D.J. Angus photographs and films
Scope and Contents
The D. J. Angus photograph collection consists of over 10,000 negatives and prints from ca. 1900-1960s. They were taken by Angus in his birth place of Wisconsin; his home in Grand Haven, Michigan; his places of work Indianapolis, Indiana, and Lansing, Michigan (Michigan Agricultural College); and on recreational trips throughout the southwest, south, and Mexico.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1960
Creator
Access to Materials
Collection is open for research use. Access to portions of the collection may be restricted due to material fragility. Digital surrogates of restricted items are available at request. Materials may be accessed by request at Special Collections and University Archives in Seidman House. Materials do not circulate.
Conditions Governing Use
For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections.
Biographical Note
Donald James Angus was born in Wisconsin, dropped out of school at 16, and was self-educated through a variety of jobs. He gravitated toward electrical engineering, specializing in electrical measuring and recording devices. He became owner of the Esterline-Angus Company of Indianapolis. His interests included amateur radio and photography. In 1908 Angus was hired to install transformers, switches, metering and recording devices for new alternating current equipment in the electrical engineering laboratory. Later he was called back to instruct the electrical engineering faculty in the use of the alternating current system in the transition from direct current.
For more detailed biographical information, see D. J. Angus: Practical Entrepreneur, by Gordon L. Olson, avaialble in the GVSU ScholarWorks repository.
Extent
49.21 Linear feet (82 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in 6 series: 1) Photo albums, 2) Film negatives, 3) Glass plate negatives, 4) Motion picture films, 5) Transfer tapes and CDs, and 6) Logbooks and papers.
Collection Location and Access
Seidman House, 1 Campus Drive, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401
Contact: (616) 331-8727, collections@gvsu.edu
Source of Acquisition
Acquired from Charles Angus in 1986.
Alternate Format Available
Digital reproductions of a selection of the photographs are available electronically in our Digital Collection.
Digitized versions of D.J. Angus' films are also available electronicaly in our Digital Collection.
Subject
- Esterline-Angus Instrument Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- D.J. Angus photographs and films, RHC-04
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Robert Beasecker
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Revised 2021 by Annie Benefiel
Revision Statements
- 2021: Revision to the finding aid compiles earlier lists and inventories created in the 1980s and 1990s and reflects final housing and arrangement of the materials.
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale MI 49401 United States
616-331-8726
collections@gvsu.edu
