Undated: Joe [no last name] to George Ware (3.44551)
Type: Document
Description:Note from Joe [no last name] to Joe [no last name] and George Ware to contact Don Halamka concerning Illinois specific plantings at the new Cantigny museum building.
Extent: 1 sheet
Roadside Planting of Native Trees and Shrubs (3.5734)
Date: 1940sCreator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Plan
Description:Ms. note on verso indicates that this drawing is a demonstration or training aid.
(States "Roadside Plan--Demonstration CEG")
Includes illustration of a road crossing a bridge with trees and shrubs alongside, text, and an additional drawing showing specific plants identified for planting along a road.
"Views from the highway should be kept open and often times framed by plantings. Planting materials should be suitable for existing sun and shade as well as soil conditions. Plants should vary in height to give interesting light and shade effects and a varied skyline. Plants used should give variety and be grouped to make good blooming combinations. Fall color combinations should be kept in mind when groups are being planned. As far as possible keep all plants in compact groups as it simplifies highway maintenance."
Extent: 1 sheet
1993/02/16: Dennis Nyberg to Marlin Bowles et al. (3.57447)
Date: February 16 1993Creator: Nyberg, Dennis
Type: Document
Description:A set of two documents. The first is a memo from Dennis Nyberg to Marlin Bowles and several others seeking their feedback on his intended response to an article published in Restoration and Management Notes titled, "Carving Up the Woods". The second document is his intended response, titled, "Nature Vs. Nurture.
Extent: 6 sheets
Buyers' Guide to Native Plants of the Chicago Region (3.58845)
Date: 1963Creator: Schulenberg, Ray
Type: Book