Tony Anthony collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the project files of Southern California architect, Tony Anthony (1922-1997). Records include photographs, correspondence, clippings, research materials, and project reports. Anthony's work included city halls, libraries, community centers, schools, and fire stations.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within c. 1950-1998
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to 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.
Biographical / Historical
Born Tolbert Virgil Anthony II in 1922, Tony Anthony attended the University of Kansas, and earned his architectural degree from USC. Anthony co-founded Anthony and Langford Architects in 1950. Along with partners V. Wallace Langford and E. Roger Wilner. Anthony created city halls, libraries, community centers, schools, and fire stations for the cities of Los Angeles, Whittier, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Norwalk, El Monte, Santa Fe Springs, Garden Grove, Compton, Lakewood, Glendora, Westminster, City of Commerce and City of Industry.
Extent
20.75 Linear Feet (38 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of the project files and research materials of Southern California architect, Tony Anthony (1922-1997). Records include photographs, correspondence, clippings, research materials, and project reports.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Processing Information
The USC Libraries Architecture & Fine Arts Library transferred custody of the Tony Anthony collection to the USC Libraries Special Collections unit on April 19, 2024. The collection's box labels still list the Architecture & Fine Arts Library as the holding repository.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Architects -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Architectural firms -- California -- Archival resources
- Architecture -- Designs and plans -- Presentation drawings
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Photographs
- Construction projects -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Photographs
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Tony Anthony collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- April 2024: Stella Castillo transferred the resource record from the Architecture and Fine Arts Library repository to the Special Collections repository to reflect a transfer of custody between the USC Libraries units.
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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