| Description | The file contains articles about Richmal Crompton and Richmal Crompton's William and Jimmy stories.
Some of the articles are cuttings (dated c1980s-1999), and some of the articles are photocopies (with the originals dated 1971-2001 and the photocopies made c1971-c2001).
Some of the articles include covering letters from Macmillan Children's Books, London, [publishers], AP Watt Ltd, London, [literary agents], the "Sunday Express", and the "Morning Telegraph"; covering letters dated 1971-c1993.
The file also contains the following:
- Cuttings from the "Daily Mail" containing the following William stories by Richmal Crompton: "The Outlaws Fetch the Holly" (published 26 December 1994); "William and the Cow" (published 27 December 1994); "The New Game" (published 28 December 1994); "William and the Smuggler" (published 29 December 1994); and "William is Hypnotised" (published 30 December 1994).
- A letter [to Richmal Ashbee? niece of Richmal Crompton] from Macmillan Children's Books, London, publishers, about "Bookshelf" [an article or programme that discussed the William stories?] and Macmillan's "Outlaws Club"; letter dated 1985.
- Annotated photocopies of adverts for a shop called William Tailoring, which appears to have based its logo on Richmal Crompton's William; adverts created in c1986; photocopies created and annotated in c1986.
- A cutting from the "Eastern Daily Press", 10 October 1988, containing an article about Prince William acting as a page boy at the wedding of Camilla Dunne and Rupert Soames; the article has been annotated in c1988 with the words: "William + White Satin (?)"
- An advertising leaflet (created in c1996), a programme (created in c1996), and photocopies of published reviews (published in 1996-1997 and photocopied in c1996-c1997) for a biographical play about Richmal Crompton titled "The Just William Lady" by Alison Neil and performed at the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, Kent, and at the Phoenix Arts Centre, Bordon, [Hampshire]. Included are covering letters that were sent with some of these documents to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from Dennis Drinkwater; covering letters dated 1996.
- A cutting from the "Times", 19 July 1997, containing an obituary for Bill Lofts, researcher of children's literature.
- A photocopy of the article "The Real Jennings is [Unmasked]" by Glen Owen and Richard Duce, about the Jennings stories by Anthony Buckeridge [the publication this article came from isn't stated]; article published in c1999 and photocopy made in c1999. |
| Related Material | 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 110, 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 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 published William stories can be found in PUBLISHED BOOKS, RC 30, RC 100, RC 141, RC 148, RC 226, RC 239 and RC 364.
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 133, RC 139, RC 200, RC 208, 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 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 213, RC 214, RC 216, RC 217, RC 239, RC 346, RC 350, RC 351, RC 356 and RC 360.
Further documents relating to the play "The Just William Lady" can be found in RC 133 and RC 290. |