[04/1927]: [Henry Teuscher] to Ruth O. Peterson (3.101608)

Date: April 1927
Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Document
Description:An unsigned, undated letter to Mrs. Ruth O. Peterson of the Western Springs Garden Club suggesting the 4th Monday for their group to tour "as the hawthorns and crabapples will be in bloom." 
Extent: 2 sheets

02/18/1943: [C. E. Godshalk] to W. Y. Dow (3.108888)

Date: February 18 1943
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter pertaining to the boundaries of the Arboretum. The pump house and about four feet of the north end of the cottages are on Lisle Farms. A strip 150 feet wide and approximately 1700 feet long would be necessary to get all the Marmo group in the Arboretum.  A strip much wider should be considered. Mrs. Cudahy and Sterling should survey the area with Mr. Godshalk.
Extent: 1 page

03/11/1988: George H. Ware to Mr. Donald Dickman (3.66962)

Date: March 11 1988
Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:A packet of three letters.  The initial letter is from George Ware to Donald Dickman [Dickmann] of Michigan State University wherein he introduces Mr. Dickmann  to Zhang Qui Wen [Qiwen] of the Chinese Academy of Forestry.  The second letter is from Zhang Qiwen  to George Ware asking him to transfer the enclosed letter to Professor Donald Dickmann.  Zhang Qiwen is seeking to study and conduct research at the University of Michigan following her work with the University of Toronto.
Extent: 3 sheets

03/29: Mrs. Joy Morton II to Clarence Godshalk (3.84706)

Date: March 29 2020
Creator: Morton, Faith C.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Faith Morton to Clarence Godshalk inquiring about trees or shrubs to be given away.
Extent: 1 page

05/03/1928: [H. Teuscher] to W. Y. Dow (3.108805)

Date: May 3 1928
Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Letter to Mr. Dow that includes bills from several nurseries around the world. Invoices from France, Germany and England.
Extent: 1 page

05/25/1927: Neva Littell to Joy Morton (3.101612)

Date: May 25 1927
Creator: Littell, Neva
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Neva Littell to Joy Morton. The Kenilworth Garden Club thanks Joy Morton for permitting and Clarence Godshalk for conducting their recent tour of the Arboretum. They look forward to returning when the iris collection is in bloom.
Extent: 1 sheet

06/11/1925: C. R. Burnett and L. K. Wilkins to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.101526)

Date: June 11 1925
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. R. Burnett and L. K. Wilkins of the Library at U. S. Department of Agriculture to Clarence E. Godshalk. They request to be put on a permanent subscription list to the Bulletin. They also request several back issues. They see that the Bulletin is "of interest to the work of our Department."
Extent: 1 sheet

06/26/1951: E. L. Kammerer to Bernard Harkness (3.93606)

Date: June 26 1951
Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter thanking him for copying them on the letter regarding taxonomy of Lonicera Billardi vs Lonicera tatarica var. parvifolia. Says the Arboretum will change its records for the plant to Lonicera tatarica var. parvifolia per his findings.

07/05: Suzette Morton Zurcher to Arboretum (3.85895)

Date: July 18 2021
Creator: Davidson, Suzette Morton
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Suzette Morton Zurcher to Arboretum asking to have patrol meet the train arriving to Lisle From Chicago, to have Monroes wash her windows, and is looking forward to returning to "Cricket Hill". 

07/06/1995: Eugene B. Smalley to 1995 U.S. Team #6 (3.60850)

Date: July 6 1995
Creator: Smalley, Eugene B., Gillespie, Roslyn
Type: Document
Description:A memo and a fax from Eugene B. Smalley and Roslyn Gillespie concerning the itinerary for U.S. Team #6 1995 trip to China for the Exchange of Genetic Materials:  Ulmus -- elms.
Extent: 3 sheets

07/30: Mother O'Connor to E. L. Kammerer (3.93950)

Date: July 30 2022
Creator: O'Connor, M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mother O'Connor to E. L. Kammerer asking for advice about a blight, which she has included a specimen of, that has appeared on a number of trees growing at the Cenacle in Warrenville, IL.

10/02/1952: E. L. Kammerer to Dorothy E. Hansell (3.94021)

Date: October 2 1952
Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Dorothy Hansell accompanying the requested article about The Morton Arboretum for the Garden Journal of the New York Botanic Garden. Mr. Kammerer also writes that a separate package containing fourteen photos of the Arboretum is being mailed.

10/25/1934: E. L. Kammerer to Henry Leuthardt (3.93676)

Date: October 25 1934
Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says they are planning to plant some espalier pears and would like to see his illustrated information and price list.

10th Annual Husky Heroes at The Morton Arboretum (3.31535)

Date: January 10 2013
Type: Document

11/10/1930: Lisle Farms Co. to R. & J. Farquhar Co. (3.94236)

Date: November 10 1930
Creator: Lisle Farms Co.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Lisle Farms Co. to R. & J. Farquhar Co. requesting to add two and half dozen Lilium candidum (mammoth size) bulbs to their previous order.

11/11/1936: E. L. Kammerer to Mr. J. J. Grullemans (3.93701)

Date: November 11 1936
Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Informing Mr. Grullemans that the Cotoneaster he had pointed out when he visited the Arboretum has been identified by Alfred Rehder of the Arnold Arboretum as C. multiflora, despite it having been received as C. racemiflora soongorica and will be changed. Mentions sending some seeds of it, and also that the Arboretum has been pleased with the Mentor Barberries they had received.

12/10/1935: Mrs. Arthur H. Boettcher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93590)

Date: December 10 1935
Creator: Boettcher, Mrs. Rose K.
Type: Document
Description:Letter on behalf of the Garden Club of Illinois, mentioning that they have been working with Mrs. Watts on providing educational classes and would like E. L. Kammerer, Clarence Godshalk, and John van Gemert to also teach and conduct field trips.

12/10/1935: Mrs. Arthur H Boettcher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93594)

Date: December 10 1935
Creator: Boettcher, Mrs. Rose K.
Type: Document
Description:Outlines the proposed lecture and field trip schedule.

12/31/1938: Margaret Morton to Clarence Godshalk (3.84831)

Date: December 31 1938
Creator: Morton, Margaret Gray
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Margaret Morton to Clarence Godshalk describing work to be done to the house.  Enclosed is a check to Stephens and Rosenbaum but would like to work evaluated before check is sent. Enjoying the winter in San Antonio.
Extent: 2 pages

14th American Horticultural Congress (3.64946)

Date: October 7 – 10 1959
Type: Document
Description:List of individuals who attended the 14th American Horticultural Congress.
Extent: 5 pages

35 [i.e. Thirty-five ] Passenger Open-top Buss [sic] (3.5635)

Date: January 5 1937
Creator: Voltz Brothers, Inc.
Type: Plan
Extent: 1 sheet

60 Years of the Schulenberg Prairie (3.104344)

Date: September 6 2022
Type: Document
Description:Copy of a post from the blog series, When Trees Talk, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Schulenberg Prairie.

100th Anniversary of J. Sterling Morton, Born April 22, 1832 [pamphlet] (3.86108)

Date: 1932
Creator: Nebraska City, Nebraska, Chamber of Commerce
Type: Document
Description:Folder commemorating the 100th anniversary of J. Sterling Morton's birth including information about Arbor Lodge State Park and the J. Sterling Morton Memorial. The folder, presented by the Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska City, Nebraska, includes a copy of the poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer. There is also information about the 60th anniversary of Arbor Day.
Extent: 4 sheets

1027/03/04: [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Anne L. Stevenson (3.101600)

Date: March 4 1927
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from [Clarence E. Godshalk] to Miss Anne L. Stevenson of Jacksonville, Illinois. Evergreens are among Mr. Morton's favorites. We can give you information but we can always find a place for any extra evergreens. You might try your state forestry department.
Extent: 1 sheet

1044/01: Jean M. Cudahy to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.84567)

Date: January 1941
Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Jean Morton Cudahy updating Clarence Godshalk on their garden and travels.
Extent: 4 sheets

1877/04/12: J. Sterling Morton to Emma Morton (3.60833)

Date: April 12 1877
Creator: Morton, J. Sterling
Type: Document
Description:A letter from J. Sterling Morton to Emma Morton discussing a matter of money that was supposed to be invested in stocks, but was instead loaned to another family.  
Extent: 1 page

1890/02/22: J. Sterling Morton to Emma Morton (3.60835)

Date: February 22 1890
Creator: Morton, J. Sterling
Type: Document
Description:A letter from J. Sterling Morton to Emma Morton discussing the health of their mother.
Extent: 1 page

1894/07/13: J. Sterling Morton to Emma Morton (3.60837)

Date: July 13 1894
Creator: Morton, J. Sterling
Type: Document
Description:A letter from J. Sterling Morton to Emma Morton discussing the weather, plans to travel, and warning her to be careful of her correspondence with Susan.  
Extent: 1 page, double sided

1896/03/13: J. Sterling Morton to Joy Morton (3.60838)

Date: March 13 1896
Creator: Morton, J. Sterling
Type: Document
Description:A letter from J. Sterling Morton to Joy Morton discussing the investment of capital in estates such as the Biltmore residence of George W. Vanderbilt, as well as the potential for a similar estete to be established in Nebraska.  The letter also discusses a court case involving Mr. Shields.  
Extent: 5 Sheets

[1896-1900]: Catalog of Arbor Lodge Arboretum and Nurseries (3.62676)

Date: 1896 – 1900
Type: Document
Description:Catalog of Arbor Lodge Arboretum and Nurseries listing the hardy shrubs, roses and trees available for purchase.
Extent: 4 Pages

1897/12/20: Excerpt from the Daily News on the Opening of the Overland Theatre (3.86114)

Date: December 20 1897
Type: Document
Description:Excerpt from the Daily News of December 20, 1897 on the opening of the Overland Theatre. County Attorney Paul Jessen presented a resolution thanking J. Sterling Morton for his many contributions to Nebraska City, Nebraska. Judge Jas. W. Eaton and Edward Sheldon paid tribute to Morton. Following is Morton's response to the resolution and tributes. The item concludes with a description of the theater.
Extent: 5 sheets

1898/02/05: Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton (3.60841)

Date: February 5 1898
Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton regarding the purchase of trees for a project they are planning with the help of Mr. Munn as well as J. Sterling's interest in hiring "a new man and his wife".

1898/02/08: Robert W. Furnas to Morton (Joy Morton) (3.60845)

Date: February 8 1898
Creator: Furnas, Robert W. (Robert Wilkinson), 1824-1905, ed.
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Robert Furnas stating that he would not be able to supply the requested trees, but also suggesting locations where the trees may be acquired.  The letter also contains mention of upcoming social gatherings.  

1898/02/10: Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton (3.60843)

Date: February 10 1898
Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton regarding the planting of trees with Mr. Munn and an anticipated visit by Mr. Abner Morton.  Also includes a hand drawn diagram from Joy Morton detailing the layout of the trees.  
Extent: 3 Sheets

1898/02/28: Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton (3.60848)

Date: February 28 1898
Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton regarding the purchase of trees and shrubs.  The letter also contains information regarding time spent near the ocean.  
Extent: 3 sheets, double sided

1898/03/02: Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton (3.60849)

Date: March 2 1898
Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Joy Morton to J. Sterling Morton regarding the purchase of additional trees.  
Extent: 2 Sheets