Letter to Taylor from Leverett, March 15, 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: March 15, 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
Rec'd your MS and maps. You have done a lot of good work on the illustrations and they make a fine showing. There is one puzzling detail on the extent of the Archean in MN, where Winchell extends it to the Mississippi valley and you have ended it near St. Cloud. Shall I extend it on the map? I will read the MS soon. Hobbs is giving a reception this afternoon for Prof. Goldschimdt of Heidelberg, and I am invited. Prof. Moulton of Chicago University is the guest speaker at the Research Club tonight. I wish you could be here for both events. We will be looking for you for the Academy meeting March 30-April 1st; it will be a fair program on conservation.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository