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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Frances Worthen papers
creator:
Worthen, Frances Smith, 1899-1982
Identifier/Call Number: 7084
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1952-1957
Abstract: The Frances Worthen papers contain technical and engineering drawings for industrial parts and creative drawings for poems,
invitations, and birthday greetings -- all created by Frances Worthen (1899-1982), an industrial designer and interior decorator/designer
based in Glendale, California.
Frances Smith Worthen (1899-1982) was an industrial detail designer and interior decorator/designer based in Glendale, California.
Frances married Kenneth Betcher Worthen in 1920 and they had three sons and one daughter.
The Frances Worthen papers contain technical and engineering drawings for industrial parts and creative drawings for poems,
invitations, and birthday greetings -- all created by Frances Worthen.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
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.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Frances Worthen papers, Collection no. 7084, Regional History Collection, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Sherry Sonnett, February 19, 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women designers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Women industrial engineers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Drawings (visual works)
Technical drawings
Worthen, Frances Smith, 1899-1982 -- Archives