| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | Sub-Sub-Fonds |
| Reference Number | RC/1/2 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Books and publications written by Richmal Crompton; and books and publications about Richmal Crompton and her works |
| Date | 1923-2016 |
| Extent | c21 linear metres |
| Description | Includes the following:
- Published William books and stories written by Richmal Crompton. (Includes publications in English as well as publications that have been translated into Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Potuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish and Swedish).
- Other published books and stories [not William books and stories] written by Richmal Crompton. (Includes books in English as well as books that have been translated into French, Spanish and Swedish).
- Books and publications relating to Richmal Crompton's William stories.
- Published biographies of Richmal Crompton.
- Published audio recordings of: radio dramas based on Richmal Crompton's William stories; readings of Richmal Crompton's William stories; and readings of biographies of Richmal Crompton.
- Published video recordings of television dramas based on Richmal Crompton's William stories.
- Proof copies of some William books.
Some of the books and publications have been annotated.
[Note: The items can be searched through the University of Roehampton's library catalogue:
http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/roehampton] |
| Language | English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Potuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish and Swedish. |
| Physical Description | Some audio recordings are held on audio cassette tape, and some are held on audio CD.
The video recordings are held on DVD. |
| Custodial History | Most of the publications have been collected by Richmal Crompton and by her heirs.
After the majority of the Richmal Crompton collection was deposited at the University of Roehampton in 2007, some additional publications have since been added to this ser |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The items are available for access on the open shelves. |
| Finding Aids | These books and publications have been individually catalogued in the University of Roehampton's library catalogue (choose collection "Richmal Crompton Collection" in advanced search if you want to limit your search to this collection only):
http://capita |
| Related Material | Further proof and published copies of works by Richmal Crompton can be found in RC/1/1 |
| URL | http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/roehampton/ |
| URL Description | These books and publications can be searched through the University of Roehampton's library catalogue. |