Letter to Taylor from Leverett, May 4, 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: May 4, 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

Sorry to hear that Clarke can't support your work this year. Wouldn't it be advisable to write him and ask if it is acceptable for you to ask Alden for help for your NY work. If you agree, I will write Alden and see if he can furnish you anything for the NY work. You ought to receive word from Keith soon. I am beginning to understand how a small cut of $50000 to the Survey appropriations affects field work. If salaries are all kept, then the cut is entirely to field work. Alden has written that the men who have enough writing to do should be kept at the office. It would be a testament to the hhigh regard they have for your work at the Survey Office if you receive any funds for field work. Emmons is trying to get me to cut my field work down to 6 weeks, but I have heard that he has funds for a full field season, so I wrote him a strong letter that I could not get the work done in less than 6 months. I also asked for Sardeson's assistance for 3 months. I rec'd 25 copies of the Glacial Maps of Indiana and the Southern Peninsula. I think it is a good idea to have them framed and put in various institutions of higher learning. If you will take care of the Indiana institutions, I will take care of the Michigan ones. Hobbs & Jefferson will be glad to put them in frames as they have done for other maps. Perhaps you can make a similar arrangement with the heads of departments in the colleges to frame the maps if you furnish copies. We had a nicw rain today to freshen the lawn -- the first good rain this spring.