Search results for termid:"planting_time" (43 object Results)
1929/03/06: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101454)
Date: March 6 1929Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying Fred Berg seemed quite pleased to be scolded by Morton. He is getting around rather well. The weather is spring-like, but as the ground is still frozen, they are unable to plant. They have considerable trimming and burning of brush yet to do. The men are moving larches and pines for the background of the flower garden. They are also pruning. Chas Schroeder has been down several times to ask for phosphate for the land he left idle last summer. Fred Berg also wants phosphate for the big hill. Should he buy a car and divide it between the two?
He has two good candidates for the assistant in botanical work position. He is enclosing copies of letters of their qualifications. Mr. Kammerer is stopping by today. He would like Morton's approval to offer the job to one of them for the salary offered to Mr. Weimer. He includes a message from Mrs. Barnet to Mrs. Morton.
Extent: 2 sheets
1929/03/26: C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton (3.101457)
Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Joy Morton saying they have started spring planting. He has added 12 men to the staff. He has a young man and his wife in the cookhouse; the men are satisfied with the cooking. He apologizes for not having thought of having his wife Margaret write to her uncle, George Damon, in Pasadena, telling him to look up Morton while Morton was there. Teuscher sent him of list of surplus plants in their nursery that the Arboretum can pick from in an exchange. Teuscher mentioned Dr. Eneader, the old willow man, is dead. It is very spring-like at the Arboretum with temperatures in the seventies.
1935: Jean Cudahy to Clarence Godshalk (3.61565)
Date: 1935Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jean Cudahy to Clarence regarding expenses and Spring planning for the Arboretum, including a list of plants.
Extent: 2 sheets, double sided
1935/03/07: E. L. Kammerer to Jean Cudahy (3.61604)
Date: March 7 1935Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Jean Cudahy regarding an upcoming flower show as well as weather and growing conditions at the arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
1935/03/28: [Clarence Godshalk?] to Jean Cudahy (3.61606)
Date: March 28 1935Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter to Jean Cudahy regarding the construction of the Administration building, the [Godshalk] house, and work being done at the arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/01/26: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62080)
Date: January 26 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy regarding work at the Arboretum, plans for a new garage and a new bus, and the December Arboretum statement.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/03/22: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62089)
Date: March 22 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy regarding the purchase of some equipment and its reflection in the Arboretum budget. The letter also mentions an upcoming flower show at Navy Pier, a lecture given by Mr. Kammerer, and other general conditions at the Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/04/08: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62096)
Date: April 8 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy regarding a recent garden show and the Arboretum's exhibit at the show, as well as general conditions at the Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
1937/04/20: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62101)
Date: April 20 1937Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy regarding planting conditions and work being done on the residence that has replaced the greenhouse.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1938/03/16: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62107)
Date: March 16 1938Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy regarding an upcoming garden show and the model that is being prepared for the exhibit, as well as current conditions at the Arboretum.
Extent: 2 sheets
1939/03/15: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62124)
Date: March 15 1939Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudhay regarding an upcoming flower show at Navy Pier, a lecture by Dr. Hilary S. Jurica, and plans for the Arbor Day planting.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1939/04/04: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.62125)
Date: April 4 1939Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy regarding the recent garden show and suggested updates to their exhibit for future years. The letter also mentions spring planting work and preparations for the Centennial Celebration.
Extent: 2 sheets
1921/11/28: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62234)
Date: November 26 1921Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent regarding not being able to hire Mr. Slavin and plans for planting at the Arboretum, including plans for a "Sargent Plot".
Extent: 1 Sheet
1922/04/10: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62256)
Date: April 10 1922Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent informing him of his return from a vacation in Hawaii and asking for additional information about Mr. Tauscher who has been hired as a botanist.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1922/05/01: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62260)
Date: May 1 1922Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter to C. S. Sargent containing the figures pertaining to the number of plants planted at the Arboretum between April 6 and April 27.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1922/05/22: [Joy Morton] to C. S. Sargent (3.62264)
Date: May 22 1922Type: Document
Description:Letter to C. S. Sargent regarding the purchase of a number of books and photographs as well as the impact recent weather has had on conditions at the arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1923/04/23: Joy Morton to Susan Delano McKelvey (3.62527)
Date: April 23 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to Susan Delano McKelvey regarding the photos she took at the Morton Arboretum, planting conditions at the Arboretum, and a recent trip he had taken to South America.
Extent: 1 Sheet, Double Sided
1923/04/24: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62528)
Date: April 24 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent regarding progress being made at the Arboretum and the pictures Mrs. McKelvey had taken. He also states that he has selected a man to temporarily be in charge of moving books to the library.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1923/09/20: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62536)
Date: September 20 1923Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent enclosing a list of seeds which he was hoping might be gathered and held for him. He also provides an update on conditions at the Morton Arboretum and states that he will be leaving tomorrow to Donate the Arbor Lodge to the State of Nebraska.
Extent: 2 Sheets
1924/02/21: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.62564)
Date: February 21 1924Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent sending well wishes in regards to his recent illness, informing him of a recent operation Sterling had to remove a kidney stone, and describing an upcoming trip he will be taking to the Mediterranean.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1940/02/01: E. Lowell Kammerer to Jean M. Cudahy (3.83857)
Date: February 1 1940Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Thanks her for her check. Bulletins sent to Mrs. Alfred B. Noyes. Her photos to be filed for future use. The mounting of 1,210 herbarium specimens from Arnold Arboretum just completed. Received enclosed Smithsonian Institution information from Mrs. T. D. Roberts. Record low weather may affect young plants.
Extent: 1 sheet
1946/04/13: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84435)
Date: April 13 1946Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton apologizing for the delay in sending his plant labels. They corrected some of his plant names using the Standardized Plant Names list. The plants at the Arboretum were advanced for the season until several hard freezes checked their growth. The magnolias and the early flowering cherries and pears were most affected. He believes other spring flowering trees will provide an outstanding bloom. The new road is graded, and a contractor will apply the gravel. The spring classes were exceptionally well attended. A winter class on developing a small country place had 245 people enrolled, with at least 150 attending each of the ten sessions. He hopes Morton will be able to see the Arboretum at its best this spring.
Extent: 2 sheets
1954/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84470)
Date: February 17 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying he will take a look at the James King Home for men, then write to Mr. McClave. Due to the mild weather they have been getting, they may be able to do some planting in sod areas. Tyznik, Crowley and Godshalk have started a research project at the old Duel Farm to show people how they can handle woodland properties—keeping one naturalistic, the other one semi-natural. He describes the land around his vacation home in Wisconsin. He looks forward to getting away from people for a while and relax there. He believes Morton covered the subject very well for the proposed booklet. Mrs. Cudahy and the Simonds children believe that the general plan of the Arboretum was worked out by Mr. Simonds. However, Godshalk says not much of the present Arboretum layout is related to Simonds’ original plan. He is enclosing a plan with the things Simonds planned marked in red. Godshalk recalls the spring of 1922 when Simonds shipped 138, 000 plants to the Arboretum without a single planting plan to work with. Simonds plans were for a beautiful park, not an Arboretum. Teuscher, Kammerer and Godshalk all had more to do with the present day Arboretum layout than did Simonds. Godshalk has kept an accurate diary of the Arboretum’s development. Simonds was ultimately fired by Joy Morton.
Extent: 3 sheets
1954/02/11: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84471)
Date: February 11 1954Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Although Godshalk has received drawing of the proposed planting at the James C. King Home, he has not had time to study it and will write to Mr. Mc Clave after studying it. The note which Mr. Morton received from Mr. Nordine is part of a stationery packet with sketches by Mrs. Watts of four Arboretum views now sold at the Arboretum for one dollar. Working on research project to study planting around hedges; testing will be done on distance of plants, trimming and fertilizing hedges. Cultivating to be done in and around plants or beds to avoid washing on a hillside. Wants to get testing areas properly developed this year and would hold Field Day next year when better prepared for a more successful event. Received Porter-Cable hedgeshears and will cut hedges in dormant stage; will report to Mr. Morton after one month's use. Also checked with Mr. Waland about the chain jumping the track; Mr. Weland will check with the factory to find a possible remedy.
Extent: 2 sheets
1955/05/05: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84485)
Date: May 5 1955Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying he has been busy with spring work and checking the drawings from Holabird and Root. The contract was given to Carroll Construction Company; he thinks they will do a good job as they did good work on the Thornhill Building. Jones has accepted a down payment on the eleven acres. The Arboretum is at least two weeks earlier in the blooming season. They have started test fertilizer and mulch plots. They are also running tests with salt on grass and trees. They have started an area showing the public how to grow fruit trees and bushes. They had one of the largest crowds ever this past Sunday. They took pictures to show what the traffic is like during busy times. He had to get after the Howard Fischer outfit, as not much seemed to be getting done. Having the equipment they need is a great advantage.
Extent: 2 sheets
1944/03/09: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.84578)
Date: March 9 1944Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy updating her on efforts to rejuvenate a hedge, spring planting lists, repairs to Thornhill Building, and classes with Mrs. Watts. He updates her on the military status of former employees and acquaintances. He reports that hog production is the most thriving business at Lisle.
Extent: 2 sheets
1936/03/11: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. Joy Morton (3.84783)
Date: March 11 1936Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. Joy Morton with general Arboretum news. The flower bills that she sent will be paid; annual flower show is coming up; John Kleppe has been sowing seeds.
Extent: 1 page
1936/04/29: Clarence Godshalk to Margaret Morton (3.84788)
Date: April 29 1936Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence Godshalk to Margaret Morton with planting news - both at the Administration Building and the residence. May will be busy with garden groups and tours.
Extent: 1 page
1940/04/01: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85159)
Date: April 1 1940Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. 1) Garden Show was "better than any we've done." 2) Update on plantings. 3) Progress on digging the lake, including Mr. Yackley's work. 4) Mars. Watts and Miss Keller are continuing with the teacher's course. 5) Need for a bicycle rack. 6) Otto Johnson's daughter is getting married. 7) Mrs. Barnett is readying the house for Mrs. Morton's arrival.
Extent: 2 sheets
1945/03/20: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85792)
Date: March 20 1943Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Both Mr. and Mrs. Jennings are alive and live upstairs in South Farm house. Got only 9 boys from Downers Grove High School so will try other nearby towns this week. Winter wheat field splendid; will start plowing cornstalks in next few days. Many people visited Arboretum on Sunday because of very warm weather; will probably be busy on future Sundays.
1945/03/26: Clarence E. Godshalk to Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy (3.85793)
Date: March 26 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Very early season with many plants blooming or starting to open. Planting group plantings; because of warmth, planting will be shortest ever. More boys helped clean up on Saturday; our men will continue planting during weekdays. White sowed alfalfa in wheat field and began readying corn stalks for plowing.
1945/04/07: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85794)
Date: April 7 1945Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Cold weather, nightime temperatures 28 degrees and 30 degrees, and very strong winds may have caused damage to early-blooming shrubs, but CEG unable to detect any, Weather may cause prolonged flowering season. Planting almost all complete; men will now do hoeing and muching of new plants, Thornhill classes have started and all are very well attended.
1945/03/16: Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy (3.85826)
Date: March 16 1946Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:In this letter from Clarence Godshalk to Jean Cudahy, Godshalk discusses possible future plans of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums. Aditionally, Godshalk mentions that because there has been so much rain recently that it had been difficult to get work done, and more difficult to get men to work on the job because of limited hours. As a result of spring-like weather, they were forced to start planting on Monday. On Thursday Garfield was there, and, in spite of the rain, they went out to see the hogs and the new road. They were putting our new surveying instrument to good use and are running our base line through the Arboretum. Everything else can be tied in and we can work out the grid system. When they opened the Administration Building on March first on Saturday and Sunday afternoons for visitors, there were fewer people on Saturdays but a greater number on Sundays. Thornhill Building opened April first.
1957/06/11: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86032)
Date: June 11 1957Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton updating him on events at the Arboretum. They just finished the spring planting, late due to the weather. He will have someone look at Morton's browned yews. The construction of the toll road is moving ahead. The housing project does not have full approval for moving the houses, but the two they do have permits for are in process. Plans are proceeding for the widening of Route 53 and the clover-leaf.
Extent: 2 sheets
1957/09/05: Clarence Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86033)
Date: September 5 1957Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Problem with contractor's delay in housing project; three houses moved. New road, staked and cleared of trees. Use of bulldozer to clear stubs. Next step: grader. Housing project approved by Zoning Board. Fencing is aluminum 6 feet high, cyclone fence, three barbs on top. Toll Road project wants to build detour of Route 53. Much transplanting needed to prepare for new road location.
P.S. Helicopter provided by Mr. Kirchoff, Toll Road engineer, to take Clarence and Tony on ride over Arboretum to view new developments. More of same in future.
Extent: 1 sheet
1958/03/25: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.86040)
Date: March 25 1958Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton updating him on work being done around the Arboretum: spring work is proceeding, work on the new houses is going well, the Toll Road work is expected to begin April 1, and the work on Route 53 and the underpass will not start until June 1. The new lake is at its ultimate level and will be pumped out again now that warmer weather is here. He met with Mr. Rowe of Morton Salt to discuss plantings for outside the new Morton Salt offices. He is working out an arrangement with the Garden Club of Illinois to test plants under loop conditions with signage for passers-by.
Extent: 2 sheets