1930/01/04: C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (3.101412)
Date: January 4 1930Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan stating they are sending the issues of the bulletins she requested in her letter of the 2nd. He asks her if the number of bulletin subscriptions this year is equal to those of last year. He wonders if there was any lack of interest in the bulletin since Mr. Teuscher left. Godshalk believes they can make the bulletins more interesting each year.
Extent: 1 sheet
1929/03/26: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101457)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying they have started spring planting. He has added 12 men to the staff. He has a young man and his wife in the cookhouse; the men are satisfied with the cooking. He apologizes for not having thought of having his wife Margaret write to her uncle, George Damon, in Pasadena, telling him to look up Morton while Morton was there. Teuscher sent him of list of surplus plants in their nursery that the Arboretum can pick from in an exchange. Teuscher mentioned Dr. Eneader, the old willow man, is dead. It is very spring-like at the Arboretum with temperatures in the seventies.
1931/04/11: Joy Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.101467)
Date: April 11 1931Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. E. Godshalk sharing information about his visit to the Botanical Garden (Berlin). He is sending a booklet and map from the garden. The men there like the Arboretum's bulletins 29-30. They thought they were more understandable than Teuscher's. This garden had the same issues with Teuscher as an employee that the Arboretum had. They like Germany very much, but there are many unemployed people and a great loss of men due to the war.
Extent: 3 sheets
1928/01/05: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101481)
Date: January 5 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. They are having a lot of snow and very cold temperatures. The deeper snow makes it easier for the rabbits to reach the tips of plants. The snow protects the plants from extreme temperatures. There were some frozen pipes across the property, but those were easily fixed. The ice is cleaned off and he hopes it will soon be thick enough to cut to fill the ice house. The men are still clearing wood. Hauling it is now easy with sleighs. The new gardener moves in tomorrow and brought many cuttings from his work at the Lamont Estate. Godshalk sincerely thanks Mr. Morton for the vacation trip he made to Ypsilanti and Three Rivers, Michigan to visit family.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/01/29: Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101485)
Date: January 29 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Morton would like to fund botanist E. J. Palmer's research trip to the Davis Mountains, Texas. He has notified Palmer and needs Godshalk's help to arrange the payments. Palmer will drive his own car, so that should cut down on the expenses. Palmer asked if he could do some work for Morton Arboretum, but Teuscher did not reply because of unsettled conditions at Arnold Arboretum due to Dr. Sargent's death. Palmer produced a partial account in a letter in May, 1927. This trip would finish that research.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/02/05: Margaret Gray Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101487)
Date: February 5 1928Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Margaret Gray Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. The Florida weather is so nice that they "sit outside for all our smokes." Mrs. Barnet wrote that the new gardener was asking about her flower garden. She worked with Mr. Teuscher with colors and varieties, using the Sutton's catalog from England. Hopefully the gardener can talk with Teuscher's "steno" and see what has been ordered since Teuscher is now returning from his trip. This is the first year for the garden, so there are some experiments, "but we must have common cut flowers and worlds of them." Mr. Elvin planned to trim some of the trees on the east side of the garden to let in some more sunshine.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/02/09: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101489)
Date: February 9 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. He appreciates seeing the photos of the Mortons in Florida, in spite of their cool and damp weather. In Illinois it has been quite warm for the season. He is amused with Teuscher's report and hopes what he is learning will be of benefit. Burnsides still needs to have a nurse with him to prevent a relapse. Godshalk is having second tests made of the stream through the Japanese Garden and near the chicken houses. He has been investigating a better machine for mowing. He has one in mind to trial in the spring. He hopes that Morton is as pleased with the new gardener as the rest of them are. The new potting shed will bring good results with this man. DeVos will have good results with his vegetables, too. Mary Alice was cornered by a rooster and screamed so that Margaret had to rescue her.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/02/14: Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101490)
Date: February 14 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk, from Palm Beach. He thinks they will get a lot of good out of Teuscher's trip. He's hoping the trial of the mowing machine will prove to save money on mowing. "Don't overlook the fact that I want all forest plots you can add to our private collection. That is my hobby, so be governed accordingly." Pleased you like the new gardener. Looking forward to fine gardens this summer. Sterling and his wife were here before their trip to Nassau and we had a good visit.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/02/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101491)
Date: February 16 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. The new potting shed is under construction. Tromp, the new gardener, says that he'll be able to grow "so many flowers that we'll be sick of them." The two old sheds were torn down, and some materials could be reused in the new shed. He wants to stucco it consistent with the other buildings along that road. The weather has been unseasonably warm. He's concerned if the weather turns very cold again. Van Gemert cut some forsythia branches and they are in full bloom in the greenhouse. He will send photos of them. He took the Dodge to Dicke Motors in Downers Grove. They took apart the motor and showed him where parts were poorly installed by Peter. He would like permission to take the Pierce and the LIncoln in for repairs also, and not let Peter do any more maintenance on any of them. Burnsides' nurse has left and he is doing very well. Van Oven stopped by for a visit. He is enclosing Teuscher's latest report.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/02/20: Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101492)
Date: February 28 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He appreciates the photos which Godshalk has taken. He requests that the Pierce be taken to Downers Grove for repair.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/02/21: Clarence E. Godshalk to Margaret Gray Morton (3.101493)
Date: February 21 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Mrs. Morton. He is updating her on the flower gardens being planned. Teuscher has ordered hybrid seeds. Tromp, the gardener, has seeds and plans for hybrid gardens and cutting gardens. Several trees have been taken out to ensure enough sunshine and that roots will not interfere. They are trying to keep Mrs. Barnet active. She took care of Mary Alice one morning.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/02/23: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101494)
Date: February 23 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter, written over two days, from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. He thanks Morton for sending a cablegram to Teuscher in Frankfurt. He details all of the issues he has been dealing with this year and didn't think to contact Teuscher. He arranged for Teuscher's house to be cleaned and the heat turned on before his return. He describes the 10-12 forestry plots he hopes to put in. At Morton's initiation, Peter Jargick was informed to look for another job. Mr. Toombs has purchased the Romanza Lacey farm and some additional land. He asked about trees to plant, indicating he was not going to subdivide it. Fred Berg and the dairy has been producing and shipping 15 cans of milk a day. Work on the potting shed has been delayed because of weather. The gardener even had an orchid in bloom today. Mary Alice is learning to speak and has pet names for the Mortons. Burnsides is much improved.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/03/02: Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101496)
Date: March 2 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He wrote to Teuscher about spring planting and the Bulletin, which should go out April 1. He hopes Godshalk can get 10 plantings with trees, first from the nursery then supplemented by trees from the outside. Trees are his highest priority. He expects to return from Palm Beach by April 15 so he can be around during planting. "Cooperation is the watchword with you and Teuscher. Do all you can to bring it about."
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/03/09: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101497)
Date: March 9 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton in Palm Beach. He hopes to begin planting now that there is warmer weather. Mrs. Barnet and Margaret Godshalk readied the Teuscher's house for their return. Mrs. Teuscher had been seasick and was glad to rest. At the old Duel place, DeVos has built frames to raise vegetables and his wife plans to raise fowl. It is quite a change from before. Teuscher was pleased with VanGemerts greenhouse full of plants. He likes the new gardener too.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/03/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101500)
Date: March 16 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. Men are working in the east woods, but it is so muddy they have to walk from Warrenville Road in. There is a lot of wood to haul out of there, but they will wait for drier roads. They are doing spraying the lilacs for oyster shell scale and pruning. Teuscher is pleased with the way the plants have come through the winter. His wife is being helped by Mrs. Tromp, the gardener's wife. The new gardener is doing fine, with sweet peas and snap dragons going into frames. The surveyors are working on the Lacey place, which was bought by Mr. Toombs. He'll fix up the old Lacey place, and then later plans to build a big house. He will not subdivide the land. Godshalk found two shagbark hickories on the Hatch and Yackley woods you bought; Teuscher can hardly believe it. There are others that are coming up throughout the woods. Black locusts above the cactus/gravel pit did not work well. We will put some pines along with the existing Scotch pines there instead. Mrs. Barnett tells me you are having nice weather in Florida.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/03/30: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morotn (3.101504)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton in Palm Beach, Florida. Planting work has been hampered by rain, snow and low temperatures. Last week was very warm, though. Margaret's sister drove through from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Her drive home was complicated by snow. Teuscher, vanGomert and Godshalk concluded that Mr. Palmer's trip to the Davis Mountains in Texas is of benefit to the botanical world, but not necessarily to the Arboretum. Some herbarium specimens could be used in exchange. Palmer thinks the trip will cost him $850-$900. Please let us know how much of this you would like to pay. We are planting small pines above the cactus pit and the firs as you approved. We are anxious for your return.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/05/07: Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101506)
Date: May 7 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Joy Morton. Godshalk discusses an issue with another Arboretum employee.
Extent: 2 sheets
1925/04/28: C. C. Thomas to Henry Teuscher (3.101513)
Date: April 28 1925Creator: Thomas, C. C.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. C. Thomas to Henry Teuscher requesting to be put on the mailing list for the Bulletin.
Extent: 1 sheet
1925/05/07: Norma A. Bryan to Henry Teuscher (3.101514)
Date: May 7 1925Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Norma A. Bryan to Henry Teuscher. She seeks to clarify several names and addresses before she adds them to the list.
Extent: 1 page
1925/05/16: Henry Teuscher to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101515)
Date: May 16 1925Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Henry Teuscher to Clarence Godshalk. He is St. Louis, but he is returning a letter from Mrs. Bryan which he asks Godshalk to answer. He will be back at the Arboretum on Monday after a very successful trip.
Extent: 2 sheets
1925/05/27: Norma A. Bryan to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101520)
Date: May 27 1925Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Norma A. Bryan to Clarence E. Godshalk. She sends a copy of the mailing list of the Bulletin, which includes Chicago high schools, Crerar Library, Newberry Library, Chicago Public Library, and Pullman Library. She did not include Chicago Garden Club, because Mr. Simonds did not know about it. She left spaces for more names to be added. She is returning a letter from Miss Keeley that Mr. Teuscher sent her.
Extent: 1 sheet
1926/02/04: George M. Ebert to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101534)
Date: February 4 1926Type: Document
Description:Letter from George M. Ebert, Decorating, Designing and General Painting. If Mr. Morton wishes a local painter to paint Mr. Teuscher's house, he is fine with that. He is glad that some of the samples that he sent appealed to Mr. Morton.
Extent: 1 sheet
1926/07/06: John Babbage to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101580)
Date: July 23 1926Creator: Babbage, John
Type: Document
Description:Letter from John Babbage to Clarence E. Godshalk. He is requesting sources for Japanese Red Maples for an executive at Sherwin Williams Co. Babbage is a former Morton Arboretum employee who was hired in the Insecticide Division of the paint company. He sends his regards to his former colleagues at Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
1926/11/16: Dan McKenney to Henry Teuscher (3.101589)
Date: November 16 1926Creator: McKenney, Dan
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Dan McKenney to Henry Teuscher, requesting that his Central "Y" Hiking Club be permitted to "explore this wonderful grove of trees" that he read about in James O'Donnell Bennett's article. He assures that his group will observe all rules and regulations to help the conservation of natural resources, which is emphasized in their group.
Extent: 1 sheet
1927/02/25: R. R. Rothacker to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101597)
Date: February 25 1927Type: Document
Description:Letter from R. R. Rothacker to Clarence E. Godshalk. He has several qualified students to recommend for summer work. They will need slightly better accommodations than that for general laborers. He will post openings for students soon and hopes that The Morton Arboretum can be an option for them. He sends greetings to Mr. Teuscher and Mr. Gemert.
Extent: 1 sheet
1927/03/15: R. R. Rothacker to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101603)
Date: March 15 1927Type: Document
Description:Letter from R. R. Rothacker to Clarence E. Godshalk. None of his landscape architecture students at Iowa State College are available for work at The Morton Arboretum. He regrets that they won't get the broad experience that arboretum work would offer them. He also is interested if Mr. Teuscher has extra seedlings or plants that aren't needed.
Extent: 1 sheet
[04/1927]: [Henry Teuscher] to Ruth O. Peterson (3.101608)
Date: April 1927Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Document
Description:An unsigned, undated letter to Mrs. Ruth O. Peterson of the Western Springs Garden Club suggesting the 4th Monday for their group to tour "as the hawthorns and crabapples will be in bloom."
Extent: 2 sheets
1927/05/10: Nellie G. Hubbell to Joy Morton (3.101610)
Date: May 10 1927Type: Document
Description:Letter from (Mrs. H. W.) Nellie Hubbell of the Beverly Hills Woman's Club to Joy Morton. She thanks him for permission to visit, Mr. Teuscher for his talk, and Clarence Godshalk for the tour. Their group would like to visit again in the fall. She mentioned Pine Hill and the year round Christmas trees near the house.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/01/12: Norma Bryan to Shirley Maxfield (3.101800)
Date: January 12 1928Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Norma Bryan to Shirley Maxfield. Bryan acknowledges the 5 subscriptions to the Bulletin, and requests the original copies of these. She wants to clarify the date of the subscription from New Brunswick Nurseries. Mr. Morton wishes that the subscriptions be handled in his office "and be kept entirely separate from other Morton Arboretum accounts or matters." Mr. Teuscher and Mr. Godshalk forward any subscriptions to her; if she receives letters regarding botanical matters, they are forwarded to Mr. Godshalk. Bryan looks forward to meeting Maxfield sometime.
Extent: 1 sheet
1929/02/22: [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi (3.101868)
Date: February 22 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi, Landscape Design Department, University of Michigan. He is searching for a landscape design graduate to also be his assistant, now that Mr. Teuscher is leaving his Botantist position after disagreements with Mr. Morton. This puts Godshalk in charge. He further defines the duties and tasks of the potential new employee.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi (3.101869)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten rough draft of letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi, searching for a Landscape Design graduate to be his assistant. (See typed copy at 3.101868). Notation at the bottom suggests that this letter also be sent to the Landscape Design Departments at Univ of Illinois and Univ of Iowa.
Extent: 3 sheets
Taxus cuspidata densa (3.1052)
Date: December 1922Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Photographic image
Extent: 1 photograph
Taxus cuspidata nana (3.1054)
Date: December 1 1922Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Photographic image
Extent: 1 photograph
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1984 (3.107021)
Date: 1984Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:In this digitized issue of the Summer 1984 Branches Newsletter there are articles about: the history of the Herbarium including Henry Teuscher, E. Lowell Kammerer and Ray Schulenberg who have overseen its operation and the volunteers who have worked there; The original Illinois Trees Trail founded for the Illinois sesquicentennial year (1818-1968) which later became the Northern Illinois Tree trail; and the All America Rose Society test rose garden sponsored by Vaughan Jacklin Corporation, designed by Tony Tyznik and maintained by a group of volunteers. Upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and educational opportunities are provided.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Spring 1990 (3.107044)
Date: 1990Creator: Way, Carol
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Spring 1990 Branches newsletter contains articles on the following: the Arboretum Propagation Facility including greenhouses; the introduction of fire or controlled burns into the East Woods; and the Soil Characterization Laboratory which was running tests on the soil and water at the Arboretum to ascertain the effects of sodium and calcium chlorides used as road deicers on the adjacent tollways. Volunteer opportunities, trainings, classes and events are featured along with lists of current and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1994 (3.107059)
Date: 1994Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1994 Branches Newsletter features the following articles: a write up about the new Naturalists Certificate Program which was designed for the serious amateur naturalist to broaden, expand and deepen their understanding of the natural history of the Chicago area; an overview of the Central and West Asia Collection. Classes, trainings and upcoming events are also included.
Extent: 5 pages