| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Ref No | RC/1/3/2/25 |
| Alt Ref No | RC/1/2/2/1/17; 12/34A |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Information and analysis (mostly written by Kenneth Waller [and collected by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton]) about the setting and the characters from the William stories [by Richmal Crompton] |
| Date | c1986-c2001 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file contains the following:
Photocopies of the following articles by Kenneth Waller; articles created and photocopied in c1986-c1990; some of the articles are annotated, with annotations made in c1986-c1990. [The articles may have been written for publication in "The William companion" by Mary Cadogan.]
- "William: His Personality in Childhood and Later Life"
- "Parental Background"
- "William and Matrimony"
- "Joan"
- "Ethel"
- "Hubert Lane"
- "Robert"
- "Was Robert at Brasenose?"
- "Douglas"
- "Some Observations on William's Speech Habits"
- "What Was Ginger's Name?"
Maps of the village in which the stories are set; maps created [by Kenneth Waller?] in c1986-c1990.
A photocopy of the article "The Boy's Own Look At Nostalgia: William's Somerton" by Andy Bull; article published in "The Independent" 7 April 1990; photocopy made c1990.
Correspondence sent to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from Kenneth Waller, discussing Kenneth Waller's research into the William stories; correspondence dated 1986-1989.
A letter to [Richmal] Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from Kenneth Waller, which includes a photocopy of a letter to Laurence Marks from Kenneth Waller discussing William's potential future wife; letters dated 1986.
Notes [written by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about some of the subjects mentioned in the file; notes written c1986-c2001. |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2067 |
| 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 documents about Kenneth Waller's research into the William stories can be found in RC 137, RC 278 and RC 386.
Further documents relating to the television programme "Still William" by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran can be found in RC 129, RC 130, RC 134, RC 140 and RC 270. |