| Description | The file contains the following:
- Cuttings from the newspaper "L'Aurore" containing comic strips titled "Les Aventures de William, d'après le roman de Richmal Crompton" ["The Adventures of William, based on the novel by Richmal Crompton"]. [The name of the artist is unclear; the strips are signed "A Suivre", which appears to be the name of a comic magazine.] The comic strips are in French. Comic strips dated 1-17 Février [February] 1961.
- Copies of some images intended for the comic strip ["Les Aventures de William, d'après le roman de Richmal Crompton" ("The Adventures of William, based on the novel by Richmal Crompton")]; copies created in c1961.
- A covering letter sent with some comic strips from "L'Aurore", to RC Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton] from AP Watt and Son, London, [literary agents]; letter dated 1961.
- A programme for a showing of the 1946 film "Just William's Luck" written and directed by Val Guest, at the National Film Theatre; programme created in c1990.
- Photocopy of article titled "Just Him" (about the actor who played William in two films in the c1940s) [article written by PHS? full name not stated] [the name of the publication is not stated]; article published on 11 January 1990, and photocopy made in c1990.
- A photocopy of the programme for the play "Just William" by Richmal Crompton and adapted and directed by John Hester, performed at the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, Charshalton, [London]. Programme created in 1998; photocopy made in c1998.
- A photocopy of a review of the play "Just William" at the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, [Carshalton, London], titled "Take Cover, For William is Loose on Stage" by Roger Bing. [The name of the publication is not stated]. Review published in c1998 and photocopy made c1998. |
| Related Material | Further documents about the play "Just William" by John Hester can be found in RC 29 and RC 131.
Further programmes for William stage plays can be found in RC 366.
Further documents relating to the film "Just William's Luck" can be found in RC 227 and RC 286.
Further articles about Richmal Crompton and her creations can be found in RC 17, RC 18, RC 29, RC 86, RC 87, RC 88, RC 89, RC 90, RC 109, RC 111, RC 117, RC 143, RC 182, RC 186, RC 201, RC 202, RC 203, RC 204, RC 205, RC 206, RC 207, RC 208, RC 209, RC 210, RC 211, RC 212, RC 213, RC 216, RC 217, RC 224, RC 225, RC 226, RC 227, RC 239, RC 253, RC 264, RC test 11, RC test 12, RC 315, RC 319, RC 324, RC 347, RC 361, RC 370 and RC 375.
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 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 133, RC 139, RC 200, RC 208, RC 212, RC 217, RC 227, RC 231, RC 275, RC 337 and RC 350.
Further William comic strips can be found in RC 123. |