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Collapse 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's literary work, her public life, and the management of her literary estate1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's literary work, her public life, and the management of her literary estate
Expand 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of Richmal Crompton's literary work, including William stories1 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of Richmal Crompton's literary work, including William stories
2 - [Richmal Crompton] Books and publications written by Richmal Crompton; and books and publications about Richmal Crompton and her works
Expand 3 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents relating to the publication, re-use and promotion of Richmal Crompton's works3 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents relating to the publication, re-use and promotion of Richmal Crompton's works
Expand 4 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of works by others that are based on Richmal Crompton's William stories4 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of works by others that are based on Richmal Crompton's William stories
Expand 5 - [Richmal Crompton] Merchandise promoting Richmal Crompton and her works5 - [Richmal Crompton] Merchandise promoting Richmal Crompton and her works
Collapse 6 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of biographies about Richmal Crompton6 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of biographies about Richmal Crompton
Expand 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of the biography "Richmal Crompton: The Woman Behind William" by Mary Cadogan1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of the biography "Richmal Crompton: The Woman Behind William" by Mary Cadogan
Expand 2 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of the biography "Just Richmal: The Life and Work of Richmal Crompton Lamburn" by Kay Williams2 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of the biography "Just Richmal: The Life and Work of Richmal Crompton Lamburn" by Kay Williams
Collapse 3 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton]3 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the creation of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton]
1 - [Richmal Crompton] Empty folders [orginally used to store documents relating to the creation of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
2 - [Richmal Crompton] Photocopies [belonging to Margaret Disher? niece of Richmal Crompton] of published articles about Richmal Crompton's character William, titled "Growing Up with Just William", including articles about Tomas Disher [nephew of Richmal Crom
3 - [Richmal Crompton] Notes and documents [written and compiled by Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton, during the creation of Margaret Disher's book "Growing Up with Just William"]
4 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence between Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton] and Solo Syndication and Literary Agency Ltd, London, relating to the preparation for publication of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher
5 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence between Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton] and others, with related notes [written by Margaret Disher], about the editing and publication of the book "So Just William Really Did Exist. It Was Tommy!" [also called
6 - [Richmal Crompton] Photocopy [belonging to Margaret Disher? niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated published family tree for the family of Richmal Lamburn [also known as Richmal Crompton]
7 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies of typed, draft copies of sections of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by "his sister" [Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
8 - [Richmal Crompton] Photocopies of typed synopses of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton]
9 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of sections of the book ["Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]; including handwritten notes [by Margaret Disher] compiled during the writing of the book
10 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of sections of the book ["Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
11 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of sections of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by "his sister" [Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
12 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of sections of the book ["Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
13 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copy of the book "Growing Up with Just William" by "his sister" [Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
14 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of sections of the book ["Growing Up with Just William" by Margaret Disher, niece of Richmal Crompton]
Expand 4 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of the book "'Auntie': Richmal Crompton as I Knew Her" (also known as "Richmal Crompton: My Aunt by Marriage") by Paul Ashbee [husband of Richmal Crompton's niece, Richmal Ashbee]4 - [Richmal Crompton] Draft and published copies of the book "'Auntie': Richmal Crompton as I Knew Her" (also known as "Richmal Crompton: My Aunt by Marriage") by Paul Ashbee [husband of Richmal Crompton's niece, Richmal Ashbee]
5 - [Richmal Crompton] Empty folders [once used to house documents relating to biographies of Richmal Crompton by Kay Williams and Mary Cadogan]
Expand 7 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to interactions with fans and consumers of Richmal Crompton's works7 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to interactions with fans and consumers of Richmal Crompton's works
Expand 8 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth8 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth
Expand 9 - [Richmal Crompton] Published articles about Richmal Crompton and her work9 - [Richmal Crompton] Published articles about Richmal Crompton and her work
Expand 10 - [Richmal Crompton] Video recordings relating to Richmal Crompton and Richmal Crompton's work10 - [Richmal Crompton] Video recordings relating to Richmal Crompton and Richmal Crompton's work
11 - [Richmal Crompton] Notes [written by Richmal Crompton] about the craft of writing
12 - [Richmal Crompton] Typed [draft?] copy of the story "William's Foggy Morning" [by Richmal Crompton and her niece, Richmal Ashbee]; and a script for a [stage] play titled "Just William" (script by John Hester), with an [accompanying?] article from Richmal Ashbee
13 - [Richmal Crompton] Proof copies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of covers of publications relating to the work of Richmal Crompton (mostly proof copies of covers of William and Jimmy books); along with leaflets, catalogues and other information from publishers about William-related and Jimmy-related publications [also belonging to Richmal Ashbee]
14 - [Richmal Crompton] Audio recordings [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to Richmal Crompton, to Richmal Crompton's William stories, and to Richmal Ashbee
15 - [Richmal Crompton] Published articles [collected by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about copyright, trademarks and literary estates for authors
16 - [Richmal Crompton] Press cuttings [collected by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] containing articles about the death of Constance Hall, journalist and editor responsible for recommending Richmal Crompton's William stories to "Home Magazine"
17 - [Richmal Crompton] Folded piece of card containing a printed drawing [of William; the character invented by Richmal Crompton] on the front
Expand 2 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's personal life and her work as a teacher2 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's personal life and her work as a teacher
Expand 3 - [Richmal Crompton] Photographs and images of Richmal Crompton and members of her family3 - [Richmal Crompton] Photographs and images of Richmal Crompton and members of her family
Expand 4 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents that were originally filed within books in the collection4 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents that were originally filed within books in the collection
Expand 5 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents collected and created by fans of Richmal Crompton's works5 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents collected and created by fans of Richmal Crompton's works
6 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence sent to Richmal C Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton], from publishers and other groups and organisations; with some correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton]
7 - [Richmal Crompton] List of [non-William] books by Richmal Crompton; list of William radio plays [likely those plays performed at annual William meetings; plays written by Richmal Crompton]; and list of some religious books [owned by Richmal Crompton]
8 - [Richmal Crompton] Empty envelope addressed to Richmal C Lamburn [Richmal Crompton Lamburn, also known as Richmal Crompton] that has been annotated [by Richmal Crompton]
9 - [Richmal Crompton] Letter and certificate sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from the Outdoor Mobility Fund for Handicapped Children at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, acknowledging a donation from Richmal Ashbee [it is not clear how this relates to Richmal Crompton]
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