Ed Hedborn oral history interview, 2022 October 26 (3.104913)
Date: October 26 2022Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Ed Hedborn, manager of plant records, conducted by Kristin Arnold, archivist. The interview took place on October 26, 2022 in the Sterling Morton Library at The Morton Arboretum.
The interview focuses on Hedborn's experiences and memories of The Morton Arboretum's Collections Program during the curatorship of Ray Schulenberg, which lasted from 1977 to 1987. Topics include Hedborn's early days as plant recorder, the shift of collections focus to wild-collected plants, seed collecting trips through the western United States and Northern Illinois, tracing the history of plants, the computerization of plant records, and the start of Bloom and Color Reports.
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1985 (3.107023)
Date: 1985Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1985 Branches Newsletter features articles about: the decline of the Scotts and red pines plots and efforts by Plant Pathologist Dr. Tom Green and intern Sabine Huhndorf to discover the cause of pine wilt disease; and development of the Activity Arc to assist urban and suburban home gardeners with landscaping their properties. The Activity Arc includes the Ground Cover, Hedges, Dwarf Shrubs, Fragrant Plants, Roses and Woody Herbs gardens. Volunteer opportunities, educational opportunities and upcoming events are featured.
Extent: 4 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Winter 1986 (3.107029)
Date: 1986Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1986 Branches Newsletter features articles about: berm building along the new north/south tollway to mitigate sound and air pollution, the Outpost hosting 5th grade classes from local Montessori schools for the resident program and the health and survival of plants at the Arboretum as they overwinter. Upcoming events, classes and a special training based on the new Volunteer Handbook are highlighted.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1987 (3.107030)
Date: 1987Creator: Engle, Martha
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1987 Branches Newsletter includes articles on; a soil survey conducted in response to drainage problems exacerbated by the North/South tollway and funded in part by an Institute of Museum Sciences grant, the Adopt a collection program to assist with the maintenance of the collection plantings or geographic collections, and reporting on the recent volunteer recognition. Educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities and lists of new volunteers are also included.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1987 (3.107033)
Date: 1987Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Engle, Martha
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1987 Branches Newsletter has articles on the following: the collection of climbing woody vines with a detailed discussion of the clematis collection; a description of the advent of cross country skiing along with the development of the trails and the Early Bird Ski Trail Patrol; a brief treaties on the goals of Joy Morton when he developed the Museum of Trees in the English naturalistic landscape style emphasizing open areas as much as planted area. New volunteers, volunteer opportunities and programs and classes are also discussed.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1992 (3.107051)
Date: 1992Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1992 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: Hatch Meadow and the transplanting project of Green Ash trees; and two Arboretum authors, Ian MacPhail and Charles Lewis and their books, Rearranging the World and Green Nature/Human Nature. The first book is a study of the work of the scientists at New Harmony, Indiana; Charles-Alexander Lesueur, Thomas Say, Andre Michaux and Francois Andre Michaux and the second is about the relationship between people and nature. Volunteer opportunities, lists of new and continuing volunteers, trainings, classes and events are also included.
Extent: ;6 pages
“Nature City”: Translating the Natural Environment into Urban Language (3.10714)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1975Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
Rhododendron Culture at the Morton Arboretum (3.10752)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1976Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
Healing in the Urban Environment: A Person/Plant Viewpoint (3.10804)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1978Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
The Heat of Many Summers’ Suns (3.10855)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1981Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
1986/10/11: Ross Clark to Charles Lewis (3.108556)
Date: October 31 1986Creator: Clark, Ross C.
Type: Document
Description:Activity Arc & Bonsai - proposal for a permanent bonsai display at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
The Arboretum as a Museum (3.10859)
Date: December 21 1981 – March 20 1982Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
An Administrator’s Perspective (3.10945)
Date: December 21 1986 – March 20 1987Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
Ray Schulenberg: A Colleague’s Appreciation (3.10956)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1987Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
The Netherlands: Part I: A Planned Country (3.10976)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1988Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
The Netherlands: Part II: Synthesis (3.10980)
Date: December 21 1988 – March 20 1989Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
The Arboretum As a Museum (3.11096)
Date: December 21 1995 – March 20 1996Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Article
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1983 (3.113774)
Date: 1983Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1983 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as Bluegrass at Thornhill and a Bonsai Exhibit at Thornhill. It also includes behind the scenes gardening information and how volunteers fight tent caterpillars and mentions a problem with deer eating young plants. It also has a list of classes.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1984 (3.113775)
Date: 1984Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1984 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the Yuletide celebration and a lecture about "The Arboretum and Chicago's Architectural Heritage". The Arboretum also received a grant from the National Park Service of the United States Department of Interior to study the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Winter 1984 (3.113778)
Date: 1984Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1984 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as making maple syrup, the Yuletide Celebration, and the member's chamber music series. Local 12-year-old 4H member Wendy Reed wrote in to show your DuPage County Fair blue ribbon winning project showing conservation and the possible effects of proposed highway FAP 431. A picture shows the construction of the brick walkway that leads visitors to the gardens south of the Visitor Center.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1985 (3.113779)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1985 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as several mushroom-related activities, bird walks, and an upcoming field seminar to England discussing gardens and landscapes.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Spring 1985 (3.113780)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1985 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as welcoming Spring with classes like Arboretum Spring and The Nature of Spring. There are also several opportunities for birding. Field seminars were offered for Spring in the Southern Appalachians and Isle of Royale Adventure, and field trips were available to Braidwood, IL, Starved Rock State Park, Warren Woods, and Nelson Lake Marsh. The Atlantic Richfield Foundation Grant awarded $125,000 to support the project "City Trees For City People".
Events, News, & Classes: Summer 1985 (3.113781)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Summer 1985 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as a bluegrass concert at Thornhill Conference Center by the group Buck's Stove & Range Company. Bugs took center stage with the discussion Creepy Crawlies and Other Curious Things and the children's activity Hidden Worlds. Field trips visited the prairies of Carrol County, Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington, the Volo Bog, Glacier Park in McHenry County, and McKee Marsh in Warrenville.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Winter 1985 (3.113782)
Date: 1985Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1985 Events, News & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as a weekend getaway at the arboretum, a seminar on evergreens, and a lecture on plant diseases and human history. Field trips were scheduled for bald eagle watching in Savanna, IL, a Starved Rock State Park trip, and Chicago's Crystal Palaces of Garfield Park and Lincoln Park. Charles C. Haffner, Chairman of the Arboretum's Board of Trustees, received the Sol Feinstone Award, and Charles Lewis, Horticulturalist and Administrator of the Arboretum's Collections Programs, received the "Alice Burlingame Award for Humanitarian Service." The Fragrance Garden opened west of the Thornhill Building and approximately 6,000 people attended the 1984 Fall Festival.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Spring 1986 (3.113784)
Date: 1986Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1986 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as lectures about Tuberous Begonias and plants for troublesome spots. A future trip to Kenya for a field seminar was announced. Field trips include Starved Rock State Park, Warren Woods, and Mississippi Palisades State Park. A field seminar on English gardens and landscapes also took place. The Arboretum announced that library staff would begin cataloging and indexing the rare book collection to make it more accessible.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1987 (3.113787)
Date: 1987Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1987 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the Yuletide Celebration and "Prairie with the Pros". Field trips included birding at Ryerson Conservation Area and Illinois Beach State Park. Ray Schulenberg, the Arboretum's Curator of Plant Collections, retired.
Extent: 7 sheets
Events, News, & Classes: Spring 1987 (3.113788)
Date: 1987Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Spring 1987 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the field seminar "Spring in Door County" and the lecture "Getting at the Root of Spring Planting". Linda Sanford joined the Education staff as Curator of Youth Education, and Dr. Gary Watson joined the Research Group as Plant Pathologist. Dr. Frank Pascoe and Mrs. Linda Meyers were hired as Administrator and Secretary, respectively. The Arboretum received grants from the Institute of Museum Services Conservation Project and the Rice Foundation.
Extent: 5 pages
Events, News, & Classes: Winter 1987 (3.113790)
Date: 1987Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Winter 1987 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the upcoming Yuletide Celebration, Members' Ski Program, a Winter Ecology Walk, and Winter Bird Walks. There is also a lecture about Learning to Live With Expressways. The Great Lakes Forest Soils Conference, organized by Patrick Kelsey, Arboretum Research Soil Scientist, and Richard Hootman, Research Soil Specialist, took place with topics emphasizing soil development in undisturbed areas and disturbed or urbanized areas of the Arboretum problems associated with the growth of woody plants on "urban" soils; and the management of soils and vegetation in areas disturbed by construction. The Arboretum also received grants from the Institute of Museum Services, The Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust; Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation; Burroughs Corporation; AT&T Foundation; Bell Information Systems; Household Finance Corporation; Staley Continental, Inc.; W.W. Grainger, Inc.; The John D. and Catherin T. MacArthur Foundation; the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; and Allied-Signal Inc.
Events, News, & Classes: Autumn 1988 (3.113791)
Date: 1988Type: Serial
Description:A digitized version of the Autumn 1988 Events, News, & Classes Newsletter. This issue features events such as the Chamber Concert Series and an examination of the work of Francois-Andre Michaux. Clarence Godshalk, Director Emeritus of The Morton Arboretum, passed away on April 20, 1988. Daniel Peterkin, Jr., Trustee of The Morton Arboretum and retired Chairman and President of Morton-Norwich Products Inc. died on May 11, 1988. The Library marked its 25th anniversary. Grants were received from the Nalco Foundation, Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Foundation, A. Montgomery Ward Foundation, and The Institute of Museum Services (IMS).
Green nature/human nature : the meaning of plants in our lives / Charles A. Lewis. (3.21890)
Creator: Lewis, Charles A.
Type: Book
Extent: xix, 148 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Lunching & Learning with Suzette Morton Davidson: A Morton Family Album - Personal Reminiscences of the Morton Family (3.31581)
Date: January 19 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Suzette Morton Davidson on the topic of Morton family history. Introduction by Charles Lewis.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 10 No. 01 (3.34467)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1974Type: Serial
Description:
- Argument for an Old Bog (1-7)
- “Fantasy in a Wood-Block” (8-9)
- Arbor Day Thoughts (10-11)
- Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo biloba: Ginkgo Family (Ginkgoaceae) (12-13)
- News & c: Research Notes/ People & Projects/ Climatological Summary (14-15)
- The Lookout (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 10 No. 02 (3.34468)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1974Type: Serial
Description:
- Living Footnotes in a Garden (17-26)
- Research Notes/ Climatological Summary (27-29)
- Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa: Beech Family (Fagaceae) (30-31)
- The Unexpected Drop-In (32)
(links to these articles can be found below under RELATED OBJECTS)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 10 No. 03 (3.34469)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1974Type: Serial
Description:
- Immigrant Plants (33-39)
- Norway Maple, Acer platanoides: Maple Family (Aceraceae) (40-41)
- Impressions of Wolf Road Prairie (42-44)
- Research Notes/ People & Projects/ Climatological Summary (45-47)
- Acorns Large & Small (48)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 10 No. 04 (3.34470)
Date: December 21 1974 – March 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- Site Changes and Root Damage: Some Problems with Oaks (49-53)
- Diagnosing and Preventing Diebacks and Declines of Urban Trees: Lessons From Some Forest Counterparts (54-59)
- Redbud, Cercis canadensis: Pea Family (Leguminosae) (60-61)
- People & Projects/ Climatological Summary (62-63)
- Of the Infirmities of Trees, & c. (64)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 01 (3.34471)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- Miyabe Maple: A Tree Worth Knowing More About (1-3)
- Focus: The Nature Study & Camera Club after ten Years (4-8)
- A Tree by Any Other Name…(Or: What is Behind Name Changes?) (9-13, 16)
- Cornelian Cherry Dogwood, Cornus mas: Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) (14-15)
- Climatological Summary (16)
Extent: 16 pages