Two Arboretum employees planting young tree (3.61953)
Date: May 1990Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Two Arboretum employees planting young tree
Extent: 1 slide
Groups of Arboretum employees planting young trees on berm near Crabapple Lake (3.61976)
Date: May 1990Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Groups of Arboretum employees planting young trees on berm near Crabapple Lake
Extent: 1 slide
[Thornhill Landscape Entrance Court - Early, Revised] (3.6534)
Date: May 12 1992Creator: Tyznik, Anthony
Type: Plan
Description:Revised edition of April 14, 1992 version.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Morton Arboretum Annual Report, 1990 (3.67157)
Date: 1990Type: Serial
Description:This Annual Report reviews the achievements and progress of work at The Morton Arboretum during 1990.
This document can be viewed digitally or in-person. To make an in-person appointment or to request digital access, contact the Sterling Morton Library staff by following the link here.
Extent: 36 pages
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. (Fraser’s fir), small stand of fir, against skyline backdrop (3.81581)
Date: May 1992Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. (Fraser’s fir), small stand of fir, against skyline backdrop, the top third of 2 trees are sparsely needle d
Extent: 1 slide
The Morton Arboretum 1996 Calendar (3.19271)
Date: 1995Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Dilip Das teaching youth outdoors (3.32240)
Date: 1991Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Dilip Das teaching youth outdoors
Extent: 1 photograph
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 27 No. 03 (3.34540)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1991Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 31 No. 03 (3.34560)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1995Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Acer griseum (paper-barked maple) (3.37521)
Date: July 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer griseum (paper-barked maple), tree on landscaped grounds at Swathmore College with buildings set in the background
Extent: 1 slide
1991/11/07: Robert D. Marquard to George Ware (3.38227)
Date: November 7 1991Creator: Marquard, Robert D.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Robert D. Marquard of The Holden Arboretum to George Ware thanking him for his pleasant experience visiting The Morton Arboretum and interacting with the plant exploration consortium, Tom Elias, and the research staff.
Extent: 1 sheet
Arbor Day activities at The Morton Arboretum. Tom Simpson (left) and Heidi Tamanaha, volunteer, helping two girls and woman at Seedling Planting station (3.3924)
Date: April 1995Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day activities at The Morton Arboretum, woman helping two girls and woman at Seedling Planting station
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Collections crew, indoor group photo (3.4050)
Date: 1993Type: Photographic image
Description:Collections crew, indoor group photo
(L to R) John Sosnowski, George Shabel, Annie Teeling, Chris Martner, Deb Seymour, Merrill McNicholas
Extent: 1 photograph
Donors Holiday Tea at the Sterling Morton Library: group seated around table (3.4109)
Date: 1992Type: Photographic image
Description:Donors Holiday Tea at the Sterling Morton Library: group seated around table
(L to R): Bill Fairbanks, Elaine Fairbanks, Helen Langrill, and two unidentified people seated at table
Extent: 1 photograph
1994/12/13: Tom Green to George Ware (3.41535)
Date: December 13 1994Creator: Green, Tom
Type: Document
Description:Facsimile from Tom Green of Western Illinois University to George Ware discussing tree donations and plantings, landscape design and long range planning for landscaping in downtown Macomb near the courthouse. Cover sheet briefly mentions names of interested summer interns.
Extent: 2 sheets
Group of men and women around table in birding class. Tom Simpson, Arboretum staff member, seated at table. (3.44217)
Date: 1990sType: Photographic image
Description:Group of men and women around table in birding class
Extent: 1 photograph
1994/10/27: Unknown sender to George Ware (3.44550)
Date: October 27 1994Type: Document
Description:Letter from an unknown sender [signature illegible] of Dicov-Tree Research and Development of Oquawka, Illinois congratulating him on an article that appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.
Extent: 1 sheet
Chris Whelan and two others with binoculars in the field for bird study (3.4511)
Date: 1995Type: Photographic image
Description:Chris Whelan and two others with binoculars in the field for bird study
Extent: 1 photograph
Salt study, plastic buckets on snow-covered berm along freeway (3.4558)
Date: December 1992Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Salt study, plastic buckets on snow-covered berm along freeway
Extent: 1 photograph
Existing Noise Contouring Map (3.47257)
Date: April 1999Creator: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Type: Map
Description:Topographical map of the Arboretum grounds in 1999 with noise contour lines and measurements of sound in dB(A).
Doug Monroe removing burlap from tree for Arbor Day tree planting while employees hold shovels and watch (3.55587)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Doug Monroe removing burlap from tree for Arbor Day tree planting while employees hold shovels and watch
L to R: Allison Nesbitt, unidentified man, unidentified man, Doug Monroe, Dave Cascarano, Rick Hootman, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 slide
Doris Taylor assisting visitors with plant purchase at Arbor Week surplus plant sale (3.55618)
Date: April 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Doris Taylor assisting visitors with plant purchase at Arbor Week surplus plant sale
Extent: 1 slide
1991/10/04: George Ware to Suzanne Malec (3.56304)
Date: October 4 1991Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Facsimile of an abstract and research paper sent to Suzanne Malec of the Open Land Project. The paper, Trees for Restricted Spaces was written by George Ware and discusses the genetic, topographic, and edaphic factors to take into consideration when selecting urban trees.
Extent: 8 sheets
View of Crabapple Lake from on top of berm during Earth Day celebration and berm planting (3.57693)
Date: May 1990Creator: Smith, Shannon
Type: Photographic image
Description:View of Crabapple Lake from on top of berm during Earth Day celebration and berm planting
Extent: 1 slide
Pat Kelsey seated in lab working with equipment (3.58966)
Date: February 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey seated in lab working with equipment
Extent: 1 slide
Announcement of Special Speech on Different Topics by Professor Eugene B. Smalley, Professor Ray Guries, Dr. Goerge [sic] Ware, and Dr. Mark Widrlechner (3.60331)
Date: 1995Type: Document
Description:A series of documents announcing the topics, time and location for speakers at the Sino-American Agricultural Exchange Program, hosted by the Najing Forestry University, P. R. China from September 10- October 1, 1995.
Extent: 7 sheets
1994/06/28: Eugene B. Smalley to Dr. George Ware (3.60842)
Date: June 28 1994Creator: Smalley, Eugene B.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Eugene Smalley of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison to Dr. George Ware inquiring as to the availability of tree cuttings or seedlings to use in their DED (dutch elm disease) resistance trials.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Elevation Bench Marks on the Arboretum] (3.6110)
Date: May 1 1992Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Map
Description:Base map is a 1990 aerial photo of the Morton Arboretum prepared by the Sidwell Company of West Chicago, IL. Includes an 8.5"x11" sheet providing exact benchmark locations and elevations.
Extent: 5 sheets in binder
Research Parking Lot Improvements - 1994 (3.6201)
Date: May 1 1994Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Plan
Description:Planting list for the Research Parking Lot.
Extent: 1 sheet
Trees for Chicago - a Landscape Display of Trees, Shrubs, & Groundcovers for the Chicago Region. 1995 Chicago Flower & Garden Show, McCormick Place (3.6218)
Date: March 4 1995Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Plan
Description:Second design for 1995 Chicago Flower & Garden show moved from Navy Pier to McCormick Place.
Extent: 1 sheet
1992 Annual Report, Research Group (3.81725)
Date: 1992Type: Document
Description:Annual report for the Research Group of the Morton Arboretum which contains a mission statement, group structure, chronology of events, interactions, priorities, and strengths and weaknesses.
Extent: 8 sheets
Dilip Das teaching S.T.A.R.T. class in Schulenberg Prairie (3.32241)
Date: August 1992Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Dilip Das teaching S.T.A.R.T. class in Schulenberg Prairie
Extent: 1 photograph
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 27 No. 04 (3.34541)
Date: December 21 1991 – March 20 1992Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 31 No. 04 (3.34561)
Date: December 21 1995 – March 20 1996Type: Serial
Extent: 16 pages
Acer miyabei (Miyabe's maple) (3.37545)
Date: October 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer miyabei (Miyabe's maple), characteristic wide branches that sweep low to the ground
Extent: 1 slide
Acer rubrum (red maple), fall color (3.38129)
Date: October 1992Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer rubrum (red maple), tree with bright red, orange and yellow leaves situated adjacent to a paved path; a small plaque is posted in front of the tree
Extent: 1 slide