The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 02 (3.34472)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- “Nature City”: Translating the Natural Environment into Urban Language (17-22)
- American Plants in Porcelain Sculpture (23-25)
- I Loved a Frog Pond (26-27)
- Exploring a Pond in summer… (28-29)
- Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida: Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) (30-31)
- People and Projects/ Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
2000/04/17: Donald A. Rakow to George Ware (3.37854)
Date: April 17 2000Creator: Rakow, Donald A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Donald A. Rakow of Cornell Plantations to George Ware announcing that he will receive the Award of Merit from the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta in recognition of his contributions to the field of ornamental horticulture and public gardens.
Extent: 1 sheet
Acer platanoides (Norway maple), young tree (3.38079)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer platanoides (Norway maple), young tree with leaves beginning to change to golden color in foreground of open plot of land with several other varieties of trees growing in the background
Extent: 1 slide
Undated: Patricia Trambridge to George Ware (3.38205)
Creator: Trambridge, Patricia
Type: Document
Description:Note from Patricia Trambridge to George Ware stating that she is sending him an article about himself that was in the The State Newspaper from Columbia, South Carolina.
Extent: 1 sheet
1986/11/15: Lois Ballard to George Ware (3.38291)
Date: November 15 1986Creator: Ballard, Lois N.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Lois Ballard of the Wisconsin Landscape Critics Council enclosing payment and thanking him for presenting at the Landscape Design Symposium at George Williams College.
Extent: 1 sheet
1983/12/05: David L. Hensley to George Ware (3.39922)
Date: December 5 1983Creator: Hensley, David L.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from David L. Hensley of Kansas State University to George Ware giving the status of various plants in the vicinity, inquiring about Chinese plant material suitable for their area of Kansas, and potential internship positions at the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4057)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
(L to R): Carlton Norris (ARCO), Byron Turnquest (ARCO), George Ware, and Marion Hall standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL (3.4521)
Date: April 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL, standing next to man and truck for pickup near Research Building
Extent: 1 photograph
1996/10/04: George Ware to Dirk Lohan (3.47518)
Date: October 4 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Dirk Lohan discussing Arthurn Nolan Jr.'s interest in the elm hybrid Danada. Mr. Ware states that he will make available 15 Danada elms for the spring planting season.
Extent: 1 sheet
Schedule for US Team 6, "Echange [sic] of Genetic Materials of Elm" in Nanjing (3.60332)
Date: 1995Type: Document
Description:A daily itinerary for the Arboretum's 1995 expedition to China.
Extent: 1 sheet
Urban Vegetation Laboratory Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1988 (3.67125)
Date: 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Document
Description:Text only content for a newsletter titled Urban Vegetation Laboratory Newsletter for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. The document also contains a history of the laboratory's objectives, facilities, and personnel.
Extent: 11 sheets
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 03 (3.34473)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- The Rose: Plant and Symbol (33-37)
- Reading May Watts (38-41)
- Wild Plum, Prunus americana: Rose Family (Rosaceae) (42-43)
- The Origin of Halloween (44-45)
- People & Projects/ Climatological Summary (46-47)
- Autumn (48)
Extent: 16 pages
1983/12/14: Horticulture Research Center, Kansas State University to George Ware (3.39923)
Date: December 14 1983Type: Document
Description:Letter from an unidentified person from the Horticulture Research Center, Kansas State University to George Ware describing the zone hardiness of several species of Asiatic trees in the vicinity of the University.
Extent: 1 sheet
Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4058)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
(L to R): Carlton Norris (ARCO), Byron Turnquest (ARCO), George Ware, and Marion Hall standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
1999/05/16: Yiquin Xin to George Ware (3.44548)
Date: May 16 1999Creator: Xin, Yiqun
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Yiqun Xin of Shandong University in China to George Ware discussing sending Ulmus macrocarpa seeds from the city of Jinan and Ulmus glaucescens and Ulmus pumila seeds from the Shandong province.
Extent: 1 sheet
George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL (3.4522)
Date: April 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL, standing next to man and truck for pickup near quonset huts
Extent: 1 photograph
1996/10/18: George Ware to Carl Niermann (3.47519)
Date: October 18 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Carl Niermann discussing the condition of the oak trees on his property and the death of one due to increased soil wetness.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/12/17: George H. Ware to Dr. Bill Braker (3.55485)
Date: December 17 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Dr. Bill Braker of the the Flossmor Country Club discussing his recommendations for various landscape issues and care of existing woody plants on and around the Flossmoor golf course.
Extent: 2 sheets
Kris Bachtell and Patti Jelen shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55667)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Kris Bachtell and Patti Jelen shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting. George Ware far left, Peter van der Linden in green hat, Carol Doty in beige jacket, Becky Monroe in blue jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
1995: Flow sheet (page 7) (3.56341)
Date: 1995Type: Document
Description:Page 7 of a flow sheet from 1995 that lists dates and taxonomic names of plants and possibly their zone location in the Arboretum. Dr. Ware is handwritten in the upper right margin.
Extent: 1 sheet
1995/01/31: Eugene B. Smalley to George Ware (3.60561)
Date: January 31 1995Creator: Smalley, Eugene B.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Eugene B. Smalley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to George Ware informing him that their China Proposal was selected for the 1995 program.
Extent: 1 sheet
1988/11/25: Zhang Qiwen to Dr. George H. Ware (3.63431)
Date: November 25 1988Creator: Qiwen, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Zhang Qiwen to George Ware discussing her research project for the University of Toronto, inquiring about financial assistance, the possibility of visiting to the Arboretum, and thanking Dr. Ware for his help.
Extent: 2 sheets
1990/02/08: George H. Ware to Ms. Barbara Drazin (3.67126)
Date: February 8 1990Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George H. Ware of the Morton Arboretum to Ms. Barbara Drazin at the Institute of Museum Services containing necessary documents to complete the application process for a 1990 Conservation Project Grant.
Extent: 2 sheets
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 04 (3.34474)
Date: December 21 1975 – March 20 1976Type: Serial
Description:
- I Envy the Goose (49-55)
- How to Learn from Nature (56-59)
- Downy Hawthorn, Crataegus mollis: Rose Family (Rosaceae) (60-61)
- Research Notes/ Climatological Summary (62-63)
- Ladies First (64)
Extent: 16 pages
Acer rubrum (red maple), habit, fall (3.38179)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer rubrum (red maple), full view of small sapling with mostly green foliage with some yellow leaves, situated on open grounds with other small trees planted in rows in the background.
Extent: 1 slide
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
1983/12/20 Ray Keen to George Ware (3.39924)
Date: December 20 1983Creator: Keen, Dr. Ray
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Dr. Ray Keen of Kansas State University to George Ware discussing the status of various trees in and around the campus at Kansas State University.
Extent: 2 sheets
Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4059)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
(L to R): Carlton Norris (ARCO), Byron Turnquest (ARCO), George Ware, and Marion Hall standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL (3.4526)
Date: April 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL, standing next to man and truck for pickup near Research Building
Extent: 1 photograph
2000/04/28: George Ware to Rob Greenland (3.55486)
Date: April 28 2000Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Rob Greenland of the Brighton and Hove Council requesting seeds of Ulmus villosa.
Extent: 1 sheet
1978/11/27: Marion T. Hall to Jack T. Knuepfer (3.57370)
Date: November 27 1978Creator: Hall, Marion Trufant
Type: Document
Description:A set of two documents.
The first document is a letter from Marion T. Hall to Jack T. Knuepfer outlining the negative impact of ineffective sewage and stormwater management on the Morton Arboretum's land and waterways.
The second document is a flyer promoting a one day conference sponsored by the George Williams College's Institute for Environmental Awareness.
Extent: 4 sheets
1995/02/01: Eugene B. Smalley to George Ware (3.60562)
Date: February 1 1995Creator: Smalley, Eugene B.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Eugene B. Smalley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to George Ware informing him of project objectives and Chinese institutional sponsors.
Extent: 1 sheet
1988/11/30: George H. Ware to Ms. Zhang Qiwen (3.63432)
Date: November 30 1988Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Zhang Qiwen discussing interest in her research and enclosing a check for $1,000 and informing her that he will send a separate letter of invitation for her visit to the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
Visiting Scientists Conduct Research at the Arboretum (3.83111)
Type: Document
Description:Clipping from an unknown publication reporting on activities and research of both visiting scientists and scientists currently employed by The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 12 No. 01 (3.34475)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1976Type: Serial
Description:
- On the Nature & Pedigree of Garden Seeds (1-9)
- Humphry Marshall (1722-1801): Author of the First American Book on Trees (10-11)
- Washington Hawthorn, Cretaegus phaenopyrum: Rose Family (Rosaceae) (12-13)
- Q Readers Respond (14-15)
- People & Projects/ Climatological Summary (16)
Extent: 16 pages
1980/07/02: John Armstrong to George Ware (3.37489)
Date: July 2 1980Creator: Armstrong, John
Type: Document
Description:Letter from John Armstrong of Layfayette Redevelopment Commission to George Ware requesting information on street tree selection for the City of Lafayette's urban forestry program. Interest in data from the Arboretum's Street Tree Demonstration Plot.
Extent: 1 sheet