Letter to Taylor from Leverett, June 14, 1926

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 19

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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: June 14, 1926

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

Rec'd your letter here in Ann Arbor as I have not been able to leave for field work yet. I am glad to have the statement about present day tilting in the Erie Basin. I had supposed the the uplift in Nipissing and later time affected so slight a part of the basin that the effect would be negligible. The influx of waters from the upper 3 Lakes seemed likely to cause a good share of the rise seen in the western end of the basin. If this is the cause, both the eastern and western ends should show flooding. If not, I think the tilting would have to be brought in. I hope you will be able to attend the class reunion at Harvard. It may brace you up to get into new scenes and meet old schoolmates. I see in the paper that the regents have made provision for publishing the Academy papers so you need not worry on that matter.