| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | RC/1/1/1/1/2 |
| Alternate Reference Number | RC/1/1/1/1/3/15; RC 17 |
| 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], and notes discussing the world the William stories are set in |
| Date | c1930s-c1960s |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file contains the following:
- Handwritten notes containing ideas for William stories, including "William and the Haunted Cottage", "William and Pets' Club" ["William and the Pets' Club"], "Archie Has a Party", "William Beats the Record" and unnamed William stories; notes written c1957-c1964.
- Notes discussing the world the William stories are set in, including: a list of characters who live near [William's] home; a list of places near William's home; a list of William's relatives; notes about the characters William, Henry, Ethel, Violet Elizabeth, H Lane, Ginger, and Robert; notes written c1930s-c1960s.
Some of the notes in the file are written on scrap paper; items used for scrap paper include:
- Pages from annotated, typed draft copy of a script for a William [radio play?]; draft copies created and annotated in c1967.
The cover of the file has been written on and contains:
- Notes [presumably containing ideas for William stories]; notes dated c1930s-c1960s.
- A copy of an unnamed poem by [Robert] Graves; written c1930s-c1960s.
- A list of titles of William books; list written c1930s-c1962. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further documents relating to William [radio and stage] plays by Richmal Crompton can be found in RC/1/1/1/4. In particular, further draft copies of Richmal Crompton's William radio plays can be found in RC/1/1/1/4/1.
Further collected poems can be found in RC/1/1/1/1/4, RC/2/6/3, RC/2/6/4, RC/2/16 and RC/4/3. |