Letter to Taylor from Leverett, March 2, 1910

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3

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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: March 2, 1910

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

Additional Description

General

I sent your Feb. accounts to Hayes. You must be making considerable progress on the Monograph so we may have it done before the map is finished. My paper for Zeitschrift is finished and comes to 106 pages; it may have to be published in 2 or more issues. It represents nearly 2 months of hard work. The final lectures for my courses are being given this week. My Michigan Academy address will be on the Great Lakes in general and not just on the glacial aspects. The Council could not hire a guest speaker this year, so they asked me. My talk will have to be very general with lots of lantern slides. Could you give me some suggestions from your Canadian work and criticism on a list of topics I will send you. I will also send a list of lantern slides we have here at the University; do you have any others that might be useful. I will have to publish something, as it is required. I hope you can be here to present on your work, and then we can discuss any further field work needed to complete the Monograph. Remember that you have money for getting pictures to really illustrate the features we wish to show. I have contracted for $5360 to begin the new house as soon as weather permits.