Ranunculus rhomboideus (prairie buttercup), flowers (3.100592)
Date: April 17 1988Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ranunculus rhomboideus (prairie buttercup), flowers
Dalea purpurea Vent. (purple prairie-clover), flowers (3.100644)
Date: June 25 1988Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Dalea purpurea Vent. (purple prairie-clover), flowers
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash (little bluestem), habit (3.100679)
Date: April 17 1988Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash (little bluestem), habit
1988/03/11: Oswald W. Marrin to George Ware (3.100808)
Date: March 11 1988Creator: Marrin, Oswald W.
Type: Document
Description:A letter that provides shipping instructions for elm trees being provided by The Morton Arboretum to Litchfield, CT; the second page is a list of historic trees in Litchfield.
Extent: 2 sheets
1988/02/12: Dan Dinelli to George Ware (3.100809)
Date: February 12 1988Creator: Dinelli, Dan
Type: Document
Description:A request for trees for nursery on the grounds of North Shore Country Club, Glenview, IL.
Extent: 1 sheet
1988/04/28: Mary Keith to George Ware (3.100849)
Date: April 28 1988Creator: Keith, Mary
Type: Document
Description:A note on condition of elms provided by The Morton Arboretum and planted in Anna, IL and Marion, IL; including a photocopy of a photograph of the Anna tree, from Mary Keith of the Anna Garden Club.
Extent: 1 sheet
Arethusa bulbosa L. (dragon's mouth orchid), flower (3.101060)
Date: August 1988Type: Photographic image
Description:Arethusa bulbosa L. (dragon's mouth orchid), popping up amid a bed of dried plant stems from a previous season, is a single Dragon's Head flower
Extent: 1 slide
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. (bearberry), fruit and leaves (3.101085)
Date: December 1988Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. (bearberry), beautiful view of a low growing bearberry shrub, with glossy green leaves, and multiple bright drupes.
Extent: 1 slide
Longwood Visiting Committee, 1980s (3.102560)
Date: 1980sType: Photographic image
Description:A print photograph of the Longwood Visiting Committee taken in the 1980s.
Extent: 1 photograph
Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly weed), habit (3.103858)
Date: June 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly weed), habit, orange flowers with stems and leaves in foreground, prairie and sky in background
Extent: 1 slide
Morton Arboretum Prairie Restoration Project: 1960-1980, Raymond F. Schulenberg (3.104345)
Date: 1980sCreator: Schulenberg, Ray
Type: Document
Description:A formerly bound series of documents pertaining to the development of the Schulenberg Prairie. The physical copy of the artifact was formerly in a three-ring binder, but has since been placed in acid free folders, organized by the original tabs represented in the binder.
A table of contents for the pdf version provided in this record is as follows:
Before 1962: Pages 1-3
1962: Pages 4-19
1963: Pages 20-69
1964: Pages 70-106
1965: Pages 107-123
1966: Pages 124-125
1967: Pages 126-196
1968: Pages 197-230
1969: Pages 231-246
1970: Pages 247-264
1971: Pages 265-268
1972: Pages 269-275
After 1972: Pages 276-288
After 1980: Pages 289-315
Extent: 315 pages
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isley (white wild indigo), leaves (3.105150)
Date: November 1988Type: Photographic image
Description:Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isley (white wild indigo), dry, curled leaves
Extent: 1 slide
Betula nigra L. (river birch), trunk (3.105367)
Date: November 1988Type: Photographic image
Description:Betula nigra L. (river birch), rough reddish bark of trunk, few remaining leaves
Extent: 1 slide
Betula nigra L. (river birch), bark on trunk (3.105378)
Date: November 1988Type: Photographic image
Description:Betula nigra L. (river birch), rough mature dark bark on trunk
Extent: 1 slide
Soil Map of The Morton Arboretum Prairie Restoration (3.106152)
Date: 1980 – circa 1990Type: Map
Description:Numbered sections refer to soil series on the Prairie Restoration at The Morton Arboretum, later named the Schulenberg Prairie. Key identifies number and name of soil series as well as the slope class.
Extent: 1 sheet
Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project: Seed Bank Study (3.106965)
Date: January 1988Creator: Mengler, Jeff, Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Document
Description:The results of a seed bank study done in 1986 and 1987 on the Des Plaines River in Wadsworth, Lake County, Illinois
Extent: 41 sheets
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1988 (3.107034)
Date: 1988Creator: Halperin, Marilyn J.
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1988 Branches Newsletter has articles on the following: the drought of 1988 and the Arboretum's efforts of keep up with the watering of newly planted trees and plants; Volunteer Appreciation Night; and the Hatch Meadow Project to plant and monitor test plots of Summit green ash trees in hostile clay soil emulating urban tree growing conditions such as concrete and other pavement. Volunteer opportunities, classes and new volunteers are featured.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Spring 1988 (3.107035)
Date: 1988Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Engle, Martha
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Spring 1988 Branches Newsletter contains the following articles: a history of the rare book collection housed on shelves below the library and started by Joy Morton with contributions by Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston and later Suzette Davidson; the crab apple collection of 50 species and the Du Page Environmental Awareness Center under the direction of Bill Borden founded to address the rapid growth of Du Page county and address issue such as waste disposal, air and water quality, land use and energy conservation. Volunteer opportunities, classes, trainings, and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1988 (3.107036)
Date: 1988Creator: Engle, Martha
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1988 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: the origins and history of the Hedge Garden; the Eagle Scouts and others who erected the first bluebird houses at The Morton Arboretum; and the May T. Watts Reading Garden history, design and construction. Volunteer opportunities, classes and events are featured along with a list of new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1988 (3.107037)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1988 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: plant identification at The Morton Arboretum including volunteer former welder Joe Jendrzejczyk, who forged the Shepard's hook stakes and taught the technique to Chad Avery, Plant Label Specialist; the running of the switchboard at the Visitor Center Desk by Sharon Lewis and Nancy Tullsen as well as many part-time employees and volunteers; the International Seed Exchange Program started by Ray Schulenberg and continued by Dr. Ware. Volunteer opportunities, classes and events and lists of new and continuing volunteers are included.
Extent: 6 pages
1988/07/12: Rick Hootman to Berm Meeting Attendees (3.108567)
Date: July 12 1988Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Document
Description:Notes on issues related to berms discussed at the meeting on 07/12/1988.
Extent: 2 pages
Ernest J. Palmer – The Morton Arboretum Connection (3.10964)
Date: December 21 1987 – March 20 1988Creator: Hess, William J.
Type: Article
The Arboretum’s East Woods: Are They Forever? (3.10965)
Date: December 21 1987 – March 20 1988Creator: Wilhelm, Gerould
Type: Article
Save This Program from Extinction (3.10966)
Date: December 21 1987 – March 20 1988Creator: Frampton Jr., George T.
Type: Article
Biennial Review of Major Programs 1986/1987 (3.10968)
Date: March 21 – September 20 1988Creator: Hall, Marion Trufant
Type: Article
The Netherlands: Part I: A Planned Country (3.10976)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1988Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
The Emily Rodgers Davis Chair (3.10977)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1988Type: Article
This is My Book IV: L’Heritier de Brutelle’s Stirpes Novae; 1785-1791 (3.10979)
Date: December 21 1988 – March 20 1989Creator: MacPhail, Ian
Type: Article
The Netherlands: Part II: Synthesis (3.10980)
Date: December 21 1988 – March 20 1989Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
Julian Steyermark’s Arboretum Connection (3.10981)
Date: December 21 1988 – March 20 1989Creator: Clark, Ross C.
Type: Article
Bloodroot (3.112955)
Date: 1988Type: Drawing
Description:Drawing of bloodroot in bloom depicting stem, leaf, and flowers.
Extent: 1 drawing
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1988 (3.113791)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the Chamber Concert Series and an examination of the work of Francois-Andre Michaux. Clarence Godshalk, Director Emeritus of The Morton Arboretum, passed away on April 20, 1988. Daniel Peterkin, Jr., Trustee of The Morton Arboretum and retired Chairman and President of Morton-Norwich Products Inc. died on May 11, 1988. The Library marked its 25th anniversary. Grants were received from the Nalco Foundation, Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Foundation, A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, and The Institute of Museum Services (IMS).
Events, News, & Classes: Spring 1988 (3.113792)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the lecture "Cry Havoc! Weeds! (Part 1) and the field seminar "Spring Nature Photography in the Southern Appalachians." The judging for the 1987 Illinois Landscape Architecture Award was held at the Arboretum. The DuPage Environmental Awareness Center (DEAC) was opened to raise environmental awareness in the DuPage County region. Dr. David E. Davis, a noted mammalogist retired after a distinguished career, made a gift to the Arboretum for an endowed research chair, the Emily Rodgers Davis Chair, to accomplish research in plant-animal inter-relationships within the Arboretum and other areas of geographic interest to us.
Events, News, & Classes: Summer 1988 (3.113793)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the program "Cry Havoc! Weeds! (Part 2)" and a field trip to Milwaukee's Botanical Gardens. The construction of Crabapple Lake was announced. Margo Brumis and Beth Robinson joined the Arboretum staff. Ray Schulenberg and Robert Betz received United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) awards.