Lepiota morgani I (3.29240)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 34 x 20 cm.
Roadside Planting Through Rosacae [sic] Group (3.5719)
Date: 1920sCreator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Plan
Description:No indication is given as to location within the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
Three Mushrooms (3.29261)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Geaster triplex (3.29235)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 15 x 15 cm., on sheet 26 x 21 cm.
Morton residence from lower pond before addition of library wing (3.38600)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Morton residence from lower pond before addition of library wing
Extent: 1 negative
Pleurotus sp. (3.29253)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 27 x 20 cm.
Arboretum unpaved road in forest curving to right (3.32178)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Arboretum unpaved road in forest curving to right
Early roads - muddy when wet, dusty when dry
Extent: 1 negative
Coprinus micaceus (3.29230)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 21 cm.
Volvaria speciosa (3.29265)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Joy Morton, formal portrait (3.31648)
Date: circa 1920 – 1939Creator: Moffett Russell
Type: Photographic image
Description:Formal portrait of Joy Morton in his later years.
Extent: 1 photograph
Caprifoliaceae Collection in winter looking west (3.38265)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Caprifoliaceae Collection in winter looking west
Extent: 1 negative
Arboretum unpaved road alongside body of water on left (3.33191)
Date: 1922 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Arboretum unpaved road alongside body of water on left
Extent: 1 negative
View of Morton residence on horizon from Ridge Road near Geographical Groups (3.32761)
Date: 1922 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:View of Morton residence on horizon from Ridge Road near Geographical Groups
Extent: 1 negative
The Birch Group [planting plan] (3.5647)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1925Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Plan
Description:Planting plan for the Birch Group in the King's Grove area, including Asiatic, European, and American birches. Also identifies road leading to Caprifoliaceae
Extent: 1 sheet
1925/07/13: Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent (3.63973)
Date: July 13 1925Creator: Morton, Joy
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joy Morton to C. S. Sargent regarding the publication of Wilson's book and advising that he will try to provide further publicity for the Arnold Arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
1925/10: W.A. Harshbarger to Lee R. Bonnewitz (3.84639)
Date: October 1925Creator: Harshbarger, W.A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from W.A. Harshbarger to Lee R. Bonnewitz sharing information about the peony divisions he planted, purchased from Bonnewitz the previous year, and how pleased he was with the divisions sent and the resulting plants. Record includes the Bonnewitz Garden Bulletin, a peony catalog, dated October 10, 1925.
Extent: 6 sheets (1 letter, 5 catalog)
Telephotograph of Mr. Joy Morton (3.3170)
Date: November 15 1925Type: Photographic image
Description:Telephotograph depicting formal portrait of Mr. Joy Morton.
This telephotograph was printed from the unretouched negative received November 15, 1925 at Chicago from New York City over a telephone circuit 931 miles in length. The time required for transmission was 7.5 minutes.
Extent: 1 photograph
Botanical plates / M.E. Eaton.. [et al.]. (3.29624)
Date: 1916 – 1964Creator: Eaton, Mary Emily.
Type: Painting
Extent: 281 prints : art reproductions, color, b&w 27 x 18 cm.
Area cleared of brush and small trees for road in woods (3.33516)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Area cleared of brush and small trees for road in woods, before stumps were blown and bed graded
Extent: 1 negative
Spiraea and Cornus Group [planting guide] Morton Arboretum [Cornus Group preliminary plan] (3.5700)
Date: 1920sCreator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Plan
Description:Planting plan for the Cornus Group.
Extent: 1 sheet
Pluteus cervinus I (3.29255)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Lepiota morgani II (3.29241)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Clitocybe nebularis (3.29222)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 21 cm.
The Japanese Island, Morton Arboretum [planting plan] (3.5674)
Date: 1920sCreator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Plan
Description:The plan shows pine, deciduous forests, and prairie areas located along the DuPage River in the eastern portion of the Arboretum.
Extent: 1 sheet
Narcissus naturalized, daffodils in wooded area (3.38275)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:Narcissus naturalized, daffodils in wooded area
Extent: 1 negative
Plan of Development for Morton Arboretum, Joy Morton, Founder, Lisle, Illinois. [with 6 photographs printed above map] (3.5773)
Date: 1925Type: Map
Description:Map designed to form part of an informational leaflet, Map & visitor guide, the Morton Arboretum. This map includes a legend identifying physical features and plant collections and six photos of Arboretum views and specimen at the top of the map.
"This map shows plantings from April 1st 1921 to May 1st 1925. Future plantings to be made are not shown. C.E. Godshalk, Supt." printed as note included in map.
Extent: 1 sheet
Arboretum unpaved road through wooded area in fall (3.32773)
Date: 1925 – 1935Type: Photographic image
Description:Arboretum unpaved road through wooded area in fall
Extent: 1 negative
Morton Arboretum [Geographical Group - Balkan, Caucasus, Chinese - tree planting plan] (3.5649)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1925Creator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Plan
Description:Landscape plan for the area bordering the DuPage River in the eastern portion of the Arboretum, including Geographical Groups "Balkan, Kaukasus, Northern & Eastern China, Western China, Tamarack Swamp, Taxodium Swamp, Woods of the valley of the Amour=River (Sibiria)"
Extent: 1 sheet
1925/06/01: C. S. Sargent to Joy Morton (3.63969)
Date: June 1 1925Creator: Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. S. Sargent to Joy Morton commenting on Bulletin No. 3 as well as the frost that had been experienced at the Morton Arboretum.
Extent: 1 Sheet
Joy Morton's 70th Birthday: The host's table (3.3657)
Date: September 25 1925Type: Photographic image
Description:Guests seated at host's picnic table with Thornhill in background
Extent: 1 photograph
Joy Morton's 70th Birthday: It was 'Salt' Williams' birthday, too, and Tom Ranken seems to feel really bad about it (3.3664)
Date: September 25 1925Type: Photographic image
Description:Tom Ranken makes announcement to guests that it is G. W. William's birthday too
Extent: 1 photograph
Botanical plates / M.E. Eaton.. [et al.]. (3.29698)
Date: 1916 – 1964Creator: Eaton, Mary Emily.
Type: Painting
Extent: 281 prints : art reproductions, color, b&w 27 x 18 cm.
Lactarius subpurpureus (3.29239)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Lycoperdon gemmatum (3.29247)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 26 x 18 cm.
Boletinus porosus (3.29213)
Date: 1920 – 1950Creator: Beggs, Helene Warder, 1882-1970
Type: Painting
Extent: 1 painting : watercolor and graphite 35 x 25 cm.
The Japanese Island, Morton Arboretum [schematic layout] (3.5676)
Date: 1920sCreator: Teuscher, Henry
Type: Plan
Description:The plan shows pine, deciduous forests and prairie areas located along the DuPage River in the eastern portion of the Arboretum.
Collection has a schematic layout of the project, a design presumably developed prior to the planting plan. This plan shows Joy Morton's approval.
Extent: 1 sheet