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Tony Anthony collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4006

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 the Architecture & Fine Arts Library at afa@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Architecture & Fine Arts Library 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.

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

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Helen Topping Architecture & Fine Arts Library Repository

Contact:
Watt Hall B-4
850 Bloom Walk
Los Angeles California 90089-0294 United States