[Undated]: Unknown to Mr. Sterling Morton (3.106060)
Type: Document
Description:A letter from an unknown sender to Sterling Morton regarding a visit to the Arboretum by the Garden Club of Western Springs.
[Undated]: Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk (3.105021)
Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to C. E. Godshalk asking for another copy of the schedule of classes, lectures, etc. and the proposed changes, so he can comment on Godshalk's recent letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Undated]: Margaret Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.84754)
Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Margaret Morton to C.E. Godshalk discussing her Christmas holidays and touching on Robert's health. A check was enclosed with the letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Undated]: Ed Murzynski to E. L. Kammerer (3.93928)
Creator: Murzynski, Ed
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mr. Murzynski asking Mr. Kammerer for a list of uncommon Japanese trees and shrubs that can't be bought in the United States, and regardless of hardiness in Illinois. He specifically asks about Magnolia, Betula, Acer. Quercus, Tilia, Euonymous, and Ilex. Mr Murzynski says he wants to obtain plants and seeds of any Japanese trees and shrubs, even ones that are hard to get. He also offers to give any extra plants from his propagating efforts to the Arboretum if they do not already have a specimen of that type.
[Sisyrinchium campestre] (3.56041)
Creator: Schulenberg, Ray
Type: Document
Description:A note card containing handwritten notes (presumably written by Ray Schulenberg) with propagation information on prairie plants.
Extent: 1 Card
[Margaret Gray Morton] Notes (3.101499)
Type: Document
Description:A note, written mostly in shorthand, to Mrs. J. Morton. It concerns a Mrs. Pearline Powell. Words written out are: Europe, largest, Paris modes, imported, beautiful, measure, coats and ensembles, courtesy, 14, 13 inch, 16.02 + 5.70 = 21.72.
Extent: 2 sheets
[March 1956]: Elsie Jones to Mollie [Nieland] (3.84508)
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Elsie (Mrs. Robert) Jones to Mollie [Nieland] saying she enjoyed her sketches and the fascinating tree chart Mollie sent her. Mrs. Jones suggests she send them to Sterling Morton with a note asking for his advice on where to have them printed. It would be logical for the Arboretum to have them for sale. She says perhaps her husband could help as he used to be an attorney for the Mortons.
Extent: 2 sheets
[Iris versicolor, nt native, but closely related] (3.55889)
Creator: Schulenberg, Ray
Type: Document
Description:A note card containing handwritten notes (presumably written by Ray Schulenberg) with propagation information on prairie plants.
Extent: 1 Card
[Handwritten Ledger] (3.109153)
Type: Document
Description:Hand written calculations relating to the Joy Morton Account that Clarence Godshalk managed.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Botanical Department, University of Illinois (3.101867)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Help Wanted letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Botanical Department, University of Illinois. He details the duties and requirements for a prospective Botany graduate at Morton Arboretum. To gather plant information and write a description for the monthly bulletin, searching plant literature for plants to add to the collection, answering plant queries.
Extent: 1 sheet
[Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi (3.101869)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Handwritten rough draft of letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Aubrey Fealdi, searching for a Landscape Design graduate to be his assistant. (See typed copy at 3.101868). Notation at the bottom suggests that this letter also be sent to the Landscape Design Departments at Univ of Illinois and Univ of Iowa.
Extent: 3 sheets
[Chapter excerpt]: The fruit, the seed, seed germination (3.81726)
Type: Document
Description:Photocopy of a single page from chapter 15, of an unknown book, titled: "The fruit, the seed, seed germination".
Extent: 1 sheet
[2000]: [Michael Spravka] to Fred Miller (3.100913)
Type: Document
Description:A list of trees available for Joliet Junior College.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1997]: Telephone messages to George Ware about tree requests (3.100792)
Date: 1997Type: Document
Description:Four telephone messages for George Ware about tree requests
Extent: 1 sheet
[1997]: George Ware notes on tree requests (3.100793)
Date: 1997Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:two notes about tree requests: Dickey Tree Service, Hayti, MO; Dublin Nursery, Rogers, NE
Extent: 1 two-sided sheet
[1996]: Al Triebel to George Ware and Annie DeGreeter to George Ware (3.100835)
Date: 1996Creator: Triebel, Al , Degeeter, Anne
Type: Document
Description:Two photocopied notes enclosed with $10 shipping cost payments for David Elms.
Extent: 1 sheet, two notes
[1995]: Jean Chishalm to George Ware and Anne DeGreeter to George Ware (3.100824)
Date: 1995Creator: Chishalm, Jean , Degeeter, Anne
Type: Document
Description:Two requests for information on acquiring David Elms.
Extent: two letters, one sheet
[1995]: Danada Elms in Pebblewood (3.100920)
Type: Document
Description:A map showing location of "Danada" elms in the Pebblewood condominium development in Naperville, IL
Extent: 1 sheet
[1995]: Cindy Wilkin to George Ware (3.100917)
Creator: Wilkin, Cindy
Type: Document
Description:A thank you letter from Cindy Wilkin of Bolingbrook, IL for an elm provided by The Morton Arboretum. The letter contains a note that four total trees were provided for this neighborhood in Bolingbrook.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1990]: Pat Becker to George Ware (3.100888)
Creator: Becker, Pat
Type: Document
Description:A note to George Ware from Pat Becker of Westlake Pavilion, Franklin Park, IL about donated trees.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1986]: Leslie Stroh to George Ware (3.100881)
Creator: Stroh, Leslie
Type: Document
Description:Shipping instructions for Gleditsia triacanthos pods.
[1986]: IUPU Biology Club to The Morton Arboretum (3.100874)
Creator: Indiana University - Purdue University
Type: Document
Description:A request from Indiana University - Purdue University Arboretum Committee of the Biology Club to The Morton Arboretum for seeds of woody plants for a campus arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1986]/01/22: Kathy Kuczerpa to George Ware (3.100882)
Type: Document
Description:A phone message to George Ware from Kathy Kuczerpa of Western Springs, IL concerning a new elm.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1985]: Herman at University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Physics, to George Ware (3.100872)
Creator: Sievering, Herman
Type: Document
Description:A note requesting six trees.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1985/03/15]: Phone message note from Larry Stevenson of Kankakee Community College to (George Ware) (3.100869)
Creator: Stevenson, Larry
Type: Document
Description:A phone message of 3/15 (1985) to (George Ware) from Larry Stevenson of Kankakee Community College concerning 6 Hybrid Elms
Extent: 1 sheet
[1984]: Mrs. George Seibold to Arbortetum (3.100861)
Creator: Seibold, Mrs. George W. III
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mrs. George W Seibold, III to the Arboretum (note: letter did not have a "to" address, nor was it dated) requesting information on the American Elm.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1984]: Albert Marjanedas of the Municipal Council of Barcelona, Spain to The Morton Arboretum (3.100863)
Creator: Marjanedas, Albert
Type: Document
Description:A request from Department of town-ecology of the Municipal Council of Barcelona, Spain for information on tree species living in Barcelona for publications they are planning. Species requested: Robina pseudoacacia L., Liquidambar styracifiua L., Thuja plicata D. Dom, Thuja occidentalis L.
Extent: 2 sheets
[1981/10/06]: Instructions for Care of Silver and Samovars (3.86100)
Date: October 6 1981Type: Document
Description:Handwritten instructions for care of silver and samovars likely included with the appraisal of the items by Dr. T. B. Honig sent to Douglas C. Ritchey in record 3.86102.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1965]/07/23: Suzette Morton Zurcher to Evelyn Naser (3.85905)
Date: July 23 1965Creator: Davidson, Suzette Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Suzette Morton Zurcher to Evelyn Naser asking her to arrange for young Vince and her to be picked up at O'Hare on August 1. She would also like Larsson and Hannah picked up at the Lisle train station on the 30th. She asks Naser to reconnect her phone, water-softener, and other appliances before she returns home. She is anxious to be back and hear all the news.
"will do Friday" is handwritten by the telephone number
Extent: 1 sheet
[1958]/08/01: Sterling Morton to C.E. Godshalk (3.86044)
Date: August 1 1958Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to C.E. Godshalk suggesting a foreign-born scientist be hired by the Arboretum. He includes a newspaper clipping from the Tribune's "Voice of the People" saying the highly educated man is working as a janitor. He also includes the address of a contact person: Martha Cartes, who apparently wrote the letter. He also informs Godshalk he will be in Chicago only on August 19.
Extent: 3 sheets
[1951]/01/25: Jean Morton Cudahy to C. E. Godshalk (3.85953)
Date: January 25 1951Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jean Morton Cudahy to C. E. Godshalk verifying her choices for the photographs to be made into post card. She also verifies the sale prices. She is slowly improving but not yet able to do very much as yet.
Extent: 2 sheets
[1950]: Jean Morton Cudahy to E. Lowell Kammerer (3.85941)
Date: 1950Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jean Morton Cudahy to E. Lowell Kammerer enclosing an item for him. She is packing up to go back north before she leaves for New York on the 18th.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1950]/03/19: Jean Morton Cudahy to E. Lowell Kammerer (3.85940)
Date: March 19 1950Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jean Morton Cudahy to E. Lowell Kammerer thanking him for his letter with all the news. She goes on to tell him about her garden and the preparations she is making for the Garden Club of America meeting. She encloses a catalog of books that may be of interest for the classes at the Arboretum. She is also going to visit Mr. Cudahy's sister in New York. All this and running the Four Arts Library keeps her busy.
Extent: 4 sheets
[1948/02]: Marie M. Carney to C. E. Godshalk (3.85915)
Date: February 1948Creator: Carney, Marie M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Marie M. Carney asking C. E. Godshalk for a sketch of Jean Morton Cudahy's accomplishments as the Garden Club of Lake Forest is nominating her for The Garden Club of America Achievement Medal and would like to include the sketch with their nomination letter.
The letter is undated, but Godshalk's reply to her letter is dated March 1, 1948.
Extent: 2 sheets
[1946]/09/14: Mark Morton to Frank Herrick (3.84416)
Date: September 14 1946Creator: Morton, Mark
Type: Document
Description:Note from Mark Morton to Frank Herrick acknowledging receipt of DuPage Co. Out of Doors [ ]. He said the poems are interesting and to send him ten copies with his bill. He writes to [Team] telling them to read these poems, especially pages 7 & 8.
Extent: 1 sheet
[1946]/03/12: Jean Cudahy to C. E. Godshalk (3.85823)
Date: March 12 1946Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jean Cudahy to C.E. Godshalk returning the photographs with her choices for the postcards. She encloses a check to pay for Mr. Wyman's crabapple book and gives information about arrangements for his upcoming lecture at the Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets