1933/01/25: C. E. Godshalk to W. Y. Dow (3.101324)
Date: January 25 1933Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to W. Y. Dow enclosing his report of the books for 1932. He gives details of the trading of accounts he did to complete the division of business. He details the reasons why he believes the Store Room shows a loss. He gives his reasons why the Mey Farm, while it currently doesn't look profitable, has a good chance of a better showing this year. The record includes the account sheets.
Extent: 7 sheets
1929/04/03: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101458)
Date: April 3 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton telling him about the heavy rain and wind the Arboretum experienced. Every low spot was filled with water, and water was over both roads north of the cement hedge near his house. He was worried about the river dam, but they did not have to do any sand bagging. Considerable road repair will need to be done on the east side. They have been transplanting from the nursery and thinning existing plantings using 24 men. The ground is still too wet for plowing and discing. Kammerer is in charge of the men digging in the nursery and in Van Gemert's beds; these plants will be added to the botanical and geographical groups. Penskofer and several straw bosses are in charge of the men doing the planting. He ordered the small trees for Pete Hardy's plantings. The new chauffeur and his wife moved in, and Godshalk had him clean and grease the Ford. He is a little afraid Price, the chauffeur, while probably a good driver, is not much of a mechanic. He will have White help him with the work on the Dodge. They will have the material ready for the first bulletin by the time Morton returns.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/02/22: Henry White to Shaw Manufacturing (3.101804)
Date: February 22 1928Creator: White, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Henry White to Shaw Manufacturing with specific questions about their mower with the cycle bar attachment. Based on inquiries he has received he sees a possibility of selling some of the mowers if they will work on rolling ground and cut through matted blue grass. He would like to see demonstration sites. Or he would like to serve as a trial site, as a way of "selling some of these machines."
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/28: Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing (3.101813)
Date: April 25 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing. He is placing an order for Shaw Power Mower T450. He is ordering through Henry White, and requests the dealer's discount. White will also use this as his demonstrator. He is sending a $25 deposit with the remainder later in May before delivery.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/04: Henry White to Shaw Manufacturing Co. (3.101837)
Date: June 4 1928Creator: White, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Henry White to Shaw Manufacturing Co. White understood that when Morton Arboretum ordered the Shaw mower in the month of May that they would receive at no charge a cultivator attachment and air cleaner for the carburetor. These were not received.
Extent: 1 sheet
1954/09/18: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101929)
Date: September 18 1954Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He describes their recent driving trip to several National Parks. He approves of the plan to build solid housing along the east side of the road. Keeping the research laboratory in a central location is best. He is in favor of closing out the farm operation, and to taking down the dairy barn near Thornhill. He asks the condition of cottages near Thornhill. "Renting out land not used for Arboretum purposes is a definite way of establishing which of our lands should be tax-exempt and which should not be." This is in spite of neighbors objections to more land on the tax-exempt rolls. He trusts Godshalk to determine if White would make a good tenant. By his return to Chicago in October, he expects that Godshalk should know which of the lands should be declared as permanent Arboretum property. "Please get those other pieces of land bought. Don't let your thrifty streak guide you." He's sorry to see that Dutch elm disease and oak wilt are now in Chicago. He fears that people won't have the courage or money to control. it.
Extent: 2 sheets
1954/09/27: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101930)
Date: September 27 1954Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He comments at length on various ongoing projects. He approves the sale to Mr. Scott of the lands and 2 buildings north of the quarter section line. He approves tearing down unnecessary farm buildings, but will discuss in more detail when they meet on October 20. He approves the transfer of equipment from Lisle Farms which the Arboretum can use, and to keep 3 men on the Lisle Farms payroll until clean up is completed next March. He approves of the general project for 12 houses, including a well, which should be located and dug as soon as possible. He is prepared to enter into an arrangement with the Herboths which would give the Arboretum their property and the Ackley property. He has signed the proposal from Lord & Burham, which can proceed. He likes the new Ford tractor which could save labor costs if properly operated and maintained. He approves of the suggested arrangement with White and his son in law. White is of more value to the Arboretum than doing the farming. He is glad that Ed is working to acquire the McMahan property and the Jones property. He offers the suggestion that they might consider selling some of the outlying properties to raise the money. Any balance in the Lisle Farms account should go toward cleaning up South Farm. He comments on politics in Washington.
Extent: 3 sheets
Arboretum Christmas Party, group lineup (3.4031)
Date: 1956 – 1957Type: Photographic image
Description:Arboretum Christmas Party, group lineup
L to R: Otto Johnson, Ed Westover, Les Plumb, Arnold Berg, Clarence E. Godshalk, E.L. Kammerer, Henry White, Walter Eickhorst
Extent: 1 photograph
1954/09/09: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84476)
Date: September 9 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton. Godshalk, Ed Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Zurcher, and Mr. Ward met to go over the building plans. He summarizes the results of the discussion about the housing project for staff. He shares their proposed plan for the Arboretum to update the border of the Arboretum and for the Arboretum to cease farming, renting out any remaining farm land. White, their present farm foreman, would like to rent the land while remaining an employee of the Arboretum, with time off to plant and harvest. Extending the Arboretum boundaries will save on taxes. Godshalk plans to tear down the farm buildings. Tony (Tyznik) and Godshalk will have a plan drawn up by the Trustees meeting showing the recommended new boundaries of the Arboretum. He will do his best to get something lined up for the purchase of the Yackley, Herboth, McMahon, and Jones lands. Cases of Dutch elm disease have been reported in Aurora and Highland Park. He has arranged for Dr. Tehon or one of his men to speak at two meetings for professionals in the Chicago area about how to recognize Dutch elm disease and oak wilt and prevent their spread. They will demonstrate how to treat the trees. The Arboretum will also have exhibits showing how to recognize symptoms of these diseases and will give out sheets on control measures for visitors.
Extent: 3 sheets
1954/09/22: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84477)
Date: September 22 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton stating he recalls that Morton preferred the house project plan where it ultimately ended up at South Farm. He will send Morton a copy of the plan. He prepared a map of the proposed changes for Ed (Baker) and his committee to present to the rest of the trustees. Proposals include:
Selling two parcels of land to Mr. Scott to straighten out the north boundary of the Arboretum.
Henry White will lease the rest of the available farm land for $12 per acre. He will remain a full-time Arboretum employee, and his son-in-law, who is a farmer, will work on the land with him.
Godshalk ordered a new Ford tractor with a back hoe on the back. It cost $5460. He details how they will use the new piece of equipment.
He will send Morton a map showing the following:
New staff houses
Four labor houses and who will live in them. The South Farm house should be torn down and two more labor houses will be needed.
If four more labor houses are built in 1956, they can clean up four old houses.
They will tear down the farm buildings and the big old South Farm house, and he propose building a new shop.
The Herboths at one time said they would deed their land to the Arboretum at their deaths. Herboth bought the Yackley land. Ed Baker proposes that the trustees buy both pieces of property now, giving the Herboth’s a life lease. Herboth and his wife seem agreeable to that proposal but want some time to think it over. Godshalk would like them to sell the Arboretum the Yackley property outright and keep the life lease on their current property. They are still working on purchasing the Jones and McMahon properties.
Godshalk would like to use the Lisle Farms operation bank balance for the improvements at South Farm.
Extent: 4 sheets
1946/01/29: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.85813)
Date: January 29 1946Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy enclosing a copy of the Arboretum's sale catalog. They've even had a inquiry from Cornell University on one of the young boars. The work tearing down some of the farm buildings is going well. The Monday evening classes continue to be well attended, filling the large lecture room. At the last class, they discussed farm animals using a quiz show format. White answered the hog questions, Landorf, the dairy questions, and Mr. Wright, the farm advisor, those on steers, goats, and sheep. A boy about ten years old who has a goat shared some of his experiences. Godshalk answered the horse questions. He is also enclosing copies of the questions asked about each animal. He will write again with results of the sale.
Extent: 2 sheets
1946/03/05: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.85820)
Date: March 5 1946Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy stating White is home from the hospital and is feeling fine. The sows are beginning to farrow and to date they are having good luck. The weather has been mild, and the frost is leaving the ground. He shares the tentative crop plan for the year. The evening classes have been well-attended (150-160 attendees per class). The last meeting will be Monday night where they will discuss ornamental plantings and their care. One participant suggested they include a final class where attendees could ask questions from the experts who presented all the previous classes. They will take a vote at Monday's class, and will offer the suggested class if there is interest. George House left to go back to Indiana. They have hired Harold Bach, who will live in the Sterling Morton house on Warrenville Road. They will try to hire a second man.
Extent: 2 sheets
1946/03/12: Joseph Cudahy to C. E. Godshalk (3.85824)
Date: March 12 1946Creator: Cudahy, Joseph M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joseph Cudahy to C. E. Godshalk enclosing a letter for Mr. White. He is glad to learn White is home and much improved from his stay in the hospital. Cudahy has been watching the weather closely and is gratified that the weather is favorable for farrowing. Godshalk's crop plan sounds appropriate and simple. He is sorry to learn about George House. He hopes his successor will prove to be a good man.
Extent: 1 sheet
1946/03/26: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.85828)
Date: March 26 1946Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Cudahy saying that their hog production has dropped since a couple of the sows were not good mothers. He hopes the average will improve as other litters are born. They have been planting at the Arboretum all week, and he hopes to hire more men as the weather improves. Godshalk's father has used the direction of the wind each quarter to predict the weather. According to his father's method, they should have pretty mild weather during April and May, with considerable rain in April. June is likely to be rather cold and wet. He is going to track the weather to see if these predictions come to pass. They have completed the grading of the new road. He will make arrangements with Clarence Smith to have him start hauling the fill and gravel. He is glad to hear through White that Mrs. Cudahy is feeling so much better.
Extent: 2 sheets
1948/03/03: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85917)
Date: March 3 1948Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy saying March has come in like a lion with seven inches of snow. The construction of the Thornhill Building restrooms will be delayed until better weather. Loehman is finished with the hog house and is preparing to plaster the bird room. He asks for clarification on how Palm's will be paid for the work at Thornhill. With regard to the Henderson case, Sterling Morton wrote to Godshalk asking him to contact Mr. Baker to see if Arboretum funds may be used to help in the Henderson case. Even with the heavy snow Monday night, they still had heavy class attendance. Practically all the models are complete, and they will invite people from other classes to come in and examine the models. All the classes will assemble at 9:00 to have a question and answer period. He updates her on the hog operation. They plan to give two pigs to Wayne Hoepner to raise for 4-H. He saw Mark Morton and he seems to be in good spirits. Mrs. Watts feels the Arboretum's education work is far superior to any she saw on her trip. Life Magazine is only interested in the landscape class if they could have before pictures, pictures of the models, and after pictures of the gardens which Godshalk believes will be impractical. He is glad Mrs. Cudahy is coming home early in April to enjoy the spring bloom.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85938)
Date: February 17 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy telling her about the recent ice storm; it was the heaviest sleet since Godshalk has been there. The worst damage was to the plants that have a northeast exposure. The Chinese elms and birch were heavily damaged. Some of the ash trees will have to be cut down. The trees near Thornhill and the Administration Building were not seriously damaged. Only about half of the students attended class Monday night, and at 10:00 the lights went out. They didn't have electricity, heat, or water for three days. The Myers stayed in their apartment using their gas stove for heat, while the Godshalks used their gas stove and fireplace to heat their house. Mary Alice and her family stayed with them. Only White had water at Arbor Farm. They have gotten quite a number of returns from their AABGA News Letter and By-laws. They have had several offers to get out the News Letter. They will operate AABGA as an individual organization and later decide whether to affiliate with the American Horticultural Society or the American Shade Tree Conference. He will write to Mr. Berens to tell him of Cudahy's approval of their State Historical Society meeting at the Arboretum on May 6, and he will also write to Sterling Morton. He is glad Mrs. Cudahy and Mrs. King are having a wonderful time.
Extent: 2 sheets
1951/01/20: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85951)
Date: January 20 1951Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy saying they have had unusually mild weather lately. The men have moved all but 15 of the plants that were to be moved with frozen balls; the others are dug and will be moved after a good freeze. The classes were well attend this past Monday night. Godshalk teaches the first part of the landscaping class: planning and planting arrangements. Kammerer teaches the second section on plant materials. Godshalk is preparing a flannelgraph to be used in the landscaping class, and he describes in detail how he will use it in the class. Mr. Everett Piester is getting out the AABGA News Letteer. Don Wyman has agreed to do the next one which is due in April. White's eldest daughter, Ella May, is engaged.
Extent: 2 sheets
1945/01/16: C. E. Godshalk to Joseph Cudahy and Jean Morton Cudahy (3.99611)
Date: January 16 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joseph and Jean Morton Cudahy saying he has been doing the bookkeeping, with Miss Rasch doing any typing involved. He is happy he learned the new bookkeeping system before he passes it over to anyone else. He is hesitant to let Jones do the bookkeeping in addition to his janitorial duties because Jones is slow, can't type, and there are many interruptions during the day which would cause people to have to look for Jones. He proposes Miss Rasch handle the bookkeeping, turning over her work on the bulletin subscriptions to Mrs. Jones. If Jones has extra time, Godshalk suggests he work on labels or in the herbarium, work he could do as time permits. He also updates them on Mrs. Jones health issues.
Extent: 2 sheets
[1932/02/29]: [C.E. Godshalk] to [Joy Morton] (3.99637)
Date: February 29 1932Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten draft of a letter from [C.E. Godshalk] to [Joy Morton] updating him on the work they are doing planting/moving trees. They are also rearranging the Prunus group, working in the woods, and grading the roads. John C. Wister visited and was complimentary about the work that has been done at the Arboretum. He will send some peony roots and some new iris for the Arboretum's collection. The White family added a baby boy to their family.
Extent: 6 sheets
1932/02/29: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.99638)
Date: February 29 1932Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton updating him on the work they are doing planting/moving trees. They are also rearranging the Prunus group, working in the woods, and grading the roads. John C. Wister visited and was complimentary about the work that has been done at the Arboretum. He will send some peony roots and some new iris for the Arboretum's collection. The White family added a baby boy to their family.
Extent: 2 sheets