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RC - Richmal Crompton Collection
- 1 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to Richmal Crompton's literary work, her public life, and the management of her literary estate
  - 8 - [Richmal Crompton] Documents relating to celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth

Repository	University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections
Level	File
Reference Number	RC/1/8/5
Alternate Reference Number	RC/1/1/4/1a
Creator Name	Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs
Title	[Richmal Crompton] Documents [belonging to Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] relating to celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth, mostly relating to events held in Bury
Date	1990
Extent	1 file
Description	The file contains the following: - Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton], regarding the planning of the centenary celebrations; correspondence dated 1990. - An itinerary for centenary celebrations in Bury and Ramsbottom in November 1990; itinerary dated c1990. - Lists of items relating to Richmal Crompton that were lent [by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] to Bury Museum and to Bethnal Green [Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, London] for exhibitions to mark the centenary; lists created c1990. - An invitation to a civic lunch at Bury Town Hall to celebrate the centenary; invitation dated 1990. - An invitation to a preview of a "Just William" exhibition at Bury Art Gallery and Museum to mark the centenary; invitation dated 1990. - A [bookmark?] created for the centenary celebrations; created c1990. - A leaflet produced by Bury Metro [Bury Metropolitan Borough Council] to promote the centenary celebrations; leaflet created c1990. - Photocopies of press articles about the centenary celebrations; articles published in 1990; photocopies made c1990. - Complimentary tickets for a return train journey from Bury to Ramsbottom [as part of the centenary celebrations], issued by the East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited; tickets dated 1990. (Some of the tickets appear to have been used.) - Photocopy of the text of a printed prayer; prayer printed in c1990 and photocopy made c1990. [It is not clear how this relates to the centenary celebrations; it may relate to a church service held as part of the celebrations.] - Handwritten notes regarding plans for the centenary celebrations; notes created c1990.
Access Status	Closed
Closed Until	01/01/2040
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 documents relating celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth can be found in RC 86, 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 86, 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.

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