O.C. Simonds & Joy Morton at Arnold Arboretum (3.3111)
Date: 1921Type: Photographic image
Description:O.C. Simonds & Joy Morton at Arnold Arboretum
Extent: 1 photograph
Lunching & Learning with Suzette Morton Davidson: A Morton Family Album - Personal Reminiscences of the Morton Family (3.31581)
Date: January 19 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Suzette Morton Davidson on the topic of Morton family history. Introduction by Charles Lewis.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Lunching & Learning with Clarence Godshalk: Evolution of the Arboretum - From Farm to Arboretum (3.31582)
Date: January 25 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Clarence Godshalk as he describes the evolution of the Arboretum, from farm land to Arboretum.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
The Morton Arboretum Four Seasons, commercial (3.31606)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Joy Morton posed with shovel at Dawes Arboretum American Elm Tree Dedication to his father (3.3172)
Date: November 7 1927Creator: Mueller, M. H.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Joy Morton posed with shovel at Dawes Arboretum American Elm Tree Dedication to his father.
Dawes Arboretum obtained the tree for planting from Arbor Lodge, the Morton family home in Nebraska. The American Elm was dedicated to Julius Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, by his descendants.
Extent: 1 photograph
Joy Morton posed with an American Elm dedicated to his father at Dawes Arboretum (3.3174)
Date: November 7 1927Creator: Mueller, M. H.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Joy Morton posed with an American Elm dedicated to his father at Dawes Arboretum.
Dawes Arboretum obtained the tree for planting from Arbor Lodge, the Morton family home in Nebraska. The American Elm was dedicated to Julius Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, by his descendants.
Extent: 1 photograph
Interview with Ray Schulenberg: biodiversity, collection sites, plant origins during his tenure (3.33435)
Date: March 2 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with Ray Schulenberg conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include biodiversity at The Morton Arboretum, decisions on collection site placement, and origins of plant species introduced to The Morton Arboretum during Schulenberg's tenure.
Extent: 1 cassette
Nature School for Teachers, May T. Watts addressing a group of teachers (3.33869)
Date: October 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to a large group of teachers attending her accredited 14-week course at The Morton Arboretum. The teachers are sitting and standing on a grassy area, taking notes as they listen. An approaching vehicle appears on the roadway through the trees in the background.
Extent: 1 photograph
Nature School for Teachers, May T. Watts speaking to teachers (3.33877)
Date: October 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to a large group of teachers attending her accredited 14-week course at The Morton Arboretum. The teachers are sitting and standing on a grassy area, taking notes as they listen. A departing vehicle appears on the roadway through the trees in the background.
Extent: 1 photograph
Nature School for Teachers, group listening to May T. Watts (3.33878)
Date: October 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to a large group of teachers attending her accredited 14-week course at The Morton Arboretum. The teachers are sitting and standing on a grassy area, taking notes as they listen.
Extent: 1 photograph
Nature School for Teachers, May T. Watts with large group in a clearing (3.33879)
Date: October 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaking to a large group of teachers attending her accredited 14-week course at The Morton Arboretum. The group of teachers sit and stand on a grassy area in a circle as they listen and take notes.
Extent: 1 photograph
General Information and Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34267)
Date: 1941Type: Map
Description:Doublesided brochure with general information and a guide map of The Morton Arboretum.
Guide map details Arboretum roads, trails, parking, plant collections, buildings and points of interest. Fifteen areas on the grounds highlighted in the key and identified with circled numbers on the map. Surfaced roads, gravel roads, and paths distinguished on the map by the type of line drawn. Compass showing directions north, south, east, west as well as scale indicator above top center of map.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, rules and regulations, and information about the Arboretum publication, Bulletin of Popular Information.
Extent: 1 sheet
General Information and Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34268)
Date: 1942Type: Map
Description:Doublesided brochure with general information and a guide map of The Morton Arboretum.
Guide map details Arboretum roads, trails, parking, plant collections, buildings and points of interest. Vegetation illustrated throughout map. Three stylized trees under compass showing directions north, south, east, west as well as scale indicator above top center of map.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, rules and regulations, outstanding features, buildings, Arboretum publications, and location.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34269)
Date: 1969Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Map
Description:A guide map of The Morton Arboretum created by Tony Tyznik in 1969. The background is a dark green with the inner Arboretum being a light green and Arboretum roads highlighted in solid orange and checkered orange lines.
Extent: 1 sheet
Map & Visitor Guide, The Morton Arboretum (3.34271)
Date: 1982 – 1986Type: Map
Description:Double-sided brochure, Map & Visitor Guide for The Morton Arboretum
Map details Arboretum roads, trails, plant collections, buildings and boundaries. Includes photographs of various Arboretum buildings with descriptive information.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, trails for walking and hiking, driving through the Arboretum, areas and collections of special interest, native plant communities, wildlife at the Arboretum, regulations, facilities and services, and information on membership. A section of the map is enlarged to identify landmarks around the Visitor Center, Administration Building, and Thornhill Education Center.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 01 No. 03 (3.34464)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1965Type: Serial
Description:
- Outstanding Plants in Review (1-5)
- Planting a Small Tree (Up to one inch in diameter) (6-7)
- Rhus typhina L. dissecta Rehd. Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac: (Anacardiaceae) Cashew Family (8-9)
- Planning the Arboretum (10-12)
- Talking Turkey (13)
- Arboretum News and Notes (14-16)
(links to these articles can be found below under RELATED OBJECTS)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 02 No. 03 (3.34510)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1966Type: Serial
Description:
- On Clarence Godshalk’s Retirement (33-35)
- A Colleague’s Appreciation (36-37)
- Looking Back (38-40)
- A New Director for the Arboretum (41)
- Climatological Summary (41)
- In Memoriam: E. Lowell Kammerer 1906-1966 (42-43)
- Sour Gum, Black Gum, Tupelo, Papperidge. Nyssa sylvatica: Sour Gum Family (Nyssaceae) (44-45)
- Seed Exchange (46-48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 03 No. 04 (3.34553)
Date: December 21 1967 – March 20 1968Type: Serial
Description:
- The Arboretum as a Cultural Institution (49-53)
- Winter Injury (54-58)
- Climatological Summary (57)
- The Lookout (59)
- Sycamore, Buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis: Sycamore Family (Platanaceae) (60-61)
- Arboretum News and Notes (62)
- Three Year Index: 1965-1967 (62-64)
Extent: 16 pages
1991/11/07: Robert D. Marquard to George Ware (3.38227)
Date: November 7 1991Creator: Marquard, Robert D.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Robert D. Marquard of The Holden Arboretum to George Ware thanking him for his pleasant experience visiting The Morton Arboretum and interacting with the plant exploration consortium, Tom Elias, and the research staff.
Extent: 1 sheet
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
2000/04/05: Village of Winnetka to George Ware (3.47259)
Date: April 5 2000Creator: Village of Winnetka
Type: Document
Description:Facsimile from the Village of Winnetka to George Ware listing the species of Arboretum trees along Green Bay Road.
Extent: 1 sheet
2000/02/02: George Ware to Hans Heybroek (3.56102)
Date: February 2 2000Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Hans Heybroek of The Netherlands discussing the growth habits and potential applications of both Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus pumila.
Extent: 2 sheets
1991/05/28: George Ware to Dr. Donnelly (3.56105)
Date: May 28 1991Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Memo from George Ware to Dr. Donnelly discussing suggested routes for a bike path through The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
1972/02/14: S. Bialobok to Walter E. Eickhorst (3.56321)
Date: February 14 1972Creator: Bialobok, S.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from S. Bialobok of Polska Akademia Nauk, Poland to Walter E. Eickhorst, Curator of Cultivated Collections at The Morton Arboretum offering background information on Tilia x zamoyskiana.
Extent: 1 sheet
1987/07/08: C.W. Eliot Paine to Dr. Marion T. Hall (3.57666)
Date: July 8 1987Creator: Paine, Eliot
Type: Document
Description:A set of two documents. The first is a letter from C.W. Eliot Paine of the Holden Arboretum to Dr. Marion T. Hall wishing to set up a visit to The Morton Arboretum to review the facilities and program. The second is an agenda for their visit.
Extent: 2 sheets
The Champion Of Trees, brand, with captions (3.62139)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
The Champion Of Trees, brand (3.62140)
Date: 2015Type: Video
The Champion Of Trees, brand, online ad/social media, 15 seconds, version A (3.62404)
Date: April 21 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
The Champion Of Trees, brand, online ad/social media, 15 seconds, version B (3.62405)
Date: April 21 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
The Champion Of Trees, brand, online ad/social media, 15 seconds, version C (3.62406)
Date: April 21 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
2016 Public Horticulture Internship, Marina Jawad (3.62408)
Date: 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
2016 Public Horticulture Internship, Michael Stuart (3.62409)
Date: 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video