Letter to Taylor from Leverett, August 17, 1917

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10

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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: August 17, 1917

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

I return your Album of Views by express, and am much obliged for its loan. I delayed returning it until you were back in Fort Wayne. I have not yet rec'd the Elsie or Perrinton photos, and it not worthwhile to do field work without the maps. I will let you know when they arrive and then we can plan the trip with Allen. Allen wrote that he would be glad to go out for a few days and would bring his auto. Have you seen the Detroit Folio? It is very impressive. Allen has prepared a press statement. Price is $0.50, but it includes twice the usual text and many illustrations. I am having a great time trying to work out the tilting of the beaches in the Superior Basin. I prepared a profile of the north shore (diagram included), and the NE end is very steep with a gentle slope in the middle. The highest beaches in the SW part may play out as you move NE. There is too much brush for me to clear this up. The outlet was cut down by 60', from 1090' to 1030'. I hope you father is in better health, and you both are well.