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RC - Richmal Crompton Collection
- 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's literary work, her public life, and the management of her literary estate
  - 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of Richmal Crompton's literary work, including William stories
    - 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of Richmal Crompton's William stories, William [radio and stage] plays, and articles "written" by William
      - 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Plot ideas and notes [written by Richmal Crompton] for William stories and William [radio and stage] plays

Repository	University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections
Level	File
Ref No	RC/1/1/1/1/6
Alt Ref No	RC/1/1/1/1/3/3
Creator Name	Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs
Title	[Richmal Crompton] Handwritten ideas for William stories [by Richmal Crompton], with some other notes and memoranda
Date	c1949-c1968
Extent	1 file
Description	Handwritten ideas for William stories, many written on scraps of paper. Included are some other notes and memoranda. The ideas and notes were written in c1949-c1968. Some of the items used for scrap paper include: - A letter to Miss Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton] from someone wishing to subscribe to the United Society for Christian Literature, 1949. - Part of a letter [to Richmal Crompton] from a fan, c1965. - Part of a letter to RC Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton] from Westminster Bank Limited, Beckenham, Kent, discussing a stock transfer, 1967. - A letter to Richmal [Richmal Crompton] from friends, c1968. - A draft letter from RC Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton] ordering an item from a catalogue [recipient's name not stated], 1968. - Pages from annotated, typed draft copies of William stories, created and annotated in c1968. - Accounts for royalties to be paid by George Newnes Limited, London, publishers, c1968. The file also contains a typed transcription of an account of [the great fire of London] in 1666 [by Samuel Pepys?]; typed trascription created c1960s.
Access Status	Closed
Closed Until	01/01/2069
Access Conditions	Contains personal data relating to living individuals. Access to closed material may be reviewed on request by the archivist.
Copyright	Copyright to be determined.
Related Material	Further draft copies of Richmal Crompton's William stories can be found in RC/1/1/1/2/1, RC/1/1/1/2/2 and RC/1/1/1/2/3. Further documents relating to fans of Richmal Crompton's works can be found in RC/1/7 and RC/5. Further correspondence sent to Richmal Crompton from friends and family can be found in RC/1/1/1/2/1/9, RC/1/1/2/1/1, RC/1/1/2/1, RC/1/1/2/1/3, RC/2/1/1/1, RC/2/1/1/2, RC/2/1/1/3, RC/2/1/1/4, RC/2/1/1/5, RC/2/1/1/6, RC/2/1/1/7, RC/2/1/1/8, RC/2/1/1/9, RC/2/1/2/1, RC/2/1/2/4, RC/2/6/5, RC/2/14, RC/2/15, RC/2/16 and RC/4/1. Further accounts for royalties to be paid can be found in RC/1/1/1/1/4, RC/1/1/1/1/5, RC/1/1/1/2/1/1, RC/1/1/1/2/1/3, RC/1/1/1/2/1/4, RC/1/1/1/2/1/5, RC/1/1/1/2/1/6, RC/1/1/1/2/1/7, RC/1/1/1/2/1/8, RC/1/1/1/2/1/10, RC/1/1/1/2/1/11, RC/1/1/1/2/2/5, RC/1/1/2/1/1, RC/1/1/2/1/2, RC/2/1/2/4, RC/2/3/1 and RC/2/11. Further documents relating to the United Society for Christian Literature can be found in RC/1/1/2/1/2, RC/1/1/2/1/3, RC/1/11, RC/2/1/1/3, RC/2/4/1, RC/2/6/4.

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