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Start Over You searched for: Repository University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library ✖ Remove constraint Repository: University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library Level Collection ✖ Remove constraint Level: Collection Names Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916. ✖ Remove constraint Names: Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916. Places Ann Arbor (Mich.) ✖ Remove constraint Places: Ann Arbor (Mich.) Places China -- History -- 1861-1912. ✖ Remove constraint Places: China -- History -- 1861-1912. Formats Diaries. ✖ Remove constraint Formats: Diaries.Search Results
16.5 linear feet (in 17 boxes) — 1 oversize folder — 6 volumes
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.
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The Sarah Caswell Angell papers primarily consist of her her diaries and correspondence, as well as records of her father, Alexis Caswell, and other family members. While much or the correspondence is personal in nature (specifically to her friends and family), the collection includes a folder with materials focused on her work with the Chicago World’s Fair as well as the Ann Arbor chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The diaries included within the collection document some of Angell’s daily activities as well as describe her trips to China and Turkey with her husband.