Ed Hedborn oral history interview, 2022 June 08 (3.101320)
Date: June 8 2022Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Ed Hedborn, manager of plant records, conducted by Matt Lobdell, head of collections and curator. The interview took place on June 8, 2022 in the Cudahy Room in the Administration and Research Center at The Morton Arboretum.
The interview focuses on Hedborn's early experiences at The Morton Arboretum (late 1960s-1970s) including visiting the Arboretum as a student, his summer job working with Ray Schulenberg in the prairie, his work as an herbarium assistant, becoming the Arboretum's plant recorder, and memories of Walter Eickhorst.
Plants of the Chicago Region (3.103211)
Date: 1979Creator: Swink, Floyd, Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Book
Description:This book is principally an annotated checklist of the spontaneous vascular plant taxa of the Chicago Region, including distribution maps and identification keys. In addition it includes a section describing a method applicable to the Chicago Region for the environmental assessment of open lands from a vegetational standpoint.
Extent: lxxiii, 922 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Plants of the Chicago Region (3.103212)
Date: 1994Creator: Swink, Floyd, Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Book
Description:This book is principally an annotated checklist of the spontaneous vascular flora of the Chicago region. The checklist includes distribution maps, identification keys, flowering phenology, and relevant discussions of infraspecific taxa.
Extent: xiv, 921 p.
Inside Research: Winter 1995: Volume 2, Number 1 (3.106915)
Date: December 21 1995 – March 20 1996Type: Document
Description:The Morton Arboretum Research Department Newsletter for the winter of 1995.
Extent: 5 two-sided sheets
Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project: Seed Bank Study (3.106965)
Date: January 1988Creator: Mengler, Jeff, Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Document
Description:The results of a seed bank study done in 1986 and 1987 on the Des Plaines River in Wadsworth, Lake County, Illinois
Extent: 41 sheets
Establishment of a Native Midwestern Plant Community through Relocation of Marsh Topsoil (Draft) (3.106966)
Date: 1987Creator: Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Document
Description:A draft report on the movement of donor seed bank material from Churchill Prairie and the Armitage Road Wetland to Campbell's Slough.
Extent: 13 sheets and cover note
Establishment of a Native Midwestern Plant Community through Relocation of Marsh Topsoil (Draft v. 2) (3.106967)
Date: 1987Creator: Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Document
Description:A draft report (version 2) on the movement of donor seed bank material from Churchill Prairie and the Armitage Road Wetland to Campbell's Slough.
Extent: 13 sheets
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1989 (3.107041)
Date: , 1989Type: Serial
Description:;This digitized issue of the Winter 1989 branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: winter maintenance at the Arboretum including snow removal, wood chip production from Christmas trees and sign replacement; the naming of lakes and other areas within the Arboretum; wetland research and efforts to restore wetlands in the area; and a short biographical sketch of Dick Wason who was retiring at the time. .
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1990 (3.107043)
Date: 1990Creator: Way, Carol, Halperin, Marilyn J.
Type: Serial
Description:This issue of the Autumn 1990 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: the compilation, publication, editions, layout and indexing, uses and documentation of Plants of the Chicago Region begun by Frank Swink and published by the Arboretum; and the Natural History Collection, organization, relocation and cataloging. Volunteer opportunities, classes and events are included along with information about existing and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Spring 1990 (3.107044)
Date: 1990Creator: Way, Carol
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Spring 1990 Branches newsletter contains articles on the following: the Arboretum Propagation Facility including greenhouses; the introduction of fire or controlled burns into the East Woods; and the Soil Characterization Laboratory which was running tests on the soil and water at the Arboretum to ascertain the effects of sodium and calcium chlorides used as road deicers on the adjacent tollways. Volunteer opportunities, trainings, classes and events are featured along with lists of current and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1991 (3.107047)
Date: 1991Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1991 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: the establishment of a lichen herbarium including definitions and descriptions of lichen; an article about the Sterling Morton Library describing it's special collections and services and an article on plant curiosities at the Arboretum. There is also information about volunteer opportunities, classes and active and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1993 (3.107056)
Date: 1993Creator: Way, Carol
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1993 Branches Newsletter contains articles on: the staff photographers at the Arboretum, John Kohout and Jim Nachel, and the Photo Lab collection; Hidden Lake Forest Preserve highlighting the section leased to the Arboretum; and an introduction to Linda Kovach, the new Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteer opportunities, classes, events and lists of new and existing volunteers are included.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of The Morton Arboretum Volunteers, Winter 1995 (3.107061)
Date: 1995Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1995 Branches Newsletter features articles on the following: the Wild Garden, it's history, development, the volunteer group involved and it's reestablishment after the renovations at Thornhill, Workers in Sylvan Horticulture (VIEW); and the High School Education Reach Out in Botany group (HERB) which involved area high school students in the Herbarium, mounting and illustrating plants. Volunteer opportunities, trainings, events and classes are featured along with lists of new and continuing volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Jerry Wilhelm oral history interview, 2023 March 22 (3.107283)
Date: March 22 2023Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Gerould (Jerry) Wilhelm, former herbarium assistant and field taxonomist at The Morton Arboretum, conducted by Cindy Crosby, prairie steward supervisor. The interview took place on March 22, 2023 in the Research Center at The Morton Arboretum. This is part of a series of interviews with individuals connected to the Schulenberg Prairie.
Topics include Wilhelm's residential garden of native plants, soil, water, climate change, Dick Young, the evaluation of prairie remnants, the rise of ecology and environmentalism, Wilhelm's first experiences with Ray Schulenberg and Floyd Swink, Flora of the Chicago Region, draining prairie, prescribed burns, and Bob Betz and cemetery prairies.
The Arboretum’s East Woods: Are They Forever? (3.10965)
Date: December 21 1987 – March 20 1988Creator: Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Article
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1985 (3.113779)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1985 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as several mushroom-related activities, bird walks, and an upcoming field seminar to England discussing gardens and landscapes.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Spring 1985 (3.113780)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1985 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as welcoming Spring with classes like Arboretum Spring and The Nature of Spring. There are also several opportunities for birding. Field seminars were offered for Spring in the Southern Appalachians and Isle of Royale Adventure, and field trips were available to Braidwood, IL, Starved Rock State Park, Warren Woods, and Nelson Lake Marsh. The Atlantic Richfield Foundation Grant awarded $125,000 to support the project "City Trees For City People".
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1986 (3.113783)
Date: 1986Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1986 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as a talk by Dr. Gary Watson, the Arboretum's root specialist, discussing the importance of roots and a look at a Victorian Christmas with Sunny O'Neil. Field trips included birding along Chicago's lakefront, a waterfowl fall migration in the Palos area, and a trip to the Indiana Dunes. Charles Lewis and Dr. Herbert Schroeder, Environmental Psychologist with the US Forest Service, were participating in an exchange research trip to The Netherlands to establish joint projects.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Winter 1987 (3.113790)
Date: 1987Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Winter 1987 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the upcoming Yuletide Celebration, Members' Ski Program, a Winter Ecology Walk, and Winter Bird Walks. There is also a lecture about Learning to Live With Expressways. The Great Lakes Forest Soils Conference, organized by Patrick Kelsey, Arboretum Research Soil Scientist, and Richard Hootman, Research Soil Specialist, took place with topics emphasizing soil development in undisturbed areas and disturbed or urbanized areas of the Arboretum problems associated with the growth of woody plants on "urban" soils; and the management of soils and vegetation in areas disturbed by construction. The Arboretum also received grants from the Institute of Museum Services, The Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust; Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation; Burroughs Corporation; AT&T Foundation; Bell Information Systems; Household Finance Corporation; Staley Continental, Inc.; W.W. Grainger, Inc.; The John D. and Catherin T. MacArthur Foundation; the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; and Allied-Signal Inc.
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1988 (3.113791)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the Chamber Concert Series and an examination of the work of Francois-Andre Michaux. Clarence Godshalk, Director Emeritus of The Morton Arboretum, passed away on April 20, 1988. Daniel Peterkin, Jr., Trustee of The Morton Arboretum and retired Chairman and President of Morton-Norwich Products Inc. died on May 11, 1988. The Library marked its 25th anniversary. Grants were received from the Nalco Foundation, Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Foundation, A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, and The Institute of Museum Services (IMS).
Plants of the Chicago region : a checklist of the vascular flora of the Chicago region, with keys, notes on local distribution, ecology, and taxonomy, and a system for evaluation of plant communities / Floyd Swink & Gerould Wilhelm. (3.23008)
Creator: Swink, Floyd
Type: Book
Extent: lxxiii, 922 p. : ill. 24 cm.
1991/04/08: Memo from Gerard T. Donnelly to George Ware, Duane Henry, and Craig Johnson (3.38497)
Date: April 8 1991Creator: Donnelly, Gerard T.
Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Gerard T. Donnelly to George Ware, Duane Henry, and Craig Johnson deliniating a procedure to determine responsibilities in regards to controlled burns.
Extent: 1 sheet
Jane Balaban speaking at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill (Floyd Swink and Jerry Wilhelm seated) (3.3964)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Jane Balaban speaking at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill (Floyd Swink and Jerry Wilhelm seated)
Extent: 1 photograph
Jane Balaban and Jerry Wilhelm holding photos at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill (Floyd Swink seated) (3.3965)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Jane Balaban and Jerry Wilhelm holding photos at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill (Floyd Swink seated)
Extent: 1 photograph
Christopher Dunn addressing group at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - closeup shot (Jerry Wilhelm and Floyd Swink seated) (3.3969)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Christopher Dunn addressing group at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - closeup shot (Jerry Wilhelm and Floyd Swink seated)
Extent: 1 photograph
Jerry Wilhelm signing book at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - Ray Schulenberg, John Taggert, and Jane Balaban in line (3.3970)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Jerry Wilhelm signing book at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - Ray Schulenberg, John Taggert, and Jane Balaban in line
Extent: 1 photograph
Jerry Wilhelm signing book at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill (3.3977)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Jerry Wilhelm signing book at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill
Extent: 1 photograph
Jerry Wilhelm signing book next to line at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - Joel Greenberg in white shirt (3.3978)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Jerry Wilhelm signing book next to line at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - Joel Greenberg in white shirt
Extent: 1 photograph
Jerry Wilhelm signing book at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - Jon Duer and friend standing (3.3979)
Date: September 9 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Jerry Wilhelm signing book at Swink-Wilhelm book signing at Thornhill - Jon Duer and friend standing
Extent: 1 photograph
Research Department Computer Software and Hardware Sharing Requirements (3.39927)
Date: October 10 1990Type: Document
Description:A series of 12 documents outlining existing computer equipment and an explanation of information needs, desired software, hardware, and applications within the Arboretum's Research Department for Marlin Bowles, Webb Crowley, Tom Green, Richard Hootman, Patrick Kelsey, Elizabeth Shimp, Mike Spravka, Gary Watson, Fay Wheatman, Chris Whelan, Gerould Wilhelm, and Linda Wetstein.
Extent: 12 sheets
1992/05/21: Jerry Wilhelm to Chris Whelan (3.44209)
Date: May 21 1992Creator: Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Jerry Wilhelm to Chris Whelan in response to a memo dated May 7, 1992 discussing the governing philosophy of the curation and maintenance of the Arboretum's Collections versus experimental science, with an emphasis on the East Woods.
Extent: 1 sheet
1992/05/12: Tom Green to Chris Whelan (3.44241)
Date: May 12 1992Creator: Green, Tom
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Tom Green to Chris Whelan concerning the inclusion of the East Woods in the overall Master Plan for The Morton Arboretum landscape. Management treatment studies, whose results could be shared with others working to manage woodlands in the Chicago region and beyond, are also presented.
Extent: 2 sheets
1991/03/04: Gerard Donnelly to Gerould Wilhelm (3.44243)
Date: March 4 1991Creator: Donnelly, Gerard T.
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Gerard Donnelly to Gerould Wilhelm reviewing a research proposal on the restoration and management of different Arboretum plant communities, including two overlay sheets on the maps in the research proposal.
Extent: 14 sheets
George Ware Retirement Party in Founders Room - Research staff at Ware retirement - (Standing L to R): Gary Watson, Bill Wetzel, Pat Kelsey, Linda Masters, Rose Rieger, Steve Messenger, Tom Green, Jerry Wilhlem (Seated L to R): Virgil Howe, George Ware, Fay Wheatman, Christopher Dunn (3.4655)
Date: 1994Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware Retirement Party in Founders Room - Research staff at Ware retirement - (Standing L to R): Gary Watson, Bill Wetzel, Pat Kelsey, Linda Masters, Rose Rieger, Steve Messenger, Tom Green, Jerry Wilhlem (Seated L to R): Virgil Howe, George Ware, Fay Wheatman, Christopher Dunn
George Ware Retirement Party in Founders Room - Jerry Wilhelm in fur hat (3.4665)
Date: 1994Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware Retirement Party in Founders Room - Jerry Wilhelm in fur hat