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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
  - 3 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents relating to the publication, re-use and promotion of Richmal Crompton's works
    - 2 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents, created and collected by Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton], relating to the publication, re-use and promotion of Richmal Crompton's works

Repository	University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections
Level	File
Ref No	RC/1/3/2/38
Alt Ref No	RC/1/2/2/1/23; 113
Creator Name	Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs
Title	[Richmal Crompton] Documents [sent to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to the illustration of the "Meet Just William" series of books, written by Richmal Crompton, adapted for younger readers by Martin Jarvis, and illustrated by Tony Ro
Date	1999
Extent	1 file
Description	The file contains a letter to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from Macmillan Children's Books, London, publishers, relating to the illustration of the "Meet Just William" series of books. Letter dated 1999. Included in the letter are: - Copies of the proposed illustrations by Tony Ross. - A list of written descriptions of the illustrations (this list has been annotated [by Richmal Ashbee?]) - A proof copy of the front and back covers for the book "Meet Just William: William's Birthday and Other Stories".
Access Status	Open
Copyright	Copyright to be determined.
Related Material	Further correspondence from publishers can be found in RC 7, RC 40, RC 81, RC 112, RC 119, RC test 1, RC test 2, RC test 3, RC test 4, RC 120, RC 124, RC 128, RC 133, RC 137, RC 139, RC 140, RC 141, RC 142, RC 146, RC 147, RC 155, RC 156, RC 159, RC 163, RC 166, RC 167, RC 208, RC 212, RC 213, RC 214, RC 216, RC 217, RC 239, RC 346, RC 350, RC 351, RC 356 and RC 360. Further draft copies of covers for William books can be found in RC test 4, RC 124, RC 133, RC 139, RC 150, RC 181 and RC 227. Further copies of proposed illustrations by Tony Ross can be found in RC 150 and RC 167.

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