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Brief biography on May Theilgaard Watts (1.4232)
Type: Document
Description:Brief biography on May Theilgaard Watts (Mrs. Raymond Watts)
Naturalist, Teacher, Author, Artist, Poet
Includes personal background, educational background, professional roles and accomplishments, honors received, a bibliography of published work by May Watts and articles about May Watts.
Extent: 4 sheets
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 03 (3.34473)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- The Rose: Plant and Symbol (33-37)
- Reading May Watts (38-41)
- Wild Plum, Prunus americana: Rose Family (Rosaceae) (42-43)
- The Origin of Halloween (44-45)
- People & Projects/ Climatological Summary (46-47)
- Autumn (48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 08 No. 02 (3.34578)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1972Type: Serial
Description:
- Ropes on the Fox (17-22)
- In Memoriam: Mary K. Moulton 1913-1972 (23-24)
- Hortus Botanicus: the Botanic Garden & the Book (24)
- Adventures Afield: A Brief History (25-26)
- Field Course in the Rocky Mountains (27-29, 32)
- Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum: Maple Family (Aceraceae) (30-31)
- Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Floyd Swink's written description (3.35265)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Swink, Floyd
Type: Document
Description:A type-written narrative from Floyd Swink describing the first walk along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Text, from top to bottom:
Saturday, October 19, 1963
the walk inlcuded Wayne, Batavia, and Wheaton,
along the old Chicago, Aurora & Elgin right-of-way;
the tour also inlcuded a walk along the old Geneva
branch, abandoned in 1937; we (or at least I)
then stopped at Perry Lake in Glen Ellyn to watch
the excavation of a mastodon
the walk consisted of Arboretum class members
[handwritten] (Floyd Swink)
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/01/24: Rick Hootman to all employees [George Ware] (3.38210)
Date: January 24 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Rick Hootman encouraging staff to sign up to work the Flower and Garden Show, whose theme will be, "Trees are Cool! Shade Trees for Chicago".
Extent: 1 sheet
1992/06/20: Ruth Luthringer to Dilip Das (3.57374)
Date: June 20 1992Creator: Luthringer, Ruth
Type: Document
Description:A set of two letters and a monologue. The letters are from Ruth Luthringer to Dilip Das and George Ware and seek feedback in regards to a short monologue titled Thornhill Elm which interprets the life-cycle of the Accolade Elm.
Extent: 4 sheets
Untitled draft document (3.67151)
Type: Document
Description:An untitled draft document that covers the following topics of concern to the Morton Arboretum: Conservation Nursery, ecosystems survey, soil survey, and plans for the Hidden Lake Parcel.
Extent: 3 sheets
Working at The Morton Arboretum (3.82961)
Date: 2019Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Description:A video promoting working at The Morton Arboretum.
Working at The Morton Arboretum (3.82962)
Date: 2019Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Description:A video promoting working at The Morton Arboretum.
Kris Bachtell on WBBM, CBS Channel 2 (3.83055)
Date: June 28 2012Type: Video
Alan Cartwright on WFLD, Fox (3.83056)
Date: July 17 2012Type: Video
Description:Alan Cartwright speaking to the media on caring for plants and trees in drought conditions.
Kris Bachtell on WBBM, CBS Channel 2 (3.83057)
Date: 2012Type: Video
The Morton Arboretum Volunteer Stewardship, final (3.83064)
Date: October 15 2012Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video