Frances Worthen papers
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Content Description
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1952 - 1957
Creator
- Worthen, Frances Smith, 1899-1982 (Person)
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 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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Sherry Sonnett, February 19, 2019.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Frances Worthen papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2019 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu