Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), leaves with fall color (3.37578)
Date: October 1985Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer palmatum (Japanese maple), closeup of leaves that are deeply divided into 5 lobes with bright orange and red fall color
Extent: 1 slide
Arbor Day, tree planting (3.3938)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day, tree planting, group of visitors shoveling dirt around tree next to gravel walkway
Extent: 1 photograph
Landscape Conservation Nursery, soap tied to a branch as protection from deer (3.4494)
Date: 1985Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Landscape Conservation Nursery, soap tied to a branch as protection from deer
Extent: 1 photograph
Arbor Day, elm planting ceremony in Chicago (3.3939)
Date: 1980sCreator: Larkin, Joe
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day, elm planting ceremony in Chicago, children shoveling dirt around planted tree
Extent: 1 photograph
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, Exhibit 1: Arboretum-Forest Preserve District Cooperative Research Program [Space Study] (3.6229)
Date: April 23 1985Creator: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Type: Map
Description:Shows boundaries and acreage in the eastern half of the Arboretum made available to the Arboretum by the Forest Preserve District, and others made available to the Forest Preserve District by the Arboretum. Topography is shown.
Extent: 1 sheet
1985/08/08: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.80505)
Date: August 8 1985Type: Document
Description:Survey of water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and visual observations of current, clarity, and foam content for various sites on the DuPage River dated August 8, 1985.
Extent: 2 sheets
1985/01/23: Herman Sievering to George Ware (3.40005)
Date: January 23 1985Creator: Sievering, Herman
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Herman Sievering of Governors State University to George Ware discussing plans and staffing to study highway impacts,needle-washing, canopy exchange, and throughfall measurements.
Enclosed with the letter is an article titled "Contributions of Acid Deposition and Natural Processes to Cation Leaching for Forest Soils" from the Journal of the Air Pollution Association dated November, 1983.
Extent: 8 sheets
Several employees participating in controlled burn in forested area (3.4508)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Several employees participating in controlled burn in forested area
Extent: 1 photograph
1985/01/21: Herman Sievering to George Ware (3.40009)
Date: January 21 1985Creator: Sievering, Herman
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Herman Sievering of Governors State University to George Ware concerning the cost of appointing Sievering to conduct air pollution impacts on woody plants.
Extent: 2 sheets
Employee in forested area participating in controlled burn, smoke to the left (3.4509)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Employee in forested area participating in controlled burn, smoke to the left
Extent: 1 photograph
A Landscape Development Plan for the Administration Building, the Morton Arboretum [Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Prunus, Hydrangea, Rhodotypos, Hypericum, Viburnum, Microbiota, Hamamelis, Stylophorum, Waldsteinia, Astilbe, Ribes, Juniperus, Lonicera] (3.5952)
Date: 1980sCreator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Including various species from Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Prunus, Hydrangea, Rhodotypos, Hypericum, Viburnum, Microbiota, Hamamelis, Stylophorum, Waldsteinia, Astilbe, Ribes, Juniperus, Lonicera
Extent: 1 sheet
1985/08/22: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.80507)
Date: August 22 1985Type: Document
Description:Survey of water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and visual observations of current, clarity, and foam content for various sites on the DuPage River dated August 22, 1985.
Extent: 2 sheets
Summer or wood duck = Anas sponsa. L. (3.29192)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851.
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 print : commercial reproduction, color image 74 x 49 cm., on sheet 82 x 56 cm.
Aerial view of Arbor Lodge (3.3290)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Savage, John S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Aerial view of Arbor Lodge
Extent: 1 photograph
Acer saccharinum (silver maple), fallen fruit (3.37913)
Date: May 1985Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharinum (silver maple), fallen yellowish green winged samara fruit clusters that have accumulated in the grass
Extent: 1 slide
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab (3.4518)
Date: 1980sCreator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab
Extent: 1 photograph
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab (3.4519)
Date: 1980sCreator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to test for heavy metal and salt contaminants in the lab
Extent: 1 photograph
Tony Tyznik studying plant outside (3.5183)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Tony Tyznik studying plant outside
Extent: 1 photograph
Soil scientists, Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman, at work in lab (3.4523)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Soil scientists, Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman, at work in lab
Extent: 1 photograph
Dr. Gary Watson working in lab (3.5202)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Dr. Gary Watson working in lab
Extent: 1 photograph
1985/06/21: Geoffrey G. Gilbert to George H. Ware (3.67014)
Date: June 21 1985Creator: Geoffrey G. Gilbert
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Geoffrey G. Gilbert of the law firm McBride, Baker & Coles to George H. Ware of the Morton Arboretum discussing the contents of environmental impact statements concerning the development of the North-South Tollway in Illinois.
Extent: 2 sheets
Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple), fruit (3.38052)
Date: May 22 1985Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer pensylvanicum (striped maple), closeup detail of a cluster of green winged fruit
Extent: 1 slide
Landscape irrigation project in the Conservation Nursery (3.4528)
Date: 1985Type: Photographic image
Description:Landscape irrigation project in the Conservation Nursery
Extent: 1 photograph
Education class walking in the woods, led by Kris Bachtell and Karla Patterson (3.4071)
Date: 1985Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Education class walking in the woods, led by Kris Bachtell (left) and Karla Patterson (center)
Extent: 1 photograph
Li-Cor portable photosynthesis system in the field, measuring chlorosis (3.4537)
Date: 1980sCreator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Li-Cor portable photosynthesis system in the field, measuring chlorosis
Extent: 1 photograph
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve, Exhibit 1: Arboretum-Forest Preserve District Cooperative Research Program Space Study (3.5411)
Date: April 23 1985Creator: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Type: Map
Description:Shows boundaries and acreage in the eastern half of the Arboretum made available to the Arboretum by the Forest Preserve District, and others made available to the Forest Preserve District by the Arboretum.
Topography is shown.
Mounted.
Extent: 1 sheet mounted
[Landscape view of East Side showing placement of power lines, road before I-88] (3.62678)
Date: 1985Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Landscape illustration colored in watercolor and colored pencil
Extent: 1 sheet, mounted on board
Hidden Lake, Long Marsh, 4 Transects Combined, September 1985 (3.67168)
Date: September 1985Creator: Wilhelm, Gerould, Lampa, Wayne
Type: Document
Description:Plant inventory for Hidden Lake, Long Marsh, 4 transects combined compiled by Wilhelm and Lampa, September 1985.
Extent: 12 sheets
1985/10/03: DuPage River Survey Worksheet (3.80977)
Date: October 3 1985Creator: Kesich, Paul
Type: Document
Description:Survey of water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and visual observations of current, clarity, and foam content for various sites on the DuPage River dated October 3, 1985.
Extent: 2 sheets
Pansy (3.24633)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustration of a large pansy flower and three detail views, including floral diagram, reverse of flower, and center, accompanied by descriptive text. Background sketches along the left side include a house, a heart, and a church, center bottom includes three women and two girls sitting in a circle drinking tea, and center right includes flowers and an elf. Sketches depict various pansy folklore.
Upper left text lists various names this flower goes by - herb trinity, pink of my John, heart's ease, step-mother, kit run in the street, kiss me at the garden gate, cuddle me to you, kiss me quick or PANSY
Top right floral diagram illustration identifies sepal, petal, stamen, pistil, nectar sac
Bottom left illustration (reverse of flower) identifies sepal, petal, nectar sac
Bottom right illustration identifies stigma, pistil and stamens, nectar sac
Extent: 1 sheet
Root system development (3.4542)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:Root system development, comparing deep rich soil on the left with well-developed roots throughout the 16 inch profile, and old agricultural soil on the right with a compacted layer at 8 inches showing limited root development
Extent: 1 photograph
Plan of May T. Watts Reading Garden, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois [planting plan, worksheet, spring] (3.6726)
Date: 1980sCreator: Bloom, John and Sally
Type: Plan
Description:Landscape and planting plan for May T. Watts Reading Garden labeled "Work Sheet - Spring", includes plant names and the following note in pencil: Maintenance Requests - John Swisher. Changing Plants - Add - Plants - Charles Lewis.
Extent: 1 sheet
Jeffersonia Diphylla (3.24637)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Large illustration of a Twinleaf plant with detailed views of seed pods, seed, stamen, and pistil details with identifying text. Background images include Monticello at center left, and silhouettes of two small scenes at top right, the top showing a man giving a lecture or speech with the word "Poter" or "Peter" partially erased, the bottom showing a man and a women planting or gardening.
Illustrations as depicted from left to right:
- 2 stamens, one closed, one opened
- 1 pistil
- 1 large illustration of Twinleaf with three sets of leaves and 1 flower
- 1 seed-pod closed
- 1 seed-pod open
- 1 seed
Extent: 1 sheet
View of Thornhill (3.31060)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustration of view up the hill to the Thornhill Education Center at The Morton Arboretum, with bare trees and mushrooms in foreground, clouds and trees behind building in background, and an ink border.
Illustration used as image for printed notecards.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 20 No. 04 (3.34515)
Date: December 21 1984 – March 20 1985Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Platanus occidentalis (sycamore), seeds (3.37418)
Date: 1980sCreator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Platanus occidentalis (sycamore), detail of seeds on ground
Extent: 1 slide