1965/10/06: [Evelyn Naser] to Suzette Morton Zurcher (3.85907)
Date: October 6 1965Creator: Naser, Evelyn M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from [Evelyn Naser] to Suzette Morton Zurcher updating her about events around the Arboretum. It rained all day the day of the Fall Festival. Even so, the Festival was a success with about 600-700 people attending. The Tea Room served 150 for lunch, 70 for tea, and almost 300 for dinner. Naser suggests that they do not have the Fall Festival at the end of September because the auditors require an inventory count on October 1. They had to bring in staff to count early in the morning after the Festival. She suggests they do the Festival the third week in September. They are still working on getting a new water cooler; the one they wanted is no longer available. The Arboretum is starting to get quite busy. The Tea Room was swamped, and the slide shows were well-attended. The fall color is coming in good. The boss is back, returning several days early due to rain. Carol is getting settled in her new home, and she helped Marlie move. Martin Anderson is in Florida on vacation, and Walter is in the process of building a small summer house in Michigan. She is enclosing a copy of a rather dizzy letter from a man who attended their beef stew dinner that gave them a good laugh.
Extent: 2 sheets
1965/09/24: [Evelyn Naser] to Suzette Morton Zurcher (3.85906)
Date: September 24 1965Creator: Naser, Evelyn M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from [Evelyn Naser] to Suzette Morton Zurcher saying she hopes Mrs. Zurcher is having a wonderful time on her trip and hopes the weather has been nice. At the Arboretum, it has been rainy. Tea room business is poor. Plans for the Fall Festival are going well, but other than counting the reservations for the dinner, they have no way of knowing how many people will attend. The Quarterly and the folders have not yet arrived. She and Tony examined a new water cooler, and they both liked it. The bulletin board project is at a halt until Mrs. Zurcher returns due to a disagreement between Arnie and Naser. Naser believes Mr. Kettleman will do a good job. Mrs. Watts has lined up everyone for the Prairie Path Day on October 23. Twenty-five people will lead walks on various parts of the path for people with different interests. Ray got back last night and is anxious to tell Zurcher about his trip. The health inspectors inspected the Tea Room and had nothing but good words for it. Alma Greene's husband had brain surgery yesterday. It went well, but he is in pain and most uncomfortable. The Jens Jensen exhibit had to be sent on, so Tony is going to Whitnall Park to check out a mushroom exhibit they would be willing to loan the Arboretum; Naser wants an exhibit hung during the Fall Festival in case there is inclement weather.
Extent: 2 sheets
1962/07/10: E. L. Kammerer to Suzette Morton Zurcher (3.85891)
Date: July 10 1962Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Suzette Morton Zurcher thanking her for her welcoming note which he found on his return from Japan and Southeast Asia. He believes her trip was also a success judging by the fine old books they have been receiving. He has air-mailed a check to Walter Seuffer. He shares the titles of the books received and those he particularly liked. He just learned about the possibility of hiring Mrs. Moulton. He has known Mrs. Moulton for a long time, and he feels she has many desirable qualifications which would be of value to the Arboretum. While they still need professional library assistance until the cataloging is complete, he feels once they are organized she could be of great help
Extent: 2 sheets
1962/07/02: C. E. Godshalk to Suzette Morton Zurcher (3.85890)
Date: July 2 1962Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Suzette Morton Zurcher stating all of them are anxious to learn about her observations of Russia. He and Margaret just returned from a ten-day stay up north, taking Mary Alice's three younger children with them. During the visit, lightning came in on the telephone of the main cabin and burned out the kitchen and smoked up the entire cabin. Luckily, the fire put itself out. Fortunately, they could stay in their guest cabin until the contractor is able to make repairs. Ed told Godshalk last fall that he could take two months of vacation, and it looks like he'll need to use it this year to get the cabin fixed up. Godshalk updates her on the progress being made on her home and her caretaker's home. He also updates her about the progress being made on his new home. Lowell had a wonderful trip and is anxiously awaiting his slides. Lowell is enthusiastic about adding Mrs. Moulton as a member of the staff. They have been doing mowing, pruning, and general clean up work at the Arboretum. They will work on lowering the hill in front of her place, so she gets a better view of the lake. The also want to get started on the Thornhill parking, do some roadwork, and complete some fencing around the new Slusser land.
Extent: 2 sheets
Staff House for Morton Arboretum (3.6820)
Date: February 1 1965Creator: Arthur Myhrum & Edward H. Bennett, Jr.
Type: Plan
Description:House built for Mary Moulton in Arbordale, since torn down. "Moulton Hse" on reverse.
Extent: 1 sheet
Mary K. Moulton, headshot (3.5092)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Mary K. Moulton, headshot
Extent: 1 photograph
Nancy Hart giving an art class in the Oak Collection (3.4967)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1971Type: Photographic image
Description:Nancy Hart giving an art class in the Oak Collection
Extent: 1 photograph
Sketch for the Layout of the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.44171)
Date: 1960Creator: Moulton, Mary K.
Type: Drawing
Description:This is the original sketch for the layout of the May T. Watts Reading Garden by Mary C. Moulton , first librarian of the institution and a landscape architect by training. She designed this in consultation with May T. Watts, naturalist and master teacher at the Arboretum from 1939 to 1961.
Sign for botanical print exhibit featuring work from Morton Arboretum art classes (3.3958)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Sign for botanical print exhibit at Calloway Gardens featuring work from Morton Arboretum art classes instructed by Mrs. Nancy Hart and Mrs. Mary Moulton
Extent: 1 photograph
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 08 No. 01 (3.34577)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1972Type: Serial
Description:
- All the Things Trees Are (1-5)
- The Man Who Started Arbor Day (6-8)
- Planting a Tree: From a Letter by Loren Eiseley (8)
- A New Arbor Day (9-11)
- Trees, Arbor Day, and a New Ethic (12-14)
- Climatological Summary (13)
- Arbor Day (14-15)
- “Our Grandest Arbor Day” (15)
- Arbor Day Centennial (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 07 No. 04 (3.34576)
Date: December 21 1971 – March 20 1972Type: Serial
Description:
- Hemlock—Graceful Conifer (37-41)
- The Secret World of May Watts (42-44)
- Man and Nature (45-52)
- Climatological Summary (52)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 07 No. 03 (3.34575)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1971Type: Serial
Description:
- Noise—The Ultimate Insult (21-25, 28)
- Amur Cork-tree, Phellodendron amurense: Rue Family (Rutaceae) (26-27)
- What Became of Arbor Day? (29-36)
- Climatological Summary (36)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 07 No. 01-02 (3.34574)
Date: March 21 – September 20 1971Type: Serial
Description:
- Development – A Human Failing (1-7)
- About The Masque (8-17)
- Climatological Summary (17-18)
- Arboretum News and Notes (18-20)
Extent: 20 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 06 No. 04 (3.34573)
Date: December 21 1970 – March 20 1971Type: Serial
Description:
- Mathematics, Ecology & A Piece Of Land: The Illusion Of Predictability (49-54)
- The Smoggy Crystal Ball (55-59)
- Chinese Chestnut, Castanea mollissima: Beech Family (Fagaceae) (60-61)
- Climatological Summary (62)
- Three-Year Index: 1968-1970, Volumes 4-6 (62-64)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 06 No. 03 (3.34572)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1970Type: Serial
Description:
- Can Man Learn from Nature? (33-39)
- Prairie Crab Apple, Malus Ioensis: Rose Family (Rosaceae) (40-41)
- The Destructible Oak (42-47)
- Arboretum News and Notes (48)
- Climatological Summary (48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 06 No. 02 (3.34571)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1970Type: Serial
Description:
- Firethorn (Pyracantha) in Northeast Illinois: A Second Look (17-25, 32)
- Rain Tree Fountain (26-27)
- Red Maple, Acer rubrum: Maple Family (Aceraceae) (28-29)
- Wild Flower Protection in Illinois (30-31)
- Arboretum News and Notes (32)
- Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 06 No. 01 (3.34570)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1970Type: Serial
Description:
- An Earth Day Talk (1-4)
- A Sketch of the Sweetgums (5-11)
- Photographs by E.H. Wilson (12-13)
- Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tulipifera: Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae) (14-15)
- Arboretum News and Notes (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 05 No. 04 (3.34569)
Date: December 21 1969 – March 20 1970Type: Serial
Description:
- The Morton Arboretum: planning for its Second Half-Century (49-53)
- River Birch, Betula nigra: Birch Family (Betulaceae) (54-55)
- The River and the Watershed (56-64)
- Climatological Summary (64)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 05 No. 03 (3.34568)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1969Type: Serial
Description:
- Introduced Woody Plants in the Flora of the Chicago Region (33-40)
- Climatological Summary (40)
- More is Less: the Riddle of Progress (41-45, 48)
- Kentucky Coffee-tree, Gymnocladus dioicus: Pea Family (Leguminosae) (46-47)
- Arboretum News and Notes (48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 05 No. 02 (3.34567)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1969Type: Serial
Description:
- The Country in the City (17-21)
- European Larch, Larix decidua: Pine Family (Pinaceae) (22-23)
- Flower Baskets Found in Books (24-31)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 05 No. 01 (3.34566)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1969Type: Serial
Description:
- Gardening with Ground Cover Plants (1-5)
- Ground Covers for Northern Illinois (6-13)
- Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia soulangiana: Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae) (14-15)
- Climatological Summary/Arboretum News and Notes (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 04 No. 04 (3.34565)
Date: December 21 1968 – March 20 1969Type: Serial
Description:
- The Arboretum Landscape – A Sesquicentennial Perspective (49-61)
- Blue Beech, Carpinus caroliniana: Birch Family (Betulaceae) (62-63)
- The Lookout/ Climatological Summary (64)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 04 No. 03 (3.34564)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1968Type: Serial
Description:
- An Essay on Illinois Oaks (33-39)
- Climatological Summary (39)
- Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra: Buckeye Family (Hippocastanaceae) (40-41)
- A Time To Transplant (42-46)
- Arboretum News and Notes (47-48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 04 No. 02 (3.34563)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1968Type: Serial
Description:
- Cobblestones and Concrete: the Nob Hill Flora after Seventy Years (17-22)
- The Lookout (22-23)
- Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis: Elm Family (Ulmaceae) (24-25)
- Weeds and Man (26-32)
- Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 04 No. 01 (3.34562)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1968Type: Serial
Description:
- Trilliums for Midwestern Wild Gardens (1-8)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (9, 16)
- A Garden of Printers’ Flowers (10-13)
- Shadbush, Allegheny Shadblow, Serviceberry, Juneberry, Amelanchier laevis: Rose Family (Rosaceae) (14-15)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 03 No. 04 (3.34553)
Date: December 21 1967 – March 20 1968Type: Serial
Description:
- The Arboretum as a Cultural Institution (49-53)
- Winter Injury (54-58)
- Climatological Summary (57)
- The Lookout (59)
- Sycamore, Buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis: Sycamore Family (Platanaceae) (60-61)
- Arboretum News and Notes (62)
- Three Year Index: 1965-1967 (62-64)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 03 No. 03 (3.34552)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1967Type: Serial
Description:
- Confusing Viburnums (33-39)
- A Remarkable Plant (40-41)
- Ten Windows (42-45)
- Amur Maple, Acer ginnal: Maple Family (Aceraceae) (46-47)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 03 No. 02 (3.34551)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1967Type: Serial
Description:
- Prairie in a Post-Prairie Era (17-27)
- The Lookout (27)
- Notes on Prairie Plant Cultivation (28-31)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 03 No. 01 (3.34550)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1967Type: Serial
Description:
- I Visit Dead Plants (1-8)
- The Lookout (8)
- Mrs. Watts (9-13)
- Yellow-wood, Cladrastis lutea: Pea Family (Leguminosae) (14-15)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 02 No. 04 (3.34511)
Date: December 21 1966 – March 20 1967Type: Serial
Description:
- As the Twig Is Bent, So Grows the Juniper (49-55)
- Climatological Summary (55)
- All Elysium in a Plot of Ground: Garden Literature for Winter Reading (56-61)
- Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis: Pine Family (Pinaceae) ( 62-63)
- Arboretum News and Notes (64)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 02 No. 03 (3.34510)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1966Type: Serial
Description:
- On Clarence Godshalk’s Retirement (33-35)
- A Colleague’s Appreciation (36-37)
- Looking Back (38-40)
- A New Director for the Arboretum (41)
- Climatological Summary (41)
- In Memoriam: E. Lowell Kammerer 1906-1966 (42-43)
- Sour Gum, Black Gum, Tupelo, Papperidge. Nyssa sylvatica: Sour Gum Family (Nyssaceae) (44-45)
- Seed Exchange (46-48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 02 No. 02 (3.34509)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1966Type: Serial
Description:
- Flowering Crabapples You Should Know (17-22)
- Tyrannopolis vs. A Place to Live: The First Oikos Conference (23-25)
- As Nature Shows Them (26-27)
- Pagoda Dogwood, Alternate-leaved Dogwood. Cornus alternifolia: Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) (28-29)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (30-32)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 02 No. 01 (3.34508)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1966Type: Serial
Description:
- After Elms - What? (1-7)
- European Alder, Black Alder. Alnus glutinosa: Birch Family (Betulaceae) (8-9)
- An Imported Problem: Dutch Elm Disease, 1918 to 1966 (10-12)
- Christmas Bird Census, 1965 (13-15)
- Climatological Summary (14)
- Arboretum News and Notes (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 01 No. 04 (3.34465)
Date: December 21 1965 – March 20 1966Type: Serial
Description:
- Remarkable Deciduous Trees of The Morton Arboretum: East Side of the Arboretum (1-5)
- Goose Pye for Dinner: Christmas with Some Great Naturalists (6-10)
- Arboretum News and Notes (11)
- Pinus parviflora Siebold and Zuccarini, Japanese White Pine: (Pinaceae) Pine Family (12-13)
- A Greeting to Chicago's New Botanic Garden (14)
- Index Volume One (14-16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 01 No. 03 (3.34464)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1965Type: Serial
Description:
- Outstanding Plants in Review (1-5)
- Planting a Small Tree (Up to one inch in diameter) (6-7)
- Rhus typhina L. dissecta Rehd. Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac: (Anacardiaceae) Cashew Family (8-9)
- Planning the Arboretum (10-12)
- Talking Turkey (13)
- Arboretum News and Notes (14-16)
(links to these articles can be found below under RELATED OBJECTS)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 01 No. 02 (3.34463)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1965Type: Serial
Description:
- Meeting the Shade Problem: Selective Plant Material Suitable for Growing in Shade (1-6)
- The Art of Jens Jensen, Landscape Architect (7)
- Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch. Ironwood, American Hornbeam: (Betulaceae) Birch Family (8-9)
- The Control of Some Summer Insect Pests (10-11)
- The May T. Watts Reading Garden (12-14)
- Arboretum News and Notes/ Climatological Summary (14-16)
Extent: 16 pages