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Owner's Assessment Plat of Part of Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, T.39N., R.10E and Section 1, T. 38N., R10E. of 3rd P.M. (3.5276)

Date: July 8 1914
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Survey shows properties owned by Joy Morton to the north and east of lands subsequently developed into the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet

Map of Thornhill Farm, Joy Morton Owner, DuPage County, Illinois (3.5278)

Date: September 1 1915
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Shows boundary lines, fence lines, and location of drainage tiles on the farm which extended northward from Warrenville Road over and beyond Butterfield Road. Acreages of individually numbered fields and pasture areas are given. Dated, as well as undated issues of this map are represented in the collections.
Extent: 1 sheet

Map of Thornhill Farm, Joy Morton Owner, DuPage County, Illinois (3.5282)

Date: September 1 1915
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Shows boundary lines, fence lines, and location of drainage tiles on the farm which extended northward from Warrenville Road over and beyond Butterfield Road. Acreages of individually numbered fields and pasture areas are given. Dated, as well as undated issues of this map are represented in the collections.
Blueprint negative.
Extent: 1 sheet

Thornhill Farm [owned by] Joy Morton, Esq., drawn [and] traced by R.K.Warren (3.5283)

Date: January 1 – 14 1917
Creator: Warren, R. K.
Type: Map
Description:Shows fields and other areas comprising Thornhill Farm and adjoining properties.This copy's margins have been cropped and has ms. note: "Crop rotations from records available. Prepared Jan. 14th 1917. Joy Morton." Crops grown on 38 numbered fields variously between 1912-1920 are noted in ms.
Extent: 1 sheet

Thornhill Farm [owned by] Joy Morton, Esq., drawn [and] traced by R.K.Warren (3.5284)

Date: January 1917
Creator: Warren, R. K.
Type: Map
Description:Shows fields and other areas comprising Thornhill Farm and adjoining properties. This copy has numerous ms. annotations by C.E.Godshalk regarding tillage and land rentals.
Extent: 1 sheet

Thornhill Farm [owned by] Joy Morton, Esq., drawn [and] traced by R.K.Warren (3.5285)

Date: January 1917
Creator: Warren, R. K.
Type: Map
Description:Shows fields and other areas comprising Thornhill Farm and adjoining properties. Ms. annotations on this copy gives acreage of various fields and plots.
Extent: 1 sheet

Thornhill Farm [owned by] Joy Morton, Esq., drawn [and] traced by R.K.Warren (3.5286)

Date: January 1917
Creator: Warren, R. K.
Type: Map
Description:Shows fields and other areas comprising Thornhill Farm and adjoining properties. Ms. annotations on this copy gives acreage of various fields and plots.
Extent: 1 sheet

Addition to Residence for Joy Morton, Esq., Wheaton, Ill. (3.5538)

Date: 1912
Creator: Hunt, Jarvis.
Type: Plan
Description:Sheets 1-3, 36 cm x 63 cm., show the first, second, and third floor plans; sheet 4, 91 cm x 56 cm., shows basement plan dated April 17, 1912.
Extent: 4 sheets, stapled

[Morton Property Purchase Map for Section 34, T.39N., R.10E. And N1/2 Section 3, T.39N., R.10E, of the 3rd P.M.] (3.5989)

Date: 1910s
Type: Map
Extent: 1 sheet

Sketch [of the Thornhill area] for Mr. Joy Morton (3.6006)

Date: January 16 1912
Creator: Naperville Nurseries
Type: Plan
Description:Landscape plan for area surrounding Thornhill residence, including Orchard and Rockery
Extent: 1 sheet

Entrance Gate, Estate of Mr. Joy Morton, Lisle, Ill. (3.6024)

Date: December 26 1917
Creator: Perkins, F. W.
Type: Plan
Extent: 2 sheets

Entrance Gate, Estate of Mr. Joy Morton, Lisle, Illinois (3.6025)

Date: November 6 1917
Creator: Perkins, F. W.
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

Thornhill, Estate of Joy Morton, Esq., Lisle, Illinois (3.6026)

Date: 1910s
Creator: Perkins, F. W.
Type: Map
Description:Includes ms. notes by Carol Doty regarding various building modifications, dates.
Extent: 6 sheets in binder

House for Joy Morton (3.6027)

Date: circa 1912
Creator: Hunt, Jarvis.
Type: Plan
Description:Shows west, north, and south elevations of the Morton Thornhill residence.
Extent: 2 sheets, stapled

Alterations - Old Garage Building [remodeling of the chauffeur/gardeners house] (3.6045)

Date: circa 1915
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

Additions to Country Residence for Mr. Joy Morton, Lisle, Illinois (3.6183)

Date: June 21 1915
Creator: Perkins, F. W.
Type: Plan
Extent: 9 sheets in binder

Survey of Part Sec. 25 and 6, T39N, R10E, 3rd p.m. for Joy Morton (3.6373)

Date: September 1917
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:Includes handwritten "Work complete Aug. 21, 1919 shown in red" - plus various measurements in black.
Joy Morton land holding north of Butterfield Road, not a part of Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet

Survey of Part Sec. 25 and 6, T39N, R10E, 3rd p.m. for Joy Morton (3.6374)

Date: September 1917
Creator: Webster, Arthur L.
Type: Map
Description:"Tile system for Joy Morton (Thoman Farm) May 24, 1919" handwritten - tiling marked in yellow and red, plus measurements in black. Joy Morton land holding north of Butterfield Road, not a part of Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet

Ground Plat of Joy Morton's Farm (3.6410)

Date: December 1910
Type: Map
Description:Shows fences, boundaries, timber lines. Sheet 2 - ink on trace, same boundaries as sheet 1, with different roads and buildings, pencil notes on crop acreage.
Extent: 2 sheets

Ground Plat of Joy Morton's Farm (3.6411)

Date: December 1910
Type: Map
Description:Shows fences, boundaries, timber lines. Blueprint copy of sheet 2 of Acc. # 1188 (3.6410), red pencil note, "Nursery." See link in related objects.
Extent: 1 sheets

Topography and Proposed Drive; Joy Morton's farm (3.6765)

Date: May 1911
Creator: James, J. M.
Type: Map
Description:Note on back: "Topographical map of ground east of residence, #19"
Encapsulated and treated by Graphic Conservation Co., 2001--see Shelf List.
Extent: 1 sheet

Topography of Building Site on Joy Morton's Farm (3.6766)

Date: October 1910
Creator: James, J. M.
Type: Map
Description:Encapsulated and treated by Graphic Conservation Co., 2001--see Shelf List.
Extent: 1 sheet

Topography from Residence to Joliet Road on Joy Morton's Farm (3.6767)

Date: April 7 1911
Creator: James, J. M.
Type: Map
Description:Includes tree locations, fences, trails, and brush. Note: "Joy Morton, Room 720 [illegible]"
Encapsulated and treated by Graphic Conservation Co., 2001--see Shelf List.
Extent: 1 sheet

Planting Plan for Garden Estate of Miss S. Denkmann (3.7221)

Date: 1910
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:terrace planting; Section 1
Extent: 1 sheet

Planting Plan for Estate of Miss Denkmann (3.7222)

Date: 1910
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:entrance drive through woods; Section 2
Extent: 1 sheet

Planting Plan for Estate of Miss Denkmann (3.7223)

Date: 1910
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:area around the residence; Section 3
Extent: 1 sheet

A Planting Plan for the Area Around the House Estate of Mr. Henry Ford (3.7231)

Date: November 1915
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

Planting Plan Grounds of Mr. H. H. Hitchcock (3.7237)

Date: April 1911
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

A Planting Plan for the Swimming Pool and Garden Area Estate of Mr. Joy Morton (3.7256)

Date: October 1919
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

A Planting Plan for the Estate of W. E. Simms Esq. (3.7264)

Date: February 1916
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

Study for Alteration of Union Park (3.7287)

Date: October 11 1915
Creator: Jensen, Jens
Type: Plan
Description:detailed drawing of property including plantings and structures
Extent: 1 sheet

The American woods. Commercial woods : illustrated by actual specimens : with full text [pt.1] (3.11377)

Date: 1916
Creator: Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924.
Type: Book
Description:Special volumes in Hough's American woods series, "covering the fifty kinds of American woods which the U.S. Census returns report to have been most largely manufactured into lumber during the period of one year--1912"--Preface to volume 1.
Each part consists of a text volume and 25 single leaves with each leaf containing three sections (transverse, radial, and tangential) of a single tree mounted in frames to allow viewing against light. Volume and loose leaves in chemise and slipcase.

The American woods : exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text [pt.1-3rd ed.] (3.11378)

Date: 1910
Creator: Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924.
Type: Book
Extent: 14 volumes : illustrations, plates of mounted sections, samples ; 26 cm.

The American woods. Commercial woods : illustrated by actual specimens : with full text [pt.2] (3.11380)

Date: 1916
Creator: Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924.
Type: Book
Description:Special volumes in Hough's American woods series, "covering the fifty kinds of American woods which the U.S. Census returns report to have been most largely manufactured into lumber during the period of one year--1912"--Preface to volume 1.
Each part consists of a text volume and 25 single leaves with each leaf containing three sections (transverse, radial, and tangential) of a single tree mounted in frames to allow viewing against light. Volume and loose leaves in chemise and slipcase.
Extent: 14 volumes : illustrations, plates of mounted sections, samples ; 26 cm.

The American woods : exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text [pt.11] (3.11390)

Date: 1910
Creator: Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924.
Type: Book
Extent: 14 volumes : illustrations, plates of mounted sections, samples ; 26 cm.

The American woods : exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text [pt.12] (3.11391)

Date: 1911
Creator: Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924.
Type: Book
Extent: 14 volumes : illustrations, plates of mounted sections, samples ; 26 cm.

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