Ed Hedborn oral history interview, 2023 January 25 (3.107010)
Date: January 25 2023Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Ed Hedborn, manager of plant records, conducted by Kristin Arnold, archivist. The interview took place on January 25, 2023 in the Sterling Morton Library at The Morton Arboretum.
The interview focuses on Hedborn's experiences and memories of The Morton Arboretum's Collections Program during the curatorship of Peter van der Linden, which lasted from 1987 to 1998. Topics include the Arboretum's collections, the evaluation and rehabilitation of collections, the construction of the North-South Tollway (I-355), salt studies, plant labels, seed collecting, and the Arbor Day Plant Sale.
Ed Hedborn oral history interview, 2023 March 08 (3.107277)
Date: March 8 2023Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Ed Hedborn, manager of plant records, conducted by Kristin Arnold, archivist. The interview took place on March 8, 2023 in the Sterling Morton Library at The Morton Arboretum.
The interview focuses on Hedborn's experiences and memories of The Morton Arboretum's Collections Program during the curatorship of Kunso Kim, which lasted from 1998 to 2014, and Matt Lobdell, which lasted from 2014 to 2022. Topics include the development of the Arboretum's collections, online collections catalogs, the Arboretum's grid system, the Collections Master Plan, the building of the Curatorial and Operations Center, working in Plant Clinic, and tribute trees.
Plant Clinic tip: How to prune a tree (3.62391)
Date: 2016Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Description:Tips from The Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic on how to prune a tree.
Lunch at South Farm 2000 (3.83033)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lunch at South Farm 2000 staff event. Five people are seated outdoors around a rectangular table with a yellow tablecloth, smiling at the camera. Katrina Lewin is second from left. On the table are plates of food, soda cans, and water bottles. Other people are seated at picnic tables in the background. A building, two vans, and two trucks are also visible in the background.
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