| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | RC/1/3/2/29 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents (belonging to Richmal Ashbee; niece of Richmal Crompton) relating to the creation of the stage play "Just William or England in Trouble" by Adrian Mitchell, based on Richmal Crompton's William stories |
| Date | c1989-c2004 |
| Extent | 1 box |
| Description | (The play was intended to be performed at Kingston Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, in 2004.)
The file contains the following:
- Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee from Adrian Mitchell, from AP Watt Ltd, London, literary agents, and from Macmillan Children's Books, London, publishers, about the creation, editing and staging of the play.
- Draft correspondence to Adrian Mitchell [written by Richmal Ashbee] about the creation and editing of the play .
- Handwritten notes [written by Richmal Ashbee and others] about the editing of the play.
- Draft copies of scripts of the play.
- Other documents relating to the creation of the play. |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2083 |
| Access Conditions | Contains personal data relating to living individuals.
Access to closed material may be reviewed on request by the archivist. |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Cross ref to William stage play scripts.
Cross ref to correspondence from literary agents.
Cross ref to correspondence from publishers. |