Biographical material includes resumes, certificates of birth, marriage, and death, early school materials, certificates and awards, membership materials, identification documents, family history and genealogy material, and an interview recording. Also included in this series are obituaries, letters of condolence to Roy De Forest's widow, and materials, including digital photographs and video recordings, related to memorial services celebrating De Forest's life and work.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged chronologically.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings and born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Roy De Forest papers, 1916-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by Gerald and Bente Buck. Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by Gloria Marchant.
