| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | RC/2/8/9 |
| Alternate Reference Number | RC/3/5 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Yale house-key and two pencils [both perhaps belonging to Richmal Crompton and later owned by Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton] |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file contains the following:
- A yale key with an accompanying label [written by Richmal Crompton] that says: "Lamburn: spare front door key" [presumably this was a key to Richmal Crompton's house (Richmal Crompton was also known as Richmal Crompton Lamburn)]. The key is stored in an envelope addressed to Mr and Mrs P Ashbee [Richmal Ashbee, niece of Richmal Crompton, and Richmal Ashbee's husband, Paul Ashbee]. The key, label and envelope were created in the mid-20th Century.
- Two thin pencils made by TJ and J Smith Ltd. The sides of the pencils are painted brown in colour. The pencils were created in the mid-20th Century.
[It is not known how the key and the pencils relate to each other. Perhaps the pencils were also owned at one time by Richmal Crompton?] |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Access to the house-key will be provided only for bona fide research interests and projects. Access will be closely supervised. |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined.
No copies of the house-key may be made in any format. |