Letter to Taylor from Leverett, June 4, 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: June 4, 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
I am in Washington for the week to finish the final touches on the Louisiana report. I am surprised to learn that the galley proof of our Monograph has begun coming to the Editor. I will begin reading it this evening. I presume you will need to read your part and my part as well. Telegraph me with your address and wishes, as I infer you are somewhere in Massachusetts so I am sending this to Fort Wayne. I may stop by Hubbard's Lake Creighton on the way home; I wrote him asking if he could visit me at the end of next week.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository