Baden (Frank) papers, circa 1927-circa 1985

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Summary

Title:
Frank Baden papers
Dates:
circa 1927-circa 1985
Creators:
Baden, Frank
Extent:
21.0 Linear feet (2 record storage boxes, 12 boxes of drawings, 1 flat file drawer (14 flat file folders), and furniture)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Frank Baden papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The Frank Baden papers span 21 linear feet and date circa 1927 to circa 1986. The collection documents Baden’s career through architectural drawings and reprographic copies, furniture parts and entire furniture pieces, AIA Board Annual Reports, correspondence regarding specific architecture or furniture design projects, journals such as Pencil Points and Architectural Form, and Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity Official Reports.

Biographical / historical:

Frank Baden studied architecture at the University of Southern California and graduated in 1927. Throughout his time at the University of California until 1929, Frank worked in the office of Webber, Staunton and Spaulding. After 1929, Baden focused almost exclusively on designing furniture. Baden designed and manufactured custom furniture for twelve years in his own cabinet factory. He taught at the University of Southern California and at Chouinard Art Institute from 1939 through 1942. Baden also created set design for motion pictures and built custom furniture for actors.

Custodial history:

Gift of Mowry Baden and Joan Ross, 1986 and 1988.

Physical location:
Box 1/ADC - regular Box 2/ADC - oversize* Flat File Drawer/ADC - flat files Boxes 3-4/Mosher - 3-D objects (boxes of furniture parts) Boxes 5-16/Mosher - rolls 2 3-D objects/Mosher - shelved as 2 boxes
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-01-09T15:56-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

Frank Baden papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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