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This collection contains a variety of material related to W. Stanton Forbes, including his correspondence, artwork, and writing,
as well as his collection of clippings, diaries, music compositions, official documents, house plans for "Still Waters," photographs,
and other printed materials.
The correspondence consists of letters between 1924 and 2007and are primarily from W. Stanton Forbes, Ellen E. Forbes, Lucy
and Katherine Forbes, Frances Forbes Heyn, and Jean Reti-Forbes. The collection holds a significant amount of World War II
letters between W. Stanton and his first wife, Ellen, covering 1942 to 1945 from W. Stanton's enlistment to his honorable
discharge. The other large portion of the collection is the 1960s and 1970s, when W. Stanton wrote his daughters and sister
almost every day. The official documents consist mainly of legal documents, exhibition programs, passports, military discharge
papers, wills, and memorial service programs of W. Stanton Forbes and his second wife, Jean Reti-Forbes. The writings include
W. Stanton Forbes' original music compositions, short stories, poetry, and longer prose including his Mexico City College
master thesis, illustrated stories for his grandchildren, and a biography of his aunt artist Lucy Stanton. The newspaper clippings
consist of obituaries, articles, and announcements focused on the professional work of W. Stanton Forbes and his loved ones,
including his Mexico City College mentors, his relative Lucy Bates, his aunt Lucy M. Stanton, and Jean Reti-Forbes. Also included
are four volumes notebooks and diaries filled with the creative and personal writings of W. Stanton Forbes and Jean Reti-Forbes
as well as the guestbook from their residence Still Waters.
The art series consists of a copper plate, ink prints, watercolors, pencil sketches, and ink drawings including Forbes' tribal
artwork, often used in conjunction with texts written by his second wife, Jean Reti-Forbes. The photographs are of W. Stanton
Forbes, his exhibitions, his loved ones, and Still Waters.
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