1933/02/10: [Unknown] to C. E. Godshalk (3.101327)
Date: February 10 1933Type: Document
Description:Letter from unknown person to C. E. Godshalk enclosing income tax forms he requested.
Extent: 1 sheet
Birthday Card (3.101329)
Creator: Van Gemert, John, Godshalk, Clarence E., Kammerer, E. Lowell, Kerth, William L.
Type: Document
Description:Undated birthday card to an unknown person, signed by John van Gemert, C.E. Godshalk, E.L. Kammerer, and William Kerth. They will gift the recipient the book, Morton Family Records, when it is published.
Extent: 3 sheets
1933/08/08: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk and E. L. Kammerer (3.101352)
Date: August 8 1933Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk and E. L. Kammerer informing them that Frank H. Frey (Assistant to the Vice-President of the Rock Island and Vice-President of the Northern Nut Growers Association), Dorothy Sawyer (manager of the Nut Tree Department of the Living Tree Guild), and a member of Frey's family will be visiting the Arboretum. Bryan told Frey that if Godshalk is not there, someone else will take care of him.
Extent: 1 sheet
1932/06/22: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk and E. L. Kammerer (3.101374)
Date: June 22 1932Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk to E. L. Kammerer enclosing a letter from Rex D. Pearce (Seed and Bulb Grower) along with the catalog sent with his letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
1932/10/19: [Joy Morton] to C.E. Godshalk (3.101386)
Date: October 19 1932Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from [Joy Morton] to C.E. Godshalk asking him and Kammerer to look over the attached list from Wheldon & Wesley and let them know it there is anything they want from it.
Handwritten on letter: Copy given JM 10/31/32 to remind Godshalk.
Extent: 1 sheet
1932/12/15: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101388)
Date: December 15 1932Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C.E. Godshalk to Joy Morton enclosing a copy of a letter received from Mr. Stout. They started moving evergreens to the triangle near the new bridge. As long as the weather remains cold, he can manage with a crew of 12 men. They expect to soon begin cutting the ice on Lake Marmo which is seven inches thick. He asks Morton if he has any objection to Godshalk taking his family on their usual holiday vacation.
The attached letter (dated 12/12/1932) says the area of the satin moth quarantine in Maine has been extended to include the nursery of the Oxford Paper Company, so they will probably not be able to ship the cuttings this year.
Extent: 1 sheet
1931/03/13: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk (3.101396)
Date: March 13 1931Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk sharing the bulletin account information from 1929 and 1930, explaining the figures. She hopes the bulletins will come out every two weeks this year. She also hopes that people who register or make inquiries at the Arboretum will be added to their prospective mailing list. She believes the list needs to be updated. She will send a new list covering last year's subscribers before long. The entry also includes 2 handwritten sheets showing her work.
Extent: 3 sheets
1931/04/30: C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (3.101399)
Date: April 30 1931Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C.E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (Secretary to Founder) enclosing some foreign bills that need to be paid. He just received them from Mr. Kammerer that day.
Handwritten note states to WYD 5-4-31 and includes dates, companies, and amounts.
Extent: 1 sheet
1931/05/28: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk (3.101403)
Date: May 28 1931Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C.E. Godshalk stating Miss Alice Howe (program committee, Beverly Hills Womans Club) met with her to discuss someone from the Arboretum speaking about the Arboretum at their general meeting on December 2 at 2:15. Bryan told Howe that either Godshalk or Kammerer could probably accommodate her request. Howe also asked the cost of a program. Bryan told her that would be up to Godshalk or Kammerer. Bryan gives Godshalk Howe's contact information for him to respond. This morning Bryan received bulletin subscriptions from Howe and Mrs. Jacobs. The record includes a handwritten appointment record about her meeting with Howe.
Extent: 2 sheets
1931/06/16: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk or E. L. Kammerer (3.101405)
Date: June 16 1931Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk or E. L. Kammerer saying Mrs. Frensdorf (True Sisters of Johanna Lodge) would like a tour of the Arboretum for 15-20 people. Bryan says Frensdorf seems like a very high class woman. Frensdorf would like a guide to meet them at the Ogden Road gate (East Gate). Bryan assured Mrs. Frensdorf that Godshalk or Kammerer would be glad to meet the group. The record includes a handwritten appointment record.
Extent: 2 sheets
1931/06/23: C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (3.101407)
Date: June 23 1931Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (Secretary to Founder) saying he received the subscription and free lists of last year's bulletin, and there are no changes to the free list.
Extent: 1 sheet
1930/01/30: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk (3.101415)
Date: January 30 1930Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk listing the journals she is sending him by express. She is also sending a bound copy of the Morton Arboretum Bulletin for Godshalk, Van Gemert, and Kammerer.
Extent: 1 sheet
1930/02/03: C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (3.101416)
Date: February 3 1930Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (Secretary to Founder) thanking her for the magazines and bulletins she sent, along with the bound volume of last years Morton Arboretum Bulletin. He asks if she has an extra bound copy of each of the previous years bulletins as he would like an additional set for office use, as his copies are beginning to show wear.
Extent: 1 sheet
1930/02/05: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk (3.101417)
Date: February 5 1930Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk stating she has located the papers for the Yale and Reagan matter which has nothing to do with the Arboretum. She is glad he is working on an updated information bulletin for the Arboretum. She is sending him a complete bound set of bulletins; he can use his old set as the office set. She asks if Kammerer would also like a full set of the bound bulletins in addition to the office set.
Extent: 1 sheet
1930/01/29: Norma Bryan to C. E. Godshalk (3.101418)
Date: January 29 1930Creator: Bryan, Norma A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Secretary to Founder (Norma Bryan) to C. E. Godshalk stating she is going to send bound copies of last year's Arboretum bulletin to him and van Gemert and asks if Kammerer and/or anyone else should have a set.
Extent: 1 sheet
1930/02/08: C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (3.101419)
Date: February 8 1930Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Norma Bryan (Secretary to Founder) saying he is grateful for the bound volumes she sent him. He thinks it would be nice to send Kammerer the three bound volumes he needs to complete his personal set. He is glad she found the necessary material to complete her data on the Yale and Reagan transaction. He is sure Morton will be pleased with the results of the winter work.
Extent: 1 sheet
1929/03/06: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101454)
Date: March 6 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying Fred Berg seemed quite pleased to be scolded by Morton. He is getting around rather well. The weather is spring-like, but as the ground is still frozen, they are unable to plant. They have considerable trimming and burning of brush yet to do. The men are moving larches and pines for the background of the flower garden. They are also pruning. Chas Schroeder has been down several times to ask for phosphate for the land he left idle last summer. Fred Berg also wants phosphate for the big hill. Should he buy a car and divide it between the two?
He has two good candidates for the assistant in botanical work position. He is enclosing copies of letters of their qualifications. Mr. Kammerer is stopping by today. He would like Morton's approval to offer the job to one of them for the salary offered to Mr. Weimer. He includes a message from Mrs. Barnet to Mrs. Morton.
Extent: 2 sheets
1929/03/13: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101455)
Date: March 13 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying the weather is quite spring-like. They have finished moving the pines and larches and are now moving the crabapples and hawthorns to the flower garden. There is brush to burn and raking to do on the residence lawn. Fred Berg seems to be completely recovered. There have been five calves born; one was sold to Frank Meyer. He would like to hire Kamerer (sic) who is not as scientifically trained as the other candidates, but he will accept a lower salary. Mr. Marts and Mr. Steere are working towards their doctorates and would not accept the salary offered. Morton's new chauffeur's wife liked the cottage, and they will move in April 1. The grape vines are trimmed and tied up, and Mr. Bain will loan them his power sprayer.
Extent: 2 sheets
1929/03/19: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101456)
Date: March 19 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying he was glad to get his telegram telling him to hire Kammerer. He goes on to list Kammerer's qualifications. Godshalk is having Kammerer check the Arboretum's card catalog with Van Gemert's to insure the accuracy of Arboretum records. He had Kammerer checking up on winter damage with him and is also making notes on the plants that have the best spring bark color. He wants to highlight these plants in the first bulletin. He would also like to include a list of plants rabbits prefer, so readers know which ones to protect. At the Arboretum, winter weather damage was slight, but rabbit damage was heavy. Everyone at the Arboretum seems to enjoy his work; he has given the men responsibilities in addition to their regular work freeing up Godshalk to study plant material. He has been testing the ground for frost, but it is still too sticky to work in. They are trimming dead branches and burning brush. They will continue to move the crabapples and hawthornes when the soil is drier. He updates him on the dairy operation. Mr. Bixby sent him a letter saying the nut trees are dug and will be sent within a few days.
Extent: 2 sheets
1929/04/03: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101458)
Date: April 3 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton telling him about the heavy rain and wind the Arboretum experienced. Every low spot was filled with water, and water was over both roads north of the cement hedge near his house. He was worried about the river dam, but they did not have to do any sand bagging. Considerable road repair will need to be done on the east side. They have been transplanting from the nursery and thinning existing plantings using 24 men. The ground is still too wet for plowing and discing. Kammerer is in charge of the men digging in the nursery and in Van Gemert's beds; these plants will be added to the botanical and geographical groups. Penskofer and several straw bosses are in charge of the men doing the planting. He ordered the small trees for Pete Hardy's plantings. The new chauffeur and his wife moved in, and Godshalk had him clean and grease the Ford. He is a little afraid Price, the chauffeur, while probably a good driver, is not much of a mechanic. He will have White help him with the work on the Dodge. They will have the material ready for the first bulletin by the time Morton returns.
Extent: 2 sheets
1954/02/02: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.101910)
Date: February 2 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton. He further explains the plans for Research Projects and the numbering framework they established to index the projects. It was purposely very broad to accommodate future ideas and plans. He cites examples, hinting at the possible future need for a plant pathologist on staff. They are experimenting with various rates of root cutting and girdling on ash, red oaks, and white oaks, also factoring in a variety of sizes of new holes for transplanting. He looks forward to hearing from Mr. Drury about California tree research. He details their plans for a small Field Day Project to encompass the Chicago area. Winter classes are being taught by Mrs. Watts, Nordine, Kammerer, Tyznik and Godshalk, with 175 attendees on Monday. Using Arboretum men, they planted 11 pine trees at his Lake Forest property, with more planned for Spring. Ted Smith asked for $3.50 for the planting work. A temporary workroom for Crowley and Tyznik was created at South Farm. Godshalk would like to purchase for his Wisconsin cabin, the 1929 Ford, and a small water heater and the heatilator that were salvaged from the old cottage in the bird sanctuary.
Extent: 3 sheets
1954/06/20 : Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.101924)
Date: June 20 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Detailed letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton in Santa Barbara. He lists in detail the budget and expenses of the first 9 months, ending June 30, with projections of expense needs for the final 3 months of the year. Details concerning the Labor Budget, Grounds Committee, House Committee, Road Committee, Fence Fund to finish fencing the entire Arboretum property, Staff Travel expenses for Nordine, Kammerer, Eickhorst, and Watts, and the Chairman's Fund. He suggested working with Public Service and Dr. Tehon of the Natural History Survey, and Dr. Mills and Dr. Decker on a mutually beneficial plan to exchange fencing for maintenance for security and fire protection access.
Extent: 4 sheets
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).
Remarkable Deciduous Trees of The Morton Arboretum: West Side of the Arboretum (3.10439)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1965Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Article
Meeting the Shade Problem: Selective Plant Material Suitable for Growing in Shade (3.10448)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1965Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Article
Outstanding Plants in Review (3.10456)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1965Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Article
Remarkable Deciduous Trees of The Morton Arboretum: East Side of the Arboretum (3.10463)
Date: December 21 1965 – March 20 1966Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Article
Flowering Crabapples You Should Know (3.10478)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1966Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Article
In Memoriam: E. Lowell Kammerer 1906-1966 (3.10491)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1966Type: Article
1956/04/07: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.104988)
Date: April 7 1956Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He is sending two checks, one for the Gravely tractor and its shipping, which are his gift to the Arboretum. The other check is for work done at his Lake Forest property while he was traveling, for which he promises to reimburse the Arboretum. He also is offering to gift the Arboretum a sprayer and a reel mower. He will bring slides of his trip, which can be shown at the picnic in the large room in Thornhill. He thanks Godshalk for taking care of the plantings in Lake Forest, as he mentions specific plants. He has ordered a brick wall to avoid hedge clipping. He's sorry that the greenhouses are delayed. He discusses location ideas concerning the toll road, including center of median plantings. He is pleased with interest from Illinois Institute of Technology in the small house competition. He is grateful for the publicity this will bring the Arboretum.
Extent: 3 sheets
1956/10/25: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.104998)
Date: October 25 1956Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. "Due to rather protracted Morton Salt meetings, I was unable to get to the Arboretum." He suggests alternate dates, as "there are quite a few things I want to talk with you about." When the auditors are finished, we can plan a date for the annual meeting to discuss preliminary figures. He found some photos of plantings in Baden, Germany that he thought Godshalk or Lowell might enjoy seeing. He wants to look at some of the large Hawthornes in the Johnson place, plus another 1/2 dozen good-sized yews, when they can be dug. The rest of the plantings he will get locally [Lake Forest] to "save you the bother of handling it."
Extent: 1 sheet
1958/03/17: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105035)
Date: March 17 1958Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He remembers that on this date in 1912 he was taken to the hospital with typhoid. He's "rapidly gaining" from his latest attack. He asks if the library has any books on geometrical designs for formal plantings. The frogs have made a mess of their small pool and they are considering replacing it with some design. Mrs. Morton caught eight frogs which she took to the big pond and watched the blue gills devour them. He sends along a slide of gardens in Isola Bella, Italy that inspire him. He continues in great detail as to the existing space and what he envisions there instead. Please mail him any related books, and the slide. He hopes that good weather will give the Arboretum progress on housing, roads, and all the other work ahead for the year.
Extent: 1 sheet
1959/01/13: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105045)
Date: January 13 1959Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. They had beautiful flying weather to California and were glad to leave Chicago's weather behind. He discusses a letter from Ed Baker and the right of way for the gas line, hoping to keep it in line with the power lines, and giving them 50 feet reserve strip along the highway for possible plantings. Lowell Kammerer sent him a nice thank you note. He hopes Mrs. Kammerer is recovering from her surgery. He has edited his Japanese slides and hopes she will be well enough the next time he shows them. Once he receives the case with slides he will correct the mountings that gave problems. He hopes the families are comfortable in their new homes and that they have been able to keep them warm during the cold spell.
Extent: 1 sheet
1959/12/10: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105081)
Date: December 10 1959Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He is enclosing "a copy of the notice sent to the Trustees with reference to the realignment of the Committees." He sends an extra copy for Mrs. Watts and another copy for E. L. Kammerer. They will be working with Mr. Pullman. "Express to both of them the sense of appreciation we have for the fine work they have done and hope that they will continue this excellent performance for years to come."
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Near Lisle, Illinois (3.106098)
Date: September 27 1934Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Map
Description:Guide map to The Morton Arboretum that is included in an issue of the Bulletin of Popular Information (Vol. 9, No. 9). Guide map details Arboretum roads, plant collections, buildings and points of interest. Key indicates proposed roads, native woodland, and forestry plots.
The remaining pages of the booklet include a biography of Joy Morton, a description of the Arboretum, a map showing how to reach the Arboretum, and a list of the Board of Trustees and lead staff members.
Extent: 14 pages