East view, Arboretum Hedge Garden (3.2934)

Date: circa 1940
Type: Photographic image
Description:Early view of the Hedge Garden planted in 1934, showing the dramatic rise of the undifferentiated Valparaiso Moraine. The highest point in the photo is now the Frost Hill area on the Arboretum's east side.
Extent: 1 photograph

Entrance to Arboretum east side off what is now IL Route 53 (3.2946)

Date: 1935
Type: Photographic image
Description:Postcard of entrance to Arboretum east side off what is now IL Route 53
Extent: 1 postcard

Ridge Road looking east from point near Japanese Island (3.2978)

Date: circa 1929 – 1930
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ridge Road looking east from point near Japanese Island, before 1935 when road was graveled & blacktopped
Extent: 1 photograph

Meadow Road as it comes out of woods, looking southeast (3.3015)

Date: 1930 – 1935
Type: Photographic image
Description:Meadow Road as it comes out of woods, looking southeast
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building, front entrance (3.3341)

Date: 1930s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, front entrance

Administration Building designed by Holabird & Root of Chicago, shown with parking court in front where lily pond later added.
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building, back view (3.3342)

Date: 1930s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, back view
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building, distant view from Hedge Garden (3.3344)

Date: 1930s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, distant view from Hedge Garden
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building Library, books open on tables (3.3354)

Date: 1930s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building Library in northwest wing of building, books open on tables
Arboretum library prior to the Sterling Morton Library
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building Library, stereograph (3.3355)

Date: 1940s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building Library, stereograph
Arboretum library prior to the Sterling Morton Library
Later location of Dick Wason's office, then Development office, northwest wing of Administration Building
Extent: 1 stereograph

Herbarium, stereograph (3.3357)

Date: 1940s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Herbarium, stereograph
Extent: 1 stereograph

Joy Morton with his nephew on east side path (3.3475)

Date: 1924
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Joy Morton with his nephew on east side path

Carl depicted is son of Joy Morton's brother, Carl
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building, guests walking in and out of front entrance (3.3765)

Date: 1930s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, guests walking in and out of front entrance

Administration Building designed by Holabird & Root of Chicago, shown with parking court in front where lily pond later added.
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building, man and child in front of entrance (3.3767)

Date: circa 1950
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, man and child in front of entrance
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building, front entrance and drive (3.3768)

Date: 1940s
Creator: Mackay, Edward J.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, front entrance and drive

Administration Building designed by Holabird & Root of Chicago, shown with parking court in front where lily pond later added.
Extent: 1 photograph

Administration Building front entrance and lily pond, aerial view (3.3769)

Type: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building front entrance and lily pond, aerial view
Extent: 1 photograph

Cudahy Auditorium, Suzette Morton Davidson at podium (3.3770)

Date: 1950s
Type: Photographic image
Description:Cudahy Auditorium, Suzette Morton Davidson at podium
Extent: 1 photograph

Synoptic Collection Greenhouse (3.3771)

Type: Photographic image
Description:Synoptic Collection Greenhouse
Northwest extension of Head House and Research Building addition to main Administration Building under Sterling Morton's leadership & Clarence Godshalk
Extent: 1 photograph

Arboretum staff in Hedge Garden (3.4047)

Type: Photographic image
Description:Arboretum staff in Hedge Garden
(L to R): Pat Kelsey, John Swisher, Deb Seymour, George Shabel
Extent: 1 photograph

Collections and Grounds crew in greenhouse (3.4048)

Date: 1993
Type: Photographic image
Description:Collections and Grounds crew in greenhouse
(Front row, L to R) Kris Bachtell, Floyd Swink, Susan Klatt
(Back row, L to R) Lynne Kalata, Ed Hedborn, Peter Linsner, Bill Dreyer
Extent: 1 photograph

Topographical Plat of Portion of Land to be Used for Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.5237)

Date: July 1921
Creator: O. C. Simonds & Co.
Type: Map
Description:Surveys topography east of Route 53. Locations are shown for eight species of existing woodland cover.
Extent: 1 sheet

Topographical Plat of Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois [east] (3.5241)

Date: August 1921
Creator: O. C. Simonds & Co.
Type: Map
Description:Topographic survey made 1921-1922. True elevations are given. Collection has varied issuances made during the survey. Final version has title statement centered at top of map. It shows the date as follows: "Aug. 1921 - MCH 1922". Preliminary versions show title in lower righthand corner of map and give Aug. 1921 only as date. Areas surveyed and completion of topographical detail vary in preliminary issuances. Water levels of the East Branch of the Dupage River are indicated for June 30, 1921.
This copy shows detail of east portion almost completely worked out.
Extent: 1 sheet

Topographical Plat of Portion of Land to be Used for Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, July 1921 (3.5245)

Date: July 1921
Creator: O. C. Simonds & Co.
Type: Map
Description:Each sheet is individually titled. Area covered extends from western boundary eastward to the East Woods. True elevations are given. Native woodland cover is shown, and legend identifies eight species of trees.
Extent: 2 sheets mounted as one map

Topographical Plat of Portion of Land to be Used for Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, July 1921-October 1922 (3.5246)

Date: July 1921 – October 1922
Creator: O. C. Simonds & Co.
Type: Map
Description:Sheet titles vary. The first sheet has title shown above and subtitle: Sheet No. 2. The second sheet: Topographical Plat, Morton Arboretum, sheet No. 3. The third sheet: Topographical Plat, Morton Arboretum, sheet No. 4. The three sheets are attached as one map. True elevations are given. Survey covers the east portion of the Arboretum only. Topographical data are provided in the areas planned for road development only, and roadways have been marked with color. Native woodland cover is shown, with 14 species identified.
Extent: 3 sheets mounted as 1 map

Plat of the SE 1/4 Section 35, T.39N., and NE 1/4 Section 2, T.38N., R.10E of the 3rd P.M.[and] Plat of the S 1/2 Section 36, T.39N., N1/2 Section 1, T.38N., Range 10 E of the 3rd P.M. (3.5290)

Date: July 1921
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Map comprises two sheets, separately produced and titled, which have been joined without cropping an overlapping area. A composite version with the overlap omitted was subsequently made by C.E. Godshalk, with all other descriptions of the original reproduced. Both versions of this work are represented in the collections. The area surveyed is located in the southeast corner of the Arboretum. Original land owners and acreages of their tracts are given.
Extent: 1 sheet with overlap

Plat of the SE 1/4 Section 35, T.39N., and NE 1/4 Section 2, T.38N., R.10E of the 3rd P.M..[and] Plat of the S 1/2 Section 36, T.39N., N1/2 Section 1, T.38N., Range 10E of the 3rd P.M. (3.5291)

Date: July 1921
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Original map comprises two sheets, separately produced and titled, which have been joined without cropping an overlapping area. This composite version with the overlap omitted was subsequently made by C.E. Godshalk, with all other descriptions of the original reproduced. Both versions of this work are represented in the collections. The area surveyed is located in the southeast corner of the Arboretum. Original land owners and acreages of their tracts are given.
Made from C.E.G. copy.
Extent: 1 sheet

Plat of the SE 1/4 Section 35, T.39N., and NE 1/4 Section 2, T.38N., R.10E of the 3rd P.M..[and] Plat of the S 1/2 Section 36, T.39N., N1/2 Section 1, T.38N., Range 10E of the 3rd P.M. (3.5292)

Date: July 1921
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Original map comprises two sheets, separately produced and titled, which have been joined without cropping an overlapping area. This composite version with the overlap omitted was subsequently made by C.E. Godshalk, with all other descriptions of the original reproduced. Both versions of this work are represented in the collections. The area surveyed is located in the southeast corner of the Arboretum. Original land owners and acreages of their tracts are given. This copy has shaded areas that show land Mr. Morton did not own in 1921.
CEG copy
Extent: 1 sheet

Plat of the SE 1/4 Section 35, T.39N., and NE 1/4 Section 2, T.38N., R.10E of the 3rd P.M[and] Plat of the S 1/2 Section 36, T.39N., N1/2 Section 1, T.38N., Range 10E of the 3rd P.M. (3.5294)

Date: July 1921
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Original map comprises two sheets, separately produced and titled, which have been joined without cropping an overlapping area. This composite version with the overlap omitted was subsequently made by C.E. Godshalk, with all other descriptions of the original reproduced. Both versions of this work are represented in the collections. The area surveyed is located in the southeast corner of the Arboretum. Original land owners and acreages of their tracts are given. Contains curved marks in red for unknown reason.
CEG copy
Extent: 1 sheet

Revised Plat of Section "B," Morton Arboretum (3.5325)

Date: November 21 1934
Creator: Lozier, J. S.
Type: Map
Description:Surveys the area east of Route 53 in the central portion of the Arboretum and extending eastward to the East Woods, a tract totaling 318.996 acres.
Includes notes in red pencil.
Extent: 1 sheet

Revised Plat of Section "B," Morton Arboretum (3.5327)

Date: November 21 1934
Creator: Lozier, J. S.
Type: Map
Description:Surveys the area east of Route 53 in the central portion of the Arboretum and extending eastward to the East Woods, a tract totaling 318.996 acres.
Extent: 1 sheet

Plat of Survey for Morton Arboretum [of] That Part of the North Half of Section One (1) Township Thirty-eight (38) North Range Ten (10) East of the Third Principal Meridian (3.5373)

Date: June 25 1957
Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Map
Description:Land surveyed, 16.375 acres, in the southeast portion of the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet

Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, Exhibit 1: Arboretum-Forest Preserve District Cooperative Research Program Space Study (3.5411)

Date: April 23 1985
Creator: 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.
Mounted.
Extent: 1 sheet mounted

[Aerial Photograph of the Morton Arboretum and Adjacent Areas pt. 1] (3.5417)

Date: circa 1961
Type: Photographic image
Description:The 4 survey photos, taken as stereographic pairs, are identified as follows and show the areas noted: [1] BWS-2BB-204, East half of the Arboretum and Glen Ellyn; [2] BWS-2BB-206, Northwest portion of the Arboretum and Wheaton/Glen Ellyn; [3] BWS-3BB-86, Southeastern portion of the Arboretum and Downers Grove; [4] BWS-3BB-88, Major Southern portion of the Arboretum and Lisle.

Part 1
Extent: 1 sheet mounted on posterboard

[Aerial Photograph of the Morton Arboretum and Adjacent Areas pt. 3] (3.5419)

Date: circa 1961
Type: Photographic image
Description:The 4 survey photos, taken as stereographic pairs, are identified as follows and show the areas noted: [1] BWS-2BB-204, East half of the Arboretum and Glen Ellyn; [2] BWS-2BB-206, Northwest portion of the Arboretum and Wheaton/Glen Ellyn; [3] BWS-3BB-86, Southeastern portion of the Arboretum and Downers Grove; [4] BWS-3BB-88, Major southern portion of the Arboretum and Lisle.

Part 3
Extent: 1 sheet mounted on posterboard

[Aerial Photograph of a Portion of the East Half, the Morton Arboretum] (3.5424)

Date: November 7 1974
Type: Photographic image
Description:"Photographed from 9,600 feet." Shows the area from Route 53 eastwards through the King's Grove. Grid crosses set out on the ground are visible in the photo. The collection's photograph is an enlargement of one displayed on the second floor of the Administration Building.
Extent: 1 sheet

[Aerial photograph of] the Morton Arboretum (3.5438)

Date: March 25 1986
Creator: Sidwell Company
Type: Photographic image
Description:Photographs taken from west to east; individual sheets overlap.
Extent: 5 sheets in binder

[Aerial photograph of] the Morton Arboretum [Crabapple Lake] (3.5441)

Date: March 25 1986
Creator: Sidwell Company
Type: Photographic image
Description:[Crabapple Lake] photographic enlargement
Extent: 1 sheet