1946/10/07: J. Richard Wilson to Jean M. Cudahy (3.96575)
Date: October 7 1946Creator: Wilson, J. Richard
Type: Document
Description:A letter from J. Richard Wilson to Jean Cudahy asking to meet to discuss the possibility of establishing a youth hostel on Arboretum grounds.
Extent: 1 sheet
1947/04/16: E. L. Kammerer to Robert Van Tress (3.94816)
Date: April 16 1947Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter saying that during their last phone conversation, he forgot to ask for a start of Mertensia paniculata to try in the Arboretum's ground cover collection, since they cannot find a commercial source.
1932/01/21: E. L. Kammerer to Robert Van Tress (3.94805)
Date: January 21 1932Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter apologizing for not sending the list of Chrysanthemums they had requested on time. Says the enclosed list includes the varieties he and Mr. Van Gemert felt are best to grow in the area, and requests cuttings if the Conservatory has them. The second page is a list of the Chrysanthemums the Arboretum would like cuttings of.
1930/01/28: Frank K Balthus to Director of Morton Arboretum (3.94801)
Date: January 28 1930Creator: Balthis, Frank K.
Type: Document
Description:Letter asking for a list of trees, shrubs, and perennials recommended for gardeners looking for "something different." The information is requested for a program the Conservatory is putting on called "New Plants of Decorative and Flowering Value."
1938/04/04: M. W. Bryant to E. L. Kammerer (3.94389)
Date: April 4 1938Creator: Bryant, Miles W.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from M. W. Bryant of Arthur Bryant and Son to E. L. Kammerer acknowledging shipment of stock and letting him know they will ship the Redbud order shortly.
1938/06/04: E. L. Kammerer to J. J. Pinney (3.94388)
Date: June 4 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to J. J. Pinney apologizing that they cannot ID the Philadelphus shrubs from the sent dried material alone, and suggests they send a set of specimens and data to Dr. Alfred Rehder at the Arnold Arboretum for identification.
1938/06/01: E. L. Kammerer to M. R. Showers (3.94387)
Date: June 1 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to M. R. Showers identifying the sent sample as Tamarix gallica, but cautions that it is difficult to identify from specimen material alone.
1938/05/20: M. R. Showers to The Morton Arboretum (3.94385)
Date: May 20 1938Creator: Showers, M. R.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from M. R. Showers of the Texas Nursery Company to the Morton Arboretum requesting identification of an enclosed branch from a Tamarix bush.
1938/05/05: Cole Nursery Co. to E. L. Kammerer (3.94384)
Date: May 5 1938Creator: Cole Nursery Company
Type: Document
Description:Receipt for check for April 19th invoice.
1938/01/28: W. L. Winn to E. L. Kammerer (3.94383)
Date: January 28 1938Creator: Winn, W. L.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from W. L. Winn to E. L. Kammerer with a quote for 25 bushy holly plants.
1938/01/25: Donald Wyman to E. L. Kammerer (3.94382)
Date: January 25 1938Type: Document
Description:Letter from Donald Wyman to E. L. Kammerer including the requested quote for specimens: Malus arnoldiana, Malus dolgo, Malus micromalus, Malus theifera, Malus spectabilis, and Taxus canadensis stricta, with the exception of Malus spectabilis rosea plena, as there are not specimens unspoken for to send.
1938/01/22: E. L. Kammerer to Cole Nursery Co. (3.94381)
Date: January 22 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to the Cole Nursery Co. requesting a quote for specimens from a list and emphasizing the importance of the specimens' authenticity.
1938/12/30: C. E. Artman to E. L. Kammerer (3.94380)
Date: December 30 1938Creator: Artman, C. E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Artman to E. L. Kammerer notifying him that he has sent a copy of a bulletin of plants and shrubs native to the Pacific Northwest and would be happy to send any they'd like to trial at The Morton Arboretum.
1938/12/14: Frank T. McFarland to E. L. Kammerer (3.94379)
Date: December 14 1938Creator: McFarland, Frank T.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Frank T. McFarland to E. L. Kammerer updating his list of desired plants to exclude some he has received since his previous letter and no longer needs. He notes he has more Ginkgo biloba seedlings if desired and will ship the Quercus robur pectinata to the Arboretum in early spring.
1938/12/13: E. L. Kammerer to Frank T. McFarland (3.94378)
Date: December 13 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Frank T. McFarland thanking him for the seedings and grafts of Gleditsia aquatica and Ginkgo biloba and requesting Quercus robur pectinata as well. Mr. Kammerer notes that he forwarded Mr. McFarland's list of desired plants to Mr. van Gemert and will ship what they can in January.
1938/12/08: Stanley A. Morse to E. L. Kammerer (3.94377)
Date: December 8 1938Creator: Morse, Stanley A.
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Stanley A. Morse to E. L. Kammerer accompanying requested prints of the Hedge Garden.
1938/12/05: Frank T. McFarland to E. L. Kammerer (3.94376)
Date: December 5 1938Creator: McFarland, Frank T.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Frank T. McFarland to E. L. Kammerer requesting the scions mentioned in a previous letter and enclosing a list of '"desiderata" he would like to have sent if the Arboretum has them available, as well as seeds of gleditsia aquatica. Mr. McFarland also writes that he will send fraxinus profunda seedlings and grafts and ginkgo biloba fastigiata grafts soon, as well as quercus robur pectinata next spring if desired.
1938/12/02: Stanley A. Morse to E. L. Kammerer (3.94375)
Date: December 2 1938Creator: Morse, Stanley A.
Type: Document
Description:A letter from Stanley A. Morse to E. L. Kammerer replying to his letter requesting prints of hedge garden photos, noting that they are being prepared and will be sent shortly.
1938/12/01: E.L. Kammerer to Stanley A. Morse (3.94374)
Date: December 1 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Stanley A. Morse requesting prints of the hedge garden photographs Mr. Morse had sent for identification.
1938/11/28: E. L. Kammerer to Frank T. McFarland (3.94373)
Date: November 28 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:A letter from E. L. Kammerer to Frank T. McFarland asking for a list of plants he would like from the August Bulletin of Popular Information and requesting ginkgo biloba fastigiata, gleditsia aquatica, and fraxinus profunda in return.
1938/11/23: E. L. Kammerer to W. C. Curtis (3.94372)
Date: November 23 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to W. C. Curtis acknowledging the receipt of salix uva-ursi and vaccinium caespitosum plants and alnus crispa seeds.
1938/1/22: E. L. Kammerer to Le Mac Nurseries (3.94371)
Date: January 22 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Le Mac Nurseries requesting a quotation for 25 ilex opaca plants for the trial hedge garden.
1938/11/16: W. C. Curtis to The Morton Arboretum (3.94370)
Date: November 16 1938Creator: Curtis, W. C.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from W. C. Curtis to The Morton Arboretum asking if salix uva-ursi and vaccinium caespitosum plants he sent are doing well and notes that he has enclosed some alnus crispa seeds.
1938/11/12: Frank T. McFarland to Clarence Godshalk (3.94369)
Date: November 12 1938Creator: McFarland, Frank T.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Frank T. McFarland to Clarence Godshalk letting him know how much he has enjoyed reading the Bulletins of Popular Information and asks if scions of some plants from the August issue could possibly be sent. He also includes a photo of a Forestiera swamp in Union County, Kentucky and offers to send some of the plants, as well as Ginkgo biloba fastigiata, Gleditschia [Gleditsia] aquatica, and Fraxinus profunda if desired.
1938/10/25: E. L. Kammerer to Cole Nursery Company (3.94368)
Date: October 25 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Cole Nursery Company ordering one Juniperus prostrata venusta plant for shipment to Holland as part of a plant exchange.
1938/10/15: E. L. Kammerer to Stanley A. Morse (3.94367)
Date: October 15 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Stanley A. Morse identifying the hedges in his photographs as Physocarpus monogynus and Ribes alpinum. Mr. Kammerer also thanks Mr. Morse for sending prints of his hedge photographs.
1938/10/11: Stanley A. Morse to The Morton Arboretum (3.94366)
Date: October 11 1938Creator: Morse, Stanley A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Stanley A. Morse to The Morton Arboretum requesting identification of photos taken of test hedges at the Arboretum.
1938/09/23: E. L. Kammerer to Charles C. Deam (3.94365)
Date: September 23 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter in reply from E. L. Kammerer to Charles C. Deam requesting any ripe PawPaw seed he is able to obtain as well as the Neviusia alabamensis he mentioned in his previous letter.
1938/09/21: Chas. C. Deam to E. L. Kammerer (3.94364)
Date: September 21 1938Creator: Deam, Charles Clemon, 1865-1953.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Charles C. Deam to E. L. Kammerer suggesting specimens he might send as thanks for the complimentary subscription to The Morton Arboretum's Bulletin of Popular Information. He suggests Hibiscus lasiocarpos, Neviusia alabamensis, and a number of acorns: hybrid Quercus bicolor x Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus deamii, and Quercus macrocarpa var. olivaeformis.
1938/09/19: Robert Blackwood to E. L. Kammerer (3.94363)
Date: September 19 1938Creator: Blackwood Greenhouses
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Robert Blackwood to E. L. Kammerer letting him know that they have no remaining Lycoris bulbs to fulfill Mrs. Morton's order for her brother.
1938/09/16: E. L. Kammerer to Robert Blackwood (3.94362)
Date: September 16 1938Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Robert Blacwood inquiring about Lycoris bulbs that Mrs. Morton wished to have sent to her brother, Robert Gray, in Indiana.
1939/07/17: Marcena Kraemer to the Morton Arboretum (3.94361)
Date: July 17 1939Creator: Kraemer, Marcena
Type: Document
Description:Note from Marcena Kraemer to the Morton Arboretum inquiring about the cost of an Arboretum guide book.
1936/11/07: E. L. Kammerer to Hinsdale Nurseries (3.94360)
Date: November 7 1936Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Hinsdale Nurseries acknowledging receipt of the roses they sent and stating they will be planted in the rose garden.
1936/05/28: T. H. Goodspeed to E. L. Kammerer (3.94359)
Date: May 28 1936Type: Document
Description:Letter from T. H. Goodspeed at University of California Berkeley to E. L. Kammerer letting him know he sent the requested seeds and did include some that he is doubtful will succeed in Illinois, but they were unable to determine for sure.
1935/07/05: E. L. Kammerer to Bay State Nurseries (3.94358)
Date: July 5 1935Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Bay State Nurseries checking on the status of any yellow-leaved berberis thunbergii scions, and asking for John Van Gemert about an estate in Holliston where he did some bridge work that had a small apple orchard they would be interested in photos of.
1935/03/26: Richard M. Wyman to E. L. Kammerer (3.94357)
Date: March 26 1935Creator: Wyman, R. M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Richard M. Wyman (of Bay State/ Wyman Framingham Nurseries) to E. L. Kammerer saying the yellow-leaved berberis thunbergii has not done well, and they may possibly have a few of them in June or July but the prospect is unlikely.