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Woody Plant Collections, The Morton Arboretum, Map & Guidelines for Locating Plants [1990] (3.5822)
Date: 1990Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Informational leaflet published by The Morton Arboretum, printed on both sides of single folded sheet, with text describing the Woody Plant Collections, the catalog, how to use the map and grid on reverse side, and how to read plant labels.
Extent: 1 sheet
Living colors : a butterfly garden (3.19586)
Date: 1998Creator: Weinstein, John
Type: Document
Description:Poster illustrated with color photographs of butterflies and moths arranged in diagonal rows.
Correspondence Concerning White Oak Scratch Board (3.19732)
Date: 1990Creator: Nicholson, Trudy H.
Type: Document
Owl Pellets Galore (3.24640)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Document
Description:Four pages of type-written text for Owl Pellets Galore by May Theilgaard Watts, an account detailing the process of searching for and examining long-eared owl pellets with Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Accompanied by artwork titled Under the Roost of the Long-Eared Owls.
Extent: 4 sheets
Index Seminum 1993-1994, The Morton Arboretum (3.36414)
Date: 1993 – 1994Type: Document
Description:Listing of seeds collected by staff of The Morton Arboretum and available for exchange to other gardens and arboreta
Extent: 6 pages
1999/01/05: Peter J. Bourne to George Ware (3.37494)
Date: January 5 1999Creator: Bourne, Peter J.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter J. Bourne to George Ware regarding the exchange of Ulmus (elm) seeds.
Extent: 2 sheets
1996/08/06: William E. Curran Sr. to George Ware (3.37613)
Date: August 6 1996Creator: Curran Sr., William E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from William E. Curran Sr. of Lindren RF Enclosures Inc. to George Ware thanking Mr. Ware for his visit and examination of Ornamental Scotch Pines.
Extent: 1 sheet
1994/10/26: Virgil K. Howe to George Ware (3.37661)
Date: October 26 1994Type: Document
Description:Letter from Virgil K. Howe of Fort Hays State University to George Ware regarding newspaper articles about a Dutch Elm Resistant Tree he worked on and thanking him for his mentorship over the years.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/10/14: Gary Johnson to George Ware (3.37663)
Date: October 14 1999Creator: Johnson, Gary R.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Gary Johnson of University of Minnesota to George Ware requesting specific whip-sized elms to help start a cooperative field evaluation project at the University of Minnesota.
Extent: 1 sheet
1995/04/28: Sheboygan Press dateline (3.37833)
Date: April 28 1995Type: Document
Description:Dateline from the Sheboygan Press
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/11/11: Zhang Qinghua to George Ware (3.37851)
Date: November 11 1996Creator: Qinghua, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Zhang Qinghua to George Ware thanking him for money received and discussing seed lot germination, seed collection for Ulmus, as well as praising his success in experiments and his paper: Little Known Elms from China.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/08/12: Jeffrey R. Short Jr. to George Ware (3.37856)
Date: August 12 1996Creator: Short Jr., Jeffrey R.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jeffrey R. Short Jr. to George Ware thanking him for his article on Little Known Elms from China and discussing trees and people of the Caucasus. Also contains two color photocopies of maps of the Caucasus region.
Extent: 4 sheets
1995/02/03: Mike Spravka to George Ware et al. (3.38003)
Date: February 3 1995Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Mike Spravka to George Ware, Kris Bachtell, Carol Doty, Bill Dreyer, Christopher Dunn, Ed Hedborn, Pattie Jelen, Scott Mehaffey, Linda Sanford, Tish Sparrowe, Peter Van Der Linden, and Gary Watson concerning revisions to the Tree Evaluation Plot Collection which the public uses to select trees suitable for urban and suburban areas. A 1994-1995 Index Seminum of seeds collected from natural populations in the United States is attached to the memo and addressed to Dr. Ware.
Extent: 7 sheets
1994/03/11: T. Davis Sydnor to George Ware (3.38204)
Date: March 11 1994Creator: Sydnor, T. Davis
Type: Document
Description:Letter from T. Davis Sydnor of Ohio State University concerning the identification of Celtis reticulata. Mr. Sydnor also asked for Mr. Ware's assistance in collecting seeds of Ulmus japonica and Ulmus wilsoniana which he would like to cultivate on campus.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/03/01: Envelope, Prairie Rivers R C & D to George Ware (3.38208)
Date: March 1 1996Creator: Prairie Rivers R C & D
Type: Document
Description:Envelope addressed to George Ware from Prairie Rivers R C & D of Henry, Illinois. Envelope contents are missing.
Extent: 1 envelope
1995/11/25: Jennifer M. Boyer to George Ware (3.38209)
Date: November 25 1995Creator: Boyer, Jennifer M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jennifer Boyer, a student at Eastern Illinois University, inquiring about summer internship opportunities at the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/01/24: Rick Hootman to all employees [George Ware] (3.38210)
Date: January 24 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Rick Hootman encouraging staff to sign up to work the Flower and Garden Show, whose theme will be, "Trees are Cool! Shade Trees for Chicago".
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/03/16: Agenda for Village Tree Cooperative meeting (3.38211)
Date: March 16 1996Type: Document
Description:Agenda for Village Tree Cooperative Board of Director's meeting held at The Morton Arboretum on March 16, 1996. Special topics include VTC brochure, Henry Community Forestry Project update, and developing a strategic plan for the next 3-5 years.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/08/27: Rob Greenland to George Ware (3.38212)
Date: August 27 1999Creator: Greenland, Rob
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Rob Greenland of Brighton & Hove to George Ware thanking him for his prompt response in regard to propagating elm seeds, sharing his paper "Little-known Elms from China", and also requesting copies of additional papers authored by George Ware.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/06/06: Rob Greenland to George Ware (3.38213)
Date: June 6 1999Creator: Greenland, Rob
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Rob Greenland of Brighton & Hove to George Ware announcing his pleasure at receiving seeds for a variety of Ulmus, requesting additional information as to how to properly propagate them, and offering to reciprocate in kind.
Extent: 1 sheet
1996/09/06: B & B to George Ware (3.38223)
Date: September 6 1996Type: Document
Description:Note congratulating George Ware on receiving the Hutchinson Society Medal. The note is signed with the initials B & B and is on stationary from J.C. Brenton of Des Moines, Iowa.
Extent: 1 sheet
1991/11/07: Robert D. Marquard to George Ware (3.38227)
Date: November 7 1991Creator: Marquard, Robert D.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Robert D. Marquard of The Holden Arboretum to George Ware thanking him for his pleasant experience visiting The Morton Arboretum and interacting with the plant exploration consortium, Tom Elias, and the research staff.
Extent: 1 sheet
1991/05/31: Gao Ren to George Ware (3.38233)
Date: May 31 1991Creator: Ren, Gao
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Gao Ren to George Ware thanking him for the book "Ecosystem Management for Parks and Wilderness", his visit to ShanXi, and informing him that he will be sending him seeds.
Extent: 2 sheets
1991/04/08: Memo from Gerard T. Donnelly to George Ware, Duane Henry, and Craig Johnson (3.38497)
Date: April 8 1991Creator: Donnelly, Gerard T.
Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Gerard T. Donnelly to George Ware, Duane Henry, and Craig Johnson deliniating a procedure to determine responsibilities in regards to controlled burns.
Extent: 1 sheet
1993/08/18: Dennis Liby to George Ware (3.39926)
Date: August 18 1993Creator: Liby, Dennis
Type: Document
Description:Arboretum memo from Dennis Liby to George Ware with a list of recommended computer equipment, and recommending a WordPerfect class, if he is not familiar with that product.
Extent: 1 sheet
Research Department Computer Software and Hardware Sharing Requirements (3.39927)
Date: October 10 1990Type: Document
Description:A series of 12 documents outlining existing computer equipment and an explanation of information needs, desired software, hardware, and applications within the Arboretum's Research Department for Marlin Bowles, Webb Crowley, Tom Green, Richard Hootman, Patrick Kelsey, Elizabeth Shimp, Mike Spravka, Gary Watson, Fay Wheatman, Chris Whelan, Gerould Wilhelm, and Linda Wetstein.
Extent: 12 sheets
1996/03/22: Lorenzo Mittempergher to George Ware (3.39945)
Date: March 22 1996Creator: Mittempergher, Lorenzo
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Lorenzo Mittemphergher, an elm breeder from the Insituto di Patalogia e Zoologia Forestale e Agraria in Firenze, Italy. The letter requests Ulmus seed from trees in the Arboretum, and references an enclosed article he co-authored, "Elm Yellows A Disease To Be Taken Into Consideration When Breeding Elm For Disease Resistance" published in the 8th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, Agadir - Morocco, 1990. There are also handwritten notes on a notepad listing several varieties of Ulmus.
Extent: 4 sheets, 1 notepad
1997/07/29: Lorenzo Mittempergher to George Ware (3.39958)
Date: July 29 1997Creator: Mittempergher, Lorenzo
Type: Document
Description:Printed email from Lorenzo Mittempergher to George Ware thanking him for the elm accessions and conveying issues with trying to get these species to grow in his country [Italy].
Extent: 1 sheet
Index Seminum 1989- 1990 (3.40023)
Date: 1990Type: Document
Index Seminum 1990-1991 (3.40024)
Date: 1991Type: Document
Index Seminum 1992-1993 (3.40025)
Date: 1993Type: Document
1995/02/07: Mike to Dr. Ware (3.41534)
Date: February 7 1995Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mike [no last name provided] to Dr. Ware discussing general work duties and organization, the roles of interns and paid assistants, and the need to develop a strategy to accomplish projects that will best utilize paid staff time and limited resources.
Extent: 3 sheets
1994/12/13: Tom Green to George Ware (3.41535)
Date: December 13 1994Creator: Green, Tom
Type: Document
Description:Facsimile from Tom Green of Western Illinois University to George Ware discussing tree donations and plantings, landscape design and long range planning for landscaping in downtown Macomb near the courthouse. Cover sheet briefly mentions names of interested summer interns.
Extent: 2 sheets
1994/12/01: Tim Howe and Tom Green to George Ware (3.41536)
Date: December 1 1994Creator: Howe, Timothy, Green, Tom
Type: Document
Description:Fascimile from Tim Howe and Tom Green of Western Illinois University asking George Ware to comment on a draft survey that will be funded in part by a grant from the USDA Forest Survey. The survey will assess community forestry programs in rural communities.
Extent: 5 sheets
1997/04/11: Rick Hootman and Doris Taylor to George Ware et al. (3.41605)
Date: April 11 1997Creator: Hootman, Rick, Taylor, Doris
Type: Document
Description:Memo from Rick Hootman and Doris Taylor to George Ware and others briefly describing community tree planting ceremonies for several suburbs to commemorate Arbor Day. Includes two completed forms for Hinsdale and Woodridge planting ceremonies and photocopied map of Hindsdale.
Extent: 4 sheets
