Letter to Taylor from Leverett, January 14, 1915

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8

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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: January 14, 1915

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

Came back from MO via Chicago, stopping by Springfield to see Mr. Crook about the Monk's Mound. I visited the Mound and found he has not gone throughly into its structure and therefore cannot prove it was natural and not artificial. I felt it was my duty to tell him that he has gone far enough to stir up a muss with the archaeologists, and that in my opinion the Mound was shaped by human agencies. I had a letter from Alden asking permission to use some illustrations from our Monograph. I wrote him that it is all right with me. He may have the right to use them anyway since our Monograph is practically published and will be out before his report. Perhaps he wrote you as well? I bought 120 acres of finished land in Crawford Co. MO. I will probably not do much with it as present as the lumber market is dull. I may have the smaller trees cut for cordwood and then the bluegrass will start naturally in open areas and that could be rented out for pasturage to a neighboring farmer. The larger trees would continue to get better for lumber. The area is also good for orchards and grapes.