Letter from H.A. Berens to Jens Jensen (3.2620)
Date: August 18 1936Creator: Berens, H. A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from H.A. Berens to Jens Jensen
1952/03/28: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84458)
Date: March 28 1952Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying he will turn over the redwood seeds to Mr. Nordine. It will be interesting to grow them in the greenhouse, but they won't survive the winter temperatures. Mr. Nordine informed Godshalk that the metasequoia at the Arboretum have died down to the ground due to 0 degree temperatures, and Morton's metasequoia was one of this group. Godshalk expects it will eventually sprout. Mr. Berens, president of the DuPage County Historical Society, says the plans for the May 17 program are well underway. Dr. Spaeth (Forestry Department of the University of Illinois) will speak, and Governor Stevenson will attend. They are starting to plant.
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1952/04/11: Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.84459)
Date: April 11 1952Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk saying he is encouraged about Godshalk's information on the sequoia; he will watch it closely. Their house was on the Garden Club tour. Mr. Berens wrote Morton about his plans; they seem complete. He hopes the governor will be able to come as they are old friends.
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1950/02/03: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85936)
Date: February 3 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. H. A. Berens of DuPage County Historical Society would like to host a meeting of the Illinois Historical Society at Morton Arboretum on a Saturday in May. It is hoped that she and Sterling Morton would attend. This would raise awareness of the Arboretum. Also, Girl Scouts of Lisle would like to use the redwood classroom or the picnic area along Warrenville Rd. for a weeklong gathering. Mrs. Watts favors the picnic area and suggests that cooperating with the Lisle community is good. Godshalk visited Mark Morton when his doctors were there. Mark Morton was having problems in his neck area; also his hearing aid was not working. Godshalk and Mrs. Watts will follow up with the Lake Forest Garden Club and Winnetka for a joint meeting.
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1950/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.85937)
Date: February 17 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying H. A. Berens of the DuPage County Historical Society would like to have their state meeting (with an Arbor Day theme) at the Arboretum on May 6 or May 13. Berens would like either or both Morton and Mrs. Cudahy present. Mrs. Cudahy is not sure whether she will be back in time, and Godshalk asks Morton if he will be in town on those dates. The Arboretum has been badly damaged by a recent sleet storm. It should not be noticeable in prominent places at the Arboretum after things have been cleaned up. They were without electricity for three days, so there was also no heat or water in the buildings.
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1950/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85938)
Date: February 17 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy telling her about the recent ice storm; it was the heaviest sleet since Godshalk has been there. The worst damage was to the plants that have a northeast exposure. The Chinese elms and birch were heavily damaged. Some of the ash trees will have to be cut down. The trees near Thornhill and the Administration Building were not seriously damaged. Only about half of the students attended class Monday night, and at 10:00 the lights went out. They didn't have electricity, heat, or water for three days. The Myers stayed in their apartment using their gas stove for heat, while the Godshalks used their gas stove and fireplace to heat their house. Mary Alice and her family stayed with them. Only White had water at Arbor Farm. They have gotten quite a number of returns from their AABGA News Letter and By-laws. They have had several offers to get out the News Letter. They will operate AABGA as an individual organization and later decide whether to affiliate with the American Horticultural Society or the American Shade Tree Conference. He will write to Mr. Berens to tell him of Cudahy's approval of their State Historical Society meeting at the Arboretum on May 6, and he will also write to Sterling Morton. He is glad Mrs. Cudahy and Mrs. King are having a wonderful time.
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1950/03/03: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85939)
Date: March 3 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy stating Mr. Pipal would like to have Mrs. Watts attend the Junior Forestry program if he and Cudahy go in the spring. He would be happy for Mrs. Watts to go in his place. Her class could be covered by Mrs. Wasson or Mr. Nordine. Terry made an impression on Godshalk as well as Cudahy; Godshalk will send Terry the bulletins and any other material they have. Godshalk is working with Mr. Palm and Loehman to have some work done at the Arboretum. Due to the cold weather, nothing has been done about fixing up the stone work on the Thornhill Building. The men are still cleaning up after the ice storm. Mark Morton has dermatitis, and he is very uncomfortable. Mr. Stromquist has had no luck purchasing the McMann, Schumacher, and Jones' properties for the Arboretum. Stromquist dropped off about 4000 pounds of masonite scraps which they can make good use of. He and Mrs. Godshalk would like to attend their son Joe's wings ceremony. The Illinois State Historical Society has changed their plans and will not meet at the Arboretum in May. The County Historical Society will have their meeting at the Arboretum in June. As soon as he hears from Cudahy, he will write to Mr. Pipal and Terry.
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1951/09/18: H. A. Berens to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85970)
Date: September 18 1951Creator: Berens, H. A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from H. A. Berens (President, DuPage County Historical Society) to Jean Morton Cudahy telling her that the board of directors of the DuPage County Historical Society passed a resolution directing the secretary and the president to express their gratitude to her and the Arboretum's directors for the hospitality extended to them on June 17 when they held their summer meeting at Thornhill. They regretted Mrs. Cudahy's inability to attend the meeting. He proposed a plan to honor three generations of the Morton family with the cooperation of the Chicago Historical Society, the Illinois State Historical Society, State and County governments, and the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Angle thought the Chicago Historical Society would gladly participate. Mr. Godshalk also seemed willing to cooperate. Berens asks for Mrs. Cudahy's approval of their plan. It would involve no work on the parts of Mrs. Cudahy or her brother, other than attending the meeting. A planning committee would include Mr. Angle, Mr. Godshalk, a representative of the Illinois State Historical Society, a member of the DuPage County Historical Society, along with others they may choose to invite. The DuPage County Historical Society presented a honorary life membership to her friend Philip R. Clarke of Hinsdale.
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1952/03/31: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85978)
Date: March 31 1952Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. He describes the site he thinks will be ideal for the Arbor Day tree and boulder. It is near Thornhill. He and Mr. Berens found a flat-faced boulder on which to mount the plaque. He suggest 8-10 ft Pin Oaks to surround it. They will make reservations at the Spinning wheel for a luncheon before the ceremony. Ideal planting conditions. Mrs. Watts enjoyed her trip to Denver and Colorado Springs. Enormous enrollment in Mrs. watts' classes. Many weekend visitors. Jim is getting out of service this week.
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1952/04/16: E. Lowell Kammerer to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85980)
Date: April 16 1952Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. Lowell Kammerer to Jean M. Cudahy, sent to Mary Cudahy's New York address. Many early spring shrubs are not flowering due to bud injury November 5 with zero degree temperature. The redwood seeds she sent were given to Mr. Nordine to plant and use with children's classes. Of the unusual plants listed in the Arnold Arboretum Bulletin, only the Arnold Dwarf forsythia thrived at Morton Arboretum during a test. A copy of The Royal Horticultural Society's Dictionary of Gardening has been added to the library. He has been helping Miss Bernadine Skeels, Editor of the Service Bulletin of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. She is writing an article for their May issue. She has also been working with Mr. Behrens. He encourages Mrs. Cudahy to visit Winterthur Museum.
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