Letter to Taylor from Leverett, February 22, 1911
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: February 22, 1911
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
Have you sen that last chapter to Chamberlin? I have not received it from you or from him. My manuscript should be complete by the end of the month, so if you can send this to me by next Monday, it can go with mine. I heard from Prof. A.D. Hale of Earlham College that one Edward Bennett is State Geologist and he wants Hale to study soils in central IN. Who is Bennett? There is not mention of him either in Cottell's American Men of Science not in Who's Who in America. I hope your eyes are in good shape and that the Calvin correpsondence did not make them worse. Calvin did reply to my letter saying he was "awfully sorry he HAD to say things to make me angry." I think this will be the last communication between us until the Iowan question is settled. I felt I ought to tell him his way of belittling my work is very aggravating, so now I have freed my mind, I feel better.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository