Morton Arboretum, Sterling Morton Library

Morton Arboretum is an "outdoor museum of trees" founded in 1922 by Morton Salt magnate Joy Morton (1855-1934). Its Sterling Morton Library maintains a collection of works of botanical and horticultural art and illustration, as well as related archival documentation of creators. Print-only descriptions are available for some collections. The records in this web resource were compiled from those descriptions and from in-person examination of materials. 

Address:

4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532
United States

Collections in this Repository

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Photograph of an artist's easel side table with paints and other materials
Donating Papers

The Archives of American Art collects primary source materials—original letters, writings, preliminary sketches, scrapbooks, photographs, financial records and the like—that have significant research value for the study of art in America.

 

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