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Lecture by Ray Schulenberg: The Story of The Morton Arboretum Prairie Restoration (3.31580)
Date: September 11 1987Type: Audio
Description:Lecture titled "The Story of The Morton Arboretum Prairie Restoration" given by Ray Schulenberg as part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of The Morton Arboretum Prairie.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
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
Lunching & Learning with Clarence Godshalk: Evolution of the Arboretum - From Farm to Arboretum (3.31582)
Date: January 25 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Clarence Godshalk as he describes the evolution of the Arboretum, from farm land to Arboretum.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Lunching & Learning with Clarence Godshalk: Arboretum History (3.31635)
Date: January 28 – 29 1976Type: Audio
Description:Lunching & Learning program presented by Clarence Godshalk regarding Arboretum History.
Extent: 2 audio cassettes
Lecture by Ray Schulenberg: The Potawatomi (3.31636)
Date: January 22 1976Type: Audio
Description:Lecture given by Ray Schulenberg regarding the Potawatomi.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Tony Tyznik: Evolution of the Arboretum Landscape - Today and Tomorrow (3.32239)
Date: February 1 1978Type: Audio
Extent: 2 compact discs
Dr. Hall On The Arboretum (3.32780)
Type: Audio
Interview with Tony Tyznik: collections development, biodiversity, and landscape design during his tenure (3.33430)
Date: February 28 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with Tony Tyznik conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , Scott Mehaffey (Landscape Architect), and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include development of collections at The Morton Arboretum, biodiversity conservation, and decisions in landscape design during Tyznik's tenure.
Extent: 2 cassettes
Interview with Walter Eickhorst: collection sites and movement, horticultural developments, and collections purpose during his tenure (3.33431)
Date: February 14 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with Walter Eickhorst conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include reasoning for original site placement of collections and any moving of collections that occurred at The Morton Arboretum, original purpose of specific collections, and horticultural developments during Eickhorst's tenure.
Extent: 2 cassettes
Interview with Peter Van Der Linden (3.33432)
Date: February 18 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with Peter Van Der Linden conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include
Extent: 2 cassettes
Interview with George Ware (3.33433)
Date: March 10 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with George Ware conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include
Extent: 2 cassettes
Interview with Ray Schulenberg: biodiversity, collection sites, plant origins during his tenure (3.33435)
Date: March 2 2000Type: Audio
Description:Interview with Ray Schulenberg conducted by Kunso Kim (Curator of Botanical Collections), Marcus de la Fleur (visiting Landscape Architect) , and Tim Boland (Curator of Horticultural Collections).
Topics discussed include biodiversity at The Morton Arboretum, decisions on collection site placement, and origins of plant species introduced to The Morton Arboretum during Schulenberg's tenure.
Extent: 1 cassette
Dr. Hall comments on the DuPage County Land Use Plan (3.36921)
Date: January 24 1978Type: Audio
Description:Dr. Hall speaks to a group of people at the Arboretum, possibly staff, about the DuPage County Land Use Plan developed by the DuPage County Regional Planning Commission. He discusses its impact on the Arboretum and development of the surrounding land, and encourages his audience to participate in the upcoming hearing to voice their support and/or concerns.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Seminar by Floyd Swink and Ray Schulenberg: Woody Plant Collections (3.60552)
Date: April 9 1973Type: Audio
Extent: 2 audio cassettes
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 1: The Start of the Journey: with guest Dr. Andrew Hipp (3.60735)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:In this episode of Planted, we talk about how sometimes our first career aspirations are wildly different from the paths we ultimately choose to pursue. Andrew Hipp’s surprising and twisting path into the scientific field of plant systematics is just that, interesting at every turn. Listen to Andrew discuss his early aspirations; from astronaut, to creative writer, ultimately leading to his current work as a scientist. Andrew describes how he harnesses his skills as a writer to paint a picture that weaves the genetic data of oak species from around the world to create a Tree of Life for Oak trees that spans 1000s of years.
Extent: 29:12:42
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 2: Early Steps: with guest Frank Balestri (3.60743)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:Join us on this episode of Planted to learn how early experiences in the natural world can ignite passion for working with plants later in life. Inspired by his experiences with collecting and raising butterflies as a youth, Frank Balesteri shares how some of his early experiences, inspired him to consider a path into horticulture.
Extent: 21:46:27
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 3: Choosing a Direction: with guest Ashley Tuffin (3.60752)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:Internships can take you all over the world and provide valuable insight into the career of your dreams. In this episode, Ashley Tuffin, research assistant at The Morton Arboretum, describes how the internships guided by your interest can shape decisions and directions within your STEM/plant career trajectory.
Extent: 18:17:71
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 4: Merging Interests: with guest Aurelie Jacquet (3.60760)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:Interests guide your path, but what if you have more than one passion? In this episode of Planted, Aurelie Jacquet, an ethnopharmacologist who studies the uses of medicinal plant extracts to treat parkinson's disease, talks about how she incorporates her passion for photography within her research. She will share how she uses microscopy to capture images of healthy or sick nerve cells.
Extent: 21:26:94
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 5: Navigating Multiple Opportunities with guests Dr. Murphy Westwood and Trinity Pierce (3.60764)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:Sometimes, does it really come down to trusting your gut? Setting a course within your STEM/plant career can be difficult when you are presented with multiple opportunities, internships or programs to choose between. In this episode of Planted, Dr. Murphy Westwood and Trinity Pierce share their insight on how they chose the opportunities in their path into STEM, and the skills they built along the way.
Extent: 26:22:21
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 6: North Stars: with guest Dr. Chelsie Romulo (3.60778)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:Mentors, colleagues and advisors do more than give insight on the journey, they can help shape the path. Follow us on this episode of Planted as Dr. Chelsea Romulo winds us through her current research into the far corners of the Amazon and discusses mentors and advisors that helped her carve her journey to these remote pockets of the world.
Extent: 37:05:78
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 7: Final Destinations: with guests Tricia Bethke and Dr. Jennifer Chandler (3.60784)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:So you’ve done all the work and gained all the necessary skills, but how do you know you’ve arrived in your dream job in STEM and plant science? In this episode of Planted, Tricia Bethke and Dr. Jenn Chandler share tips and advice for reaching the sweet spot in their careers and taking risks to end up exactly with the career they wanted.
Extent: 46:10:44
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 8: What Adventure is Next?: with guest Audrey Denvir (3.60792)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:What opportunity is next on the horizon? Listen on this episode of Planted as Audrey Denvir describes her decision-making process to take the next step in her career. Although her career has taken many forms, from wanting to be popstar to working in Mexico and Latin America with an emphasis on sustainable forestry, Audrey shares her unique perspective on what lies next.
Extent: 17:56:21
'Planted' Podcast: Episode 9 (Bonus): Meet the Hosts: Dr. Jessica Turner-Skoff and Meghan Wiesbrock (3.60797)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:Before you start the winding path into plant related careers, get to know the hosts, in this bonus episode. Unravel their early interest and passion for STEM, and learn how a plant profession could be a perfect job for you!
Extent: 23:33:27
Tony Byrne talking to Clarence Godshalk about Joy Morton (3.67264)
Type: Audio
Description:Tony Byrne interviewing Clarence Godshalk on the Morton family and their life during the 1920s.
Tony Byrne talking to Clarence Godshalk about a typical day at the Arboretum as Superintendent in 1922 (3.67330)
Type: Audio
Description:Tony Byrne interviewing Clarence Godshalk on what work he typically was involved in as The Morton Arboretum's superintendent in the 1920s.
Carol Doty Presentation on the History of the Morton Family (3.67331)
Type: Audio
Description:Audio of Carol Doty giving a presentation on the Morton Family, specifically focusing on J. Sterling Morton.
Episode 1: The Start of the Journey: with guest Dr. Andrew Hipp [Duplicate] (3.89300)
Date: 2018Type: Audio
Description:In this episode of Planted, we talk about how sometimes our first career aspirations are wildly different from the paths we ultimately choose to pursue. Andrew Hipp’s surprising and twisting path into the scientific field of plant systematics is just that, interesting at every turn. Listen to Andrew discuss his early aspirations; from astronaut, to creative writer, ultimately leading to his current work as a scientist. Andrew describes how he harnesses his skills as a writer to paint a picture that weaves the genetic data of oak species from around the world to create a Tree of Life for Oak trees that spans 1000s of years.
Extent: 29:12:42
Interview with Gordon and June Frey (3.96595)
Type: Audio
Description:Oral history interview with Gordon Frey and June Hatch Frey conducted by Kurt Dreisilker (Head of Natural Resources, Collections and Grounds).
Topics discussed include June's family history in Lisle, Illinois and her experiences growing up near The Morton Arboretum and the surrounding farms.
Extent: 1 audio CD
Interview with Walter Eickhorst on East Side of The Morton Arboretum (3.98196)
Date: June 29 2006Type: Audio
Description:Oral history interview with Walter Eickhorst discussing his memories of The Morton Arboretum while driving through the East Side. Interview conducted by Kurt Dreisilker (Manager of Natural Resources, Collections and Grounds). Recorded in three parts.
Walter Eickhorst worked at The Morton Arboretum from 1931-1977 as Label Man and Stenographer (1931-1943, 1945-1952), Assistant Curator of Collections (1953-1963), Field Manager, Cultivated Plants (1962), and Curator of Cultivated Plants (1963-1977).
Extent: 3 audio CDs
Interview with Walter Eickhorst on West Side of The Morton Arboretum (3.98197)
Date: July 6 2006Type: Audio
Description:Oral history interview with Walter Eickhorst discussing his memories of The Morton Arboretum while driving through the West Side. Interview conducted by Kurt Dreisilker (Manager of Natural Resources, Collections and Grounds). Recorded in two parts.
Walter Eickhorst worked at The Morton Arboretum from 1931-1977 as Label Man and Stenographer (1931-1943, 1945-1952), Assistant Curator of Collections (1953-1963), Field Manager, Cultivated Plants (1962), and Curator of Cultivated Plants (1963-1977).
Extent: 2 audio CDs
Ed Hedborn oral history interview, 2022 June 08 (3.101320)
Date: June 8 2022Type: Audio
Description:A recording of an oral history interview with Ed Hedborn, manager of plant records, conducted by Matt Lobdell, head of collections and curator. The interview took place on June 8, 2022 in the Cudahy Room in the Administration and Research Center at The Morton Arboretum.
The interview focuses on Hedborn's early experiences at The Morton Arboretum (late 1960s-1970s) including visiting the Arboretum as a student, his summer job working with Ray Schulenberg in the prairie, his work as an herbarium assistant, becoming the Arboretum's plant recorder, and memories of Walter Eickhorst.
Rita Hassert oral history interview, 2022 June 22. (3.102431)
Date: June 22 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 June 22, 2022 in the conference room of the library at The Morton Arboretum. This is the first of two interviews.
The interview focuses on Hassert's experiences before and during her employment at The Morton Arboretum, which began in 1986. Topics include her early memories of the Arboretum and the library, the library's collection of nursery catalogs, the Chamber Concert Series and other Arboretum events she helped coordinate, the Employee Giving Committee, and her involvement with the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.
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).
Let's Argue About Plants, Episode 82: Spring Trees (3.103257)
Date: March 5 2021Type: Audio
Description:Recording of Fine Gardening Magazine's podcast, Let's Argue About Plants, episode 82, titled, "Spring Trees." Features Head of Collections and Curator Matt Lobdell around the 45:36 mark.
In Defense of Plants, Episode 301: Oaks in Trouble (3.103258)
Date: January 24 2021Type: Audio
Description:Recording of the podcast, In Defense of Plants, episode 301, titled, "Oaks in Trouble." Features Director of Global Tree Conservation Murphy Westwood speaking on the threat to oak species and the work of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak.
In Defense of Plants, Episode 302: Community-Based Oak Conservation (3.103259)
Date: January 31 2021Type: Audio
Description:Recording of the podcast In Defense of Plants, episode 302, titled, "Community-Based Oak Conservation". Features Tree Conservation Ecologist Silvia Alvarez-Clare discussing community-based projects aimed at saving Quercus brandegeei and Quercus insignis.
