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Trip to China Enlarges Arboretum's Collection Newspaper Clipping (3.106961)
Date: October 19 1990Type: Document
Description:A newspaper clipping covering a specimen gathering and exchange trip to China by The Morton Arboretum botanists.
Extent: 1 sheet
Environmentally Tolerant Shrubs for Use in Northern Illinois (3.114664)
Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Document
Description:List of shrubs for use in Northern Illinois showing environmental tolerance categories, typical size, sun requirement, recommended pruning and ornamental characteristics.
Extent: 8 pages
Undated: Jeff Mengler to George Ware et al. (3.37832)
Creator: Mengler, Jeff
Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Jeff Mengler to George Ware, Marlin Bowles, Kris Bachtell, Joe Larkin, Marion Hall, and Floyd Swink about the delivery of a report concerning findings from a seed bank study that was part of the Des Plaines River Wetland Demonstration project.
Extent: 1 sheet
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
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
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
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
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
1987/11/06: C. Lewis to G. Ware et al. (3.67074)
Date: November 6 1987Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Charles Lewis of the Morton Arboretum to George Ware concerning drainage problems in tree nurseries and proposed action plans.
Extent: 2 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
Collections Master Plan: 2018 Revision (3.85367)
Date: 2018Type: Document
Description:A review of the 2001 Collections Master Plan by visiting landscape architect Marcus de la Fleur conducted in 2018 intended to record progress and revisions to the plan. This document should be considered an addendum to the 2001 Collections Master Plan as opposed to a replacement.
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