Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly weed), habit (3.103858)
Date: June 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly weed), habit, orange flowers with stems and leaves in foreground, prairie and sky in background
Extent: 1 slide
Betula L. (birch) several leafless white-barked birches (3.105472)
Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Betula L. (birch) several leafless white-barked birches, Meadow Lake and other trees in background
Extent: 1 slide
Urban Vegetation Laboratory Report, V2. 2 No. 1, 1989 (3.106912)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1989Creator: Irving, Gary, Hart, Nancy , Joseph Larken, Larkin, Joe
Type: Document
Description:Newsletter of the Morton Arboretum Urban Vegetation Laboratory. Items covered in this issue:
Arboretum Berm Construction
Certification for Soil Scientist Patrick Kelsey
Member's Cooperative Research Program
Poplars for Use on Urban Landscapes
Oak Mycorrhizae
Tree Crown and Root System Asymmetry
Winter Salt Dispersion in the Arboretum
Extent: 4 pages in newsletter format
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1988 (3.113791)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the Chamber Concert Series and an examination of the work of Francois-Andre Michaux. Clarence Godshalk, Director Emeritus of The Morton Arboretum, passed away on April 20, 1988. Daniel Peterkin, Jr., Trustee of The Morton Arboretum and retired Chairman and President of Morton-Norwich Products Inc. died on May 11, 1988. The Library marked its 25th anniversary. Grants were received from the Nalco Foundation, Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Foundation, A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, and The Institute of Museum Services (IMS).
Events, News, & Classes: Spring 1988 (3.113792)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the lecture "Cry Havoc! Weeds! (Part 1) and the field seminar "Spring Nature Photography in the Southern Appalachians." The judging for the 1987 Illinois Landscape Architecture Award was held at the Arboretum. The DuPage Environmental Awareness Center (DEAC) was opened to raise environmental awareness in the DuPage County region. Dr. David E. Davis, a noted mammalogist retired after a distinguished career, made a gift to the Arboretum for an endowed research chair, the Emily Rodgers Davis Chair, to accomplish research in plant-animal inter-relationships within the Arboretum and other areas of geographic interest to us.
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.
Edge of the Marsh Pokagon State Park Indiana (3.18553)
Date: 1995Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Pacific Coast Highway Big Sur California 1997 (3.18555)
Date: 1998Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Red Rock Canyon Southern Nevada 1997 (3.18556)
Date: 1998Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
The Morton Arboretum 1993 Calendar (3.19270)
Date: 1993Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
The Morton Arboretum 1996 Calendar (3.19271)
Date: 1995Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Bob Betz leading group tour of Schulenberg Prairie (3.3582)
Date: 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Bob Betz (far right) leading group tour of Schulenberg Prairie
Charles Lewis and Sherry (Rubino) Lewis at center left
Extent: 1 photograph
Open-air touring bus next to new enclosed bus called "Big Brown" (3.3588)
Date: 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Open-air touring bus (1937 model) next to new enclosed bus called "Big Brown", early trams used at The Morton Arboretum
The enclosed touring bus dwarfs the old open-air bus. It has removable sides to allow for tours in all seasons.
Extent: 1 photograph
Route 53 Interchange, aerial view (3.3591)
Date: 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Route 53 Interchange, aerial view
View from Warrenville Road looking east along I-88. The Morton Arboretum can be seen to the left of I-88.
Extent: 1 photograph
Platanus (planetree), unidentified species, bark (3.37428)
Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Platanus (planetree), unidentified species, detail of smooth cream bark with yellow patches and flaky brown scales
Extent: 1 slide
Acer saccharum (sugar maple), fall color (3.37932)
Date: October 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharum (sugar maple), upward-looking view of multiple trees with pale green, yellow and orange fall color
Extent: 1 slide
Acer rubrum (red maple), habit, spring (3.38146)
Date: April 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer rubrum (red maple), full view of smaller sapling in early spring with mostly bare branches except for bright red developing flowers, tree is situated on well-maintained grounds with other trees in the background
Extent: 1 slide
Quercus alba (white oak), habit (3.38307)
Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Quercus alba (white oak), habit, orange-brown leaves on tree and snow-covered ground amongst collection
Extent: 1 slide
Quercus alba (white oak), habit (3.38355)
Date: August 1994Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Quercus alba (white oak), habit, large tree with orange-brown leaves on snow-covered ground in Arboretum's Oak Collection with heavy fog in the distance
Extent: 1 slide
Quercus alba (white oak), habit (3.38356)
Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Quercus alba (white oak), habit, large tree with orange-brown leaves on snow-covered ground in Arboretum's Oak Collection with heavy fog in the distance
Extent: 1 slide
Rick Hootman and Joe Larkin reviewing maps and plans in the new Map Room (3.4230)
Date: 1989Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman (left) and Joe Larkin (right) reviewing maps and plans in the new Map Room, located in the Administration Building basement
Extent: 1 photograph
Rick Hootman and Joe Larkin reviewing maps and plans in the new Map Room (3.4231)
Date: 1989Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman (left) and Joe Larkin (right) reviewing maps and plans in the new Map Room, located in the Administration Building basement
Extent: 1 photograph
Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake (3.4513)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake
Extent: 1 photograph
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the Japanese Collection (3.4516)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the Japanese Collection
Extent: 1 photograph
Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the lab (3.4517)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey (left) and Rick Hootman soil testing in the lab
Extent: 1 photograph
Li-Cor portable photosynthesis system in the field, measuring chlorosis (3.4537)
Date: 1980sCreator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Li-Cor portable photosynthesis system in the field, measuring chlorosis
Extent: 1 photograph
Kirsten Spravka and Gary Watson in cherry picker near crown of tree doing research (3.4538)
Date: 1990sCreator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Kirsten Spravka and Gary Watson in cherry picker near crown of tree doing research
Extent: 1 photograph
Urban Vegetation Lab Research Staff group shot in laboratory - George Ware (seated), (standing L to R): Rick Hootman, Pat Kelsey, Jeff Mengler, Gary Watson, Mike Spravka (3.4599)
Date: circa 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Urban Vegetation Lab Research Staff group shot in laboratory - George Ware (seated), (standing L to R): Rick Hootman, Pat Kelsey, Jeff Mengler, Gary Watson, Mike Spravka
Victory Gardens TV - (L to R): John Neron, unidentified person, Brenda Clark, Jim Wilson, Tony Tyznik (3.4766)
Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Victory Gardens TV - (L to R): John Neron, unidentified person, Brenda Clark, Jim Wilson, Tony Tyznik
Bill Borden, portrait (3.4841)
Date: 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Bill Borden, portrait
Extent: 1 photograph
Rick Hootman in new map room (3.4998)
Date: 1989Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman in new map room
Extent: 1 photograph
Gary Irving, portrait (3.5001)
Date: 1989Type: Photographic image
Description:Gary Irving, portrait
Extent: 1 photograph