Fall at Lake Marmo (3.103103)
Date: October 4 2014Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Panorama of the far shoreline of Lake Marmo with bright Fall colors and Hemlocks.
Planning the Arboretum (3.10460)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1965Type: Article
1959/11/02: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105079)
Date: November 2 1959Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He shares numerical details of fountains generated by engineers at Morton Salt. Details include height, nozzle size, psi, pump size, and more. He suggests that Arboretum water consultants be asked if a low fountain in Lake Marmo would help reduce the scum. He recognizes that Lake Marmo will be deepened, and that would be the time to install pipes, pumps and fountain.
Extent: 1 sheet
1960/02/04: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105086)
Date: February 4 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Mrs. Morton had another attack similar to the one last year that caused them to cancel their African trip. They need to remove the weak section of her intestine, and it's safer when she is well, and not as an emergency. He is not sure when they will be able to leave California. He understands about the overhead bridge at Ogden and Route 53. If the contractor can clean out Lake Marmo and dig a settling basin to the west of it, we can keep the land in its present shape. The fact that the dam has been opened since the fall has allowed the water to drain out so that it's not quite as soggy. He approves this deal, if Godshalk can get it.
Extent: 1 sheet
1960/02/15: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105088)
Date: February 15 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He's sorry to hear of Mrs. Watts [medical] misfortune. He will write her in the hospital. He is in favor of working with Dr. Carleton for students to work at the Arboretum in "a practical manner." Work with Ed [Baker] to make sure the "Arboretum doesn't get the short end of the stick". He saw the sketch plan for the Exhibit in Amsterdam. He is pleased that Morton Arboretum is well represented. He's also glad that Godshalk will get his long-awaited trip. Morton plans to attend the International Chamber of Commerce Congress in Copenhagen in the spring of 1961. The steel for the river bridge on Route 53 is in place, so with good weather the concrete can begin to complete the underpasses and approaches to let the Arboretum settle down to normal. He hopes the contractors will take fill from Lake Marmo, but the silt there might not suit their needs. Mrs. Morton is home from the hospital and is improving.
Extent: 2 sheets
1960/02/18: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105089)
Date: February 18 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Thanks for sending the flowers to the funeral of Mrs. Barnett. He will reimburse for the flowers. Do not burn the old letters from Grandfather [J. Sterling Morton]. He will sort through them. Some have historical value and should be sent to the Nebraska Historical Society where the rest of his papers are. Morton remembers rescuing an old letter from William Jennings Bryan to his Grandfather, asking if Nebraska was a good place for a young lawyer. Glad to see the contractor wants 50,000 yards of fill. This should take Lake Marmo deep enough to prevent the current scum formation. It should also create a settling basin to catch silt. Godshalk has authorization to offer the contractor half the amount they estimated to clean the lake with a drag line.
Extent: 2 sheets
1960/03/02: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105090)
Date: March 2 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Dr. Carleton's letter outlines his proposal very well. Work with Baker to create a contract or memo. He will proceed with making the columns a permanent feature and give the eye a focal point in looking over the garden. It is fine news that Mrs. Watts is recovering so well. The $6,000 to Bird Cartage Company will make Lake Marmo good and deep. It will stay that way with the settling basin above and the change in land use up on the headwaters of the creek. For Godshalk's European trip, Morton recommends that he work with A.A.A, through the Chicago Motor Club. He mentions the Flower Show in Turin and the myriad flower boxes throughout Europe for Godshalk to see.
Extent: 2 sheets
1960/06/08: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105094)
Date: June 8 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. Clarence's European trip brings back memories for Morton : Interlaken, Grindelwald, Baden Baden. His next trip will be to Paris, London, and a long stay in the Bavarian Alps. He's interested to hear about Ireland, which he thinks is overrated. He offers many tips about travel in England, especially Kew Gardens. Tony suggested that the Arboretum add horses for better ease in trail patrol. The roads are in terrible shape. Perhaps should consider a weight limit for buses, and a speed limit. He has prices on smaller 3-wheel vehicles which could go on trails. The old bridge at Lake Marmo might be removed and replaced with a paved culvert, which would handle high waters. Tony says the existing bridge is unsafe and an eyesore. For toll booths he has a design underway. He likes the idea of rolling metal shutters. He has found some standard iron picket gates that would be effective. Tony deplores the present lack of gates. Locating all of these can be worked out when Godshalk returns from his trip. Morton will spend a day with Godshalk around July 4. "Make sure to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. If you should happen to see Liz or Phil, say hello" for him.
Extent: 2 sheets
1960/07/22: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.105104)
Date: July 22 1960Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton stating Morton's letter is exactly what he wanted to use to answer Roy Nordine and Dr. Carleton about the proposed training school. Godshalk has done little about it due to time constraints. He has been thinking of something more along the lines of the program at Longwood Gardens where they take on 9-10 students, and they rotate them throughout the organization. They had a final inspection from the State Highway Department on the Route 53 job, and all was ok. They hope to have Lake Marmo cleaned by the end of next week, ready to deepen it. The settling basin work has been going well. Tony has the parking area nearly ready for the curb man. Holabird & Root says the gate and Control House drawings will be ready by August 1. Mr. Boehmer will have the iron gates ready in time. Mr. Ward met with Mr. Carroll to get the work on Thornhill completed before fall classes.
Extent: 2 sheets
1960/09/03: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.105116)
Date: September 3 1960Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He sent approval of the gate house changes to Mr. Ward. Curbs with plantings are better than platforms. Posts should be 6 inch pipe, fitted with eyes for chain and filled with concrete. He cautions about trailer heaters with unsightly tanks. Electric heaters may be too costly. But proper ventilation would be required for LPG heaters, and conceal the tanks. He approves the change in location of the west gate house, which might be good if they start to charge for parking. Consider the same for the east gate house. He is pleased with the Meadow Lake dredging deal that Godshalk negotiated. He hopes the same for Lake Marmo, and that they both should not need cleaning for a long time. For the bridge he agrees to "put a new arch on either side, after cutting away all of the crumbling concrete." Also a new arch at the back of the old dam is a good idea. He suggests a new deck to tie it all together and he likes the look of a wooden railing to give a better view. He sees many changes to the map and roads in the past five years. He can't find the 'Bird Bath' on the map. He looks forward to meeting Mr. Swink, who has a big job to fill Mrs. Watts' shoes.
Extent: 5 sheets
The Lookout (3.10661)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1973Type: Article
1960/02/12: Clarence Godshalk to E. H. Baker, Jr. (3.107131)
Date: February 12 1960Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:A two -page letter from Godshalk to Mr. E. H. Baker, Jr., regarding the process for and terms of cleaning Lake Marmo and providing the Bird Cartage Company with dirt and gravel fill to be used for the Route 24 Bridge in Lisle, Illinois. Additionally, there is a two-page Data for Contract document regarding the same project.
Extent: 4 pages
1960/10/25: C. E. Godshalk to Bird Cartage Company of Wheaton, IL (3.107132)
Date: October 25 1960Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Godshalk to Mr. Bird of the Bird Cartage Company, Wheaton, Illinois, regarding its lack of compliance completing work on Lake Marmo and outlining negotiations for what is to come if another contractor is hired to complete the job prior to the ground freezing.
Extent: 1 page
1960/09/29: Homer Buck to Clarence Godshalk (3.107135)
Date: September 29 1960Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:A proposal from Homer Buck of State Natural History Survey Division to Clarence Godshalk regarding a research project focused on Meadow Lake, Lake Marmo, and Arbor Lake, with Godshalk's response that the proposal as outlined looked good to him.
Extent: 2 pages
1962/06/14: Homer Buck to Clarence Godshalk (3.107137)
Date: June 14 1962Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Homer Buck, associate aquatic biologist with the State Natural History Survey Division in Urbana, regarding its stocking of fish in Lake Marmo and sampling of the fish population in Arbor Lake. the document spells out the success (or failure) of the project and potential next steps for the following year. Clarence Godshalk's brief reply is also included. A single page with the stocking of largemouth bass and brown bullheads is included in Buck's letter.
Extent: 4 pages
Statement of Bird Cartage Account with The Morton Arboretum (3.109052)
Type: Document
Description:An itemized Statement of Bird Cartage account for cleaning Lake Marmo.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Lookout: Mixtures at Marmo (3.10951)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1987Type: Article
Landscape Features of The Morton Arboretum (3.11007)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1990Creator: Hootman, Rick, Kelsey, Pat
Type: Article
The Morton Arboretum in 1925: Some of the Landscape Features (3.11011)
Date: December 21 1990 – March 20 1991Creator: Simonds, O. C.
Type: Article
Early Snowfall, The Morton Arboretum (3.2983)
Creator: Webb, Ralph E.
Type: Photographic image
Description:First snowfall at the west end of Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
So called 'Round Meadow' when work started on Lake Marmo (3.2996)
Date: 1921Creator: Henry Fuermann and Sons
Type: Photographic image
Description:So called 'Round Meadow' when work started on Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
Round Meadow: men, mules & machines (3.2997)
Date: 1921Creator: Henry Fuermann and Sons
Type: Photographic image
Description:Round Meadow: men, mules & machines
The digging out of Lake Marmo using mules, plows, and scrapers.
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo dam & bridge as originally designed by O.C. Simonds (3.3032)
Date: 1922Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo dam & bridge as originally designed by O.C. Simonds
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo, looking southeast (3.3033)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo, looking southeast, bridge and dam in the distance
Extent: 1 photograph
View of Lake Marmo from bridge in spring with school group in the distance (3.3037)
Type: Photographic image
Description:View of Lake Marmo from bridge in spring with school group in the distance
Extent: 1 photograph
Bridge over Lake Marmo inlet looking upstream (3.3048)
Date: 1940Type: Photographic image
Description:Bridge over Lake Marmo inlet looking upstream
Extent: 1 photograph
Expanded bridge over Lake Marmo (3.3049)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Expanded bridge over Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo Footbridge (3.3051)
Creator: Fischer, Richard
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Footbridge
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo looking north (3.3056)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo looking north
Extent: 1 negative
Early Lake Marmo view - white geese opposite (3.3064)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Early Lake Marmo view - white geese opposite
Extent: 1 photograph
Lunching & Learning with Clarence Godshalk: Evolution of the Arboretum - From Farm to Arboretum (3.31582)
Date: January 25 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Clarence Godshalk as he describes the evolution of the Arboretum, from farm land to Arboretum.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Ice making on Lake Marmo at Lisle Farms (3.31713)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Three men standing near large blocks of ice and a horse-drawn sled on Lake Marmo
Lisle Farms early operations, ice making with Percheron horse
Ice house torn down in 1934
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: removing sediment from Lake Marmo (3.31748)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: removing sediment from Lake Marmo
4 feet deep in places
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative
West end Lake Marmo from inlet bridge looking northeast (3.33546)
Type: Photographic image
Description:West end Lake Marmo from inlet bridge looking northeast
*located at about 10-S on Arboretum map/grid
Extent: 1 negative
Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) near Lake Marmo at The Morton Arboretum (3.36295)
Date: April 25 2014Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pinkish-purple flowers of redbuds (Cercis canadensis) in the spring contrast with the dark green spruce along the shore of Lake Marmo at The Morton Arboretum
Vegetation in and along edge of Lake Marmo looking south to bridge and dam (3.36862)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Vegetation in and along edge of Lake Marmo looking south to bridge and dam, two men sitting on bridge overlooking lake
Extent: 1 negative