Finding aid for the Gelya Frank papers 5286
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Special Collections
2022 April
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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.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Biographical / Historical
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."
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Gelya Frank papers, Collection no. 5286, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18
Materials from initial acquisition [unprocessed]
Materials added to the collection in 2021 [minimally processed]
1970-2017
Processing Information
These materials were donated in large plastic bins with a label on each bin. The material was rehoused into acid-free boxes
and the bin labels were used as titles for each record under this series.
Box 19, Box 20
G. Frank Author Consultant Correspondence
Box 20
Grace Nicholson coll. / Mormons in California / Reconstruction of Salt Lake Pete Abduction / Frank Laha papers / Yosemite
Box 21
Mini DV Tapes 2004 / cassettes of interviews (transferred) circa 1970s
Box 22
NARA - D.C. Sources on TRR Retrieved circa 1972-73 including U.S. v. Whaley and censuses
Box 23
Sources on Yokuts: Gayton, Merriam, Dick Bisschette, Jeff Edwards
Box 24
Sources used to Reconstruct Whaley case and characters
Box 25
Sources used to Reconstruct Whaley CG Belknap et al.
Box 26
TRR Irrigation Water Rights Research for NARF: Madden Farm Irrigation Inspection Repts.
Box 27
TRR Land and Water Rights
Box 28
Tule River Reservation History (Frank) Field Notes, Manuscripts, Interview Transcripts
Box 29, Box 30
Tule River Tribal History Project 2004 / Tule River Newsletter
Box 32
NARF Claims Plats TRR Boundaries Documents on Surveys and Headwaters
Box 33
Tule River History Project photo archives
Scope and Contents
Includes CDs with digital images.
Box 34
Tule River Issues Report [binder]
1991
Box 34
Tule River Tribal History Project
Box 34
Tule River Tribal Membership Book
2003
Box 35
Tule River Indian Reservation survey maps [photocopies]
Box 36
[Youth profiles, BIA correspondence, Porterville Indian Project, and other material]
1973-2003
Box 37, Box 38
Tule River research and tribal history project
Box 39
Interviews, field notes, correspondence re: Gelya Frank and mentors Barbara G. Myerhoff (USC, Anthropology) and Hilda Kuper
(UCLA, Anthropology) - relates to book and publications
Box 40
Illuminating the Unwritten Scroll Project
Box 41
Venus on Wheels (Frank 2000) field notes, manuscripts, interview transcripts
Box 42
[Syllabi, NEH faculty research awards, drafts, correspondence, and other material]
Box 43
Frank CV / Unpublished interviews and transcripts - Israel-Palestine study
Box 44
Polio survivors study
1984-1995
