| Description | The file contains the following:
- Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] and to AP Watt and Son, London, [literary agents], from Kay Williams, relating to the creation, by Kay Williams, of a biography of Richmal Crompton (titled "Just Richmal"); correspondence dated 1973-1987. Included are notes and corrections [made by Richmal Ashbee] about the draft copy of the biography [the draft copy is not present in the file]; notes and corrections made in c1977.
- A letter to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from Genesis Publications Ltd., Guildford, Surrey, relating to the publication of "Just Richmal" [biography of Richmal Crompton] by Kay Williams; letter dated 1986.
- An annotated, typed draft copy of the booklet "Richmal Crompton and Her Bromley Connections" by Mary Cadogan; created and annotated in c2001. Also includes: correspondence sent to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from Mary Cadogan, relating to the creation of the booklet (correspondence dated 2001); and notes and corrections [made by Richmal Ashbee] about the draft copy of the booklet (notes and corrections made in c2001).
- A press pack created by Macmillan, [publishers], to promote the book "The William Companion" by Mary Cadogan; press pack created in c1990. The press pack contains sections from the book and the cover for the book. Included is a covering note sent with the press pack to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from Mary [Cadogan]; note written in c1990.
- An empty envelope addressed to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton], including a first class stamp showing [characters from the William Stories]; envelope and stamp dated c1993.
- Annotated photocopies of correspondence [annotated by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] and photocopies of notes [written by Richmal Ashbee] about the editing of William stories to bring them up-to-date. Most of the correspondence appears to have been sent to Richmal Ashbee or to AP Watt and Son, [literary agents], from Wm. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd., Glasgow, publishers. The correspondence was created in 1971 and the notes and annotations were created in c1971-c1972; the photocopies were made in c1971-c1972.
- Letter to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from AP Watt Ltd., London, literary agents, relating to sales of "Richmal Crompton" [a biography of Richmal Crompton] by Mary Cadogan; letter dated 1989.
- Press cuttings containing reviews of "The Just William Lady", a stage play and radio play by Alison Neil about Richmal Crompton; reviews dated 1996 and 2001.
- An advertising leaflet for the stage play "The Just William Lady" by Alison Neil, about Richmal Crompton, and performed at the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, Kent; leaflet created in c1996.
- Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] and to AP Watt Ltd., London, literary agents, from Alison Neil, relating to the creation, by Alison Neil, of a stage play about Richmal Crompton [titled "The Just William Lady"]; correspondence dated 1995.
- Correspondence between Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] and David Schutte, relating to the publication of William stories and articles [written by Richmal Crompton] that hadn't before been published in book form; correspondence dated 1983-1986. Includes: an unsigned publication agreement (dated 1986); and catalogues of books published by David Schutte, including books by Richmal Crompton (catalogues dated 1986 and 1991).
- A letter to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from Lez McLair [from the Just William Society], sent with photographs of Richmal [Richmal Crompton] [the photographs aren't present in the file] and giving details of a new website about the William stories; letter dated c2004.
- Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from David Ashton, about the writing, by David Ashton, of an article about the William Stories; correspondence dated 2004.
- Letter to [Richmal] Ashbee from the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, listing the people [from the Society?] who had donated money in tribute to Richmal Crompton Lamburn [also known as Richmal Crompton] [shortly after her death]; letter dated 1969. |
| 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 124, RC 125, RC 126, RC 127, RC 128, RC 129, RC 131, 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 124, RC 128, 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 Mary Cadogan can be found in RC 128, RC 146, RC 213 and RC 219.
Further documents relating to Kay Williams' biography of Richmal Crompton can be found in RC 2, RC 146, RC 195, RC 196 and RC 198.
Further draft copies of covers for William books can be found in RC test 4, RC 124, RC 138, RC 139, RC 150, RC 181 and RC 227.
Further documents relating to the commemorative postage stamp featuring William can be found in RC 142, RC 277, RC 321 and RC 385.
Further documents relating to the play "The Just William Lady" can be found in RC 212 and RC 290. |