James B. Angell Papers, 1845-1916

Start Over Collection James B. Angell Papers, 1845-1916 Date range 1870 to 1874

« Previous | 1 - 10 of 31 entries | Next »

16.5 linear feet (in 17 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 6 volumes

Papers of James Burrill Angell, the third President of the University of Michigan (1871-1909) and U.S. Minister to China (1871-1909) and Turkey (1897-1898). Includes correspondence, lectures and lecture notes, addresses and articles, subject files and personal materials, and photographs.

The Angell papers documents Angell's academic and diplomatic career. There is extensive material on all phases of University of Michigan business, particularly Angell's contacts with the state legislature, the board of regents, faculty relations, and the various schools, colleges, departments and divisions. Much of the correspondence and the Angell diaries relate to his diplomatic missions, higher education in the United States, and family matters.

Lectures and lecture notes, 1866-1879

0.3 linear feet

The series Lectures and Lecture Notes consists of text and notes for a series of lectures on international affairs, international law and European history which Angell prepared between 1866 and 1879.

Lecture Notes, 1866-1871

Box 7

(275)

Lecture Notes concerning international law, 1872

Box 7

(276)

Lecture Notes concerning history, 1872

4 folders

Box 7

(277-280)

Lecture Notes concerning 18th Century European History, 1872

Box 7

(281)

Correspondence, 1851-1916

8.7 linear feet

The Correspondence series is the largest portion of the collection and dates from 1851 to 1916. The series pertains to all phases of Angell's career, university, diplomatic, and personal. Angell corresponded with a wide range of educators, diplomats, and politicians. Two folders of note, titled "Miscellaneous" and "Regarding death of Sarah Angell" contain letters to James from local organizations and university departments offering their condolences for the passing of his wife. These folders also contain a number of obituaries from Michigan and Rhode Island newspapers describing some of Sarah's Angell's major accomplishments.

The series also contains a card index to most of Angell's correspondence (Boxes 16-17). Appended to this finding aid is a selective name inventory to these correspondents listing dates of letters. The library also has an extensive (six volume), though incomplete, calendar to the Angell Correspondence series. This calendar consists of fairly detailed summarizations of the individual letters in the collection. The researcher should also note that the correspondence is primarily incoming only with very few copies of Angell's responses.

The National Archives in Washington D.C. hold Angell's microfilmed correspondence written while serving in China.