| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | RC/2/10 |
| Alternate Reference Number | RC/2/1/1/8; RC 63; 12/40 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Notebooks [belonging to Richmal Crompton], containing travel diaries, ideas for stories, lists of books, quotations, accounts, memoranda and other notes |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | This file contains the following notebooks:
- Notebook containing quotations from and notes about literature and the papers of famous people; notes and quotations written early- to mid-20th Century. (Some of the quotations are in French).
- Notebook titled "dates", containing notes about famous dates from history; notes written early to mid-20th Century (some of the notes are written in French).
- Notebook containing a travel diary from a trip to [Italy] via France in c1924, with an idea for a story jotted at the back; diary and idea for story written c1924.
- Notebook titled "words", containing a few common phrases, written mid-20th Century.
- Notebook containing ideas for stories, including ideas for William stories; notes written c1930s.
- Notebook containing a travel diary from a cruise to Iceland, Norway and Denmark in 1939. Inserted into the notebook is a brief list of books, written c1960s.
- Notebook containing quotations from and notes about literature and the papers of famous people; notes and quotations written c1939-c1941.
- Notebook containing brief accounts [of money paid by Richmal Crompton to her gardener?] and memoranda; accounts and memoranda written c1940s.
- Notebook titled "Books - Talk or Writing", containing a list of books, and notes [about ideas for writing?]; list and notes written c1950s.
- Notebook containing memoranda and a travel diary from a trip to Luxembourg and [Germany]; memoranda and diary written c1950s-c1960s.
- Notebook containing a list of books; notes written c1960s.
- Two notebooks containing appointments and memoranda, written c1960s.
- Notebook containing the details of one book ("Complete Greek Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne"); note written c1963.
- Notebook containing accounts logging the money paid [by Richmal Crompton] to charities, 1963-1967.
- Notebook titled "William - Toy Theatre with Edward", containing brief accounts, noting money for laundry paid [by Richmal Crompton], and other notes [ideas for a story?]; accounts written 1968 and notes written c1968. |
| Language | English and French. |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2060 |
| 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 to Richmal Crompton's literary work can be found in RC/1
In particular:
- Further notes containing ideas for William stories can be found in RC/1/1/1/1
Further travel notes by Richmal Crompton can be found in RC 9, RC 332, RC |