Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Verle and Elizabeth Annis papers
Creator:
Annis, Verle Lincoln
Creator:
Annis, Elizabeth (1905-2000)
Identifier/Call Number: 5266
Physical Description:
23.46 Linear Feet
45 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1910-1978
Abstract: The Verle and Elizabeth Annis papers contain photographs, pamphlets, postcards, correspondence, architectural designs, and
other material created by Verle and Elizabeth Annis. Verle Lincoln Annis (1897-1983) was a scholar and professor of architecture
at the University of Southern California until 1962. Verle Annis wrote
The Architecture of Antigua Guatemala 1543-1773, published in 1968. Elizabeth Naomi Annis (née Reed) (1905-2000) was a writer, traveler, and supporter of libraries, having
served as a founding member of the Friends of the Library organization at the University of California, Irvine. The collection
consists of photographs, pamphlets, and postcards from the Annis' travels in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal; a photo index
of Latin American architecture on file cards; a few architectural designs; correspondence; travel journals; Verle Annis' course
materials; an unpublished manuscript by Elizabeth Annis; and other material dating from approximately 1910 to 1978.
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
, French
.
Scope and Contents
The Verle and Elizabeth Annis papers contain photographs, pamphlets, postcards, correspondence, architectural designs, and
other material created by Verle and Elizabeth Annis. Verle Lincoln Annis (1897-1983) was a scholar and professor of architecture
at the University of Southern California until 1962. Verle Annis wrote
The Architecture of Antigua Guatemala 1543-1773, published in 1968. Elizabeth Naomi Annis (née Reed) (1905-2000) was a writer, traveler, and supporter of libraries, having
served as a founding member of the Friends of the Library organization at the University of California, Irvine. The collection
consists of photographs, pamphlets, and postcards from the Annis' travels in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal; a photo index
of Latin American architecture on file cards; a few architectural designs; correspondence; travel journals; Verle Annis' course
materials; an unpublished manuscript by Elizabeth Annis; and other material dating from approximately 1910 to 1978.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Verle and Elizabeth Annis papers, Collection no. 5266, University Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth Annis, 2000. The collection of glass plate photographs added to the collection as accrual no. 2023-007 was
transferred from the USC Architecture and Fine Arts Library on March 10, 2023.
Processing Information
The Verle and Elizabeth Annis papers used to be split into two separately described collections: one collection titled the
Verle Annis papers and the other the Elizabeth Annis papers. In 2021, the USC Libraries merged the two collections into a
single collection and described all of its contents under this finding aid. The collection titled Elizabeth Annis papers (the
smaller of the two) had been given the collection number 5166. After combining the collections, USC Libraries deleted the
collection record numbered 5166, which had never been published.
In 2023, the USC Architecture and Fine Arts (AFA) Library transferred a separate collection of Verle Annis' glass photographic
plates to the USC Libraries Special Collections. The AFA collection had not been documented in a finding aid prior to this
transfer.
The current combined finding aid divides the boxes in the collection into three series: (i) Verle Annis, (ii) Elizabeth Annis,
and (iii) Glass plate photographs transferred from the USC Architecture and Fine Arts Library. This division reflects the
previously separate collections. However, the Verle Annis series still contains material created by and/or belonging to Elizabeth
Annis and--to a lesser extent--the Elizabeth Annis series holds some of Verle's papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architects -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Architectural photography -- Archival resources
Architecture -- Guatemala -- Archival resources
Architecture -- Study and teaching -- Archival resources
Latin America -- History -- Archival resources
Latin America -- Study and teaching
Guatemala -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
Spain -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural documents
Correspondence
Glass plate negatives
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic plates
Photographs
Postcards
Annis, Verle Lincoln -- Archives
Annis, Elizabeth (1905-2000) -- Archives