1940/04/11: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85161)
Date: April 11 1940Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. 1) Sending her photos of the exhibit at the Flower Show. 2) Plans and plantings in the field north of the Administration Building, using some of Mr. Sterling Morton's gift to purchase unusual specimens. 3) Final Evening lecture by Rev. Charles K. Carpenter of Wheaton on Birds. 4) Mrs. Barnet is readying the residence for Mrs. Morton's arrival. 5) Mr. Mark Morton seems in good health and enthusiastic about his farms. Steers sold well. Mr. King and Mr. Parmalee saw them. 6)Repairs on Mr. Eickhorst's house are progressing.
Extent: 2 sheets
Four Plants Whose Relatives Are In Eastern Asia (3.19474)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations of leaves of four types of plants, including two with flowers.
Upper left text: Four plants whose relatives are in eastern Asia
Plants depicted, from left to right:
- tulip tree
- sweet gum
- Jeffersonia
- May apple
Extent: 1 sheet
Cedar Apple Rust: On Red Cedar and Hawthorn (3.19516)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Informational text about the fungal disease known as cedar apple rust and its effect on Red cedar and Hawthorn trees. Text also includes information regarding laws enacted to prevent damage to apple orchards.
Text as depicted, from top to bottom:
- ON RED CEDAR
- AFFECTED TISSUES EVENTUALLY DIE, LEAVING DEAD AREAS WHERE WOOD-DECAYING FUNGI MAY ENTER.
- ON HAWTHORN
- ACTIVE LEAF SURFACE IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED........
- IF INFECTION IS HEAVY EXTENSIVE DEFOLIATION MAY OCCUR......................
- SEVERAL STATES HAVE ENACTED LAWS REQUIRING THE CUTTING OF RED CEDARS TO PREVENT INJURY TO APPLE ORCHARDS.
Extent: 1 sheet
Trees with Flowers Borne in Catkins (3.24606)
Date: 1944Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations depicting catkins, flowers, seeds, and associated outline of five trees, created to accompany "The Flowers Nobody Knows" article featured in Morton Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information. Descriptive text identifies coloring, anatomy, and bloom time.
Header: Trees with Flowers Borne in Catkins
Illustrations are separated into two sections, from top to bottom:
Section 1: Pistillate and Staminate Catkins on Different Trees
(depicted from left to right)
- Catkins Upright
- Black willow -- Salix nigra
- Catkins Pendent
- Cottonwood -- Populus deltoides
(depicted from left to right)
- European alder -- Alnus glutinosa
- Gray birch -- Betula populifolia
- Ironwood -- Ostrya virginiana
Extent: 1 sheet
Spring Wild Flowers of the Forest Floor At The Morton Arboretum: A Key To Identification, page 7 (3.24620)
Date: 1944Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations of wild flowers with identification text, key on left and habitat border of leaves on right, created to accompany "Spring Wild Flowers Of The Forest Floor At The Morton Arboretum" article featured in Morton Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information.
Illustrations and identifying text depicted, from top to bottom:
- Shooting star -- Dodecatheon meadia
- Blue phlox -- Phlox divaricata
- Virginia cowslip -- Mertensia virginica
- Ellisia -- Ellisia nyctelea
- Virginia waterleaf -- Hydrophyllum virginianum
- Appendaged waterleaf -- Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
- Shining bedstraw-- Galium concinnum
- Catchweed bedstraw -- Galium aparine
- Northern bedstraw -- Galium boreale
- Hairy bedstraw -- Galium pilosum
- Dutchmans breeches -- Dicentra cucullaria
- Squirrel corn -- Dicentra canadensis
- Self-heal -- Prunella vulgaris
- Wood betony -- Pedicularis canadensis
Extent: 1 sheet
Jeffersonia Diphylla (3.24637)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Large illustration of a Twinleaf plant with detailed views of seed pods, seed, stamen, and pistil details with identifying text. Background images include Monticello at center left, and silhouettes of two small scenes at top right, the top showing a man giving a lecture or speech with the word "Poter" or "Peter" partially erased, the bottom showing a man and a women planting or gardening.
Illustrations as depicted from left to right:
- 2 stamens, one closed, one opened
- 1 pistil
- 1 large illustration of Twinleaf with three sets of leaves and 1 flower
- 1 seed-pod closed
- 1 seed-pod open
- 1 seed
Extent: 1 sheet
Forest Nature Trail Guide, page 9 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches (3.24659)
Date: 1946Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 9, for The Morton Arboretum Forest Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.
Illustrated stumps with numbers indicate points of interest along trail as seen on trail map.
Tree stump #18: Garter snake
Includes an illustration of a coiled garter snake to the right.
Tree stump #19: Bracken fern
Identifying characteristics for leaves illustrated to the right.
Tree stump #20: Gravel pit
Three illustrations of a gravel pit labeled "1," "2," and "3" showing stages of vegetation regrowth over time.
Tree stump #21: Slime flux
Name of chronic bleeding from the side of an Elm tree. Identifying characteristics for Elm leaf illustrated to the right.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Extent: 2 sheets
Evergreen Nature Trail Guide, page 5 illustrations and layout with preliminary sketches (3.24679)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Sheet One: Original illustrations and layout for page 5, excluding text, for The Morton Arboretum Evergreen Nature Trail Guide booklet. Key lines included.
Illustrated stumps with numbers indicate points of interest along trail as seen on trail map.
Tree stump #7: White Fir
Includes generalized identifying characteristics of tree illustrated below with glued-on cutout of detailed needle illustration.
Tree stump #8: Douglas Fir
Includes generalized identifying characteristics of tree illustrated below.
Tree stump #9: Japanese Yew
Includes generalized identifying characteristics of tree with detailed needle and fruit images illustrated below.
Tree stump #10: False Cypress
Includes generalized identifying characteristics of tree with detailed needle and cone images illustrated below.
Several cutout illustrations depicting needle/cone characteristics originally adhered to board have detached and are no longer present. One detached cutout illustration of Douglas Fir needles housed with art.
Sheet Two: Preliminary sketch of green-colored illustrations.
Extent: 2 sheets, 1 cutout
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 170: Le Deserteur] (3.28964)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 190: Les Lois Du Jeu De Cricket] (3.28979)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 1: Le Vase Fleuri] (3.28993)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 28: Fleurs Et Oiseaux De Paradis] (3.29008)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL.58: Fleurs Et Torsades] (3.29022)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 78: La Danse Galante] (3.29037)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 96: Les Monuments De Paris] (3.29052)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 115: Telemaque Dans La Grotte De Calypso] (3.29068)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 131: L'Independance Americaine] (3.29084)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 147: A La Gloire De Joseph II] (3.29100)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 220: Couvre-Lit En Toile De L'Inde] (3.29116)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
La toile imprimée et les indiennes de traïte [PL. 235: Kalemkar En Coton Imprime] (3.29132)
Date: 1942Creator: Allemagne, Henry René d', 1863-1950.
Type: Print
Description:Photographic reproductions on cream paper of toile fabric designs from the 18th and 19th century, originally produced from copper engravings. Many examples of toile de Jouy and calico.
Description of image, place of manufacture and collection where the original example was held is bottom center of each plate. Plate number is the top vertical right corner of each plate.
Du deuxieme volume, table des planches. Sujets a dêcor floral (1-26) -- Fleurs et oiseax (27-38) -- Bandes florales (39-65) -- Scènes pastorales et villageoises (66-83) -- Monuments (84-96) -- Sujets religieux (97-100) -- Sujets antiques et mythologiques (101-125) Sujets historiques (126-147) -- Sujets de chasse (148-156) -- Scènes poétiques et dramatiques (157-172) -- Scènes chinoises (173-182) -- Jeux et sports (183-191) -- Époque Napoléonienne (192-206) -- Toiles de l'inde et voiles de gênes (207-236)
Extent: 1 print
Clitocybe multiceps (3.29221)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 24 x 18 cm.
Hygrophorus pratensis (3.29238)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 28 x 22 cm.
Pluteus cervinus I (3.29255)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Traffic on Route 53 waiting to enter Arboretum (3.2941)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Traffic on Route 53 waiting to enter Arboretum
Extent: 1 photograph
Botanical plates / M.E. Eaton.. [et al.]. (3.29770)
Date: 1916 – 1964Creator: Eaton, Mary Emily.
Type: Painting
Extent: 281 prints : art reproductions, color, b&w 27 x 18 cm.
Maple alongside gravel road (3.3018)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Maple alongside gravel road
Extent: 1 photograph
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 15 No. 07 (3.32425)
Date: July 1940Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Serial
Description:
- Early Summer Miscellany
Extent: 4 pages
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 16 No. 10 (3.32441)
Date: October 1941Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Serial
Description:
- Of Autumn Interest
Extent: 4 pages
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 18 No. 1 (3.32457)
Date: January 1943Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Serial
Description:
- Library Accessions, 1942
Extent: 16 pages
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 19 No. 07 (3.32473)
Date: July 1944Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Serial
Description:
- Botanical Terms Used in Describing Leaves
Extent: 4 pages
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 21 No. 02 (3.32490)
Date: February 1946Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Serial
Description:
- Horticultural Treasures - Introductions Of Ernest H. Wilson
Extent: 6 pages
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 22 No. 07 (3.32506)
Date: July 1947Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Serial
Description:
- What Will Grow In Oak Shade?
Extent: 6 pages
Bulletin of Popular Information V. 23 No. 11 (3.32522)
Date: November 1948Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Serial
Description:
- Prolonging Summer's Green
Extent: 6 pages
Residence Drive leading to Morton residence at Thornhill (3.32754)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Residence Drive leading to Morton residence at Thornhill
Extent: 1 negative
Rogers Farm on Park Blvd. as viewed through trees from Ridge Road (3.32765)
Date: 1922 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Rogers Farm on Park Blvd. as viewed through trees from Ridge Road
Extent: 1 negative
Meadow Road looking north (3.32779)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Meadow Road looking north
Extent: 1 negative