1941/01/29: Anne Stevenson to Mark Morton (3.84356)

Date: January 29 1941
Creator: Stevenson, Anne
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Anne Stevenson (Librarian, Nebraska City Public Library) to Mark Morton thanking him for the donation of a photo and books from the Morton Arboretum's library. She also says she appreciates the numerous gifts given to the Nebraska City Public Library by members of J. Sterling Morton's family.
Extent: 1 sheet

1945/03/21: N. C. Abbott to Senator Frank Sorrell (3.84405)

Date: March 21 1945
Creator: Abbott, N. C.
Type: Document
Description:Copy of letter from N. C. Abbott to Senator Frank Sorrell stating that Mark Morton, the only surviving son of J. Sterling Morton, suggested C. E. Godshalk would be a good source for suggestions for the Nebraska state tree. A handwritten note from Abbott to Godshalk states Godshalk is doing a fine job and he enjoyed meeting him.
Extent: 1 sheet

1945/10/24: N. C. Abbott to C. E. Godshalk (3.84407)

Date: October 24 1945
Creator: Abbott, N. C.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from N. C. Abbott to C. E. Godshalk requesting various Arboretum publications that he will pay for by check. Mark Morton had sent Abbott a Tribune item regarding the Arboretum's fall classes, and he suggested that Abbott might inform the public about the classes. Now J. H. Sweet and Arthur Sweet are ready to do so in the News-Press. He appreciates Godshalk's kindness when he was digging into J. Sterling Morton's papers, and now the Mortoniana is housed in one of the finest libraries in the Middle West.
Extent: 1 sheet

1945/10/30: C. E. Godshalk to N. C. Abbott (3.84408)

Date: October 30 1945
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to N. C. Abbott stating he is sending under separate cover the various Arboretum publications he requested, but the post card are no longer available. The fall courses are nearly over, so there is no need to publicize them, but he is sending a fall class schedule for Abbott to see the types of classes offered. Mr. Boulton enlisted in the Military Police Corp and was in the Pacific, but is now home due to several bad attacks of malaria. He has often wondered about Mr. Olson [Jerome] who had been in the service; he hopes he came through in good shape.
Extent: 1 sheet

[1945/11]: N. C. Abbott to C. E. Godshalk (3.84409)

Date: November 1945
Creator: Abbott, N. C.
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from N. C. Abbott to C. E. Godshalk thanking him for the Arboretum materials he sent. He asks Godshalk to give Mr. Boulton his best wishes; he hopes to see him again. He is intrigued by the history of the Arboretum, and he greatly admires Joy Morton, in addition to General Wood, General Pershing, and J. Sterling Morton. Mr. Olson [Jerome] is now secretary of the State Historical Society and will soon be out of the service. He has grown greatly since they first knew him and now has a wife and child.
Extent: 1 sheet

1939/07/18: W. Y. Dow to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.85012)

Date: July 18 1939
Creator: Dow, W. Y.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from W. Y. Dow to Clarence E. Godshalk advising him that if employees help N. C. Abbott, that might cancel the tax-free status of Morton Arboretum. To prevent this, a bill for the nominal cost of employees assistance should be sent to Mark Morton.
Extent: 1 sheet

1939/07/25: N. C. Abbott to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.85013)

Date: July 25 1939
Creator: Abbott, N. C.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from N.C. Abbott to Clarence E. Godshalk thanking him for his recent hospitality. Mrs. McNeel, wife and assistant to Grant McNeel, Superintendent at Arbor Lodge reported on a wind storm and power outage.  abbott sees two major research studies from the documents now at Morton Arboretum: 1) James C. Olson's work on J. Sterling Morton's impact on the building of Nebraska. 2) A study of the Morton brothers - Joy, Paul, Mark and Carl - and their relationship with each other and their father. 
Extent: 2 sheets

1939/07/28: N. C. Abbott to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.85014)

Date: July 28 1939
Creator: Abbott, N. C.
Type: Document
Description:Note and newspaper clipping from N. C. Abbott to Clarence E. Godshalk. The newspaper clipping has many errors, said Abbott. 
Extent: 2 sheets

1939/08/10: N. C. Abbott to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.85015)

Date: August 10 1939
Creator: Abbott, N. C.
Type: Document
Description:Cover letter from N. C. Abbott to Clarence E. Godshalk, sending a copy of a newspaper article.  He suggests that "the Mortoniana constitutes a historical source which is invaluable. Someday, I hope, it may be housed in a fire-proof building, indexed and cross-indexed, and filed for accessibility to scholars."
Extent: 1 sheet

1939/08/15: Clarence E. Godshalk to N. C. Abbott (3.85016)

Date: August 15 1939
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to N. C. Abbott, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, thanking him for the newspaper article on J. Sterling Morton.
Extent: 1 sheet

Arbor Day Celebration brochure (3.86112)

Date: April 22 1939
Creator: Nebraska City, Nebraska, Chamber of Commerce
Type: Document
Description:Brochure for the April 21 and 22, 1939 celebration of Arbor Day sponsored by the Nebraska City Chamber of Commerce listing the events occurring during the celebration including tree plantings, exhibits, and concerts. Also included is the program for the Saturday afternoon event at the Overland Theater.
Extent: 4 sheets