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1939/03/09: Franklin Cook to C. E. Godshalk (3.60820)
Date: March 9 1939Type: Document
Description:Letter from Franklin Cook, American Iris Society, to C.E. Godhalk regarding "Test Garden for A.I.S." that he observed near the Administration Building at the Arboretum. Neither he nor anyone at the American Iris Society is aware of the test garden. He would like background on the plot and offers assistance for the maintenance of the garden.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/03/17: [C.E. Godshalk?] to Franklin Cook (3.60821)
Date: March 17 1939Type: Document
Description:Typed letter to Franklin Cook explaining the background of the Iris collection. Also asks for help in upgrading the quality of the Iris plants.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/03/20: Franklin Cook to C.E. Godshalk (3.60822)
Date: March 20 1939Type: Document
Description:Letter from Franklin Cook, American Iris Society, to C.E. Godshalk about upgrading the Iris collection. He asks abut what is currently in the garden and how much space is available. He suggests a joint committee of the Iris Society and Arboretum to facilitate the endeavor.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/04/04: E. Lowell Kammerer to Franklin Cook (3.60823)
Date: April 4 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter to Franklin Cook from E. Lowell Kammerer informing him of what Iris are presently in the Iris Test Garden. He says the Board would be able to allocate more space to the garden.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/08/02: E. Lowell Kammerer to Franklin Cook (3.60824)
Date: August 2 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. Lowell Kammerer to Franklin Cook, American Iris Society, inquiring about the progress of the Society in attempting t bring the Iris Test Garden up to date.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/01/04: Donald Wyman to E.L. Kammerer (3.62192)
Date: January 4 1939Type: Document
Description:Letter from Donald Wyman about upcoming visit on January 10 to check card index or list of plants.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/01/12: Carolyn W. Parker to E.L. Kammerer (3.62947)
Date: December 12 1939Type: Document
Description:Letter asking E.L. Kammerer to be a judge at the 1939 Chicago Flower Show and details and instructions.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/01/17: E.L. Kammerer to Mrs. George S. Parker (3.62948)
Date: January 17 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Acceptance of invitation to judge the Chicago Flower Show.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/04/13/1939: Carolyn Paker to E.L. Kammerer (3.62949)
Date: April 13 1939Type: Document
Description:Thank you for being a judge at 1939 Flower Show
Extent: 1 sheet
Transcript of presentation written for the Illinois Nurserymen's Association (3.64475)
Date: 1920 – 1959Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Talk given to the Illinois Nurserymen's Association describing the Morton Arboretum and it's mission. It stresses the importance of shared information and how the Arboretum is not in competition with the nurseries in the area.
Full blooming Dates datasheet, 1933-1945 (3.64820)
Date: 1933 – 1945Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Blooming dates for different plants from 1933-1945 at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 page
1939/05/03: May E. McAdams to Lowell (3.66649)
Date: May 3 1939Creator: McAdams, May E.
Type: Document
Description:A letter informing that the expected group will no longer be able to visit the Arboretum at anticipated date.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/03/06: D. S. Parmalee to E. L. Kammerer (3.93577)
Date: March 6 1939Creator: Parmelee, D. S.
Type: Document
Description:Details travel itinerary and provides train tickets from Chicago to New York City per Mrs. Cudahy's instructions.
1939/03/22: Mrs. Ruth Work to E. L. Kammerer (3.93583)
Date: March 22 1939Creator: Work, Ruth
Type: Document
Description:Asking if he would speak to the Garden Club of Barrington on flowering trees and shrubs.
1939/03/25: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. Ruth Work (3.93584)
Date: March 25 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says he does accept outside speaking engagements, but encourages the garden club to come to the Arboretum to hear his talk "Appraising Our May Blooming Trees and Shrubs" that he gives on Fridays in May at the Administration Building.
1939/04/03: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. Ruth Work (3.93585)
Date: April 3 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says the Arboretum will make a special exception to host the Garden Club of Barrington for a lecture by him at the Administration Building on the date they had requested.
1939/04/17: Mrs. Ruth Work to E. L. Kammerer (3.93586)
Date: April 17 1939Creator: Work, Ruth
Type: Document
Description:Letter thanking E. L. Kammerer and Mr. Godshalk for making a concession to meet with their group on Monday, July 10th at 2PM.
1939/07/15: Mrs. Ruth Work to E. L. Kammerer (3.93587)
Date: July 15 1939Creator: Work, Ruth
Type: Document
Description:Letter expressing thanks for lecture and tour of Arboretum.
1939/09/29: Mrs. George S. Parker to E. L. Kammerer (3.93597)
Date: September 29 1939Creator: Parker, Geo. S.
Type: Document
Description:On behalf of the Garden Club of Illinois, announcing a judging school and inviting him and any Arboretum staff to apply.
1939/11/09: Mrs. George Parker to Clarence Godshalk (3.93598)
Date: November 9 1939Creator: Parker, Geo. S.
Type: Document
Description:Enclosed complementary ticket and information for judging school. Also includes information and maps for the 1940 Chicago Flower and Garden Show.
1939/11/09: Mrs. George S. Parker to E. L. Kammerer (3.93599)
Date: November 9 1939Creator: Parker, Geo. S.
Type: Document
Description:Includes complimentary ticket to Garden Club of Illinois judging school.
1939/11/14: Clarence Godshalk to Mrs. George S. Parker (3.93600)
Date: November 14 1939Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Regretfully declining the previous invite for himself and E. L. Kammerer to the Garden Club of Illinois' judging school.
1939/08/03: Secretary of the Men's Garden Club of Villa Park Flower Show Committee to E. L. Kammerer (3.93651)
Date: August 3 1939Creator: Men's Garden Club of Villa Park
Type: Document
Description:Confirming plans for E. L. Kammerer to judge arrangements in their upcoming flower show.
1939/08/05: E. L. Kammerer to C. J. Dennison (3.93652)
Date: August 5 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:E. L. Kammerer accepting request for him to judge the Fall Flower Show of the Men's Garden Club of Villa Park.
1939/08/30: C. J. Dennison to E. L. Kammerer (3.93653)
Date: August 30 1939Creator: Dennison, C. J.
Type: Document
Description:Letter notifying E. L. Kammerer of a judges luncheon for judges of the Men's Garden Club of Villa Park Fall Flower Show.
1939/09/25: C. J. Dennison to E. L. Kammerer (3.93654)
Date: September 25 1939Creator: Dennison, C. J.
Type: Document
Description:Expressing thanks for his judging the Fall Flower Show.
1939/01/10: E. L. Kammerer to Dr. W. M. Rohrbacher (3.93744)
Date: January 10 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says he has enclosed a bulletin marked with conifers that would be suitable for the soil types Dr. Rohrbacher mentioned in his previous letter.
1939/02/10: Claude D. House to The Morton Arboretum (3.93756)
Date: February 10 1939Creator: House, Claude D.
Type: Document
Description:Asks where he might find an up-to-date list of all standardized plant genera.
1939/06/30: E. L. Kammerer to Florence M. Evans (3.93757)
Date: June 30 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Expresses agreement that trees are being cut down unnecessarily, and says the Arboretum is aware of the problem. Suggests using financial data to sway city officials to stop doing so.
1939/09/12: Mary Long Rogers to E. L. Kammerer (3.93758)
Date: September 12 1939Creator: Rogers, Mary Long
Type: Document
Description:Expresses thanks to Mr. Kammerer for judging in the City Beautiful Contest.
1939/07/01: Parker Higley to The Morton Arboretum (3.93759)
Date: July 1 1939Creator: Higley, Parker
Type: Document
Description:Asks if they can diagnose spots on an enclosed Oak branch.
1939/07/08: E. L. Kammerer to Parker Higley (3.93760)
Date: July 8 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Diagnoses Oak leaves Mr. Higley had sent as having Oak Pill Gall, Cincticornia pilulae [syn: Polystepha pilulae]
1939/09/02: Mary Long Rogers to E. L. Kammerer (3.93761)
Date: September 2 1939Creator: Rogers, Mary Long
Type: Document
Description:Provides information for judging the City Beautiful Contest.
1939/09/08: Lincoln Rogers and Mary Long Rogers to E. L. Kammerer (3.93762)
Date: September 8 1939Creator: Rogers, Mary Long, Rogers, Lincoln
Type: Document
Description:Memo to judges of the City Beautiful Contest providing guidance on conducting the final judgement of the gardens.
1939/10/18: R. E. Horsey to E. L. Kammerer (3.93763)
Date: October 18 1939Creator: Horsey, Richard E.
Type: Document
Description:Inquiring about the authenticity of an Ulmus camperdownii that was featured in the Arboretum's Bulletin of Popular Information for October. Asserts that in Rochester, all he has examined turned out to be Table-top Elms (Ulmus glabra pendula).
1939/11/01: E. L. Kammerer to R. E. Horsey (3.93764)
Date: November 1 1939Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says he re-examined the tree he'd thought was an Ulmus camperdownii and discovered it was indeed actually an Ulmus glabra pendula.