Letter to Taylor from Leverett, April 11, 1910
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: April 11, 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
General
I am inclosing the reply I sent Hayes about submitting the manuscript this year as it seems urgent that the Monograph be pushed to completion this year and that Hayes could arrange funds for the Niagara field work next fiscal year. It would mean that you would do your Niagara Folio next winter. I hope you will have the necessary health and strength to do this. I sent you the manuscript of my presidential address yesterday.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository