1955/04/05: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.104947)
Date: April 5 1955Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He is neutral about adding peonies to the gardens, but he hopes they could be planted far enough apart to be cultivated with the small tractor. The study of feeding to control disease, filling around larger trees, pruning, etc. could make a lasting contribution to homes and gardens in Chicago. He's willing to buy the Jones' land for less than $1000 an acre. With that parcel and one other small piece you will be able to lay out the road system with more freedom. He is sorry to hear of Mr. Parmelee's death, a fine and reliable man. He also mentions Colonel McCormick's death as a loss to Chicago and beyond.
Extent: 2 sheets
1951/07/11: L. W. Zonsius to Dwight S. Parmelee (3.109020)
Date: July 11 1951Creator: Zonsius, L. W.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from L. W. Zonsius of T. Stuart Smith Insurance to Dwight S. Parmelee. He is enclosing a Confirmation of Audit form and a Final Report of Injury form signed by Frank Loehmann.
Extent: 1 sheet
1955/10/21: E. H. Baker to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.109029)
Date: November 21 1955Creator: Baker Jr., Edward H.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. H. Baker to Clarence E. Godshalk. After Mr. Parmalee's death, Baker became aware that insurance coverage was handled through several different channels, resulting in overlaps and gaps. He is pursuing an audit of all insurance policies. He is requesting a list of the policies presently in effect, the piece of equipment that is covered, the dates covered, the dates the premiums are due, and the type of coverage, including the limits of liability and the comprehensive coverage. He wants a simple and easily understood plan for coverage.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/03/29: Clarence Godshalk to Lowell Kammerer (3.109094)
Date: March 29 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Lowell Kammerer updating him on various happenings around the Arboretum and its staff members.
Extent: 2 sheets
1942/07/18: Evelyn M. Rasch to D.S. Parmelee (3.84354)
Date: July 18 1942Creator: Naser, Evelyn M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Evelyn M. Rasch to D.S. Parmelee asking for additional salt tablets to be sent to the Morton Arboretum. Handwritten on letter: My dear Clarence, The salt tablets should come tomorrow, 7/20/42, DSW. Also handwritten on the letter in red: Mr. Parmelee: 2 boxes of 1500 tablets each are being sent via P.P. from our office today. C.C. 7/20/42. The L. in Mr. D.L. Parmelee was corrected to read S. C.E. Godshalk's name on the letterhead is circled in red.
Extent: 2 sheets
1945/11/29: C. E. Godshalk to Mark Morton (3.84410)
Date: November 29 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Mark Morton saying he is sorry to learn Morton is in the hospital, and he missed him at the trustees meeting. He encloses a copy of his report and presumes Mr. Parmelee will send copies of Mrs. Cudahy's reports. They operated the Arboretum at a considerable savings this year due to the labor shortage. He trusts he can get more help next year. The farms had a good year. He received several copies of the article about the Arboretum printed in the Nebraska City paper. He's glad Morton encouraged them to get the article done. He hopes Morton will soon be home.
Extent: 1 sheet
1955/03/31: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84484)
Date: March 31 1955Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton enclosing bonds Morton needs to sign for the DuPage County Sheriff's office. He also discusses the possible peony test garden proposed by the Peony Society. Dr. Ensweller, from the U.S.D.A. in Beltsville, Maryland, will send azaleas to the Arboretum for testing. Dr. Milton Carlton of Vaughans wants to send some roses for testing. They are doing some planting, getting other outdoor work done, and laying our some new research studies. Godshalk will attend Mr. Parmelee's funeral.
Extent: 2 sheets
1942/04/11 : D. S. Parmelee to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.84537)
Date: April 11 1942Creator: Parmelee, D. S.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from D. S. Parmelee to Clarence E. Godshalk requesting 50 blank copies of 2 mimeographed sheets: "Statement of Income and Expenses " and "Combined Trial Balance." Handwritten note at top "Sent. EMR"
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/04/25: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84538)
Date: April 25 1942Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing March statements, and detailing two adjustments to previous statements that need to be made.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/06/23: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84539)
Date: June 23 1942Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing the April statements, and detailing adjustments to previous statements that need to be made.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/06/24: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84540)
Date: June 24 1942Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing the May statements , with further details about various checks, including his and Lewis Martins.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/06/26: D. S. Parmelee to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.84541)
Date: June 26 1942Creator: Parmelee, D. S.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from D. S. Parmelee to Clarence E. Godshalk requesting a source for blue spruce trees for a friend of his Mr. Barney Keegan. (This letter was written on Joseph M. Cudahy letterhead, but signed by Parmelee.)
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/06/27: Evelyn M. Rasch to D. S. Parmelee (3.84542)
Date: June 27 1942Creator: Naser, Evelyn M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Evelyn M. Rasch to D. S. Parmelee enclosing the unsigned financial statements for May. Requesting they be returned to her to get Mr. Godshalk's signature when he returns.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/07/18: Evelyn M. Rasch to D. S. Parmelee (3.84543)
Date: July 18 1942Creator: Naser, Evelyn M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Evelyn M. Rasch to D. S. Parmelee requesting another batch of salt tablets for the workmen to take, similar to the batch previously sent by Mr. Rich.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/09/28: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84545)
Date: July 25 1942Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, clarifying the amount of a payment to be made to Lewis Martins.
Extent: 1 sheet
1942/09/28: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84546)
Date: September 28 1942Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing the statements for August. Includes detailed instructions for checks to Lewis Martins, Mrs. Watts, and Mrs. John van Gemert (Wilhelmina van Gemert).
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/03/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84551)
Date: March 16 1943Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee requesting details about a bill from March and McLennan for insurance.
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/04/29: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84553)
Date: April 29 1943Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee discussing the discrepancy in April's statement with a suggested solution.
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/05/19: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84555)
Date: May 19 1943Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee discussing a discrepancy in the April statement, and offering a solution. Noting that it's too early in the month to submit check amounts for farm work done by Mr. Eickhorst and Mr. Meyers.
Extent: 1 sheet
1943/11/03: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84560)
Date: November 3 1943Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee
Extent: 1 sheet
1944/05/01: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.84584)
Date: May 1 1944Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing his salary check for April.
Extent: 1 sheet
1944/08/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmalee (3.84591)
Date: August 16 1944Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmalee, enclosing 2 insurance policies covering 2 Lisle Farms trucks, and some related accounting questions.
Extent: 1 sheet
1944/12/09: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85475)
Date: December 9 1944Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, informing him that Stearns & McBride bills for trustees work should be paid from Parmelee's office, according to Joseph M. Cudahy.
Extent: 1 sheet
1944/12/20: Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85477)
Date: December 20 1944Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee, enclosing Mrs. Cudahy's check for $100 for the employee's Christmas gift fund. Checks need to be dated by Dec. 31, 1944. He also asked for information on the pressed board matt which Parmelee used under his desk chair.
Extent: 1 sheet
1946/02/05: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.85814)
Date: February 5 1946Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy saying Monday night's class on poultry was well-attended. Mr. Hoyt answered questions on commercial chicken and turkey raising. Godshalk answered the questions on having a small family flock and ducks. Mrs. Westover answered the questions on guinea hens and geese, and Mr. Geisler answered questions on pigeons. Next week, the topic will be soils, fertilizers, etc. He is enclosing the corrected reports for October, November, and December. It seems to him that they are now complete and easy to understand. He has been unable to get Mr. Steinbrecher to come to the Arboretum and lay out the Arboretum in hundred foot sections. Godshalk was able to purchase a surveying instrument through the War Assets Corporation, so they can do the work themselves. The Arboretum's 1938 green Ford is no longer safe. Godshalk would like to have Walter, Lowell, Mr. Nordine, Mrs. Watts, and Gust use Goshalk's car, and he would purchase a new one for himself. He would like Mrs. Cudahy's assurance that if the car purchase puts him over budget, the difference will be covered from her chairman's fund. Mrs. Watts started a class for boy scouts, and over 50 attended. Mr. Seymour Levy, who bands birds at the Arboretum, told Godshalk that a chickadee banded at the Arboretum was trapped in Blue Island, Illinois. Things are going well, and the weather is mild. The hog sale is tomorrow; he will send Mr. Cudahy a marked catalog.
Extent: 3 sheets
1945/01/30: C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85841)
Date: January 30 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee enclosing statements for maintenance of the burial plot and Thornhill grounds for October, November, December, and January. As the new auditor did not set up accounts for these costs, it didn't occur to Godshalk to send out statements so the operating fund gets reimbursed. He will open accounts for both and notify Mr. Mueller the next time he comes to the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/02/14: C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85842)
Date: February 14 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C.E. Godshalk to D.S. Parmelee asking him to check with Mr. Dow to see if the DuPage County Police Department dance tickets have been paid for by the town office. In the past the tickets have come through Mr. Dow's office, and the cost has been split between the Arboretum and the farm.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/03/20: C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85843)
Date: March 20 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C .E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee where he encloses the insurance policy proof from Marsh & McLennan. The Administration Building is now only covered by $37,500, rather than $47,500. Godshalk tells Parmelee how he would like to handle the insurance coverage for the Banghart and Burnside garages. Other than these things, he believes the proof is satisfactory. With respect to Parmelee's question: As this is an Arboretum policy, it does not cover the live stock and grain at the farm. That is a separate policy. Patch Bros. Hardware in Glen Ellyn has the sunflower seed, and Godshalk lists the prices.
Extent: 2 sheets
1945/04/03: C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85844)
Date: April 3 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee enclosed with a piece of mail that was sent to the Arboretum but was meant for Parmelee's office, so Godshalk sent it to him.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/04/11: D. S. Parmelee to C. E. Godshalk (3.85845)
Date: April 11 1945Creator: Parmelee, D. S.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from D. S. Parmelee to C. E. Godshalk enclosing a number of tax bills for properties now owned by the Morton Arboretum. He asks Godshalk to pay the bills and arrange with the Assessor and the Collector at Wheaton to update their records. The tax bills should be mailed to Parmelee's office. The second sheet has "Pay these in May" written in pencil on the back of the letter.
Extent: 2 sheets
1945/04/24: C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85846)
Date: April 24 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C .E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee asking if the check Mrs. Cudahy sent for the Arboretum employees' gifts had been cashed. The cashed check has not been returned to her. Godshalk had sent the check to Parmelee to be deposited since the Arboretum doesn't have an account for handling gift monies. The handwritten note from Parmelee to Godahlk on the letter states: "Clarence
I have been holding Mrs. C check until the auditors could finish checking our books I deposited ck today-so it will be in her April paid checks DSP"
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/05/14: C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee (3.85847)
Date: May 14 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to D. S. Parmelee enclosing the check covering the staff payroll, copy of the April labor payroll, and the inventory of Lisle Farms as of April 30. Godshalk can't give an exact amount for the deposit, but believes $4000 will take care of the Arboretum until Parmelee returns. Parmelee will be receiving a bill from Charley Miller for two cows with delivery, totaling $422.26. Godshalk will be happy to pick up the results of the Bangs and TB tests if Miller didn't give them to Wade.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/06/20: [ ] to C.E. Godshalk (3.85848)
Date: June 20 1945Type: Document
Description:Letter from [ ] to C.E. Godshalk enclosing the Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. of London policy for the Ford passenger bus for one year. He also encloses the bill and ask Godshalk to pay the statement and return the policy to Mr. Parmelee.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/07/05: C. E. Godshalk to D. [L]. Parmelee (3.85850)
Date: July 5 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to D. [L.] Parmelee enclosing the Marine Insurance Company policy. He has paid the premium and is returning it for Parmelee's files.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/06/22: C. E. Godshalk to D. [L.] Parmelee (3.85851)
Date: June 22 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C.E. Godshalk to D.[L.] Parmelee saying that due to some minor errors, the May check should be reduced by five cents. Godshalk details the corrections in the March and April statements, and he includes the corrected statements for Parmelee.
Extent: 1 sheet
1945/07/11: D. S. Parmelee to Clarence Godshalk (3.85852)
Date: July 11 1945Creator: Smith, T. Stuart, Parmelee, D. S.
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten notations on letter from T. Stuart Smith. Mr. Dow asked me to get taxes on Sterling's 12 acre tract for last year. T. Stuart Smith to Mr. W. Y. Dow.: Smith writes: At the suggestion of Mr. Parmelee, we enclose the policy No. US-332990 London, continuing Workman's Compensation Insurance at the Arboretum for one year from July 18, 1945..Note from D. S. Parmelee to Clarence Godshalk: Please return policy after recording it. Two handwritten notes from Parmelee to Godshalk written on letterhead typewritten from
T. Stuart Smith