Letter to Taylor from Leverett, May 8, 1914
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: May 8, 1914
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
Since I wrote you I found that Hubbard's paper did appear in American Journal of Science in May. I recall some of the features he calls shorelines are the kame terraces along the border of the valley formed by glacio-fluvial action. Salisbury suggested the term in 1893, and I discussed these features in Monograph 41 on page 391-2, and 565. There may have been considerable ponding where Hubbard has his lake, and the waters breached the moraine of 100 ft. If you go, you should visit this outlet. The lake probably could not have made shore features comparable to these kame terraces because it was only .5-1.5 miles wide. I decided to delay a note to Science on this until further field work is done. Alden writes that 35 text figures have reached proof stage; he compared them with the originals and OK'd them. It seemed to him and to David White unnecessary to send them to us. Alden begins field work in Iowa next week.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository