Editing Angus Calder (section)

==Early life==
Angus Calder was born in London on 5 February 1942 into a prominent [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] family from Scotland.{{sfn|The Guardian|2008}} His father was [[Peter Ritchie Calder|Ritchie Calder]] (1906–1982), a noted [[socialist]] and [[pacifist]] who became famous for his work as a [[journalist]] and [[science writer]]. His siblings are [[Nigel Calder]], mathematician Allan Calder, educationist Isla Calder (1946–2000) and teacher Fiona Rudd (née Calder). His nephew is travel writer and journalist [[Simon Calder]].

Angus Calder read English literature at [[King's College, Cambridge]]. He gained a doctorate from the [[University of Sussex]] in 1968 on [[politics in the United Kingdom]] during [[World War II]], entitled "The Common Wealth Party, 1942–45" which studied the [[Common Wealth Party|political party of the same name]]. At the time, academic research into the conflict was rare as government papers were not available under the [[Thirty-year rule#United Kingdom|fifty-year rule]]. As a result, Calder worked closely with [[Paul Addison]], another historian with similar research interests.{{sfn|Addison|2010|p=300}} Together Addison and Calder made extensive use of the newly discovered archives of [[Mass-Observation]] to examine British public opinion. Calder was instrumental in creating the Mass-Observation Archive at Sussex in 1970, in collaboration with [[Asa Briggs]].{{sfn|Addison|2010|p=301}}