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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Gelya Frank papers
Creator:
Frank, Gelya, 1948-
Identifier/Call Number: 5286
Physical Description:
53.292 Linear Feet
44 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1970-2017
Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of Gelya Frank (born 1948), an American author and anthropology professor at the University
of Southern California.
Language of Material:
English.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from various sources. Boxes 19-31, transferred to the archives from Gelya Frank, October 29, 2021 and November 29,
2021. Boxes 32-43, transferred to the archives from Gelya Frank, August 30, 2021.
Gelya Frank is an author and professor at the University of Southern California. She teaches in the USC Chan Division of Occupational
Science and Occupational Therapy and the Dornsife College Department of Anthropology. Her books include "Venus on Wheels:
Two Decades of Dialogue on Disability, Biography and Being Female in America," "Defying the Odds: The Tule River Tribe's Struggle
for Sovereignty in Three Centuries," and "Making Better Worlds: Occupational Reconstructions and Social Transformations."
[Box/folder no. or item name], Gelya Frank papers, Collection no. 5286, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
This collection consists of the papers of Gelya Frank (born 1948), an American author and anthropology professor at the University
of Southern California. These papers include manuscripts, field notes, interview transcripts, photographs, awards, correspondences,
and research for the studies and books that she has written, including her book "Venus on Wheels."
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anthropology -- Fieldwork -- Archival resources
Anthropology -- Study and teaching -- California -- Archival resources
Authors, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources
Research (documents)
Manuscripts
Field notes
Awards
Drafts (documents)
Correspondence
Maps
Photographs
Frank, Gelya, 1948- -- Archives