From the Archives: Discovering Thornhill (3.10996)
Date: December 21 1989 – March 20 1990Creator: Doty, Carol L.
Type: Article
Morton Arboretum Map (3.19479)
Date: 1943Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Map
Description:2014 reprint of The Morton Arboretum's first color map, circa 1943.
Detailed map of Arboretum grounds, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, structures, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, some specific trees, and trails with markers numbered 1 - 42. Other features include a scale, a calendar, and a compass rose consisting of directions depicted with leaves. A highly ornamental border includes grid marks, as well as drawings of animal tracks and detailed drawings and labels of plants. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map.
Extent: 1 sheet
Morton Arboretum Map: Preliminary Drawing for Colored Map (3.19480)
Date: 1943Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Preliminary drawing for detailed colored map of Arboretum grounds that was printed in 1943, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, and center of hedge garden. Blank spaces indicate water and text placement. Tree symbols show exceptional specimens on east and west sides. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map. Drawing is in two pieces.
Extent: 2 sheets
Morton Arboretum Map (3.19481)
Date: 1943Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Map
Description:Detailed map of Arboretum grounds, showing roads, paths, landscaping, shelters, structures, enlargement of some specific features, hedge garden, some specific trees, and trails with markers numbered 1 - 42. Other features include a scale, a calendar, and a compass rose consisting of directions depicted with leaves. A highly ornamental border includes grid marks, as well as drawings of animal tracks and detailed drawings and labels of plants. Some replacement illustration and text has been adhered to the map. The Morton Arboretum encompassed 813 acres at time of map. One section is partially missing.
Extent: 1 sheet
East view of Visitor Center [sketch b] (3.24370)
Date: 1973 – 1992Creator: Hart, Nancy
Type: Drawing
Description:One of three sketches of approximately the same view of the outside of The Morton Arboretum Visitor Center showing parts of the restaurant and adjacent courtyard.
Extent: 1 drawing
East view of Visitor Center [sketch c] (3.24371)
Date: 1973 – 1992Creator: Hart, Nancy
Type: Drawing
Description:One of three sketches of approximately the same view of the outside of The Morton Arboretum Visitor Center showing parts of the restaurant and adjacent courtyard.
Extent: 1 drawing
East view of Visitor Center [sketch A] (3.24840)
Date: 1973 – 1992Creator: Hart, Nancy
Type: Drawing
Description:One of three sketches of approximately the same view of the outside of The Morton Arboretum Visitor Center showing parts of the restaurant and adjacent courtyard.
Extent: 1 drawing
The Morton Arboretum Children's Garden Support Building (3.32014)
Date: May 17 2004Creator: David Woodhouse Architects
Type: Plan
Description:20 page stapled booklet with note: "Issued for Bid May 17, 2004"
Extent: 20 sheets
Children's Garden Railing (3.32015)
Date: September 20 2006Creator: Frank's Ideal Welding
Type: Plan
Description:Plan for railings in the Children's Garden. Includes plan view of rail and rail elevation.
Extent: 3 sheets stapled
Administration Building, front entrance (3.3341)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, front entrance
Administration Building designed by Holabird & Root of Chicago, shown with parking court in front where lily pond later added.
Extent: 1 photograph
Administration Building, back view (3.3342)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, back view
Extent: 1 photograph
Administration Building, distant view from Hedge Garden (3.3344)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building, distant view from Hedge Garden
Extent: 1 photograph
Administration Building Library, books open on tables (3.3354)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building Library in northwest wing of building, books open on tables
Arboretum library prior to the Sterling Morton Library
Extent: 1 photograph
Administration Building Library, stereograph (3.3355)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Administration Building Library, stereograph
Arboretum library prior to the Sterling Morton Library
Later location of Dick Wason's office, then Development office, northwest wing of Administration Building
Extent: 1 stereograph
Herbarium, stereograph (3.3357)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Herbarium, stereograph
Extent: 1 stereograph
Plat of Survey Showing the Location of Certain Buildings Under Construction on The Morton Arboretum Property in Lisle, Illinois (3.33786)
Date: December 7 1989Creator: Steinbrecher Jr., Harold F.
Type: Map
Extent: 1 sheet
May T. Watts and class at the Arboretum, luncheon (3.33927)
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts and Helen Turner attend a luncheon at The Morton Arboretum Outpost with a large brick fireplace.
Extent: 1 photograph
May T. Watts, Mary Moulton, Helen Turner, Alice Goodrich, and Edna Jones with a class in the Redwood Building (3.34051)
Date: circa 1948 – 1959Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts with a class in the Redwood Building at The Morton Arboretum. Helen Turner and Mary Moulton appear in the back row on the left, Alice Goodrich is in the front row wearing a hat, and Edna Jones is on the far right.
Extent: 1 slide
Greenhouse (3.34116)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Greenhouse
*located at about 41-H on Arboretum map/grid
Extent: 1 negative
Students in a Junior Forestry class, outside an Arboretum building (3.34129)
Date: 1952Type: Photographic image
Description:A group of schoolchildren attend a Junior Foresty class with May T. Watts on the grounds of The Morton Arboretum. An Arboretum building is visible in the background.
Extent: 1 slide
Workshop lunch preparation (3.34133)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Food being prepared and served for a workshop lunch at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Workshop luncheon with May T. Watts (3.34134)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Workshop participants have lunch with May T. Watts in the dining room of a Morton Arboretum building.
Extent: 1 slide
Ecology class workshop (3.34135)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Workshop participants attend an ecology class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Nature crafts with May T. Watts (3.34136)
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts guides two participants creating nature crafts at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Workshop participants creating nature crafts with leaves (3.34137)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Participants in a Morton Arboretum workshop with May T. Watts, including a nun, create nature crafts with leaves.
Extent: 1 slide
Two workshop participants creating nature crafts (3.34138)
Date: 1952Type: Photographic image
Description:Participants in a Morton Arboretum workshop with May T. Watts create nature crafts with leaves and paint.
Extent: 1 slide
Workshop participants creating nature crafts with various art materials and leaves (3.34139)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Participants at a Morton Arboretum workshop with May T. Watts create nature crafts with art materials and leaves.
Extent: 1 slide
Students in a Junior Forestry class, listening to a classroom presentation (3.34150)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A group of schoolchildren and teachers in a Junior Forestry class with May T. Watts listen to a presentation in a classroom at the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 slide
Students in a Junior Forestry class, participating in a classroom activity (3.34153)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Schoolchildren participate in a Junior Forestry class with May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum. These students and their teacher appear to be involved in a classroom activity about trees.
Extent: 1 slide
Students in a Junior Forestry class, examining classroom materials (3.34154)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Schoolchildren participate in a Junior Forestry class at The Morton Arboretum. Educational aids from the Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series created by May T. Watts are visible in the background, adhered to the bulletin board. These items include, from top to bottom, left to right:
- Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series: Trees Keep Records
- Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series: A Fence Long Gone Marked A Boundary
- Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series: Indian Trails and Villages
- Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series: An Old Bridge
- Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series: Affirmation from Memories of Old Settlers, Part I
- Arboretum Landscape Teaching Aid Series: Affirmation from Memories of Old Settlers, Part II
Extent: 1 slide
General Information and Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34267)
Date: 1941Type: Map
Description:Doublesided brochure with general information and a guide map of The Morton Arboretum.
Guide map details Arboretum roads, trails, parking, plant collections, buildings and points of interest. Fifteen areas on the grounds highlighted in the key and identified with circled numbers on the map. Surfaced roads, gravel roads, and paths distinguished on the map by the type of line drawn. Compass showing directions north, south, east, west as well as scale indicator above top center of map.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, rules and regulations, and information about the Arboretum publication, Bulletin of Popular Information.
Extent: 1 sheet
General Information and Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34268)
Date: 1942Type: Map
Description:Doublesided brochure with general information and a guide map of The Morton Arboretum.
Guide map details Arboretum roads, trails, parking, plant collections, buildings and points of interest. Vegetation illustrated throughout map. Three stylized trees under compass showing directions north, south, east, west as well as scale indicator above top center of map.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, rules and regulations, outstanding features, buildings, Arboretum publications, and location.
Extent: 1 sheet
A Guide Map of The Morton Arboretum (3.34269)
Date: 1969Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Map
Description:A guide map of The Morton Arboretum created by Tony Tyznik in 1969. The background is a dark green with the inner Arboretum being a light green and Arboretum roads highlighted in solid orange and checkered orange lines.
Extent: 1 sheet
Map & Visitor Guide, The Morton Arboretum (3.34271)
Date: 1982 – 1986Type: Map
Description:Double-sided brochure, Map & Visitor Guide for The Morton Arboretum
Map details Arboretum roads, trails, plant collections, buildings and boundaries. Includes photographs of various Arboretum buildings with descriptive information.
Reverse side provides general information about the Arboretum, trails for walking and hiking, driving through the Arboretum, areas and collections of special interest, native plant communities, wildlife at the Arboretum, regulations, facilities and services, and information on membership. A section of the map is enlarged to identify landmarks around the Visitor Center, Administration Building, and Thornhill Education Center.
Extent: 1 sheet
South Farm, Lisle, Illinois, Stormwater Management Facilities (3.34330)
Date: September 1989Creator: Sheaffer and Roland, Inc.
Type: Plan
Description:Sheet 1: Cover sheet and Drawing Index
Sheet 2: Grading Plan 1
Sheet 3: Grading plan 2
Sheet 4: Storm Sewer Profile
Sheet 5: Parking Lot Layout
Sheet 6: Piping Plan
Sheet 7: Miscellaneous Details
Extent: 7 sheets