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RC - Richmal Crompton Collection
- 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's literary work, her public life, and the management of her literary estate
  - 7 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to interactions with fans and consumers of Richmal Crompton's works
    - 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the Just William Society and annual "William Days" (for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories)

Repository	University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections
Level	File
Reference Number	RC/1/7/1/4
Alternate Reference Number	RC/1/2/1/4/1/11; 12/49
Creator Name	Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs
Title	[Richmal Crompton] Hand-written draft copy of a speech given by Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] about the editing of the 1972 Collins edition of Richmal Crompton's William stories
Date	1985
Extent	1 file
Description	The speech was titled "William and the Puritans: The 1972 Collins Edition"; it was given at a "William Day" in Hemel Hempstead, [Hertfordshire], in 1985. The file contains the following: - A hand-written draft copy of the speech; written in 1985. - Photocopies of sections of letters [to Richmal Ashbee from Collins, publishers] discussing edits to be made to the William stories; letters written in c1972 and photocopies made in c1985. - Hand-written notes [made by Richmal Ashbee], presumably relating to the creation of the speech. - Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee from Alan Whitehead, discussing the speech; correspondence dated 1985.
Access Status	Closed
Closed Until	01/01/2066
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	Further documents that may relate to "William and the Puritans: The 1972 Collins Edition" can be found in RC 360. Further documents relating to the Just William Society and "William Days" can be found in RC 135, RC 146, RC 171, RC 172, RC 173, RC 174, RC 175, RC 176, RC 177, RC 178, RC 179, RC 201, RC 215, RC 216, RC 217, RC 219, RC 220, RC 232, RC 239, RC 258, RC 282, RC 342, RC 354, RC 360 and RC 374. 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 133, RC 137, RC 138, RC 139, RC 140, RC 142, RC 146, RC 141, RC 147, RC 155, RC 156, RC 159, RC 163, RC 166, RC 167, RC 208, RC 212, RC 213, RC 216, RC 217, RC 239, RC 346, RC 350, RC 351, RC 356 and RC 360.

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