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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
Expand 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
Collapse 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
Collapse 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the Just William Society and annual "William Days" (for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories)1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to the Just William Society and annual "William Days" (for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories)
Collapse 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Photocopies of scripts of "Just William" [radio] plays by Richmal Crompton, that were used for performances at "William Days"1 - [Richmal Crompton] Photocopies of scripts of "Just William" [radio] plays by Richmal Crompton, that were used for performances at "William Days"
1 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for "Just William", [radio] play, episode 11 [series not stated], by Richmal Crompton; episode titled "Pets' Club"
2 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for "Just William", [radio] play, episode 43, by Richmal Crompton; script titled "[Van?] and Cyril"
3 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Paul Ashbee? husband of Richmal Crompton's niece, Richmal Ashbee] of an annotated, typed script for a William radio play [by Richmal Crompton], titled "Cousin Percy's Visit"
4 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for "Just William", [radio] play, episode 8 of series 3, by Richmal Crompton; script titled "W [William] and 4.40"
5 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed draft copy of a script for a William [radio] play titled "William Tackles the Housing Problem" [by Richmal Crompton]
6 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for "Just William", [radio] play, episode 3 [of series 4?], by Richmal Crompton; script titled "[Sectional Hen House?]"
7 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for "Just William", [radio] play, episode 7 [series not stated], by Richmal Crompton; episode titled "These Little Mistakes Wil
8 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for "Just William", [radio] play, episode 1 [series not stated], by Richmal Crompton; episode titled "Finances and Fog"
9 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopies [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed script for a ["Just William"] [radio] play, [episode 1, of series 4?], [by Richmal Crompton]; [episode titled "Righting Rong"?]
10 - [Richmal Crompton] Photocopy [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] of an annotated, typed draft copy of a script for a William [radio] play titled "William and Fireworks" [by Richmal Crompton]
2 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to the organising of "William Days" [meetings for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories]
3 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to the organising of "William Meetings" [meetings for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories]
4 - [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
5 - [Richmal Crompton] Annotated photocopy of part of a draft copy of an article or speech [by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about the editing and updating of ["Just William" by Richmal Crompton]
6 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to the organising of "William Days" [meetings for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories]; and to the organising of celebrations for the centenary [of Richmal Crompton's birth]
7 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about hotels in Derbyshire [possibly relating to William meetings]; and "Story Paper Collectors' Digest" volume 43, number 506
8 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to the founding and running of the Just William Society (for fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories)
9 - [Richmal Crompton] Ceramic mug [belonging to Paul Ashbee? husband of Richmal Crompton's niece, Richmal Ashbee] commemorating the 2006 meeting of the Just William Society [fans of Richmal Crompton's William stories]
Expand 2 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and artworks written and created by fans and consumers of Richmal Crompton's works2 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and artworks written and created by fans and consumers of Richmal Crompton's works
3 - [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton], relating to Darrell Swift, collector of William books [written by Richmal Crompton] and organiser of William conventions
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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