Documentation of the Frank Brothers retail store and its related operations comprises
this series. It contains an extensive visual record of the store itself, the furnishings
they sold and the creations of the store's interior design service, as well as Frank
Brothers marketing and promotional materials. Additional ephemera and clippings related
to the Frank Brothers retail store can be found in Series III.
Arrangement
The series is arranged in six subgroups: documentation of the store and showroom,
furnishings, interior design, promotions and general publicity, direct mail and print
advertising, scrapbooks.
box
1, 9, 10, 15*, 17
Documentation of store and showroom, circa
1930-1992
Primarily photographic documentation of the Frank Brothers store at 2400 Long Beach
Boulevard both in its original 1947 form and after the 1963 expansion and renovation
by Edward Killingsworth. Also includes limited material relating to the earlier
location of the Cash Furniture store at 219 East 4th St. Also in Flatfiles
1**-5**.
box
1, 10
Store opening, 1947
box
folder
1
1
Photographs
1
2
Congratulatory notes
1
2A
Press coverage of opening
box
10
Guest book
box
1, 17
Expansion and remodeling of store, 1946-1964,
undated
Also in Flatfiles 1**-5**.
box
folder
1
3
Demolition for parking lot, undated
box
folder
17
1
Ceiling damage, 1962
box
1, 17
Construction, 1946, 1960-1964,
undated
Includes photographs of "Exposed to smoke sale." Also in Flatfiles 1**-5**.
box
folder
1
4
Black-and-white photographs and notes
box
folder
17
2
Color photographs
flatfile
1**-5**
Architectural plans and drawings, 1946, 1960-1963,
undated
flatfile
4**
Plans for original store by Louis Shoall Miller, 1946
Diazotype with black-and-white photographs attached.
flatfile
2**
Original perspective drawing for exterior of store, circa
1960
flatfile
1**
Diazotypes of floor plans and small original perspective
drawing, 1960
flatfile
3**
Floor plans of original and remodeled building on board, undated
flatfile
5**
Copies of Killingsworth plans for store renovation, 1963
box
folder
1
5
Press coverage of renovations, 1963-1964
Includes related correspondence.
box
15*, 17
Destruction of 2400 Long Beach Blvd., 1992
box
folder
15*
1
Press coverage of riots with photograph of Danica ruins
box
folder
17
3
Demolition of damaged structure
box
1, 9, 17
General interior and exterior views, 1947-1968,
undated
box
folder
1
6-7
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
9
1
Oversize black-and-white photographs
box
folder
17
3A
Slides
box
1, 17
Views of previous store at 219 E. 4th St., circa
1930-1946
box
folder
1
8
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
17
3B
Slides
box
2, 11, 12, 17, 21
Furnishings, 1945-1983,
undated
Documentation of the furnishings carried by the Frank Brothers retail store,
primarily photographic, but also includes occasional notes, letters, layouts,
sketches, tearsheets, stockbooks, and price lists. Also includes documentation of the
custom work done by the upholstery shop.
box
2, 17
Individual designers and manufacturers, 1945-1979,
undated
box
folder
2
1
Baker, undated
2
1A
Drexel, undated
2
2
Charles and Ray Eames (Herman Miller), 1969,
undated
Includes correspondence.
box
2, 17
Glenn of California, 1945,
undated
box
folder
2
3
Trade catalog with Greta Grossman designs, undated
Materials in folder from a disassembled stockbook (binder) containing
photographs and printed matter.
box
folder
17
4
Slides of Stan Young and Milo Baughman designs for Glenn of
California, circa
1945
box
folder
2
3A
Sam Maloof, 1968
2
4
Paul McCobb, 1951,
undated
2
5
Peter Murdoch child chair, undated
2
6
Neal Small designs, undated
box
folder
17
5
Thayer Coggins factory views, 1979
box
2, 12, 17
Frank Brothers departments, 1961-1972,
undated
2, 12, 17
Upholstery shop, 1962-1972,
undated
box
folder
2
7-8
Black-and-white photographs, 1972,
undated
box
folder
17
6
Slides and negatives, 1962,
undated
box
12
Stock book with prices and yardage, undated
box
folder
17
7
Accessories department, 1961,
undated
box
folder
2
11
Ron Frank's notes and price lists, 1981-1983
Includes notes on Danica transition.
2
12
Letters from Maurice Frank to Ed and Ron Frank, 1956
Letters from travel in Europe and Asia include discussion of potential items for
the store to stock.
box
2, 9, 11, 17, 21
Various furnishings, 1950-1972,
undated
box
folder
2
9-10
Papers and black-and-white photographs, 1950-1958,
undated
box
folder
9
4-5
Oversize black-and-white photographs, undated
box
folder
17
7A
Color photographs and transparencies, 1972,
undated
box
11
Album, undated
box
folder
17
8
Slides, undated
Unidentified slides of interiors and furniture.
box
folder
21
1-2
Stereo transparencies, undated
21
9
Rolls of negatives, undated
9
5A
Press coverage, 1955
box
3, 9, 13, 19, 21
Interior design services, 1948-1992,
undated
box
3, 9, 19, 21
Projects, 1948-1970,
undated
Contains both black-and-white prints and mounted color stereo slides.
box
folder
19
1
Model home, Tucson, 1948
box
folder
3
11
The Pilot House, Mutual Housing Association, 1948
box
3, 19, 21
Maurice and Mary Frank House, 1948-1951,
undated
box
folder
3
12
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
19
2-3
Slides and color photograph
box
folder
21
3
Stereo transparencies
3
13
Opdahl House, 1957
box
3, 19, 21
Home Show, 1957,
1959
box
folder
3
14
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
19
4
Slides
box
folder
21
4
Stereo transparencies
box
folder
19
5
Terra Casa model home, circa
1960
box
folder
21
6
A.I.D. Show, 1961
box
3, 9, 19
Pomona Fair projects, 1969-1970
box
folder
3
15
Documentation, 1970
box
folder
9
2-3
Press coverage, 1969-1970
box
folder
19
6-7
Slides, 1969-1970
box
folder
3
16
Killingsworth office and Clock, Waestman, Clock building, undated
3
17
Philmer Ellerbroek House, undated
box
19, 21
Bean's house, undated
box
folder
21
5
Stereo transparencies
box
folder
19
8
Slides
19
9
College Park model homes, undated
19
10
New Orleans interior job, undated
box
folder
3
18
Portofino marinapartments, undated
3
19
Marina Tower, undated
3
20
Miscellaneous interior design jobs, undated
box
folder
13
1-3
Clippings relating to Ed Frank as a designer, 1953-1965
Includes Ed Frank's decorating advice column and participation in "Living with
Famous Paintings."
box
folder
3
21
Stan Young obituary, 1992
box
3, 5, 15*, 18
Promotions and general publicity, circa 1940-1974,
undated
box
folder
3
11
Window displays, 1947-1950,
undated
Includes images from previous store at 219 E. 4th St.
box
3, 15*, 18
Exhibitions and store events, 1960-1974,
undated
box
3, 18
International Fair, 1960
August
box
folder
3
1
Invitation and photograph
box
folder
18
1
Slides
box
3, 15*
Arts of Denmark exhibition, 1961
box
folder
3
9
Invitation
box
folder
15*
2
Press coverage
box
folder
18
2
Knoll exhibition, 1967
February
box
3, 18
See-Thru exhibition, 1967
August
box
folder
3
2
Invitation
box
folder
18
3
Slides
box
3, 18
Italian exhibition, 1967
October
box
folder
3
2A
Press coverage
box
folder
18
4
Slides
box
3, 18
Selections from California Design, 1968
April
box
folder
3
3
Invitation
box
folder
18
5
Slides
box
15*, 18
Around the Clock bedroom exhibition, 1968
August
box
folder
18
6
Slides
box
folder
15*
3
John Nyquist plans for bed in exhibit, 1968
box
folder
18
7
Eames exhibition, 1968
November
box
3, 15*, 18
New Forms exhibition, 1969
February
box
folder
3
4
Invitation
box
folder
15*
4
Press coverage
box
folder
18
8
Slides
box
3, 18
Neal Small exhibition, 1969
August
box
folder
3
5
Invitation
box
folder
15*
4A
Press coverage
box
folder
18
9
Slides
box
3, 15*, 18
Emotional Eye exhibition, 1970
March
box
folder
3
6
Invitation
box
folder
15*
5
Press coverage
box
folder
18
10
Slides
box
folder
3
7
Debut '72 exhibition, 1972
September
box
3, 18
44 Years exhibition, 1974
October
box
folder
3
8
Black-and-white photographs
box
folder
18
10
Slides
box
3, 18
Various event and exhibition photographs, 1950-1972,
undated
box
folder
3
10
Black-and white photographs
box
folder
18
10A
Slides
box
5, 13
General publicity, 1951-1971,
undated
box
folder
5
6-7
Black-and-white photographs, undated
5
8-9
Promotional materials, 1951-1971
box
folder
13
6
Oversize materials, 1958-1968
box
3, 15*
General press coverage, 1948-1971,
undated
box
folder
15*
6
Newspaper clippings, 1948-1970
box
folder
3
22
Magazine articles and photocopies, 1965-1971,
undated
box
4, 5, 13, 15*, 19
Direct mail and print advertising, 1949-2002
Also in Flatfile 6**, and in Series III.
box
4, 13
Direct mail, circa 1958-1981,
undated
Also in Flatfile 6**.
box
folder
4
1-3
Sales events, circa
1958-1981
Also in Flatfile 6**.
4
1
Anniversary sale mailers, 1958-1981
flatfile
6**
33rd anniversary sale posters and prints, 1963
Drawing by Carlos Diniz.
box
folder
4
2
Summer and June sale mailers undated
4
3
Special sale mailers, undated
4
4
Holiday mailer, undated
Also includes holiday cards and pamphlets with gift ideas, recipes and ideas for
holiday entertaining.
box
folder
13
4-5
Cybernetic Art holiday mailer, undated
box
folder
4
5
Miscellaneous mailers and announcements, undated
box
5, 15*, 19
Advertising, 1949-2002
box
folder
5
1
Advertising awards, 1958-1959,
undated
box
5, 19
Arts and Architecture advertising, 1949-1962
box
folder
5
2-3
Print copies
box
folder
19
11
Slides
Slides of published advertising in Arts & Architecture,
includes reproductions of images used in ads.
box
folder
5
4-5
Advertising artwork, undated
5
10
Press coverage of advertising and direct mail, 1967-1969,
undated
box
folder
15*
7
Review of book by Jim Heimann on graphic design featuring Frank Brothers
advertising, 2002
box
22*-23*
Scrapbooks, 1947-1975
Includes newspaper and magazine clippings, tearsheets, awards and certificates,
mailers and advertisements.
