MGM [Margaret Gray Morton] to [Clarence E. Godshalk] (3.101510)
Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from MGM (likely Margaret Gray Morton) to (likely Clarence E. Godshalk). She is looking for some choice iris and peonies for the hedge border. Dwarf iris for the Japanese Garden. A single white and 4 single pink for the front border. Also a list of 8 different color iris, in quantities of 6 or 12.
Extent: 4 sheets
1926/05/28: Mary Stewart Watt to Joy Morton (3.101543)
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mary Stewart Watt to Joy Morton. Her Western Springs Garden Club enjoyed their recent visit and tour led by Mr. Godshalk. They especially liked the lilacs, iris, hibiscus and native wild flowers.
Extent: 2 sheets
Points to Consider in Landscape Design by C. E. Godshalk (3.101439)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Undated Points to Consider in Landscape Design document submitted by C. E. Godshalk. He states plants can be classified in three divisions: specimens, small groups, and mass plantings. He next details the many uses of plants in the landscape. He gives a definition of each division and examples for each. He also lists trees and shrubs with noticeable bark in winter, trees and shrubs for a succession of flowers, classification of fall color, and shrubs having fruit enjoyed by birds.
Extent: 3 sheets
Undated photo: Il Brolino (3.105044)
Type: Document
Description:Undated sepia-toned photo of Il Brolino. Handwritten comments by Sterling Morton: "Here's a Santa Barbara formal garden - apparently maintained by a cross-eyed topiarist! SM"
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated brochure: Lodi Tent and Awning Company: Imported German Fountains (3.105076)
Type: Document
Description:Brochure of Imported German Fountains, created by Lodi Tent and Awning Company in Lodi, California. Featured are "Rotating Fountain Heads for Pools, exhibits, Gardens, Lily Ponds and Parks." Also included is a single page price list.
Extent: 5 sheets
[Handwritten Ledger] (3.109153)
Type: Document
Description:Hand written calculations relating to the Joy Morton Account that Clarence Godshalk managed.
Extent: 1 sheet
Lodi Tent and Awning Co. [pamphlet] (3.107125)
Type: Document
Description:A two-page, full-color brochure featuring water fountain, bowl, and lighting options from the Lodi Tent and Awning Company of Lodi, California.
Extent: 2 pages
1929/03/26: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101457)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying they have started spring planting. He has added 12 men to the staff. He has a young man and his wife in the cookhouse; the men are satisfied with the cooking. He apologizes for not having thought of having his wife Margaret write to her uncle, George Damon, in Pasadena, telling him to look up Morton while Morton was there. Teuscher sent him of list of surplus plants in their nursery that the Arboretum can pick from in an exchange. Teuscher mentioned Dr. Eneader, the old willow man, is dead. It is very spring-like at the Arboretum with temperatures in the seventies.
Garden Clubs (3.101854)
Type: Document
Description:A list of 6 Chicago area Garden Clubs, with contact information: DeKalb Garden Club, Women's City Club of Chicago, Norwood Park Garden Club, Western Springs Garden Club, Prairie Club, and Miss Margaret M. Ryan (individual).
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Ora Tripp Harkness to Joy Morton (3.101584)
Creator: Tripp, Ora
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from (Mrs. C. W.) Ora Tripp Harkness to Joy Morton. She invites Mr. Morton and Mr. Godshalk to attend the Aurora House and Garden Club's third annual show.
Extent: 4 sheets
'If I Were An Omnipotent President" (3.101775)
Type: Document
Description:Undated chain letter, with 13 points, signed by "A True American". To be copied and sent to 10 of your friends.
Extent: 1 sheet
An Aid to the Man With Surplus Funds (3.101443)
Type: Document
Description:The document titled "An Aid to the Man With Surplus Funds" (Institute of Research on Benefactions) shares information on why it is important to research possibilities for philanthropy and introduces the non-profit Institute of Research on Benefactions. This organization's purpose is to help donors make wise decisions by providing information on how others have donated their money, how it has worked out, legal issues, and organizations most in need of money today.
Extent: 1 sheet
Untitled List of Plants (3.101436)
Type: Document
Description:Untitled/undated/unsigned list of plants, including notes.
Extent: 2 sheets
N.D.: Louis Martin to Doug (3.109101)
Creator: Martin, Louis
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Louis Martin to [Doug] briefly describing his life as a cadet at St. Norbert College.
Extent: 2 sheets
[Undated]: Unknown to Mr. Sterling Morton (3.106060)
Type: Document
Description:A letter from an unknown sender to Sterling Morton regarding a visit to the Arboretum by the Garden Club of Western Springs.
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi (3.101869)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten rough draft of letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi, searching for a Landscape Design graduate to be his assistant. (See typed copy at 3.101868). Notation at the bottom suggests that this letter also be sent to the Landscape Design Departments at Univ of Illinois and Univ of Iowa.
Extent: 3 sheets
1928/03/30: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morotn (3.101504)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton in Palm Beach, Florida. Planting work has been hampered by rain, snow and low temperatures. Last week was very warm, though. Margaret's sister drove through from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Her drive home was complicated by snow. Teuscher, vanGomert and Godshalk concluded that Mr. Palmer's trip to the Davis Mountains in Texas is of benefit to the botanical world, but not necessarily to the Arboretum. Some herbarium specimens could be used in exchange. Palmer thinks the trip will cost him $850-$900. Please let us know how much of this you would like to pay. We are planting small pines above the cactus pit and the firs as you approved. We are anxious for your return.
Extent: 2 sheets
Undated note: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105077)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Undated note from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He includes a rough sketch [of a gatehouse?] . He's glad to have Suzie with them. "Happy New Year and new lands to explore."
Extent: 2 sheets
Birthday Card (3.101329)
Creator: Van Gemert, John, Godshalk, Clarence E., Kammerer, E. Lowell, Kerth, William L.
Type: Document
Description:Undated birthday card to an unknown person, signed by John van Gemert, C.E. Godshalk, E.L. Kammerer, and William Kerth. They will gift the recipient the book, Morton Family Records, when it is published.
Extent: 3 sheets
[1932/10]: Salix Species Notes (3.99642)
Type: Document
Description:Salix Species notes sent to C.E. Godshalk by William A. Strong for Godshalk to verify the information. Includes Godshalk's handwritten notes.
Extent: 2 sheets
Undated photos of early 4 wheel vehicles (3.105031)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Undated photos of early 4 wheel vehicles. On the back of each is a message : "For Sterling" or "For Joy".
Extent: 2 sheets
List of perennial plants to be ordered (3.101859)
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten list of plants [perennials] to be ordered. Headings : Key No., Name, Quantity, Price ea. [Likely keyed to a suppliers catalog.]
Extent: 2 sheets
[1926/05]: [Unknown] to Mrs. W. R. Taylor (3.101556)
Type: Document
Description:Undated and unsigned letter from an unknown to Mrs. W. R. Taylor. Mrs. R. O. Peterson about her garden club's tour.
Extent: 3 sheets
Shaw Manufacturing Co. (3.101877)
Type: Document
Description:A 2-sided envelope. Front: Shaw Manufacturing Co., Center and Front Streets, Galesburg, Kansas.
Back: "Have you Grass or Weeds to Cut? The Shaw Power Mower cuts them all short or tall. Equipped for mowing. Equipped for cultivating. Cutter Bar can be quickly detached for cultivating. [Also includes 3 sketches of the machine set up for each function, including removing the cutter bar.]
Extent: 2 sheets
Undated To-Do List (3.105028)
Type: Document
Description:Undated, unsigned, handwritten lists on 2 cards. These are housekeeping and landscaping to-do lists.
Extent: 2 sheets
Ken / Bushka (3.101891)
Type: Document
Description:Tally sheet with 2 columns of additions, headed by Ken and Bushka. Possibly a child's handwriting. Ken had a higher score than Bushka. No date
Extent: 1 sheet
[Undated]: Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.105021)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk asking for another copy of the schedule of classes, lectures, etc. and the proposed changes, so he can comment on Godshalk's recent letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
Homer LeRoy Shantz [Resume] (3.104955)
Type: Document
Description:Resume for Homer LeRoy Shantz.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Clarence E. Godshalk to Morton Arboretum Trustees (3.105014)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Morton Arboretum Trustees. In talking with Mrs. Watts and Mr. Gordon Scott about fees to charge for classes, they suggest a 10 cents per person charge for visitors. Small gate houses at the entrances could be set up and manned during open hours. He gives many benefits for the charge. They feel it's unfair to charge those serious visitors who want to attend classes, but not charge the recreational visitor. Certain donors and those who help report problems on trails could be given a button to permit free entry.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Bertha Watts to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101530)
Creator: Watts, Bertha
Type: Document
Description:Undated letter from (Mrs. George B.) Bertha Watts to Clarence E. Godshalk. The Elgin Garden Club would like to visit Morton Arboretum on Friday, May 27. They would drive and would appreciate his help with arrangements, guides and a brief talk. [May 27 was on a Friday in 1927, ed.]
Extent: 1 sheet
Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum: Joy Morton, Founder, Lisle, Illinois (3.101913)
Type: Document
Description:An undated four-page folder with background information on The Morton Arboretum, likely to be given to a visitor, and a 2-page map, with handwritten notes. 1) General Information: includes the founding, 832 acres, administration, plantings and their arrangement, and label information. 2) Outstanding features: plants, their season and locations, Rose Garden, Hedge Garden, Ground Cover Collection, Three Nature Trails (Forest, Evergreen and Thornhill). 3) Buildings: Administration, including Library and Herbarium; the Thornhill Building, built in 1942 on the site of the Joy Morton Residence. 4) Publications: The Bulletin of Popular Information, Nature Trail Worksheets, Colored Map of the Arboretum, Picture PostCards, and Stationery. 5) Location: Roads and trains. Rules during visits. 6) Board of Trustees and three employees. 7) Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum. This copy has handwritten notes indicating various locations and paths to visit.
Extent: 6 sheets
Statement of Bird Cartage Account with The Morton Arboretum (3.109052)
Type: Document
Description:An itemized Statement of Bird Cartage account for cleaning Lake Marmo.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Botanical Department, University of Illinois (3.101867)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Help Wanted letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Botanical Department, University of Illinois. He details the duties and requirements for a prospective Botany graduate at Morton Arboretum. To gather plant information and write a description for the monthly bulletin, searching plant literature for plants to add to the collection, answering plant queries.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated note: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105075)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Undated handwritten note from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. About Fountains. He asked if they have a Chicago representative. Letter to follow.
Extent: 1 sheet
IF I WERE AN OMNIPOTENT PRESIDENT (3.101938)
Type: Document
Description:A chain letter detailing 13 political ideas for an American President. Ending with "A. TRUE AMERICAN". "(Copy this and send to ten of your friends.)" [Date unknown.]
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Memo from Sterling Morton to Clarence Godshalk (3.107124)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten note regarding "skirts" around newly-placed boxes "to keep out the extreme cold."
Extent: 1 sheet