Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: DeForest Kelley papers
Date (inclusive): 1929-1999
Collection number: 542
Creator:
Kelley, DeForest
Extent:
12.7 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
DeForest Kelley papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Elizabeth Mensik-Ghysels, on behalf of the estate of Carolyn Kelley, 2004
Biography
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.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4.
Scrapbooks
Indexing Terms
Kelley, DeForest , 1920-1999--Archives.
actors