Letter to Taylor from Leverett, March 5, 1913

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 6

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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: March 5, 1913

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

Mr. Alden had all the changes made you wanted, and substituted the new pictures, and sent it to Dr. True on March 3rd. There is a question about the need to change the name of Lake Elkton(Lundy?) to Lake Lundy (Dana Elkton) on the map. While it is easy to change the name on the map title, it would be a nasty job to change the names on the lake area. Also should we put 1913 instead of 1911 on the map title? We should write Mr. Alden and/or Mr Ridgeway about these changes. Keyes writes to ask who first conceived of the idea of more than one glaciation stage. I wrote him that Chamberlin was the first to work out the evidence clearly but I mentioned Orton recognized 2 separate drifts by 1870, see references cited. Chamberlin was still a teacher at Whitewater School in 1873. Do you know of any early European glacialists recognizing interglacial stages prior to 1870 -- perhaps Geikie. I assume Orton's statement may have been based on correspondence. What do you think of Wilson's Cabinet? I think Lane as Sec. of Interior is a strong balanced choice.