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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/1/3/2/41
Alt Ref No	RC/1/2/2/1/9; RC 12/1
Creator Name	Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs
Title	[Richmal Crompton] Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from AP Watt, literary agents, and from publishers, mostly relating to the publication of William stories [by Richmal Crompton] and the creation of radio recordings of Wi
Date	2000-2005
Extent	1 file
Description	The file contains the following: - Correspondence, dated 2000-2005, sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from AP Watt Ltd., London, literary agents, relating to: the publication of William stories; the payment of royalties; the potential of a trade mark for the name "Just William"; articles to be published about Richmal Crompton; and the creation of radio recordings of William stories by Martin Jarvis for the BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation], including signed and unsigned agreements for the creation of the radio recordings. Also includes a draft cover for the book "William at War" to be published by Pan Macmillan, London; draft cover dated 2004. - Correspondence, dated 2000-2004, sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from Pan Macmillan, London, publishers, relating to the publication of William books. Also included are notes [written by Richmal Ashbee] about the publication of William books by Macmillan; notes written in 2000. - Correspondence, dated 2004, sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from BBC Audiobooks, Bath, relating to: the creation of William audio books; and awards won by the audio books.
Access Status	Open
Copyright	Copyright to be determined.
Related Material	Further correspondence from literary agents can be found in RC 7, RC 20, RC 21, RC 35, RC 46, RC 48, RC 81, RC 105, RC 106, RC 107, RC 108, RC 110, RC test 1, RC test 2, RC test 4, RC 120, RC 121, RC 122, RC 123, RC 125, RC 126, RC 127, RC 128, RC 129, RC 131, RC 133, RC 139, RC 200, RC 208, RC 212, RC 217, RC 227, RC 231, RC 275, RC 337 and RC 350. 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 128, RC 133, RC 137, RC 138, 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 correspondence from radio and television production companies can be found in RC 81, RC 126, RC 136, RC 146, RC 149 and RC 227. Further documents relating to radio recordings of William stories by Martin Jarvis can be found in RC 122, RC 126, RC 136, RC 227 and RC 290. Further draft copies of covers for William books can be found in RC test 4, RC 133, RC 138, RC 139, RC 150, RC 181 and RC 227.

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