Letter to Taylor from Leverett, May 22, 1925
Scope and Contents
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 22, 1925
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
We are sorry you and Mrs. T gave up attending the May Festival. Robt. Johnson of Fort Wayne was here yesterday and told us you were not coming. I inclose the weather chart prepared by Mr. Waterfall of Detroit that his son promised to bring you. It is a very interesting chart and I will be interested to see if 1925 and 1926 stay below normal heat. I start for field work in KS, MO, and IA on Monday for 6 weeks, and then will go to SE OH to continue work I was doing last year. Mrs. L will go with me to Denmark for a short visit. I start work in KS about May 28, and plan to stop overnight in Chicago and have a conference with Prof. Chamberlin. When I saw him in mid-April, he seemed to be as mentally active as ever. He is pretty lame, but he is able to walk around his room and go to meals now.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository