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Rita Hassert oral history interview, 2022 August 10 (3.102504)
Date: August 10 2022Type: Audio
Description:A digital recording of an oral history interview with Rita Hassert, library collections manager of the Sterling Morton Library. This interview was conducted by Kristin Arnold and took place on August 10, 2022 in the conference room of the library at The Morton Arboretum. This is the second of two interviews.
The interview focuses on Hassert's observations of how the Sterling Morton Library has developed during her employment at The Morton Arboretum, which began in 1986. Topics include changes to the library's physical space, such as the construction of the Special Collections addition and the library's collections. Hassert also discusses library exhibits and events, like the Leafing Through The Pages book discussion group as well as major projects such as the retrospective cataloging project and the launch of ACORN (Arboretum COllections and Resources Nexus).
Branches: A Newsletter for the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum (3.107077)
Date: 2002Creator: Kenaston, Sally, Crosby, Cindy, Donnelly, Gerard T.
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Fall 2002 Branches Newsletter features articles on the following: volunteer, Stuart Vogel, who assisted with a tree temperature tracking project; Eagle Scout, Andrew Johnston, who completed a restoration project of the woodland near Parking Lot 13; the upcoming Fall Color Festival; the awarding of an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant to the Arboretum; and a feature on the Arboretum Board of Trustees. Volunteer opportunities, a list of new volunteers and upcoming Arboretum activities and classes are also included.
Extent: 4 pages
A Trustee’s Perspective (3.10943)
Date: December 21 1986 – March 20 1987Creator: Haffner III, Charles C.
Type: Article
Events, News, & Classes: Winter 1985 (3.113782)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1985 Events, News & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as a weekend getaway at the arboretum, a seminar on evergreens, and a lecture on plant diseases and human history. Field trips were scheduled for bald eagle watching in Savanna, IL, a Starved Rock State Park trip, and Chicago's Crystal Palaces of Garfield Park and Lincoln Park. Charles C. Haffner, Chairman of the Arboretum's Board of Trustees, received the Sol Feinstone Award, and Charles Lewis, Horticulturalist and Administrator of the Arboretum's Collections Programs, received the "Alice Burlingame Award for Humanitarian Service." The Fragrance Garden opened west of the Thornhill Building and approximately 6,000 people attended the 1984 Fall Festival.
Extent: 5 pages
1987/12/10: Chao Ching Ju to George H. Ware (3.66636)
Date: December 10 1987Creator: Qingru, Zhao
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Chao Ching Ju of the Chinese Academy of Forestry to George H. Ware of the Morton Arboretum suggesting they arrange an exchange of persons program for their respective dendrologists.
Extent: 1 sheet