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Letter to Taylor from Leverett, April 23, 1909

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The correspondence series includes approximately 1100 letters written between 1892-1939. The majority of the collection are letters between Frank Leverett and Frank Bursley Taylor; they discuss their field work, Monograph 53, other publications and various related problems. There is also other correspondence with other geologists, including T.C. Chamberlin, Grove K. Gilbert, J.W. Goldthwait, H.L. Fairchild, et alia. There is extensive correspondence with the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada, and the Michigan Geological Survey. The primary subject of this series is the surficial glacial geology of the midwestern U.S. and Canada. Leverett & Taylor's work was essential for understanding how the Great Lakes were formed as the Pleistocene glaciers advanced and retreated from the midwestern states. The letters describe the 30 year process of gathering data, mapping the data and constructing the picture of glacial processes during the last Ice Age.

Dates

  • Creation: April 23, 1909

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

General

Returned last Saturday after trip of 1000 miles with Hobbs looking at bowlder belt in Warren and Benton Counties. We concluded that there is not enough evidence for a readvance from NE and that the bowlder belt was deposited along edge of ice front receding northward between the Michigan and Huron-Erie lobes. Kankakee marsh also lies with bowlder belt. We may need to drop the term Earlier & Later wisconsin and use only the term Wisconsin. I would like to submit this part of the manuscript to you for criticism. Finished the lectures and will start the field excursions with the class tomorrow, going every Saturday. It will cost students $6-7 per trip. Please send your April accounts promptly, so we will have an accurate idea of funds for May and June?

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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