Gelya Frank papers, 1970-2017

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Summary

Creators:
Frank, Gelya, 1948-
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Gelya Frank (born 1948), an American author and anthropology professor at the University of Southern California.
Extent:
53.292 Linear Feet 44 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Gelya Frank papers, Collection no. 5286, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

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."

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."

Acquisition information:
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.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Gelya Frank papers, Collection no. 5286, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587
specol@usc.edu
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