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
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 08 No. 02 (3.34578)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1972Type: Serial
Description:
- Ropes on the Fox (17-22)
- In Memoriam: Mary K. Moulton 1913-1972 (23-24)
- Hortus Botanicus: the Botanic Garden & the Book (24)
- Adventures Afield: A Brief History (25-26)
- Field Course in the Rocky Mountains (27-29, 32)
- Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum: Maple Family (Aceraceae) (30-31)
- Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and Helen Turner with group at Wayne village station (3.35243)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Standing next to the Wayne village station, May T. Watts speaks to a group gathered for the initial survey of the land that would become the Illinois Prairie Path. Watts appears to be reading from the book "The Great Third Rail," which detailed the complete history of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway. Helen Turner is visible to the far right.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts, Mollie Salmon, and Floyd Swink with group at Wayne village station (3.35244)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Standing next to the Wayne village station, Floyd Swink speaks to a group gathered for the initial survey of the land that would become the Illinois Prairie Path. Swink appears to be holding a tuft of grass for the group to view. May T. Watts and Mollie Salmon stand to his left.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Helen Turner at the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin right-of-way near Wayne (3.35245)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner walks along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin right-of-way near Wayne, Illinois, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
National Trails Symposium, May Watts, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, and others cutting a ribbon (3.35246)
Date: 1971Type: Photographic image
Description:May Watts cuts a ribbon with United States Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton and others at the opening of the National Trail System. On this occasion, the Illinois Prairie Path became part of the National Trail System, and Watts was honored with an award.
Extent: 1 photograph
National Trails Symposium, May Watts, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, and others walking (3.35247)
Date: 1971Type: Photographic image
Description:May Watts walks with United States Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton and others at the opening of the National Trail System. On this occasion, the Illinois Prairie Path became part of the National Trail System, and Watts was honored with an award.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Floyd Swink, Helen Turner, May T. Watts, and others near Wheaton (3.35248)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Floyd Swink, Helen Turner, May T. Watts, and others walk along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin near houses in Wheaton, Illinois, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts speaking to group (3.35252)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts, in center, speaks to a group along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Helen Turner, Jane Moore, May T. Watts, and others observing plants along railroad ties (3.35255)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner, Jane Moore, May T. Watts, and others stop to observe plants growing along railroad ties that were part of the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Helen Turner speaking to fellow hikers at a quarry (3.35256)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Helen Turner speaks to other hikers at a quarry near Batavia, Illinois, along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and others near railroad tracks (3.35258)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts stands with a small group near railroad tracks by the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts, Floyd Swink, Helen Turner, and others having lunch (3.35260)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts, Floyd Swink, Helen Turner, and others have a discussion while stopping for lunch at a park in Batavia near the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and Helen Turner with fellow hikers (3.35261)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts, Helen Turner, and others pause to have a discussion near a stone retaining wall along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts speaking to fellow hikers (3.35262)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to hikes along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path. Helen Turner is seated to the left.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and her daughter Erica having lunch with fellow hikers (3.35263)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts and her daughter Erica (far right) have lunch with fellow hikers at a park in Batavia along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: May T. Watts and Floyd Swink with fellow hikers at a park (3.35264)
Date: October 19 1963Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts and Floyd Swink stopp with fellow hikers at a park in Batavia along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path. Helen Turner is seated to the left.
Extent: 1 slide
Illinois Prairie Path, first trip: Floyd Swink's written description (3.35265)
Date: October 19 1963Creator: Swink, Floyd
Type: Document
Description:A type-written narrative from Floyd Swink describing the first walk along the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Text, from top to bottom:
Saturday, October 19, 1963
the walk inlcuded Wayne, Batavia, and Wheaton,
along the old Chicago, Aurora & Elgin right-of-way;
the tour also inlcuded a walk along the old Geneva
branch, abandoned in 1937; we (or at least I)
then stopped at Perry Lake in Glen Ellyn to watch
the excavation of a mastodon
the walk consisted of Arboretum class members
[handwritten] (Floyd Swink)
Extent: 1 sheet
Illinois Prairie Path, second trip: May T. Watts with group at High Lake station (3.35268)
Date: May 9 1964Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to a group sitting on steps at the High Lake station along the Geneva branch of the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Clarence E. Godshalk, dressed for work (3.3527)
Date: 1921Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk, dressed for work
Extent: 1 photograph
Illinois Prairie Path, second trip: May T. Watts giving a presentation at High Lake station (3.35270)
Date: May 9 1964Creator: Sobolik, A. A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts speaks to a group sitting on steps at the High Lake station along the Geneva branch of the former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, on land that would become part of the Illinois Prairie Path.
Extent: 1 slide
Clarence E. Godshalk, just out of college, drinking some water (3.3528)
Date: September 21 – December 20 1921Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk, just out of college, drinking some water
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence E. Godshalk sitting on a fallen oak in the woodlands, north of Lake Marmo (3.3529)
Date: 1922Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk sitting on a fallen oak in the woodlands, north of Lake Marmo, where daffodils are now among big oaks. This oak was taken down so it would not fall on the wall.
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence and Margaret Godshalk with their dog, Punch, at the river dam behind their house (3.3530)
Date: 1926 – 1927Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence and Margaret Godshalk with their dog, Punch, at the river dam behind their house
Clarence has his eye on a pickerel which he hopes to spear with a 3 tine fork
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence E. Godshalk and his dog, Punch, with Joy Morton's castoff Model T car (3.3531)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk and his dog, Punch, with Joy Morton's castoff Model T car
Photograph taken in front of Tony's house on Route 53, looking toward Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence E. Godshalk and Emil Heineman canoeing on the DuPage River behind his house (3.3532)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk and Emil Heineman canoeing on the DuPage River behind his house, just north of Geographical Groups
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence and Margaret Godshalk outside with several of their puppies (3.3534)
Date: 1936 – 1937Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence and Margaret Godshalk outside with several of their puppies
Extent: 1 photograph
A walking tour of The Morton Arboretum with May T. Watts, group walking along a path (3.35367)
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts leads a group walking along a path at The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence Godshalk with his airplane (3.3538)
Date: 1950sType: Photographic image
Description:Clarence Godshalk with his airplane
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence Godshalk with Webster Crowley studying Dutch Elm Disease (3.3539)
Date: 1950sType: Photographic image
Description:Clarence Godshalk with Webster Crowley studying Dutch Elm Disease
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence Godshalk in his office working at desk (3.3542)
Date: October 1961Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence Godshalk in his office working at desk
Extent: 1 photograph
Clarence E. Godshalk's 90th birthday celebration scrapbook: front cover (3.3543)
Date: January 14 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Clarence E. Godshalk's 90th birthday celebration scrapbook: front cover, including photograph and invitation
Invitation, white pine drawn on front cover, designed by Nancy S. Hart
Photograph, Clarence Godshalk's birthday cakes
Extent: 1 sheet
Lowell Kammerer instructing Arboretum landscape class (3.3554)
Date: 1950sType: Photographic image
Description:Lowell Kammerer instructing Arboretum landscape class
Extent: 1 slide
Marion T. Hall at his desk (3.3573)
Date: 1960sCreator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Marion T. Hall at his desk
Extent: 1 photograph
Walter Eickhorst, at old Thornhill entrance gates (3.3575)
Date: 1977Type: Photographic image
Description:Walter Eickhorst, the grandson of Joy Morton's chauffeur and longtime Arboretum employee, at old Thornhill entrance gates
Extent: 1 photograph
Bob Betz leading group tour of Schulenberg Prairie (3.3582)
Date: 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Bob Betz (far right) leading group tour of Schulenberg Prairie
Charles Lewis and Sherry (Rubino) Lewis at center left
Extent: 1 photograph