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Letter to Taylor from Leverett, June 26, 1912

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5

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: June 26, 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

General

From Beach Inn in Munising; continues previous letter. Stopped writing this AM to run levels from Newberry S. Data from Newberry RR station south to Asylum and then W to Wetmore and west area. Before Lloyd came I hand-levelled on Ozark and Cordell Islands; data and description follow. Tomorrow we begin work on AuTrain-Whitefish lowland on the west border whre the highest Algonquin rises from 780' 10 mils N of Rapid River to 885' a mile S of Chatham, = 105' over 20 miles. There is no chance for a river channel descent through this lowland at highest Algonquin for the lowland is 1.5-2 miles wide at the level of the highest Algonquin beach and the beach is 80' higher than the col between AuTrain & Whitefish Rivers. By Saturday night I hope to have a clear rate of uplift from north line of Delta Co. to Chatham. P.S. Hooray for Bryan!! I don't feel like hurrahing for Taft or rOOSEVELT.

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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