1928/03/26: Henry A. Dreer to [Clarence E. Godshalk] (3.101808)
Date: March 26 1928Creator: Henry A. Dreer (Firm)
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Henry A. Dreer to [Clarence E. Godshalk]. They are shipping the missing 2 pounds of Prizetaker Onion seed, with apologies.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/17: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck Company (3.101809)
Date: April 17 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck Company. He describes the problems with his Veritone radio that he has returned to them for repair. If any replacement parts are needed, he authorizes their installation.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/21: [Shirley Maxfield] to Norma A. Bryan (3.101811)
Date: April 21 1928Creator: Maxfield, Shirley
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Shirley Maxfield to Norma A. Bryan. She is enclosing one dollar for a subscription to the Bulletin from Mrs. Walter C. Lyman. Please add her to the subscription list.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/19: Sears Roebuck and Company to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101812)
Date: April 19 1928Creator: Sears Roebuck Company
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sears Roebuck to Clarence E. Godshalk. They are returning the repaired radio chassis to him. It required $2.00 worth of repairs, for which they will bill him. Shorthand notation at the bottom of this letter.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/28: Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing (3.101813)
Date: April 25 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing. He is placing an order for Shaw Power Mower T450. He is ordering through Henry White, and requests the dealer's discount. White will also use this as his demonstrator. He is sending a $25 deposit with the remainder later in May before delivery.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/26: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck Company (3.101814)
Date: April 26 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck Company concerning their repair of his radio. It still scratches. He has tried several remedies which he describes in detail, to no avail. Do they have any other suggestions for him?
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/27: Clarence E. Godshalk to Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture (3.101815)
Date: April 27 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. He requests 6 plants of the Chrysanthemum "Mrs. Calvin Coolidge."
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/04/28: S. W. Shaw to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101816)
Date: April 28 1928Creator: Shaw Manufacturing Company
Type: Document
Description:Letter from S.W. Shaw of Shaw Manufacturing to Clarence E. Godshalk. He acknowledges receipt of the $25 deposit for T45C Power Mower. Once they have received the balance due of $246.50 and instructions as to how and when delivery will be made, they will process the order.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/02: Shirley Maxfield to Norma A. Bryan (3.101817)
Date: May 2 1928Creator: Maxfield, Shirley
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Shirley Maxfield to Norma A. Bryan. Enclosed is a letter from Hugo Winkenderfer. Please take care of the information he requests.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/04 : J. W. Byrnes to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101818)
Date: May 4 1928Creator: Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture
Type: Document
Description:Letter from J. W. Byrnes of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture. Regarding the request for any surplus plants of the pompon Chrysanthemum "Mrs. Calvin Coolidge", the small surplus that they had has been exhausted. He will keep this request for next year, if there is a surplus.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/02: Gertrude Duveri to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101819)
Date: May 2 1928Creator: Duveri, Gertrude
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Gertrude Duveri (Mrs. E. Jackson Duveri) to Clarence E. Godshalk. The Garden Study Class of Rogers Park Woman's Club would like to visit when the lilacs and iris are at their best. Please let her know the best dates.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/05: R. Scheffler to Joy Morton (3.101820)
Date: May 5 1928Creator: Scheffler, Rudolph
Type: Document
Description:Letter from R. Scheffler to Joy Morton. The Wheaton Lions Club is planning an event to raise funds to expand their street lighting project. They are in need of some fast growing plants that would be surplus, and that would be donated gratis or at a great discount. [There is a lengthy message in shorthand, likely in reply.]
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/05: Joy Morton to R. Scheffler (3.101821)
Date: May 5 1928Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to R. Scheffler. The Morton Arboretum has no surplus plants to sell or give away. It was only in the early years that there were surplus plants. He applauds the Wheaton Lions Club for their efforts to beautify their community and wishes them well in their fund raising.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/14: Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing Co. (3.101822)
Date: May 14 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing Co, Galesburg, KS. Enclosed is our final payment of $246.50, added to our previous payment of $25.00 to purchase Shaw Power Mower T450. Please send it as soon as possible.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/15: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck & Company (3.101823)
Date: May 15 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck & Co, Dept 155 requesting notice of receipt of the radio he sent for repair.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/15: Herbert Moule to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101824)
Date: May 15 1928Creator: Moule, Herbert
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Herbert Moule of Wheaton College to Clarence E. Godshalk. A faculty group of 40 from Wheaton College will be coming to tour Morton Arboretum on Saturday May 27. They prefer to come when the Iris are in full bloom, but they are locked into that date. They hope to meet him after a picnic lunch on the grounds. Please confirm. (Secretarial notes in shorthand at the bottom mention the Prairie Club on Sat 26.)
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/17: Clarence E. Godshalk to Herbert Moule (3.101825)
Date: May 17 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Herbert Moule. He will be pleased to welcome the faculty group from Wheaton College. He has a group from the Prairie Club the same day. He suggests they come to his house and he'll direct them to the picnic area. He can show them around until 2 pm when he needs to meet the other group.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/23: Herbert Moule to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101826)
Date: May 23 1928Creator: Moule, Herbert
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Herbert Moule to Clarence E. Godshalk. The Wheaton College Faculty group would like to change the date of their visit from May 26, 1928 to June 2, 1928. In that way, you will not have 2 groups on the grounds and with your time on the same day.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/24: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck & Co. (3.101827)
Date: May 24 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck & Co, Dept 155. He is returning his defective radio to them for the third time for a proper repair. He is leaving the "tubes in the chassis in order for you to be sure that the fault is not in them."
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/28: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101828)
Date: May 28 1928Type: Document
Description:Bill of Lading from Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company to Clarence E. Godshalk. Listed is the garden tractor mower and 3 related parts that was ordered from Shaw Manufacturing Co. Page 2 details the terms and conditions of shipment.
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/05/25: Shaw Manufacturing Co. to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101829)
Date: May 25 1928Creator: Shaw Manufacturing Company
Type: Document
Description:Invoice from Shaw Manufacturing Co. to Clarence E. Godshalk for the T45 Power Mower. The date of 2 checks received, with no balance due.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/02/23: Fiske Seed Company to [Clarence E. Godshalk] (3.101830)
Date: February 23 1928Creator: Fiske Seed Company
Type: Document
Description:Post card from Fiske See Company to Morton Arboretum. Order No. 10214. "We acknowledge receipt of your order, which will be given our best attention."
Extent: 2 sheets
1928/05/25: Clarence E. Godshalk to W. P. Flint (3.101831)
Date: May 25 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to W. P Flint, Chief Entomologist, State Nat[ural] History Survey, University of Illinois. Under separate cover, he is sending specimens from small black walnut trees that are growing under a large black walnut tree. They have no new growth, while nearby trees have new green growth. Please examine these and let us know the cause and any recommendations.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/26: S. W. Shaw to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101832)
Date: May 26 1928Creator: Shaw Manufacturing Company
Type: Document
Description:Letter from S. W. Shaw of Shaw Manufacturing to Clarence E. Godshalk, informing him that the Shaw Power Mower as ordered was shipped the previous day. If there are any questions after reading the enclosed manual, to please contact them.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/28: Clarence E. Godshalk to Herbert Moule (3.101833)
Date: May 28 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Herbert Moule confirming June 2 [for the visit by Wheaton College faculty]. He gives directions to meet at his stucco house on the Arboretum grounds.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/05/28: W. P. Flint to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101834)
Date: May 28 1928Creator: Flint, W. P.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from W. P. Flint, Chief Entomologist of Illinois State Natural History Division to Clarence E. Godshalk. He identified damage to the black walnut twigs sent for analysis on May 25. A detailed analysis and explanation confirms there were bud worms which are the larvae of small moths which feed on the foliage. Flint would like to visit sometime during the summer. A handwritten message on the side of this letter indicates that a letter of welcome was sent to Flint.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/01: Clarence E. Godshalk to Mrs. G. W. Collins (3.101835)
Date: June 1 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Mrs. G. W. Collins of Lombard, Illinois, confirming June 27 for her visit and that someone will "escort you through."
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/01: Clarence E. Godshalk to R. Dunbar (3.101836)
Date: June 1 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to R. Dunbar in Ann Arbor, Michigan, suggesting that he stop by after he finishes his exams. Then they will determine if there is suitable work for him. "I hope you like landscape work as well as you anticipate."
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/04: Henry White to Shaw Manufacturing Co. (3.101837)
Date: June 4 1928Creator: White, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Henry White to Shaw Manufacturing Co. White understood that when Morton Arboretum ordered the Shaw mower in the month of May that they would receive at no charge a cultivator attachment and air cleaner for the carburetor. These were not received.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/04: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck and Company (3.101838)
Date: June 4 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sears Roebuck and Company, thanking them for the repaired radio, with parts installed gratis.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/04: Clarence E. Godshalk to W. P. Flint (3.101839)
Date: June 4 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to W. P. Flint thanking him [for the analysis of the black walnut twig damage.] He also welcomes Flint to visit at any time.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/06: Mrs. Wheeler H. Peckham to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101840)
Date: June 6 1928Creator: Peckham, Mrs. Wheeler H.
Type: Document
Description:Telegram from Mrs. Wheeler H. Peckham to Clarence E. Godshalk.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/12: Benjamin R. Hoffman to Morton Arboretum (3.101841)
Date: June 12 1928Creator: Hoffman, Benjamin
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Benjamin R. Hoffman to Morton Arboretum. Arnold Arboretum showed him a form of shrub label fixed on a vertical spur for setting in the ground. He would like a price quote in quantities of a hundred. In pencil at the bottom is a line of shorthand notes.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/13: Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing Company (3.101842)
Date: June 13 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing Company. He is ordering spare parts for the mower which they recently purchased. Since they use the mower every day, he wants these on hand. He also reminds them that they still haven't received the cultivator attachment and the air cleaner for the carburetor, as promised.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/14: Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing Company (3.101843)
Date: June 14 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Shaw Manufacturing Company. He is ordering several parts. He reports that he has separately returned armature parts that failed after 5 days of use. He requests that these be replaced.
Extent: 1 sheet
1928/06/16: Clarence E. Godshalk to Benjamin R. Hoffman (3.101844)
Date: June 16 1928Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Benjamin R. Hoffman, in reply to the letter of June 12. Morton Arboretum does not sell tree labels.
Extent: 1 sheet