Date: January 8 1973
Type: Audio
Description:Recording of a lecture given by Ray Schulenberg on the history of The Morton Arboretum beginning around 1832. Topics covered include early Lisle settlement, J. Sterling Morton, Joy Morton's salt business, the establishment of the Arboretum, the hiring of early Arboretum staff (Clarence Godshalk, Henry Teuscher, John van Gemert), farming operations at the Arboretum, the passing of Joy Morton, Jean Morton Cudahy and Sterling Morton as chairman of the trustees, the woody plant collections, and the education program.