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
1921/01/31: Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.92106)
Date: January 31 1921Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to his father, Joy Morton. Caroline is making a good recovery and they may go to Bermuda for her continued recovery. Carr has an order for Morse apparatus. Some updates on teletype, bulletin printer, air gauges. Much positive reaction among banks for the check endorser. There is some hope that Rainey of Western Electric might be interested in buying the printing business.
Extent: 3 sheets
1921/03/08: Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.92114)
Date: March 8 1921Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Joy Morton updating him. 1) Mr. Garden is making more measurements at the farm. 2) Sterling is checking various nurseries for spruce trees. 3) Carolyn has no signs of malignancy. They will stay home and not travel. 4) The Teletype business could expand to England, France and Belgium with patent approval. He is sending equipment to Donald Murray and others in Europe. 5) Production is up on aerogages.
Extent: 3 sheets
1921/04/05: Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.92120)
Date: April 5 1921Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Joy Morton. Wylie will take charge of planting the evergreens from Hill Nursery. Sterling approves of the Arboretum plans that Mr. Garden has made, especially for the Library building. Sterling suggests that incorporation, deeds, managements, etc. take place before any building is begun. On the national front, business is slow. He blames trade unions who won't accept a cut from $1.25 to $1.00 per hour. Aerogages are selling; a smaller number of teletypes are selling. Caroline's health is not improving as they hoped.
Extent: 4 sheets
1921/04/22: Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.92123)
Date: April 22 1921Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Joy Morton. Carolyn's x-ray treatments are progressing. Wylie says that tree planting is going well. Business is picking up: teletypes, aerogages, shock absorbers, check endorsers. He shares news of his in-laws: Jack Cudahy and Sophie Harrison.
Extent: 3 sheets
1921/04/25: Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.92124)
Date: April 25 1921Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Joy Morton. He regrets that he won't be able to meet in Boston about the Arnold Arboretum visit. Carolyn is not doing well. He and Preston are at her bedside daily. He is hopeful for teletype orders from Western Union. Post Office is asking for a quote on a Multiplex, with 2 lines from Chicago to New York. Another teletype application is for car record work by Big Four. Also teletype on New York Central Railroad.
Extent: 3 sheets
1921/08/10: Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.92138)
Date: August 10 1921Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton, in London. He's working with Murray on sales of teletype machines. He mentions Reid Brothers, Reagan, Broccard, Kleinschmidt, the Post Office, AT+T, and Western Union as potential buyers of teletype machines or printers. He discusses his family's recovery after Carolyn's death.
Extent: 13 sheets