Request to Illinois Secretary of State from the proposed Board for incorporation of The Morton Arboretum (3.63987)
Type: Document
Description:A document consisting of a request to Illinois Secretary of State from the proposed Board for incorporation of The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
[Meadow Lake Regrading Project] (3.32038)
Type: Plan
Description:Includes parking, road renovation, and tree names; shows area south of Meadow Lake and planned road in green ink.
Extent: 1 sheet
Untitled draft document (3.67151)
Type: Document
Description:An untitled draft document that covers the following topics of concern to the Morton Arboretum: Conservation Nursery, ecosystems survey, soil survey, and plans for the Hidden Lake Parcel.
Extent: 3 sheets
Memorandum with Reference to Morton Arboretum (3.63978)
Type: Document
Description:Preliminary draft to describe The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
A Construction Plan for the Japanese Island Bridge, The Morton Arboretum (3.6697)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Side elevation, plan, end section construction drawings. Includes additional measurements added in pencil.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Construction Drawing for the Willow Collection Bridge, The Morton Arboretum (3.6190)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan view, side elevation, end elevation construction drawings.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Parking Development for Thornhill Building (3.6154)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet
A Steel Encasement Box for a Gate Hinge Housing, The Morton Arboretum (3.6835)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Top view, side and end elevations.
Extent: 1 sheet
ArbConnect, October 2018 (3.89827)
Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Monthly online newsletter sent to members and guests of The Morton Arboretum with information regarding upcoming events and educational opportunities.
Memorandum with Reference to the Morton Arboretum (3.63982)
Type: Document
Description:Preliminary draft of a description of The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 3 sheets
[Meadow Lake Regrading Project] (3.32035)
Type: Plan
Description:Includes parking and road renovation; shows parts of Meadow Lake, parking lot, entry road, and Route 53.
Extent: 1 sheet
Statement of Bird Cartage Account with The Morton Arboretum (3.109052)
Type: Document
Description:An itemized Statement of Bird Cartage account for cleaning Lake Marmo.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Construction Drawing for a Gate Hinge, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.6396)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan and elevation views
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum: A Living Museum of Woody Plants [Leaflet] (3.106922)
Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Brochure introducing The Morton Arboretum to the visitor.
Extent: 1 tri-folded, double-sided pamphlet
[Marmo Bridge] (3.6265)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan and elevation. Note on back: "Marmo Bridge."
Extent: 1 sheet
A Construction Drawing for the Ozark's Bridge, The Morton Arboretum (3.6187)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan, elevation, end section drawings.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Meadow Lake Regrading Project] (3.32039)
Type: Plan
Description:Includes parking and road renovations; shows Meadow Lake and parking lot. Includes some handwritten tree names.
Extent: 1 sheet
Preliminary Response to Category 4: Agreement between the Morton Arboretum and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority [draft] (3.67152)
Type: Document
Description:A draft document discussing the preliminary agreement between the Morton Arboretum and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority regarding concessions and environmental impacts of the Tollway on the Arboretum.
Extent: 3 sheets
Memorandum with Reference to Morton Arboretum (3.63979)
Type: Document
Description:Preliminary draft to describe The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
A Construction Plan for the Japanese Island Bridge, The Morton Arboretum (3.6191)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Side elevation, plan, end section construction drawings.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Design Construction Drawing for a Garden Pool, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (3.6413)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Various versions of a proposed pool in the Ground Cover Garden. Sheets 1 and 2: plan view, elevation, channel section. Sheet 3: plan view, elevation. Sheet 4: titled Ground Cover Garden Pool, a plan view
Extent: 4 sheets
A Foot Bridge for the East Branch of the DuPage River (3.6184)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Plan view, side elevation, end elevation, construction drawings.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Parking Plan for the New Crabapple Display Group, The Morton Arboretum (3.6848)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Proposal for Parking 18 - not built.
Extent: 1 sheet
Clean Air Counts Plaque (3.104473)
Type: Artifact
Description:Black plastic-covered plaque with metal plate presented by Clean Air Counts to The Morton Arboretum, with Clean Air Counts logo. Inscription reads:
Clean Air Counts thanks
The Morton Arboretum
for contributions to reducing ozone in the Chicago region
Extent: 1 plaque
Document Establishing Preliminary Purpose for The Morton Arboretum Formation (3.63984)
Type: Document
Description:Preliminary language to establish the purpose for the formation of Morton Arboretum. Possibly Page 4 of a larger document.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Meadow Lake Regrading Project] (3.32036)
Type: Plan
Description:Shows portion of Meadow Lake. Includes grading boundary and slurry wall.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Morton Arboretum East End Roads and Marshes] (3.7111)
Creator: Brown and Associates, Inc.
Type: Map
Description:Includes Puffer, Etter, and Bur Reed marshes. Road layout predates 2002.
Extent: 1 sheet
Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum: Joy Morton, Founder, Lisle, Illinois (3.101913)
Type: Document
Description:An undated four-page folder with background information on The Morton Arboretum, likely to be given to a visitor, and a 2-page map, with handwritten notes. 1) General Information: includes the founding, 832 acres, administration, plantings and their arrangement, and label information. 2) Outstanding features: plants, their season and locations, Rose Garden, Hedge Garden, Ground Cover Collection, Three Nature Trails (Forest, Evergreen and Thornhill). 3) Buildings: Administration, including Library and Herbarium; the Thornhill Building, built in 1942 on the site of the Joy Morton Residence. 4) Publications: The Bulletin of Popular Information, Nature Trail Worksheets, Colored Map of the Arboretum, Picture PostCards, and Stationery. 5) Location: Roads and trains. Rules during visits. 6) Board of Trustees and three employees. 7) Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum. This copy has handwritten notes indicating various locations and paths to visit.
Extent: 6 sheets
Illinois Landscape Architecture 1987 Award (3.106092)
Type: Artifact
Description:Certificate recognizing The Morton Arboretum for its outstanding service to the residents of Illinois through education, research, and landscape examples. The certificate reads:
The Illinois Chapter
The American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
Presented to
The Morton Arboretum
for
Outstanding Community Service
Annual Awards Program, 1987
Includes a typed sheet explaining the context of the award.
Extent: 2 sheets
A Construction Drawing for the Thornhill Trail Bridge, The Morton Arboretum (3.6188)
Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Side elevation, plan view, end elevation construction drawings.
Extent: 1 sheet
Morton Arboretum Bridge Plan [Over the East Branch of the DuPage River] Section & Elevation (3.5604)
Creator: George W. Barton and Associates
Type: Plan
Extent: 3 sheets in binder
Morton Arboretum Woody Plant Collections (3.69269)
Type: Document
Description:Undated grid map of the Morton Arboretum depicting trails and plant collections.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Meadow Lake Regrading Project] (3.32040)
Type: Plan
Description:Includes parking and shows part of Meadow Lake. Shows slurry wall and grading boundary.
Extent: 1 sheet