The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 01 (3.34471)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- Miyabe Maple: A Tree Worth Knowing More About (1-3)
- Focus: The Nature Study & Camera Club after ten Years (4-8)
- A Tree by Any Other Name…(Or: What is Behind Name Changes?) (9-13, 16)
- Cornelian Cherry Dogwood, Cornus mas: Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) (14-15)
- Climatological Summary (16)
Extent: 16 pages
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 09 No. 01 (3.34581)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1973Type: Serial
Description:
- Shall we Have an Out-of-Doors or an Indoor Civilization? : Shall we Plant Trees or Build Buildings? (1-6)
- Trees Are Forever—We Hope (7-9)
- Planting the Centennial Grove (10-11)
- At the Feeder (12-13)
- Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana: Ebony Family (Ebenaceae) (14-15)
- Arboretum News and Notes (16)
- Climatological Summary (16)
Extent: 16 pages
Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Atropurpureum’ (Purple-leaved sycamore maple), habit, fall (3.38114)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Atropurpureum’ (Purple-leaved sycamore maple), full view of small tree showing very slight fall color but primarily dark green foliage, crown is broad and domed, other trees visible in background.
Extent: 1 slide
1987/04/08: Joe W. White to George Ware (3.38290)
Date: April 8 1987Creator: White, Joe W.
Type: Document
Description:Set of two letters
First letter from Joe W. White of Friends of the Barnwell Center to George Ware inviting him to present a program on the selection, planting, and management of urban trees at the Barnwell Center in Shreveport, Louisiana on February 24, 1988.
Second letter from George Ware to Joe W. White agreeing to present at the Barnwell Center on February 24, 1988.
Extent: 2 sheets
1981/03/03: Jeff Dawson to George Ware (3.38659)
Date: March 3 1981Creator: Dawson, Jeffrey O.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jeff Dawson, Assistant Professor of Forestry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to George Ware discussing an outline of proposed research concerning the low soil oxygen tolerance (with mention of ethanol and flood tolerance) of maple and oak trees.
Enclosed with letter
An Ethanol Tree-Seedling Assay: A Potential Method to Screen Trees for Tolerance to Low Soil Oxygen Conditions Resulting from Soil Compaction and Paving. Review of current literature and proposal for two experiments to examine oxygen deficiency and ethanol tolerance in tree seedling roots. The results would be used in the creation of an tree survivability index which would be of use in flood prone areas or compacted urban and recreational sites.
Extent: 7 sheets, 1 envelope
Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4056)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
(L to R): Carlton Norris (ARCO), Byron Turnquest (ARCO), George Ware, and Marion Hall standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake (3.4513)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake
Extent: 1 photograph
1992/11/25: George Ware to Jan Schmidt Barkley (3.47446)
Date: November 25 1992Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Jan Schmidt Barkley of the J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Trust thanking them for a $4,000 endowment to research the drought-tolerance of sugar maples.
Extent: 1 sheet
Seasonal activity, within-tree distribution, and ovipositional and feeding preference of the elm leafminer, Fenusa ulmi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) (3.55346)
Date: 2014Creator: Ware, George, Miller, Fredric D.
Type: Article
1996/10/22: Larry Thompson to Raymond Brand (3.56339)
Date: October 22 1996Creator: Thompson, Larry
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Larry Thompson of Wheaton College to Raymond Brand inquiring if he has any knowledge regarding the theory that trees can serve as a barrier to the spread of communicable disease.
The letter contains a handwritten note to Arboretum staff asking for their input, and a handwritten note from Michael Stieber to Ray Brand suggesting he consult an abstract which is no longer with the original document.
Extent: 1 sheet
Announcement of Special Speech on Different Topics by Professor Eugene B. Smalley, Professor Ray Guries, Dr. Goerge [sic] Ware, and Dr. Mark Widrlechner (3.60331)
Date: 1995Type: Document
Description:A series of documents announcing the topics, time and location for speakers at the Sino-American Agricultural Exchange Program, hosted by the Najing Forestry University, P. R. China from September 10- October 1, 1995.
Extent: 7 sheets
1988/10/25: Chao Ching Ju to Mr. George H. Ware (3.62965)
Date: October 25 1988Creator: Qingru, Zhao
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Chao Ching Ju of the Chinese Academy of Forestry to George H. Ware discussing possible dates for exchange visits.
Extent: 1 sheet
Resume, visit extension, and other documents relating to visiting researcher Qingru Zhao (Chinju Chao) Associate Professor, Senior Forestry Researcher (3.65634)
Date: circa 1991Type: Document
Description:A set of documents primarily consisting of a resume, academic credentials, and application to extend a visa for visiting graduate student Qingru Zhao with The Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 11 sheets
The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 11 No. 02 (3.34472)
Date: June 21 – September 20 1975Type: Serial
Description:
- “Nature City”: Translating the Natural Environment into Urban Language (17-22)
- American Plants in Porcelain Sculpture (23-25)
- I Loved a Frog Pond (26-27)
- Exploring a Pond in summer… (28-29)
- Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida: Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) (30-31)
- People and Projects/ Climatological Summary (32)
Extent: 16 pages
2000/04/17: Donald A. Rakow to George Ware (3.37854)
Date: April 17 2000Creator: Rakow, Donald A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Donald A. Rakow of Cornell Plantations to George Ware announcing that he will receive the Award of Merit from the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta in recognition of his contributions to the field of ornamental horticulture and public gardens.
Extent: 1 sheet
Acer platanoides (Norway maple), young tree (3.38079)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer platanoides (Norway maple), young tree with leaves beginning to change to golden color in foreground of open plot of land with several other varieties of trees growing in the background
Extent: 1 slide
Undated: Patricia Trambridge to George Ware (3.38205)
Creator: Trambridge, Patricia
Type: Document
Description:Note from Patricia Trambridge to George Ware stating that she is sending him an article about himself that was in the The State Newspaper from Columbia, South Carolina.
Extent: 1 sheet
1986/11/15: Lois Ballard to George Ware (3.38291)
Date: November 15 1986Creator: Ballard, Lois N.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Lois Ballard of the Wisconsin Landscape Critics Council enclosing payment and thanking him for presenting at the Landscape Design Symposium at George Williams College.
Extent: 1 sheet
1983/12/05: David L. Hensley to George Ware (3.39922)
Date: December 5 1983Creator: Hensley, David L.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from David L. Hensley of Kansas State University to George Ware giving the status of various plants in the vicinity, inquiring about Chinese plant material suitable for their area of Kansas, and potential internship positions at the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4057)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
(L to R): Carlton Norris (ARCO), Byron Turnquest (ARCO), George Ware, and Marion Hall standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL (3.4521)
Date: April 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL, standing next to man and truck for pickup near Research Building
Extent: 1 photograph
1996/10/04: George Ware to Dirk Lohan (3.47518)
Date: October 4 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Dirk Lohan discussing Arthurn Nolan Jr.'s interest in the elm hybrid Danada. Mr. Ware states that he will make available 15 Danada elms for the spring planting season.
Extent: 1 sheet
Schedule for US Team 6, "Echange [sic] of Genetic Materials of Elm" in Nanjing (3.60332)
Date: 1995Type: Document
Description:A daily itinerary for the Arboretum's 1995 expedition to China.
Extent: 1 sheet
Urban Vegetation Laboratory Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1988 (3.67125)
Date: 1988Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Document
Description:Text only content for a newsletter titled Urban Vegetation Laboratory Newsletter for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. The document also contains a history of the laboratory's objectives, facilities, and personnel.
Extent: 11 sheets
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
1983/12/14: Horticulture Research Center, Kansas State University to George Ware (3.39923)
Date: December 14 1983Type: Document
Description:Letter from an unidentified person from the Horticulture Research Center, Kansas State University to George Ware describing the zone hardiness of several species of Asiatic trees in the vicinity of the University.
Extent: 1 sheet
Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO (3.4058)
Date: August 3 1984Type: Photographic image
Description:Presentation of check for $125,000 to The Morton Arboretum by ARCO
(L to R): Carlton Norris (ARCO), Byron Turnquest (ARCO), George Ware, and Marion Hall standing outside
Extent: 1 photograph
1999/05/16: Yiquin Xin to George Ware (3.44548)
Date: May 16 1999Creator: Xin, Yiqun
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Yiqun Xin of Shandong University in China to George Ware discussing sending Ulmus macrocarpa seeds from the city of Jinan and Ulmus glaucescens and Ulmus pumila seeds from the Shandong province.
Extent: 1 sheet
George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL (3.4522)
Date: April 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:George Ware holding elm tree given to National Park Service for Lincoln Home site, Springfield, IL, standing next to man and truck for pickup near quonset huts
Extent: 1 photograph
1996/10/18: George Ware to Carl Niermann (3.47519)
Date: October 18 1996Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Carl Niermann discussing the condition of the oak trees on his property and the death of one due to increased soil wetness.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/12/17: George H. Ware to Dr. Bill Braker (3.55485)
Date: December 17 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Dr. Bill Braker of the the Flossmor Country Club discussing his recommendations for various landscape issues and care of existing woody plants on and around the Flossmoor golf course.
Extent: 2 sheets
Kris Bachtell and Patti Jelen shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting (3.55667)
Date: April 1996Creator: Hootman, Rick
Type: Photographic image
Description:Kris Bachtell and Patti Jelen shoveling soil over newly planted tree at Arbor Day employee tree planting. George Ware far left, Peter van der Linden in green hat, Carol Doty in beige jacket, Becky Monroe in blue jacket.
Extent: 1 slide
1995: Flow sheet (page 7) (3.56341)
Date: 1995Type: Document
Description:Page 7 of a flow sheet from 1995 that lists dates and taxonomic names of plants and possibly their zone location in the Arboretum. Dr. Ware is handwritten in the upper right margin.
Extent: 1 sheet
1995/01/31: Eugene B. Smalley to George Ware (3.60561)
Date: January 31 1995Creator: Smalley, Eugene B.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Eugene B. Smalley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to George Ware informing him that their China Proposal was selected for the 1995 program.
Extent: 1 sheet
1988/11/25: Zhang Qiwen to Dr. George H. Ware (3.63431)
Date: November 25 1988Creator: Qiwen, Zhang
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Zhang Qiwen to George Ware discussing her research project for the University of Toronto, inquiring about financial assistance, the possibility of visiting to the Arboretum, and thanking Dr. Ware for his help.
Extent: 2 sheets
1990/02/08: George H. Ware to Ms. Barbara Drazin (3.67126)
Date: February 8 1990Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George H. Ware of the Morton Arboretum to Ms. Barbara Drazin at the Institute of Museum Services containing necessary documents to complete the application process for a 1990 Conservation Project Grant.
Extent: 2 sheets