| Description | The file contains the following:
- Correspondence sent to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton], regarding the planning of the centenary celebrations; correspondence dated 1988-1990.
- Photocopies of correspondence sent to and from Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton], regarding the planning of the centenary celebrations; correspondence dated 1989-1990; photocopies made c1990.
- A photocopy of minutes of a meeting to arrange the centenary celebrations; minutes created in 1987 and photocopy made in c1987.
- An annotated agenda for a meeting to arrange the centenary celebrations; agenda created and annotated in c1988.
- Lists of the events, publications and press coverage planned for the centenary; lists dated 1990.
- A booklet about Richmal Crompton to celebrate the centenary, by Mavis Denny, published by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, c1990.
- Publicity leaflets for the centenary celebrations; leaflets created c1990.
- A photograph [from the centenary celebrations] showing the Mayor [of Bury] and two Councillors [from Bury?] with Margaret Disher [niece of Richmal Crompton], David Lamburn [nephew of Richmal Crompton?], and a boy dressed as William. (The photograph was maybe from the "Journal Bury" [newspaper].) Photograph dated c1990.
- An itinerary for a trip to Bury, by [Richmal Crompton's] family for the centenary celebrations; itinerary dated 1990.
- Receipts, bills and notes detailing payments (relating to the centenary celebrations) made by several people, 1990. (Many of the payments are for hotel stays and meals.) Included are leaflets, maps and menus from some of the hotels, dated c1990.
- An order of service for a service at the Chapel of Our Lady and St Elphin [at St Elphin's School, Darley Dale, Derbyshire] on 15 November 1990, to celebrate the centenary.
- An order of service for a service at Bury Parish Church, on 18 November 1990, to celebrate the centenary.
- A cutting from radio listings [name of publication not given] containing an article titled "Just Richmal: A Centenary Tribute to the Author of the 'William' Books" by David Gillard; cutting dated 1990.
- Photocopy of an article from "Red Rose Magazine" vol. 1 no. 6, April-May 1990, containing an article titled "Richmal's Happy Days: The Story of the Writer of the William Books and Her Connection With Bury" by Mavis Denny; photocopy made c1990.
- Handwritten notes regarding plans for the centenary celebrations; notes created c1990. |
| Related Material | Further documents relating celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth can be found in RC 87, RC 88, RC 142, RC 143, RC 216, RC 217, RC 218, RC 221, RC 241, RC 269, RC test 7, RC test 12, RC 279, RC 288, RC 289 and RC 324.
Further articles about Richmal Crompton and her creations can be found in RC 17, RC 18, RC 29, 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 212, 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 documents relating to St Elphin's School can be found in RC5, RC 7, RC 8, RC 88, RC 89, RC 115, RC 143, RC 146, RC 217, RC 229, RC 231, RC 244, RC 255, RC test 13, RC 283, RC 284, RC 289, RC 295, RC 331 and RC 361.
Further photographs and images of members of Richmal Crompton's family can be found in RC 5, RC 186, RC 217, RC 232, RC 255, RC 265, RC 292, RC 293, RC 297, RC 298, RC 299, RC 300, RC 301, RC 302, RC 303, RC 304, RC 305, RC 306, RC 307, RC 308, RC 309, RC 362, RC 371 and RC 376. |