Letter to Taylor from Leverett, May 11, 1927

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 20

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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: May 11, 1927

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 presume you saw the notices of Prof. Lloyd's death which occurred early this morning. He had a heart failure yesterday afternoon while addressing the student body in Hill Auditorium and only lived about 12 hours afterward. HIs death is quite a shock at the University as he was highly esteemed by everyone who knew him. Mrs Lloyd was at his bedside when he passed away at University Hospital. Last Saturday, Ver Wiebe brought me the MS of his paper presented at the Michigan Academy meeting in Chippewa County. I found several surprising errors in it which made it seem inadvisable to publish in the Michigan Academy. He feels the same way once the errors were pointed out to him. He had assumed that you did not find the highest shore line on Mackinac Island because it seemed to require too much uplift to match it with the highest shore line E of Trout Lake, but he did not visit Mackinac Island to test the idea. He somehow got the idea that the tilting is much less than my data indicates. His mapping of the extent of clay, sand, gravel, etc does not agree with mine, and he has not compared it with the maps made by the soil men who were working in the same season. The presentation without due consultation of the detailed soil maps is inadvisable. His only excuse for trying to get it published now is to get it out sooner than it would appear in the reports of the Mich. Geological Survey. Mrs L and I got back last Thursday, she from IA and I from Washington. It seems nice to be back in our old house. P.S. I attended the dinner at the Cosmos Club on May 2nd given in recognition of Geo. Otis Smith's 20 years of service as Director. There was a large attendance, including past and present employees of the Survey.