Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: De Forest, Lockwood, 1850-1932
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content: Lockwood de Forest papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet (Boxes 1, 4)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1858-1931
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.defolock, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Lockwood de Forest's correspondence is arranged alphabetically, followed by the 2 letter books in chronological order. His wife Meta Kemble de Forest's correspondence is grouped together at the end of the series.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been digitized, except for duplicates.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Lockwood de Forest's professional correspondence includes letters to and from friends and colleagues about de Forest's wood carving business in Ahmedabad, India, the export of carvings, and the sale of the operation to Tiffany Studios. Notable correspondents include M. D. C. Crawford, Stewart Culin, Alfred Korzybski, and Purushottam M. Hutheesing & Sons. Also included are two letter books which contain copies of letters De Forest sent to various people in chronological order. There is a fair amount of correspondence with family members, especially De Forest's parents, his brother Robert, and his wife Meta Kemble. In addition, there are a few folders of Meta Kemble de Forest's correspondence with her mother-in-law Julia Mary de Forest and her grandmother Margaretta Du Pont. Typed transcriptions of letters are scattered throughout the series.