Series IV: Papers , 1945-2005

Much of the series is devoted to materials related to UPAC (1978-2005), including fundraiser materials, letters to Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton; a checkbook used by UPAC with the Industrial Bank of Washington; non-profit filings and bank statements for the UPAC Legal Defense, Education & Research Fund, Inc. (1985-1990); and medical papers related to Forman’s cancer treatment, for which bills Forman raised money by UPAC mass mailings.

Also included are copies of Forman’s diary dispatches to supporters, a journal and scrapbook (1979-1980), loose typescripts, handwritten notes, and newsclippings related to Forman and his family.

Forman’s own writing includes a bound thesis on Housing submitted to Cornell University for the degree of Master of Professional Studies (African, Afro-American), May 1980; a bound application to the National Endowment for Humanities, “The Generations of Freedom Project,” PBS special; and multiple editions of books authored by Forman.

The papers also feature materials related to Forman’s campaigns for local office. In 1990 Forman ran in the D.C. primary for State Senator, and in 1995 for Democratic Party representative of Precinct 35 in Ward 1.

Evidence of Forman’s reference and reading materials includes copies of articles, legal documents related to a 1977 SNCC Complaint, political flyers, files relating to a Small Business Administration Accounting course, a memorial invitation for A. Phillip Randolph; and a 1985 hotel room surveillance transcript of D.C. Mayor and ex-SNCC leader Marion Barry smoking cocaine with a lady friend.