Reports of Plant Health: July 14, 1996- September 12, 1996 (3.81724)
Type: Document
Description:A series of short reports in memo format describing insects and plant diseases affecting various parts of the Arboretum's plant collection from July 14, 1996- September 12, 1996.
Extent: 7 sheets
1990/05/29: Pete Van Der Linden to Gerould Wilhelm (3.81723)
Date: May 29 1990Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Pete van der Linden to Gerould Wilhelm regarding prescribed burning the East Woods.
Extent: 5 sheets
Abies sibirica Ledeb. (Siberian fir), habit (3.81644)
Date: September 1993Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Abies sibirica Ledeb. (Siberian fir), showing form, other trees, and the sky in background.
Extent: 1 slide
1990/07/05: Zhang Hui to George Ware (3.66978)
Date: July 5 1990Creator: Hui, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:A packet of three documents sent by Zhang Hui of the Ecological Society of Shanxi Province to George Ware of the Morton Arboretum including a letter of invitation discussing itinerary and financial obligations of the parties involved, and official invitation for the American delegates from The Foreign Affairs Office in Shanxi, China and a list of the Chinese participants.
Extent: 4 sheets
Undated: George Ware to Dr. Donnelly (3.65042)
Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:A series of documents providing a summary of the primary objectives, outcomes, and itineraries of The Morton Arboretum's China Exchange program which took place during the late summer and fall of 1990.
Extent: 17 sheets
1988/12/27: George Ware to Dr. Hall (3.63434)
Date: December 27 1988Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Memo from George Ware to Dr. Hall detailing plans for an Arboretum-sponsored plant collecting expedition to China and for Chinese dendrologists to visit and tour the United States.
Extent: 4 sheets
1994/12/15: Fay [Wheatman] to Research Staff, Kris B.[Bachtell], Scott M. [Mehaffey], and Pete V. [Van Der Linden] (3.56322)
Date: December 15 1994Type: Document
Description:Memo from Fay [Wheatman] to members of The Morton Arboretum Research staff detailing notes take by Scott Mehaffey on the Collections/Research Workshop.
Extent: 2 sheets
Employees gathered at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55674)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Employees gathered at Arbor Day employee tree planting, including Peter van der Linden in green hat and Gerry Donnelly in blue jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
Linda Kovach and Joe Larkin with shovels at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55671)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Linda Kovach and Joe Larkin with shovels at Arbor Day employee tree planting. Several employees watch, including Kris Bachtell in red jacket, Pete van der Linden in green hat, George Ware with coffee cup.
Extent: 1 slide
George Ware with shovel at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55669)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware speaking, with shovel at Arbor Day employee tree planting. Watching are Pete van der Linden in green hat, Carol Doty in white jacket, Gerry Donnelly in blue jacket, Scott Mehaffey behind red vest.
Extent: 1 slide
Gerry Donnelly with shovel at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55668)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gerry Donnelly with shovel at Arbor Day employee tree planting, several employees watching, including Scott Moberg behind Gerry Donnelly, Carol Doty in white jacket, Peter van der Linden in green hat, Dave Cascarano in security jacket, Becky Monroe in blue jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
Kris Bachtell and Patti Jelen shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55667)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Kris Bachtell and Patti Jelen shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting. George Ware far left, Peter van der Linden in green hat, Carol Doty in beige jacket, Becky Monroe in blue jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
Scott Moberg shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55666)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Scott Moberg shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting; Peter van der Linden in green hat, Carol Doty in beige jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
Peter van der Linden in the Roseaceae Collection (3.5196)
Date: 1992Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden in the Roseaceae Collection
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden, outdoor portrait (3.5195)
Date: 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden, outdoor portrait
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden with tree during China Expedition (3.5194)
Date: 1990Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden with his namesake, Tilia amurensis, in Fenglin Nature Preserve, Heilongjiang Province during the China Expedition. Shrub in front of Pete appears to be Euonymus pauciflorus, shrub in front of large tree trunk is Acanthopanax senticosus.
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden in the Roseaceae Collection (3.5193)
Date: 1992Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden in the Roseaceae Collection
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden sitting on low hanging tree branch (3.5192)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden sitting on low hanging tree branch
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden, headshot (3.5191)
Date: 1997Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden, headshot
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden, seated portrait (3.5190)
Date: 1989Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden, seated portrait
Extent: 1 photograph
Peter van der Linden, outdoor portrait (3.5189)
Date: 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter van der Linden, outdoor portrait
Extent: 1 photograph
George Ware Retirement Party in Founders Room - (L to R): Peter van der Linden, Tony Tyznik, George Ware (3.4648)
Date: 1994Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware Retirement Party in Founders Room - (L to R): Peter van der Linden, Tony Tyznik, George Ware
China trip, Arboretum group setting out to collect seeds in Shanxi Province (3.4533)
Date: 1990Type: Photographic image
Description: China trip, Arboretum group setting out to collect seeds in Shanxi Province, north-central China, standing in meadow
(L to R): Ross Clark, Peter van der Linden, George Ware, Kris Bachtell, William Hess
Extent: 1 photograph
1992/06/03: Peter van der Linden to Chris Whelan (3.44213)
Date: June 3 1992Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Peter van der Linden to Chris Whelan concerning research, education, and management of the East Woods.
Extent: 1 sheet
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, Charles Lewis signing for Peter van der Linden in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4200)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, Charles Lewis signing for Peter van der Linden in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
Extent: 1 photograph
1997/04/11: Rick Hootman and Doris Taylor to George Ware et al. (3.41605)
Date: April 11 1997Creator: Hootman, Rick, Taylor, Doris
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Rick Hootman and Doris Taylor to George Ware and others briefly describing community tree planting ceremonies for several suburbs to commemorate Arbor Day. Includes two completed forms for Hinsdale and Woodridge planting ceremonies and photocopied map of Hindsdale.
Extent: 4 sheets
1995/02/03: Mike Spravka to George Ware et al. (3.38003)
Date: February 3 1995Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Mike Spravka to George Ware, Kris Bachtell, Carol Doty, Bill Dreyer, Christopher Dunn, Ed Hedborn, Pattie Jelen, Scott Mehaffey, Linda Sanford, Tish Sparrowe, Peter Van Der Linden, and Gary Watson concerning revisions to the Tree Evaluation Plot Collection which the public uses to select trees suitable for urban and suburban areas. A 1994-1995 Index Seminum of seeds collected from natural populations in the United States is attached to the memo and addressed to Dr. Ware.
Extent: 7 sheets
Interview with Peter Van Der Linden (3.33432)
Date: February 18 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with Peter Van Der Linden conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include
Extent: 2 cassettes
Events, News, & Classes: Winter 1988 (3.113794)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the lecture "Plant Diseases and Human History" and Valentine projects with pressed flowers. The decision was made to discontinue the Arboretum's maple syrup-making program due to competition from other area events. A portion of the collection was impacted by flooding. Peter Van Der Linden and Gary Irving joined the staff. A grant was received from The Cooperative College Botany Program, and Charles A. Lewis received a special award in recognition of his "outstanding contributions to the founding of the New York City Housing Authority's Garden Competition," and for continuing service to the Authority's ongoing Garden program.
Vines: Overlooked Treasures of The Morton Arboretum (Part II) (3.11087)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1995Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Article
Vines: Overlooked Treasures of The Morton Arboretum (3.11083)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1995Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Article
Surprises in the Sleeping Land (3.11068)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1994Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Article
The Bird and the Pine (3.11062)
Date: December 21 1993 – March 20 1994Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Article
A Rose By Any Other Name… (3.11038)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1992Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Article
The Arboretum’s China Expedition: Implications for the Collections (3.11015)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1991Creator: van der Linden, Peter J.
Type: Article
Ed Hedborn oral history interview, 2023 March 08 (3.107277)
Date: March 8 2023Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Ed Hedborn, manager of plant records, conducted by Kristin Arnold, archivist. The interview took place on March 8, 2023 in the Sterling Morton Library at The Morton Arboretum.
The interview focuses on Hedborn's experiences and memories of The Morton Arboretum's Collections Program during the curatorship of Kunso Kim, which lasted from 1998 to 2014, and Matt Lobdell, which lasted from 2014 to 2022. Topics include the development of the Arboretum's collections, online collections catalogs, the Arboretum's grid system, the Collections Master Plan, the building of the Curatorial and Operations Center, working in Plant Clinic, and tribute trees.