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Tiling Map of the South Field, Mark Morton's Burdale Farm (3.5586)
Date: 1930sCreator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Map
Description:Area shown lies in the northwestern corner of the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
1941/01/15: Mark Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.84355)
Date: January 15 1941Creator: Morton, Mark
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mark Morton to C.E. Godshalk enclosing a copy of Harold F. Steinbrecher's letter to him regarding Crapo Park. He thought it would be of interest to the other trustees. Steinbrecher's letter contains a brief history of Crapo Park (Burlington, Iowa) and the fact he created a map of the trees and shrubs of the park for visitors.
Extent: 2 sheets
1943/04/15: Mark Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.84377)
Date: April 15 1943Creator: Morton, Mark
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mark Morton to C. E. Godshalk enclosing a letter from Mr. Steinbrecher regarding an exchange of trees between the Arboretum and Crapo Park. Morton thinks this would be a good thing to do. Other copies of letters enclosed will show Godshalk what Steinbrecher thinks of the J. Sterling Morton book and other things of interest.
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/04/10: Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton (3.84378)
Date: April 10 1943Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Document
Description:Copy of letter from Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton, enclosed with a letter from Mark Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.84377), where he enclosed two clippings for Morton. Charles E. Perkins, Jr., the grandson of a friend of J. Sterling Morton, is a prisoner of the Italians. The old Perkins house was made into a public park. The central part of the home will be the club-house of the Hawk-Eye Natives Society. Secondly, he encloses a chart of the Tariff History of the United States which he believes shows the basic wisdom of J. Sterling Morton's trade ideas.
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/04/10: Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton (3.84379)
Date: April 10 1943Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Document
Description:Copy of letter from Harold F Steinbrecher to Mark Morton, enclosed in a letter from Mark Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.84377), stating that after he read the story of J. Sterling Morton's life, he decided he would like to have a tree planted in Crapo Park on Arbor Day in Morton's memory. He also asked the park custodian to supply some trees to the Arboretum to be planted in Morton's memory. After talking to Mr. Kammerer, Crapo Park can furnish two trees the Arboretum doesn't own, the native pecan and the giant island hickory nut. He also asked that the Morton Arboretum send Crapo Park some trees to be planted there on J. Sterling Morton's birthday in memory of his many visits to the park. He would be able to generate considerable publicity for the exchange. He plans to speak to Godshalk the next day who he believes will probably object to the plan.
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/04/10: Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton (3.84380)
Date: April 10 1943Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Document
Description:Copy of letter from Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton, enclosed in a letter from Mark Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.84377), giving his opinion of the biography of J. Sterling Morton. He has many complimentary things to say about Morton, and he especially enjoyed the part of the book dealing with the building of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. He thought the parts about his political were a shade over-stressed. He thanks Morton for the privilege of reading and owning the book.
Extent: 1 sheet
1939/06/20: Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton (3.84965)
Date: June 20 1939Creator: Steinbrecher, Harold F.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Harold F. Steinbrecher to Mark Morton addressing Godshalk's report that Lake Marmo is filling up with silt he believes is coming from Morton's farm. Steinbrecher found that Morton's drainage tile was in good shape, but the drainage tile on the Slusser farm had been partially blocked and has now been blown up by its connection to the Morton drainage tile, creating a ditch. Some of the silt has come from Morton's farm, but the bulk of it has come from the Slusser farm. The ditch should keep further siltation to a minimum. He suggests planting a grass strip from the road on up the gulley to the point where the erosion stops to remedy a second situation. Handwritten on letter: "Clarence; This explained your trouble MM." Also handwritten on letter: "Aug 15 Sod ditches on Slusser Farm."
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/01/16: C. E. Godshalk to Joseph Cudahy and Jean Morton Cudahy (3.99612)
Date: January 16 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joseph Cudahy and Jean Morton Cudahy detailing his thoughts on future plans for the Arboretum. He gives a detailed plan on how to handle the traffic on busy Sundays in May and October and for possible future flower shows. He discusses an Arboretum tea room and picnic areas. He talks about building buildings for a nature school covering nature study and horticulture which could also cover agricultural topics in the off season. He suggests tearing down the Home Farm buildings and building one building for tool storage. 4-H shows could also be held at this site. He would like to create demonstration educational exhibits of small country home sites, perhaps funded by Sterling Morton in memory of his father. He suggests building farm buildings on Warrenville Road to demonstrate the running of a modern large farm. Finally, he suggests building an air strip and tearing down and building additional housing. He asks for their comments on his ideas.
Extent: 9 sheets