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1950/01/27: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85932)
Date: January 27 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy asking her if there are others she would like to send the Rhododendron seeds to. The original list was lost. He remembered the Seattle Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, and C. F. Wedell of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture at Farmingdale, New York. The weather has been so mild that some of the crocuses are blooming. It keeps them guessing on how to protect the tree peony. Mrs. Steeger of the New York Botanical Garden was in Chicago and called to ask if they could reprint some of the information contained in the Arboretum's Bulletin. She was disappointed she was unable to visit the Arboretum, but plans to do so in the future. They have drawn up a new set of by-laws for the AABGA and have prepared a sample newsletter. He would be glad of any comments Mrs. Cudahy would like to make about them. Mr. Bartsch and Mr. Carroll were out to look over the work on the floor of the hall at Thornhill. Mr. Bartsch approved the work and offered some suggestions. Godshalk showed them the cracking and loosening stucco around the top of the library wing. Bartsch said it should be repaired when the weather permits, so Godshalk arranged with Carroll to make the necessary repairs. He hasn't been up to see Mark Morton since his last letter, but he says Mrs. Perrott would have called him if there had been any change in his condition.
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1950/01/18: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85933)
Date: January 18 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy saying he is happy the slides he sent are giving her so much pleasure. Godshalk thinks she will see from the air views why he enjoys flying over the Arboretum. He will record the Arboretum in various seasons from the air and send her the slides. The winter classes have started with between 180 and 200 students every Monday night. They could have filled the landscape class several times. One lady comes from Indiana--over 100 miles away. They have almost finished moving the trees with the frozen balls. The men from Carroll came and laid the stone in the hall of the Thornhill Building. Mr. Palm is coming out to look over the decorating work in the hall. Mark Morton is looking as well as he did early in the fall. Godshalk and Mrs. Godshalk visited his parents who are getting along well. They are getting much enjoyment from the puzzles Mrs. Cudahy sent. They have bred gilts to sell in February, but if other sales do not go well, they shall raise the pigs themselves. They may have an April sale. Mrs. Watts and Lowell are helping him get out the first AABGA newsletter.
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1950/03/22: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85942)
Date: March 22 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy saying he may be leaving for Pensacola tonight or tomorrow. Miss Rasch's mother had a heart attack while they were on their trip. She had good care, and she is now quite well. Godshalk updates Cudahy on the work being done at Thornhill and at the Administration Building. They are unable to do any digging yet; the men will have plenty of work laid out while Godshalk is away. They are looking forward to their trip.
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