Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania plans, drawings, and maps collection 1909-2013
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Morris, John Thompson, 1847-1915
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John T. Morris was a member of the class of 1867 of Haverford College, though he entered in 1863 and left at the close of his sophomore year. He held various positions, including as president of I.P. Morris Co. He donated the infirmary to Haverford College, which was named the Morris Infirmary. From the description of ALsS, 1911, Philadelphia, PA [manuscript] / John T. Morris. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 427641101 ...
Morris, Lydia Thompson, 1849-1932
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"The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania began in 1887 as 'Compton,' the summer home of Quaker siblings John and Lydia Morris. [Eventually, with the purchase of Bloomfield Farm in 1913, the property encompassed more than 166 acres.] The I.P. Morris Company, an iron-manufacturing firm founded by their father and later run by John Morris, was a source of family wealth. "The land the Morrises purchased in Chestnut Hill was barren, with poor soil that drained ...
University of Pennsylvania. Morris Arboretum.
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The Morris Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania is the official Arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was formerly owned by Quaker siblings John Thompson Morris (1847-1915) and Lydia Thompson Morris (1849-1932), who acquired the area through the purchase of two large estates and surrounding lands--Compton in 1887 and Bloomfield in 1913. When Lydia died in 1932, she left the gardens to the University of Pennsylvania as t...
