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List of Malus Trees for AABGA, 1954 (3.64464)
Date: December 1954Type: Document
Description:List of Malus species in the Morton Arboretum Collections which are under consideration for removal by the AABGA classification committee.
Extent: 2 pages
1940/09/30: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85173)
Date: September 30 1940Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Detailed letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. He describes the formation of the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboretum on Sept 25, 1940 at the Convention of the American Institute of Park Executives in Cleveland. Headed by Dr. Donald Wyman. Godshalk was invited to participate with 7 others in this formation. A lengthy discussion of the new group's purpose, affiliations, dues, bylaws, officers, etc. 2) During this meeting they visited Burke Estate and Holden Arboretum. 3) Mention of Mrs. Watts new nature trail and increasing attendance at her classes. 4) New seedlings for the Vine Collection.
Extent: 5 sheets
1948/08/25: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85926)
Date: August 25 1948Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. Mrs. Watts will teach a Junior Forestry class in the fall; Mr. Nordine will teach it in the winter. They will meet with Mr. Pipal. His budget is still running over the $15,000 he is allotted. Printing of the Evergreen Nature Trail Guide books is $712.50. They are grading roads and planting sod. Student helpers will be leaving for school. Joe Fleurent, an excellent propagating student will stay. Bob Banghart worked with students on various tasks. Godshalk and Kammerer will arrange their vacations to include the AABGA Convention in Boston. Attendance is down because of the heat, but it will increase when students return to classes.
Extent: 2 sheets
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.
Extent: 2 sheets
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.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85938)
Date: February 17 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy telling her about the recent ice storm; it was the heaviest sleet since Godshalk has been there. The worst damage was to the plants that have a northeast exposure. The Chinese elms and birch were heavily damaged. Some of the ash trees will have to be cut down. The trees near Thornhill and the Administration Building were not seriously damaged. Only about half of the students attended class Monday night, and at 10:00 the lights went out. They didn't have electricity, heat, or water for three days. The Myers stayed in their apartment using their gas stove for heat, while the Godshalks used their gas stove and fireplace to heat their house. Mary Alice and her family stayed with them. Only White had water at Arbor Farm. They have gotten quite a number of returns from their AABGA News Letter and By-laws. They have had several offers to get out the News Letter. They will operate AABGA as an individual organization and later decide whether to affiliate with the American Horticultural Society or the American Shade Tree Conference. He will write to Mr. Berens to tell him of Cudahy's approval of their State Historical Society meeting at the Arboretum on May 6, and he will also write to Sterling Morton. He is glad Mrs. Cudahy and Mrs. King are having a wonderful time.
Extent: 2 sheets
1959/08/24: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86069)
Date: August 24 1959Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying he is sorry Mrs. Morton's digestive upset makes it impossible for them to go on their Africa trip. He sympathizes as he has digestive issue of his own. He discusses using crushed stone as a solid base, the size of the remodeled Thornhill terrace, the wooden treads on the rotunda terrace steps, and the replacement of Thornhill's revolving door. He has a traffic pattern worked out for the fall. The contractors are trying to get steel to finish the bridge. He updated Morton on the Route 53 project. He related that Tribune writers (Mr. Orr and Miss Knock) are not doing write-ups about the Arboretum since Mr. Spencer began handling the publicity. Families have enjoyed swimming in Arbor Lake this summer. Godshalk has been asked by the president of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums to chair a committee to prepare an exhibit for the the AABGA at the International Horticultural Exhibit at Rotterdam, March 25-September 25, 1960. Would the trustees like to contribute?
Extent: 3 sheets
1959/9/11: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86070)
Date: September 11 1959Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton stating Arboretum staff have made up sample paving blocks. He updates Morton on the progress on the steel for the north bound lane river bridge and the road construction going on around the Arboretum. Tony named the new lake Meadow Lake, but this can be changed if necessary. Godshalk and Lowell will soon begin planning their upcoming trip to Europe. He shares his plan for the Amsterdam Horticultural Show exhibit. Retired AABGA member Carl Wedell will set up and look after the exhibit. Any monetary contribution Morton could give to the show would be helpful. He is glad to hear Mrs. Morton is much better.
Extent: 2 sheets
1959/12/30: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86074)
Date: December 30 1959Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton updating him on the joint Kiwanis Club/Morton Arboretum Christmas Toy Project, the Arboretum's Christmas party, and on the Rotterdam Horticultural Show. W.D. Teague and Associates, the designers for the American part of the show, has definite ideas about the exhibit which don't mesh with the Arboretum's original vision. Although it will contain the information they wanted, it will be a graphic and pictorial exhibit only, without the intimate feel they had hoped to provide. He also discussed the financing of the exhibit. Mr. Blood, from the design firm, offered the Arboretum the opportunity to exhibit several very large black and white photos. Godshalk is in the process of finalizing their travel arrangements to Europe. Godshalk suggested a good compact tripod for traveling to Morton.
Extent: 3 sheets
1960/02/08: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86076)
Date: February 8 1960Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton responding to his ideas about the control house. He believes Dr. Carleton would like the Arboretum to participate in a training program for gardeners, propagators, etc. Mrs. Watts suffered a slight stroke while teaching a class at the Arboretum. The doctor expects her to make an almost complete recovery, but she will have to do nothing for six weeks to a couple of months. Miss Turner and some of her best helpers are filling in. The contractors seem interested in getting fill from Lake Marmo, but they have other options. Plans for the European trip are progressing. He is enclosing a sketch of the AABGA exhibit. He hopes Mrs. Morton will soon be well.
Extent: 3 sheets
1960/08/11: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86090)
Date: August 11 1960Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton talking about whether to hire Mr. Swink to take over for May Watts. While Mrs. Carton was not too enthusiastic about Swink, Watts thinks he is the best person to carry on her work. Godshalk doesn't believe that the change to the entrance to the parking lot should be made as walkers who use the parking lot should pay, too, as the lot requires maintenance as well as the roads. Tony has gone to Boston to the National Shade Tree Conference and the AABGA Convention. He sent Tony with 140 of Godshalk's slides of the Floriade and the botanical gardens of Europe. Godshalk has an idea for the front of the Arboretum Center, and he will have Tony prepare the map Morton suggested on his return. The rotunda terrace steps have been fixed, and work on Lake Marmo and the settling basin is progressing.
Extent: 2 sheets