Letter to Taylor from Leverett, April 11, 1912

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5

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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: April 11, 1912

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 did not have time to write a letter to accompany MS that I sent you; I trust it is now on its way to Washington. I will write the chief geologist tomorrow stating what measures I took to reduce the size of the Monograph,, and urging that it all be published even if it goes into 2 volumes. I hope you will also write a letter to Director Smith giving the reasons for its present size, and suggesting that a two volume work might be preferable to one volume. We should also emphasize the need to put it in the editorial process early in next fiscal year if it is to be published before the Intl. Geological Congress in 1913. Ridgeway wrote that the illustrations are nearly complete. I inclose some of the details of the leveling we did in Sanilac and around the Imlay Channel. One thing is that the bed of the Imlay Channel at Imlay is probably less than 800'. Mr. Palmer, former chief engineer of the Grand Trunk RR, told me the county Surveyor has accurate records from North Branch to Deanville kames. Table of essential data gathered from our surveying trip.