1953/05/11: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101888)
Date: May 11 1953Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Request that Godshalk communicate with Mr. Smith about Smith's wish to "do something as a memorial to Mrs. Cudahy." Gather ideas until my return to Morton Arboretum. He shares his concerns about what the utility company could do along their right of way, especially in relation to the Jones property. He offers some suggestions for low plantings, but also raises some concerns about how it might all look.
Extent: 1 sheet
1955/07/05: J. Hopkins Smith, Jr. to Sterling Morton (3.84488)
Date: July 5 1955Creator: Smith, J. Hopkins, Jr.
Type: Document
Description:Smith refers to Morton's recent around-the-world trip and asks for a summary of it; refers also to Russia's present peace initiative, saying that it is suited to their ambition to dominate the world and therefore shows no change in their objective. Plans to do some reforestation on his Colorado ranch at 8,000 feet and asks for advice about publications on trees suitable to his climate. He wonders particularly about the Canadian hemlock. He discussed his mother's deteriorating health and the good news about the announcement of her granddaughter's engagement to William Willis of New York.
Extent: 1 sheet
1955/07/07: Clarence E. Godshalk to J. Hopkins Smith, Jr. (3.84489)
Date: July 7 1955Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Godshalk answers Smith's letter of inquiry about unusual trees to plant on his Colorado ranch with a special inquiry about the native Hemlock, about which Godshalk is doubtful. The best source of information is Mr. Robert E. More, an attorney at First National Bank Building in Denver. Since he has a private arboretum called Glenmore Arboretum in Buffalo Creek with a wide variety of trees based on planting tests, he would be the best resource of reliable information for you. Please do not hesitate to call on us for any further information.
Extent: 1 sheet
1954/02/08: C. E. Godshalk to J. Hopkins Smith, Jr. (3.85943)
Date: February 8 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to J. Hopkins Smith, Jr. thanking him for the tree he donated in memory of Jean Morton Cudahy. It has been labeled: "Planted in memory of Mrs. Joseph M. Cudahy by J. Hopkins Smith, Jr. and has been planted near Thornhill.
Extent: 1 sheet
1949/09/30: Arbor Lodge and Old Family Silver Inventory/Donations/Gifts (3.86099)
Date: September 30 1949Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Typewritten inventory of Arbor Lodge silver and old family silver, created by Mrs. Joseph M. Cudahy. It includes the disposition of the silver. On November 25, 1946, the Chicago Historical Society received assorted silverware. On September 28, 1949, J. Hopkins Smith, Jr. received a vegetable dish and assorted silverware. On September 28, 1949, Mrs. Joseph M. Cudahy received 10 tea spoons. The property of Mrs. William Baker, Downers Grove (list dated August 19, 1938), was given to the Baptist Church, received on December 21, 1939.
Extent: 3 sheets