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Letter to Taylor from Leverett, July 20, 1918

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11

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: July 20, 1918

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

Rec'd from Fairchild his discussion and map of isobases in N America with request I criticize it and then send it to you. At St. Louis, I told him I knew of no uplift or downing in pre-Wisconsin times; he appears to have understood the exact opposite of what I said. Fairchild said he wanted "the criticism of the two Franks but not too frank." I may have been too frank in my criticism but it is important to show him the folly of extendng his isobases W of Ohio and the Huron basin. We had a heavy rain last night and then the temperature dropped nearly to 0. We are keeping comfortable; we have enough wood for the next month. Ann Arbor is now suffering from the government order on the Michigan Milling Co. to stop selling flour; it closed 2 mills yesterday. We cannot get flour from outside sources as it is not to be shipped here. We will have to go without bread when the present supply is gone. NOTE: enclosed are copies of Fairchild's map and discussion on pages 26-29 + 1 page of correction notes and handwritten corrections made by Leverett.

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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