, Nancy Turck, Penny Matekaitis, Gina Staley, Kathy Keller, Jean Hammershaimb
Front row, L to R: Laura Bartoszek, Chris Buik, Buffy Dunham, Daren Nordman, MaryLou Richardson, Donna McDonald, Nancy Wrobel
Extent: 1 photograph
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab (3.4519)
Date: 1980sCreator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab
Extent: 1 photograph
Plan of May T. Watts Reading Garden, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois [planting plan, worksheet, spring] (3.6726)
Date: 1980sCreator: Bloom, John and Sally
Type: Plan
Description:Landscape and planting plan for May T. Watts Reading Garden labeled "Work Sheet - Spring", includes plant names and the following note in pencil: Maintenance Requests - John Swisher. Changing Plants - Add - Plants - Charles Lewis.
Extent: 1 sheet
Under the Roost of the Long-Eared Owls (3.24641)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Four illustrations depicting long-eared owls and their pellets. Captions accompany each individual illustration. The drawings illustrate the story OWL PELLETS GALORE by May Theilgaard Watts, Naturalist at The Morton Arboretum.
Upper left text: UNDER the ROOST of the LONG-EARED OWLS
Illustrations with captions, from left to right, top to bottom:
- Drawing of an owl pellet
- Caption: An owl pellet
- Drawing of forest floor, including rhododendron
- Caption: When rhododendron leaves uncurl we find pellets.
- Drawing of rodent bone findings
- Caption: Each pellet reveals parts of a small rodent.
- Drawing of two owls in a tree
- Caption: They seem to grow taller as we approach.
Extent: 1 sheet
Ground cover junipers for the Chicago area (3.31517)
Date: December 21 1986 – March 20 1987Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Article
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 23 No. 04 (3.34526)
Date: December 21 1987 – March 20 1988Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
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
Soil scientists, Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman, at work in lab (3.4523)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Soil scientists, Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman, at work in lab
Extent: 1 photograph