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| Series III. Frank family papers, 1929-2005
1.6 Linear
Feet
(3 boxes)
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| Personal papers of the various members of the Frank family comprise this series. The
material consists primarily of family photographs, but also contains items such as
documents related to Ed Frank's military service and cartoons drawn by Ron Frank. Of
particular interest is the documentation of Ed Frank's home, Case Study House #25,
designed by his high-school friend, Edward Killingsworth. Six boxes of additional
material pertaining to Ron Frank and the Frank family were received in 2022
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| Arrangement |
| Arranged by family member. |
| box |
folder |
| 8 |
1 |
Louis and Rose Frank, circa
1930-1950
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Family photographs, obituary. |
| box |
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| 8, 9, 13, 14, 16*, 20 |
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Edward Frank, 1929-2005 |
| box |
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| 14 |
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Scrapbook, 1929-1932 |
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Scrapbook contains family photographs and ephemera with notations. |
| box |
folder |
| 13 |
8 |
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Certificates and diplomas, 1929-1957 |
| 8 |
2 |
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Military service, 1941-1945 |
| 8 |
4 |
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Portraits and promotional material, undated |
| box |
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| 8, 9, 16*, 20 |
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Case Study House # 25, 1955-2000 |
| box |
folder |
| 8 |
3 |
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Photographs, circa
1962-1963
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Black-and-white photographs, and clippings documenting the construction and
finished house of Edward Frank in Naples, California designed by
Killingsworth/Brady.
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| box |
folder |
| 20 |
3 |
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Slides, 1962 |
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Includes color slides of ground breaking ceremonies and slides of magazine
editorials on the finished house.
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| box |
folder |
| 16* |
5 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1963 |
| box |
folder |
| 9 |
7-9 |
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Magazine articles, 1955-2000 |
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Includes other material relating to Edward Killingsworth. |
| 9 |
10 |
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Preservation award, 1993 |
| box |
folder |
| 16* |
6 |
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Obituaries, 2005 |
| box |
folder |
| 8 |
5 |
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Miscellaneous, 1957-1990,
undated
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| box |
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| 8, 9, 21 |
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Maurice Frank, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 8 |
6 |
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Black-and-white portraits |
| box |
folder |
| 9 |
11 |
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Oversize portraits |
| box |
folder |
| 21 |
8 |
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Stereo transparencies |
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Also includes Bruce Hill and Bill Lassiter. |
| box |
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| 8, 20 |
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Ron Frank, 1972-1992,
undated
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| 8, 20 |
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Portraits, 1977,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 8 |
7 |
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Black-and-white photographs, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 20 |
4 |
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Color photographs and slides, 1977,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 8 |
8 |
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General interviews, 1972-1982 |
| 8 |
9 |
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Cartoons, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 20 |
5-6 |
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Color photographs related to travel and Frank Brothers events, 1979-1992,
undated
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| box |
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| 8, 20 |
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Miscellaneous, undated |
| box |
folder |
| 8 |
10 |
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Papers |
| box |
folder |
| 20 |
7 |
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Slides |
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Additional material relating to Ron Frank, 1949-2015
4.75 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes, 1 flatfile
folder)
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Additional material relating to Ron Frank and the Frank family was received from the
Frank family in 2022. The addition comprises documentation of Ron Frank's class on
contemporary furntiture taught at Long Beach Community College between 1985 and 2007,
as well as Frank Brothers ephemera and clippings, a small quantity of personal and
business correspondence, and a small quantity of Frank family papers and
documents.
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Arrangement |
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Arranged topically. |
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Teaching material, 1985-2007 |
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Pertains to a course on contemporary furniture taught at Long Beach Community
College.
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Folder |
| 24 |
1 |
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Looking at Contemporary
Furniture, undated
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Annotated notes appear to be a precursor to Frank's A
Quick Look at Contemporary Furniture.
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A Quick Look at Contemporary
Furniture, 1985, 1991-2007,
undated
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A text published by Ron Frank to accompany his class of the same name at Long
Beach Community College.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 24 |
2-3 |
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1985 |
| 24 |
4 |
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1991 |
| 24 |
5 |
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1992 |
| 24 |
6 |
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1993 |
| 24 |
7 |
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1997 |
| 24 |
8 |
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2006 |
| 24 |
9 |
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2007 |
| 24 |
10 |
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"Quick Look lecture notes - first draft", undated |
| 24 |
11 |
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Student surveys, 1985 |
| 24 |
12 |
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Research notes and offprints, approximately
1980s
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| Box |
Folder |
| 25 |
1 |
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Image lists, approximately
1980s
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| 25 |
2 |
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Student paper, 2005 |
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An ungraded courtesy copy of a student paper on Frank Brothers written for a UCLA
class taught by Thomas S. Hines.
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| 25 |
3 |
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Lecture notes on sales, undated |
| Box |
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| 26-27 |
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Lecture notecards, undated |
| Box |
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| T1 |
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Teaching slides, undated |
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Slides are unprocessed and are unavailable until processed. For information
regarding access, please contact Reference.
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Correspondence, 1960-2008 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 25 |
4 |
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Nancy Frank, 1961-1985 |
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Letters from Ron to Nancy. |
| 25 |
5 |
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Jan de Vries, 1986-1987 |
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See also Flatfile folder 8**. |
| 25 |
6 |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1960-1975,
1999-2008
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| 25 |
7 |
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Frank Brothers ephemera and letterhead, approximately
1960s-1970s
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See also related material in Series I. |
| 25 |
8 |
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Furniture diary, 1983 |
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A journal detailing visits to and conversations with furniture designers and
retailers, notes on specific items seen, etc.
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| Flatfile |
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| 8** |
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Jan de Vries furniture designs, 1986 |
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See correspondence with de Vries in Box 25, folder 5. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 25 |
9 |
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Obituaries of furniture designers and retailers, 1982-2009 |
| 25 |
10 |
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Miscellaneous clippings and offprints, approximately
1980s-1990s
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| 25 |
11 |
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Unpublished manuscript, "The Dream and the Promise: Ron Frank writes to his
children about his life at Frank Brothers", 1992
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| Box |
Item |
| T1 |
CM 1 |
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Thayer Coggin fall market 2003 |
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1 computer disc (Pocket CD-R) : digital ; 80 mm. |
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Please note that the library is not able to provide access to this material due to
lack of required hardware. If interested in viewing this material, please contact
reference for more information.
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| Box |
Folder |
| 25 |
12 |
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Caricatures of salesmen, undated |
| 25 |
13 |
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Miscellaneous notes, undated |
| 25 |
14 |
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Miscellaneous sketches, undated |
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Additional Frank family papers, 1949-2015 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 25 |
15 |
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Passports, 1949-1993 |
| 25 |
16 |
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Ron Frank obituaries, 2015 |
| 25 |
17 |
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Photographs, undated |
| Box |
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| 28 |
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Scrapbook, undated |
