| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Ref No | RC/1/3/2/37 |
| Alt Ref No | RC/1/2/2/1/32; 12/42 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Correspondence and documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to the publication, by Persephone Books, London, of "Family Roundabout" by Richmal Crompton [this isn't a William book] |
| Date | c1998-1999 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file contains the following:
- A photocopy of a fax to AP Watt, London, [literary agents], from Persephone Books, London, publishers, requesting permission to publish "Family Roundabout"; fax dated 1998 and photocopy made in c1998.
- Correspondence to [Richmal] Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from Juliet Aykroyd relating to [the writing of a preface for] "Family Roundabout"; correspondence dated 1999.
- A letter to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from Persephone Books, London, [publishers], relating to the publication of "Family Roundabout"; letter dated 2001.
- A list of [some stories by Richmal Crompton; not William stories]; list written [by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] in c1998.
- A press cutting from the "Eastern Daily Press", 7 June 1999, containing the article "A Brave Book Publisher" by Jean Goodman, about Persephone Books, London.
- Issue 1 of "The Persephone Quarterly", March 1999, published by Persephone Books, London. |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2080 |
| 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 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 141, RC 142, RC 146, RC 155, RC 156, RC 159, RC 163, RC 166, RC 167, RC 208, RC 212, RC 213, RC 214, RC 216, RC 217, RC 239, RC 346, RC 350, RC 351, RC 356 and RC 360. |