Morton Arboretum Map (3.19479)
Date: 1943Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Map
Description:2014 reprint of The Morton Arboretum's first color map, circa 1943.
Detailed map of Arboretum grounds, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, structures, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, some specific trees, and trails with markers numbered 1 - 42. Other features include a scale, a calendar, and a compass rose consisting of directions depicted with leaves. A highly ornamental border includes grid marks, as well as drawings of animal tracks and detailed drawings and labels of plants. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map.
Extent: 1 sheet
Morton Arboretum Map: Preliminary Drawing for Colored Map (3.19480)
Date: 1943Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Preliminary drawing for detailed colored map of Arboretum grounds that was printed in 1943, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, and center of hedge garden. Blank spaces indicate water and text placement. Tree symbols show exceptional specimens on east and west sides. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map. Drawing is in two pieces.
Extent: 2 sheets
Morton Arboretum Map (3.19481)
Date: 1943Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Map
Description:Detailed map of Arboretum grounds, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, structures, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, some specific trees, and trails with markers numbered 1 - 42. Other features include a scale, a calendar, and a compass rose consisting of directions depicted with leaves. A highly ornamental border includes grid marks, as well as drawings of animal tracks and detailed drawings and labels of plants. Some replacement illustration and text has been adhered to the map. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map. One section is partially missing.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Route 53, entry road, parking lot, Meadow Lake area landscape plan] (3.31967)
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet
[Route 53, entry road, parking lot, Meadow Lake area landscape plan - colored version] (3.31968)
Type: Plan
Description:Areas highlighted in color pencil on landscape plan
Extent: 1 sheet
Core Area Update Planting Plan (3.31989)
Date: October 2 2003Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Update planting plan for Core Area, including areas near Arboretum entrance drive, Visitor Center, Meadow Lake, and parking areas
Extent: 2 sheets
Core Area Irrigation Plan (3.31996)
Date: March 24 2004Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Irrigation plan for Core Area, including areas near Arboretum entrance drive, Visitor Center, Meadow Lake, and parking areas
Extent: 5 sheets
Core Area Irrigation (3.31997)
Date: November 30 2004Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Irrigation plan for Core Area, including areas near Arboretum entrance drive, parking area, Meadow Lake, Visitor Center, Arbor Court, Ground Cover Garden, Hedge Garden, and Administration Building
Extent: 2 sheets
Research Parking Lot Landscape Plan & Plant List (3.31998)
Date: September 3 2004Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Includes list of trees, shrubs and ground covers to plant. Plan indicates existing trees and shrubs to remain.
Extent: 1 sheet
Lighting Layout (3.31999)
Date: November 5 2004Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Sheet 1 of 4: Bridge, Entry Road, Meadow Lake, Parking Lot 1
Sheet 2 of 4: Arbor Court, Dining Deck, Meadow Lake, Visitor Center, Forecourt, Parking Lot 1, Staff Lot, Administration Building Walk, Research Lot
Sheet 3 of 4: I-88 sign, South Farm, Research lot
Sheet 4 of 4: Entry Road, Parking Lot 1, Meadow Lake, Arbor Court, Dining Deck, Visitor Center, Forecourt
Extent: 4 sheets
Entry Road Landscape Plan (3.32000)
Date: April 22 2004Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Labeled "As-Built"
Sheets include the following titles: Entry Road Landscape Plan; Main Parking Lot Landscape Plan & Plant List; Picnic Area Landscape Plan & Plant List; Visitor Center Landscape Plan; Visitor Center Retail & Roof Garden Planting Plan; Staff Lot Landscape Plan & Plant List; Arbor Court & Maze Garden Overstory Landscape Plan; Arbor Court & Maze Garden Understory Landscape Plan.
Extent: 9 sheets
[Meadow Lake Regrading Project] (3.32035)
Type: Plan
Description:Includes parking and road renovation; shows parts of Meadow Lake, parking lot, entry road, and Route 53.
Extent: 1 sheet
Site Improvement Plans for The Morton Arboretum P-19 Expansion Parking (3.32048)
Date: March 7 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:Plans for parking at Thornhill.
Extent: 12 sheets, bound
Site Improvement Plans for The Morton Arboretum Main Entrance / Main Road / Phase Two (3.32073)
Date: November 11 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:Overall plan including demolition, erosion and pollution prevention, grading, electrical, traffic plan, and planting plan.
Collection also includes a 48-page version with only the 2003-05-13 revisions.
Extent: 53 sheets
Site Improvement Plans for The Morton Arboretum Staff Parking Lot (3.32074)
Date: June 2 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:Updates to the staff parking lot.
Extent: 11 sheets
Site Improvement Plans for the Morton Arboretum Main Parking Lot & Visitor Center (3.32077)
Date: June 19 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Extent: 23 bound sheets, 2 loose sheets
Tree Removal for Meadow Lake and Visitor Center Development (3.32086)
Date: August 28 2002Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Aerial photo includes Meadow Lake, Visitor Center, parking lot; includes larger area than item with same name and date; notes added in pencil, ink, and colored pencil.
Extent: 1 sheet
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
Site Improvement Plants for The Morton Arboretum Main Parking Lot and Visitor Center (3.36046)
Date: September 2 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Extent: 23 sheets
Entry Road Landscape Plan; Visitor Center Landscape Plan; Staff Lot Landscape Plan (3.36078)
Date: May 22 2003Creator: Hitchcock Design Group, Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:L1.1 - Entry Road Landscape Plan - PP
L1.2 - Entry Road Landscape Plan - PP
L1.3 - Entry Road Landscape Plan - PP
L1.4 - Entry Road Plant List - PP
L2.1 - Visitor Center Landscape Plan - PP
L2.2 - Roof and Retail Gardens Landscape Plan & Section - PP
L2.3 - Visitor Center, Roof and Retail Garden Plant Lists - PP
L3.1 - Staff Lot Landscape Plan - PP
L3.2 - Staff Lot Plant List - PP
L4.1 - Planting Details - HD
PP - Drawn by Peggy Pelkonen
HD - Hitchcock Design
Extent: 11 sheets, stapled
Acer saccharum (sugar maple), fall color, habit (3.38020)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharum (sugar maple), full view of tree with evenly-proportioned egg shape and some branches visibly bare from falling leaves, with remaining foliage showing bright red and orange fall color; tree situated near a paved parking lot
Extent: 1 slide
South Farm buildings behind parking lot full of cars (3.38473)
Date: 1950sType: Photographic image
Description:South Farm buildings behind parking lot full of cars
Extent: 1 filmstrip
Lighting Layout (3.40163)
Date: September 14 2005Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Sheet 1 of 5 (as well as additional sheet 1 with match line): Bridge, Entry Road, Meadow Lake, Parking Lot 1
Sheet 2 of 5 (as well as additional sheet 2 with match line): Entry Road, Parking Lot 1, Meadow Lake, Forecourt, Staff Parking Lot, Route 53, Research Parking Lot, Administration Building Walk, Visitor Center, Retail Garden, Children's Garden, Arbor Court, Dining Deck
Sheet 3 of 5 (as well as additional sheet 3 with match line): I-88, Research Parking Lot, South Farm, Administration Building Walk
Sheet 4 of 5: Entry Road, Parking Lot 1, Meadow Lake, Arbor Court, Dining Deck, Visitor Center, Forecourt, Retail Garden
Sheet 5 of 5: N/A
Extent: 7 sheets
Site Improvement Plans for The Morton Arboretum Research Parking Lot & Frontage Road (3.40168)
Date: June 16 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Extent: 12 sheets
Core Area Layout Plan (3.41524)
Date: February 7 2005Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Showing various depths for Meadow Lake and identifies outlets
Extent: 1 sheet
Site Improvements Plans for The Morton Arboretum P-19 Expansion Parking (3.44584)
Date: March 7 2003Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:Index
Title Sheet
Overall Plan
Existing Conditions
Demolition and Construction Preparation
Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control - Detention Basin
Grading and Drainage
Detention Basin Modification
Details
Specifications
Planting Plan
Overall Plan
Existing Conditions
Demolition and Construction Preparation
Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control - Detention Basin
Grading and Drainage
Detention Basin Modification
Details
Specifications
Planting Plan
Extent: 12 Sheets
Meadow Lake Improvements- Lake Reconfiguration Plan View Drawings of Existing and Proposed Site Conditions (3.47221)
Date: October 22 2003Creator: Montgomery Watson Harza (MWH)
Type: Plan
Description:Topographic survey and proposed improvement plan of Meadow Lake and visitor parking lots.
Extent: 1 Sheet
Godshalk Meadow Parking Lot (3.47226)
Date: August 5 2003Creator: Pelkonen, Peggy
Type: Plan
Description:Landscape design for Godshalk Meadow Parking Lot in 2003.
Extent: 1 sheet
Morton Arboretum Main Road Phase One Storm Sewer & Grading As-Built (3.47237)
Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:As-built storm sewer and grading plan and topographical survey of the main road near the visitor center parking lot in 2004.
"Project No. 00-927AA"
Extent: 1 Sheet
Main Entrance/Main Road Phase Two Storm Sewer & Grading As-Built (3.47238)
Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:As-built plan and topographical survey of the storm sewer and grading of the main road near the entrance in 2004.
"Project No. 00-927AA"
Extent: 1 Sheet
Main Entrance/Main Road Phase Two Storm Sewer & Grading As-Built (3.47239)
Creator: Christopher B. Burke, Engineering West, Ltd.
Type: Plan
Description:As-built plan of the storm sewer and grading and topographical survey of the main road near the main exit in 2004.
"Project No. 00-927AA"
Extent: 1 Sheet