Finding Aid for the Frank Baden papers, circa 1927-circa 1985 0000107
Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
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.
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
Title: Frank Baden papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0000107
Contributing Institution:
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
21.0 Linear feet
(2 record storage boxes, 12 boxes of drawings, 1 flat file drawer (14 flat file folders), and furniture)
Date (inclusive): circa 1927-circa 1985
Location note: 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
creator:
Baden, Frank
Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.
Gift of Mowry Baden and Joan Ross, 1986 and 1988.
Frank Baden papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa
Barbara.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Baden, Frank
Architect-designed furniture -- United States -- 20th century
Architecture -- California -- 20th century
Furniture design