| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | RC/1/1/1/4/1/3 |
| Alternate Reference Number | RC/1/1/1/1/2/31 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Draft copies of scripts for William [radio and stage] plays [by Richmal Crompton]; as well as notes containing ideas for William [radio] plays [and stage plays?] [by Richmal Crompton] |
| Date | c1940s-c1950s |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file contains:
Annotated, typed draft copies of scripts for the following episodes of the "Just William" [radio] plays [these radio plays were likely created for broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation] (all created and annotated in c1940s-c1950s):
- "Brighten Ethel's Party"
- "Beats Record"
- "Game of Politics"
- "William Prime Minister"
- "Good Resolution" [it is not clear if this is a radio play or a stage play]
- "Entertainment Provided"
- "Robert Makes Acquaintance With a New Neighbour"
A section of an annotated, typed draft copy of a script for the William [stage] play "Cure for Cold" (created and annotated in c1940s-c1950s).
A section of a typed draft copy of a script for the William [stage play?] "William Goes to the Circus" (created in c1940s-c1950s).
A handwritten draft copy of a section of a script for an unnamed William [radio or stage] play.
Handwritten notes containing ideas for William [radio] plays [and stage plays?], including the [radio] play titled "Pet's Club", as well as unnamed [stage or radio] plays.
The handwritten pages in the file have been written on scrap paper. Items used for scrap paper include:
- Pages from an annotated, typed draft copy of a [non-William] story; draft copy created and annotated in c1940s-c1950s.
- A letter to RC Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton] from Princes Plain County Secondary School for Girls, Bromley, Kent, asking her to give a talk at the school; letter dated 1952. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further draft copies of William radio plays can be found in RC 49, RC 50, RC 61, RC 80, RC 93, RC 94, RC 173 and RC 179.
Further draft copies of William stage plays can be found in RC 35, RC 55, RC 94 and RC 95.
Further documents relating to the [stage play?] "William Goes to the Circus" can be found in RC 35, RC 142, RC 365 and RC 366.
Further notes containing ideas for radio plays can be found in RC 50 and RC 56.
Further notes containing ideas for plays can be found in RC 20 and RC 50.
Further draft copies of non-William stories can be found in RC 27, RC 32, RC 80, RC 98, RC 99, RC 101, RC 102, RC 103, RC 105, RC 106, RC 107, RC 108 and RC 231. |