1929/07/06: Alvin M. West to Joy Morton (3.101441)
Date: July 6 1929Creator: West, Alvin M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Alvin M. West (Reference Library on American Benefactions) asking Morton for information about the Morton Arboretum and the tract of land formerly belonging to his father that was conveyed to the University of Nebraska. West's organization researches organizations and compiles information about them to share with potential donors.
Extent: 1 sheet
1927/03/05: Mrs. Albert W. Mason to Joy Morton (3.101601)
Date: March 5 1927Creator: Mason, Mrs. Albert W.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mrs. Albert W. Mason in Franklin, Nebraska to Joy Morton. She asks for many details about the arboretum and Joy Morton and family.
Extent: 3 sheets
1959/04/17: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105054)
Date: April 17 1959Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He's pleased to read of the variety of programs and classes planned for the spring. Mrs. Watson (?Watts) always draws a crowd. He is interested in the plans around Arbor Lake. He would like to review the drawings for the changes around the terrace with Mrs. Zurcher and Godshalk in person. He offers observations and suggestions to improve the precast pebble slabs, with sandblasting later to better showcase the pebbles. With work beginning April 1 on Route 53 and taking 5 months, this is time to discuss admission charges and toll gates, as he mentioned to the Trustees. He discusses his camera settings and photos of his trip to Longwood Gardens. It's important to settle the Herboth matter before they start building a lake. He is willing to purchase their land and give them life interest in the land. He gives a history of J. Sterling Morton High School and Morton Park.
Extent: 2 sheets
1959/09/16: Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.105068)
Date: September 16 1959Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to C.E. Godshalk telling him about his trip north, visiting the coastal redwood groves, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the place where gold was first discovered, the mining camps, and Sequoia National Park. He shall ask the Morton Fund to make a contribution of $1000 towards creating an exhibit for the Amsterdam Horticultural Show. He read Godshalk's proposal, and he thinks it makes good sense. He suggests that the books be lightly chained to the table in the exhibit. He has a letter from Mrs. Zurcher that says she has some very definite ideas as a result of her visit to the Arboretum; she always has good suggestions to make. The terrace could be painted in a fairly striking design using contrasting materials.
Extent: 2 sheets
1960/02/18: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105089)
Date: February 18 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Thanks for sending the flowers to the funeral of Mrs. Barnett. He will reimburse for the flowers. Do not burn the old letters from Grandfather [J. Sterling Morton]. He will sort through them. Some have historical value and should be sent to the Nebraska Historical Society where the rest of his papers are. Morton remembers rescuing an old letter from William Jennings Bryan to his Grandfather, asking if Nebraska was a good place for a young lawyer. Glad to see the contractor wants 50,000 yards of fill. This should take Lake Marmo deep enough to prevent the current scum formation. It should also create a settling basin to catch silt. Godshalk has authorization to offer the contractor half the amount they estimated to clean the lake with a drag line.
Extent: 2 sheets
The Man Who Started Arbor Day (3.10618)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1972Creator: Borland, Hal
Type: Article
1931/11/10: M. B. Nieland to Mr. Morton (3.107331)
Date: November 10 1931Type: Document
Description:Letter to Mr. Morton regarding information she feels should be made public about plants and animals.
Exceedingly interesting charts are being compiled which she would like him to see the process. A request to meet regarding this from The Board of Education at the Lucy L. Flower Technical High School.
Extent: 1 page
1945/02/18: William Golden to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.109457)
Date: February 18 1945Type: Document
Description:Letter from William Golden, Pharmacy Mate at US Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois to Clarence E. Godshalk asking for information about trees that would grow well in Nebraska.
Extent: 4 sheets
The profitable planter : a treatise on the theory and practice of planting forest trees, in every description of soil and situation, more particularly on elevated sites, barren heaths, rocky soils, &c. : including directions for the planting and management of permanent screens, with useful hints on shelter and ornament / by William Pontey. (3.22539)
Date: 1814Creator: Pontey, William.
Type: Book
Extent: 8, viii, 267 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. 23 cm. (8vo)
Addresses and essays on forestry. (3.23179)
Creator: Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883.
Type: Book
Extent: 1 v. (various pagings) : port. 23 cm.
J. Sterling Morton, portrait (3.3095)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Portrait of J. Sterling Morton - signed "Faithfully Yours J. Sterling Morton"
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton in Washington DC (3.3098)
Date: April 25 1895Type: Photographic image
Description:Portrait of J. Sterling Morton in Washington DC sitting in chair with 1881 Legislative Manual in hand
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton at the age of 16 (3.3103)
Date: 1848Creator: Hughes
Type: Photographic image
Description:Cabinet Card of J. Sterling Morton at the age of 16
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton with grandsons, Wirt & Sterling (3.3104)
Date: July 17 1901Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton with grandsons, Wirt (left) & Sterling (right), on horses in front of Overland Theatre
Extent: 1 photograph (2 copies)
Arbor Day 1872-1932 (3.31070)
Date: 1932Type: Artifact
Description:Carmine rose-colored stamp commemorating Arbor Day. Framed by two arching trees, a girl holds a sapling tree upright while a boy fills in the planting hole with a shovelful of dirt.
United States Postage across top of stamp, Two Cents across bottom.
Arbor Day at top of image, 1872-1932 at bottom of image.
Arbor Day stamp issued on April 22, 1932, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of J. Sterling Morton and the sixtieth anniversary of Arbor Day, which he founded. Arbor day was first observed in Nebraska on April 22, 1872. 100,869,300 stamps were issued in 1932.
Extent: 1 postage stamp
Arbor Day 1872-1932 [with postal marks] (3.31071)
Date: 1932Type: Artifact
Description:Carmine rose-colored stamp commemorating Arbor Day. Framed by two arching trees, a girl holds a sapling tree upright while a boy fills in the planting hole with a shovelful of dirt.
United States Postage across top of stamp, Two Cents across bottom.
Arbor Day at top of image, 1872-1932 at bottom of image.
Arbor Day stamp issued on April 22, 1932, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of J. Sterling Morton and the sixtieth anniversary of Arbor Day, which he founded. Arbor day was first observed in Nebraska on April 22, 1872. 100,869,300 stamps were issued in 1932.
Extent: 1 postage stamp
J. Sterling Morton with 1893 letter in hand, photograph of painted portrait (3.3108)
Creator: Beasley, Michael
Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton with 1893 letter in hand - photograph of painted portrait
Letter heading states "Plant Trees - March 31 1893"
Extent: 1 photograph (2 copies)
J. Sterling Morton, seated, reviewing a document (3.3109)
Date: 1901 – 1902Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton, seated, reviewing a document
This is the last photo taken of J. Sterling Morton before his death.
Extent: 1 photograph
Letter to J. Sterling Morton from Abner Morton (3.3155)
Date: 1860sType: Photographic image
Description:Photograph of letter to J. Sterling Morton from Abner Morton.
Reads "Julius Sterling Morton..My Dear Sir - As you requested I here give you the number of the days of my years up to and including this 31st day of March 1861 -- being 31,598 days. Your Affectionate Grandfather, Abner Morton."
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton with grandson, Sterling Morton (3.3158)
Date: circa 1886Creator: McElhiney
Type: Photographic image
Description:Cabinet card of baby Sterling Morton sitting in grandpa's (J. Sterling Morton) lap
Extent: 1 photograph
Lunching & Learning with Suzette Morton Davidson: A Morton Family Album - Personal Reminiscences of the Morton Family (3.31581)
Date: January 19 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Suzette Morton Davidson on the topic of Morton family history. Introduction by Charles Lewis.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Group portrait at William D. Morton's house in Detroit (3.3159)
Date: 1800sType: Photographic image
Description:Group portrait at William D. Morton's house in Detroit
1st row (sitting) L to R: Frances Cressey, Caroline Morton, Mrs. Paul Morton, Mrs. Mark Morton
2nd row (chairs) L to R: Miss Emma Morton, Mrs. Julius D. Morton, Mrs. W.D. Morton
3rd row (standing) L to R: William Cressey, W.D. Morton, Paul Morton, J. Sterling Morton, Mark Morton
Extent: 1 photograph
Grover Cleveland Cabinet with J. Sterling Morton, second administration (3.3194)
Date: April 1895Type: Photographic image
Description:Grover Cleveland Cabinet with J. Sterling Morton (standing, farthest right), second administration
Extent: 1 photograph
Morton family seated on porch outside of Arbor Lodge (3.3198)
Date: May 22 1897Creator: Curry, D. W.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Morton family seated on porch outside of Arbor Lodge
Seated left to right: man and boy (unidentified); Paul Morton (man with mustache); Charlotte Goodridge (Mrs. Paul Morton, young woman with dog)
Back row: Mary French Morton (woman with striped blouse); J. Sterling Morton; Emma Morton (sister of J. Sterling Morton)
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton, 4 sons and extended family sitting on Arbor Lodge porch (3.3205)
Date: 1880 – 1899Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton, 4 sons and extended family sitting on Arbor Lodge porch
Extent: 1 photograph
Memorial dedication in honor of J. Sterling Morton at Arbor Lodge, ceremony (3.3219)
Date: October 28 1905Type: Photographic image
Description:Memorial dedication in honor of J. Sterling Morton at Arbor Lodge, ceremony
Extent: 1 photograph
Memorial dedication in honor of J. Sterling Morton at Arbor Lodge, formal group portrait in front of rotunda (3.3222)
Date: October 28 1905Type: Photographic image
Description:Memorial dedication in honor of J. Sterling Morton at Arbor Lodge, formal group portrait in front of rotunda including President & Mrs.Cleveland
35 people numbered in picture, 29 identified in 1940
Extent: 1 photograph
Arbor Lodge gardens and surrounding landscape, J. Sterling Morton memorial area (3.3245)
Date: 1906 – 1923Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Lodge gardens and surrounding landscape, J. Sterling Morton memorial area
Extent: 1 photograph
Memorial dedication in honor of J. Sterling Morton at Arbor Lodge, formal group portrait in front of rotunda (3.32806)
Date: October 28 1905Type: Photographic image
Description:Memorial dedication in honor of J. Sterling Morton at Arbor Lodge, formal group portrait in front of rotunda including President & Mrs.Cleveland
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton Monument at Arbor Lodge (3.3291)
Date: 1905Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton Monument at Arbor Lodge
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton statue & U.S. Capitol (3.3295)
Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton statue & U.S. Capitol
This statue was given to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection by Nebraska in 1937.
Extent: 1 transparency
J. Sterling Morton statue later erected at Arbor Lodge (3.3297)
Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton statue later erected at Arbor Lodge
Statue sculpted by artist Rudulph Evans
Extent: 1 photograph
Poster of J. Sterling Morton (3.3616)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Poster of Julius Sterling Morton including birth date (April 22, 1832), death date (April 27, 1902) and Arbor Day origination (1872)
Extent: 1 poster
Joy Morton with his brothers and father (3.3617)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Joy Morton with his brothers and father - L to R: Mark, Carl, Joy, Paul
Extent: 1 photograph
Four generations of Morton men (3.3633)
Date: 1860Type: Photographic image
Description:Portrait of four generations of Morton men.
Left to right: Abner Morton, Julius Dewey Morton, J. Sterling Morton, Joy Morton
Extent: 1 photograph
J. Sterling Morton with Jean & Sterling on a visit to Grandpa's (3.3636)
Date: March 1892Type: Photographic image
Description:J. Sterling Morton with Jean & Sterling on a visit to Grandpa's
Extent: 1 photograph