Letter to Taylor from Leverett, May 5, 1909
Scope and Contents
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: May 5, 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
Inclosing letter from Hayes dismissing our plan for work in Lake Superior; he gives allotment of $1000 or field and office expenses and assistants. I shall write him, as my planned work alone would cost $1000. The $449 balance left should be used for our field expenses and your salary for May and June. I recommend you send in bills for full-time work for May and June, and that you do whatever field work necessary before June 30. Could you make arrangements with the Canadian Survey to do the work on the beaches between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay? Perhaps that would pay you as much and you would be working in your interest area.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository