Letter to Taylor from Leverett, August 3, 1923

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 16

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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 3, 1923

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 am glad to hear you are planning a trip to the St Lawrence district as it will be stimulating and useful to your report. I may not be here when you reach Ann Arbor going east, but I will probably be here on your return. I can then get the latest developments in your work. I leave for Mancelona Tues. morning to go over part of Antrim Co. with men doing a soil survey of the County. Mrs. L's mother is failing rapidly this summer so Mrs L may or may not be here. Mrs L holds herself in readiness to go at any time either to help with care or in case of death. Mrs. L spent 5 weeks with her mother in May and June. Harding's death was a surprise and a shock. We were awakened at 3 AM by a man calling out "Extra" telling of his death. Coolidge should be a strong man of principles, as was Harding. I was in Arenac, Iosco, and Ogemaw Counties for a week to determine which moraines should be embraced in the Port Huron Morainic System and to see the limits of Lake Warren. Gregory left these matters in poor shape, so it is necessary to do further field work before the MI Geol. Survey issues a new edition of the Southern Peninsula map. Hope to see you going or coming.