DeForest Kelley papers, 1929-1999

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Kelley, DeForest
Extent:
12.7 linear feet of papers.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The DeForest Kelley papers span the years 1929-1999 and encompass 12.7 linear feet. The collection contains scripts and production material for six Star Trek films, television scripts for STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, clippings, convention programs, correspondence, fanzines, financial and legal reccords, periodicals, and ten scrapbooks. Of interest are poems written by Kelley, mostly about mortality, and drafts of different poems by Kelley about the Star Trek phenomenon.

Biographical / historical:

DeForest Kelley, born Jackson Deforest Kelley, was an American actor active in film from 1945 to 1998. He played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in the Star Trek television series and film franchise.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Elizabeth Mensik-Ghysels, on behalf of the estate of Carolyn Kelley, 2004
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4. Scrapbooks

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
actors
Names:
Kelley, DeForest , 1920-1999--Archives.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
333 S. La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US
Contact:
(310) 247-3036 extension 2226