Assessment of the D.J. Angus Photograph Collection

Recipient: Richard, Nancy (Allendale, MI 49401 USA) in affiliation with Grand Valley State University

Goal: Hiring a conservator to conduct an evaluation of the D. J. Angus Photograph Collection. The assessment will emphasize storage and environmental conditions and recommend best practices for digital reformatting. Approximately 2,000 prints (1902-1962) are adhered to now disbound photo album pages. Angus (1887-1966) was a pioneer in electrical engineering and manufacture, and his collection documents engineering feats and construction and disasters such as floods and tornados, and also includes travel photos and family photographs.

Description: The Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives is seeking funding in the form of a $6,000 grant to hire a photograph conservator. The purpose of the grant would be to conduct an overall evaluation of the photographic materials in the D.J. Angus Photograph collection including the storage and display areas. This assessment will provide a more in depth evaluation of the proper storage conditions and environment needed to improve the housing of the collection with particular focus on the 35mm negatives and the 16mm films. The evaluation would also provide recommendations in best practices for creating sustainable digital collections, reformatting for access, and care and handling of materials during digitization.

Grant: 199487 / PG-50743-10,   Category: Archival Management and Conservation,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation Assistance Grants,   Year Awarded: 2010

The Constitution and Michigan: Two Centuries of Change, Development, and Stability

Recipient: Devlin, Dennis S (Allendale, MI 49401 USA) in affiliation with Grand Valley State University

Goal: To support a four-week summer institute and follow-up activities for 40 Michigan secondary school social studies teachers; the primary focus will be the history of the U.S. Constitution, with a secondary focus on the history of Michigan as it relates to the Constitution.

Grant: 143161 / ES-21316-86,   Category: American History,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Institutes for School Teachers,   Year Awarded: 1986

Consultant Grant

Recipient: Ford, Michael E (Allendale, MI 49401 USA) in affiliation with Grand Valley State University

Goal: Designing a Humanities Program for Non-traditional Students in a predominantly career-oriented institution.

Grant: 123724 / EC-*1172-79,   Category: Humanities,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Education Consultant Grants,   Year Awarded: 1979