Rita Hassert oral history interview, 2022 August 10 (3.102504)
Date: August 10 2022Type: Audio
Description:A digital recording of an oral history interview with Rita Hassert, library collections manager of the Sterling Morton Library. This interview was conducted by Kristin Arnold and took place on August 10, 2022 in the conference room of the library at The Morton Arboretum. This is the second of two interviews.
The interview focuses on Hassert's observations of how the Sterling Morton Library has developed during her employment at The Morton Arboretum, which began in 1986. Topics include changes to the library's physical space, such as the construction of the Special Collections addition and the library's collections. Hassert also discusses library exhibits and events, like the Leafing Through The Pages book discussion group as well as major projects such as the retrospective cataloging project and the launch of ACORN (Arboretum COllections and Resources Nexus).
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
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, Charles Lewis greeting Peter Wang in May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4167)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, Charles Lewis greeting Peter Wang in May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Charles Lewis, Bill Hess, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4172)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Sherry Lewis, Ann Grimes, Nancy Eickhorst, Tony Byrne, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guest in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4182)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guest in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Bill Hess, Sherry Lewis, Mary Hason, unidentified person, Ann Grimes, Tony Byrne, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library. Charles Lewis, Bill Hess, and Peter Wang in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4185)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library. Charles Lewis, Bill Hess, and Peter Wang in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Charles Lewis, Bill Hess, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4186)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Gary Watson, Charles Lewis, Bill Hess, Peter Wang, Gerry Donnelly
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4187)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Michael Stieber, Bill Hess, Sherry Lewis, Mary Hason, Helen Pierce, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4188)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, group of guests in conversation in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Michael Stieber, Bill Hess, Sherry Lewis, Mary Hason, Helen Pierce, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Sterling Morton Library staff holding signs in the May T. Watts Reading Garden "We will miss you Addy" (3.4207)
Date: June 2000Type: Photographic image
Description:Sterling Morton Library staff holding signs in the May T. Watts Reading Garden "We will miss you Addy"
(L to R): Michael Stieber, Peter Wang, Rita Hassert
Extent: 1 photograph
Sterling Morton Library Staff (3.4211)
Date: circa 1988Type: Photographic image
Description:Sterling Morton Library Staff
(L to R): Michael Stieber, Rita Hassert, Ian MacPhail, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 photograph
Sterling Morton Library staff holding signs in the May T. Watts Reading Garden "We will miss you Addy" (3.4226)
Date: June 2000Type: Photographic image
Description:Sterling Morton Library staff holding signs in the May T. Watts Reading Garden "We will miss you Addy"
(L to R): Michael Stieber, Peter Wang, Rita Hassert; photograph
Extent: 1 photograph
Sterling Morton Library Staff (3.4260)
Date: 1990sType: Photographic image
Description:Sterling Morton Library Staff
(Seated L to R): Ian MacPhail, Merv Runner
(Standing L to R): Peter Wang, Nancy Hart, Michael Stieber, Rita Hassert
Extent: 1 photograph
Undated: Peter [Wang] to George Ware (3.44552)
Creator: Wang, Peter
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter [Wang] to George Ware discussing entrees in the Chinese plant name index of the Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum containing elements of the phrase "Beautiful green gift of the future".
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Peter [Wang] to George Ware (3.44614)
Creator: Wang, Peter
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter [Wang] to George Ware discussing possible Chinese names for a new variety of Elm.
Extent: 1 sheet
Undated: Peter [Wang] to George Ware (3.44616)
Creator: Wang, Peter
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter [Wang] to George Ware discussing new Chinese names for elms and pines.
Extent: 1 sheet
Peter Wang, seated portrait (3.5198)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Peter Wang, seated portrait
Extent: 1 photograph
Employees watching Doug Monroe remove burlap on tree to be planted on Arbor Day (3.55570)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Employees watching Doug Monroe remove burlap on tree to be planted on Arbor Day. On right side of tree, (L to R): Dave Cascarano, Rick Hootman, Peter Wang, Helen Langrill
Extent: 1 slide
Gerry Donnelly speaking to employees in front of Administration Building rotunda on Arbor Day (3.55571)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gerry Donnelly speaking to employees in front of Administration Building rotunda on Arbor Day.
Sitting on ledge (L to R): unidentifed woman, Fay (Hinton) Wheatman, Georgia Rutherford, Helen Langrill, Rita Hassert, Craig Johnson, Rick Hootman, Fred Berg in sunglasses.
Standing (L to R): Ed Hedborn, Roger Brunke, Nancy Hart, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 slide
Gerry Donnelly speaking to employees in front of Administration Building rotunda on Arbor Day (3.55572)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gerry Donnelly speaking to employees in front of Administration Building rotunda on Arbor Day.
Sitting on ledge (L to R): unidentifed woman, Fay (Hinton) Wheatman, Georgia Rutherford, Helen Langrill, Rita Hassert, Craig Johnson, Rick Hootman, Fred Berg in sunglasses.
Standing (L to R): Ed Hedborn, Roger Brunke, Tim Wolkober, Nancy Hart, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 slide
Employees digging hole for tree planting on Arbor Day (3.55578)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Employees digging hole for tree planting on Arbor Day.
Digging hole, L to R: unidentified man, Peter Wang, Craig Johnson, Susan Klatt, Dave Cascarano, Doug Monroe
Standing, L to R: Rick Hootman, unidentified woman, Helen Langrill
Extent: 1 slide
Gerry Donnelly speaking to employees in front of Administration Building rotunda on Arbor Day (3.55579)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Gerry Donnelly speaking to employees in front of Administration Building rotunda on Arbor Day.
Sitting on ledge (L to R): unidentifed woman, Fay (Hinton) Wheatman, Georgia Rutherford, Helen Langrill, Rita Hassert, Craig Johnson, Rick Hootman, Fred Berg in sunglasses.
Standing (L to R): Ed Hedborn, Roger Brunke, Tim Wolkober, Nancy Hart, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 slide
Doug Monroe removing burlap from tree for Arbor Day tree planting while employees hold shovels and watch (3.55587)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Doug Monroe removing burlap from tree for Arbor Day tree planting while employees hold shovels and watch
L to R: Allison Nesbitt, unidentified man, unidentified man, Doug Monroe, Dave Cascarano, Rick Hootman, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 slide
Doug Monroe removing burlap from tree for Arbor Day tree planting while employees hold shovels and watch (3.55588)
Date: April 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Doug Monroe removing burlap from tree for Arbor Day tree planting while employees hold shovels and watch
L to R: Allison Nesbitt, unidentified man, unidentified man, Doug Monroe, Dave Cascarano, Rick Hootman, Peter Wang
Extent: 1 slide
Employees shoveling soil around newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55665)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Employees shoveling soil around newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting. P.J. Smith in plaid shirt, Patrick Kelsey behind at left in brown jacket, Peter Wang, behind at right in green jacket, Rita Hassert, behind in purple jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
2000/02/02: George Ware to Hans Heybroek (3.56102)
Date: February 2 2000Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Hans Heybroek of The Netherlands discussing the growth habits and potential applications of both Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus pumila.
Extent: 2 sheets
Peter Wang, Headshot (3.90929)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Headshot of Peter Wang, employee of The Morton Arboretum.