| Description | The file contains the following:
- A press cutting from "The Times", 10 November 1990, containing the article "William and the Big Party" by Lynne Greenwood, about celebrations at St Elphin's School for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth.
- An annotated, typed draft copy of an article by Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] titled "Richmal Crompton: St Elphin's"; draft copy created in 1990.
- Correspondence sent to Richmal Ashbee [niece of Richmal Crompton] from St Elphin's School, arranging meetings, containing news about the school, and discussing the William stories; correspondence dated 1995-2002.
- A covering letter sent to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from [a member of staff at St Elphin's School?] with a [school] magazine; letter dated 1997. [The magazine is not present in the file.]
- A draft copy of a letter from [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] to [St Elphin's School], discussing a recent visit of Richmal Ashbee to the school and recounting stories from the time when her aunt [Richmal Crompton] and her mother [Gwen Lamburn, also known as Gwen Disher, sister of Richmal Crompton] attended the school; draft copy created in 2002.
- Notes [written by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about hotels near Darley Dale, Derbyshire [presumably written in preparation for a visit by Richmal Ashbee to St Elphin's School, Darley Dale]; notes written in c2002.
- A photocopy of a drawing of a bedroom [in St Elphin's School] from [a diary kept by Richmal Crompton's sister Gwen Lamburn (also known as Gwen Disher); this diary can now be found in RC/2/1/3]; drawing created in c1902-c1904 and photocopy made in c2002.
- A letter sent to Richmal [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] from [a former member of staff at St Elphin's School?], discussing the future of St Elphin's School; letter dated 2004.
- Notes [written by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] about a statue relating to the William stories that was commissioned by Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and then given to St Elphin's School; notes written in 2005. |
| Related Material | Further documents relating celebrations held in 1990 for the centenary of Richmal Crompton's birth can be found in RC 86, RC 87, RC 88, RC 142, 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 87, RC 88, RC 89, RC 90, RC 109, RC 110, RC 111, RC 117, 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 86, RC 88, RC 89, RC 115, 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. |