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00053 - The Sue Townsend Collection: records relating to Sue Townsend, author and playwright (1946 - 2014)
1 - Papers relating to Townsend's published novels
1 - Papers relating to 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4'.
2 - Papers relating to 'The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole'
3 - Papers relating to 'Rebuilding Coventry'
4 - Papers relating to the 'True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lillian Townsend'
5 - Papers relating to 'Bevan's Dream'
6 - Papers relating to 'Adrian Mole from Minor to Major'
7 - Papers relating to 'The Queen and I'
1 - Early manuscript synopsis and sample chapter notes for 'The Queen and I'.
2 - Original file of research, notes and press material related to the royal family for 'The Queen and I'..
3 - Draft manuscript and typescript material for the opening chapters of 'The Queen and I'.
4 - Photocopied typescript facsimile of the original draft of the opening pages of the 'The Queen and I' sent to Geoffrey Strachan by Sue Townsend.
5 - Photocopied typescript facsimile of the draft original third chapter of the Queen and I'.
6 - Early draft of the first 6 chapters of 'The Queen and I'.
7 - Chapters 1-6 of 'The Queen and I' typed up by Kate Boldry in readiness for re-editing by Sue Townsend.
8 - Original file containing typescript extracts selected for advance publicity of 'The Queen and I'.
9 - Draft manuscript material for the first half of 'The Queen and I'.
10 - Incomplete typescript of 'The Queen and I' comprising chapters 1-16 heavily annotated by Geoffrey Strachan in pencil and black ink.
11 - Incomplete typescript of 'The Queen and I' comprising chapters 1-16, heavily annotated by Sue Townsend.
12 - Additional manuscript material for 'The Queen and I' written primarily for the second half of the novel, although a small amount appears to relate to the first half.
13 - Typescript inserts for 'The Queen and I' annotated by Sue Townsend and Geoffrey Strachan.
14 - Incomplete typescript of 'The Queen and I' comprising chapters 20-43, heavily annotated by Geoffrey Strachan.
15 - Incomplete typescript of 'The Queen and I' comprising chapters 20-43 , heavily annotated by Sue Townsend
16 - Incomplete Methuen typescript of 'The Queen and I' retyped by Sarah Hulbert at the request of Geoffrey Strachan.
17 - Revised material for 'The Queen and I' comprising revisions made to ST/1/7/16 accompanied by additional draft material.
18 - Incomplete Methuen typescript of 'The Queen and I' annotated by Geoffrey Strachan in pencil and black ink.
19 - File of additional manuscript material for 'The Queen and I'.
20 - Complete photocopied typescript of 'The Queen and I' annotated by Sue Townsend.
21 - Additional manuscript material for chapter 43 of 'The Queen and I' written by Sue Townsend and annotated by Geoffrey Strachan.
22 - Geoffrey Strachan's typescript copy of 'The Queen and I' annotated by Strachan and labelled 'G. S. Copy' in red ink.
23 - Photocopied typescript of the last six chapters of 'The Queen and I'.
24 - Photocopied setting copy of 'The Queen and I' marked up for printing.
25 - Copy-edited typescript of 'The Queen and I' annotated by Geoffrey Strachan and marked up up for printing.
26 - Corrected proofs of 'The Queen and I' produced for Methuen.
27 - Incomplete facsimile proofs of 'The Queen and I' sparsely annotated by Sue Townsend in red ink.
28 - Assortment of manuscript and typescript material related to 'The Queen and I' retained by Methuen. Large unsorted file maintained by Geoffrey Strachan labelled 'Old bits'.
29 - Original file of unused and/or discarded manuscript and typescript material for 'The Queen and I'.
30 - File of notes related to 'The Queen and I, including some draft manuscript material.
31 - Original file of letters and facsimiles related to 'The Queen and I'.
32 - Original file of publicity schedules for 'The Queen and I'.
33 - Original file of loose newscuttings from British and overseas newspapers, advertising and reviewing Sue Townsend's book, 'The Queen and I'.
34 - Book sales charts for 'The Queen and I' taken from British newspapers.
35 - Original file of letters, agreements and facsimiles related to the film rights for 'The Queen and I'
36 - Newspaper cuttings from the [Leicester Mercury] relating to film rights and options for 'The Queen and I'
37 - Correspondence between Sue Townsend and the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society Ltd. (ALCS) regarding permission to include extracts from 'The Queen and I' in a German school textbook
38 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Sue Townsend's novel 'The Queen and I'
39 - 'The Queen's Clothes' by Rob and Anne Edwards, publication possibly used as research for 'The Queen and I'.
40 - 'The Monarchy Revisited' by John Grigg, published booklet possibly used as research for 'The Queen and I'.
8 - Papers relating to 'Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years'
9 - Papers relating to 'Ghost Children'
10 - Papers relating to 'Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years'
11 - Papers relating to 'The Public Confessions of a Middle-aged Woman'.
12 - Papers relating to 'Number Ten'
13 - Papers relating to 'Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction'
14 - Papers relating to 'The Queen in Hell Close'
15 - Papers relating to 'Queen Camilla'
16 - Papers relating to 'Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years'
17 - Papers relating to 'The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year'
18 - Papers relating to the Adrian Mole franchise
19 - Papers relating to anniversary editions of Townsend's published novels [excluding Adrian Mole series]
20 - Papers relating to 'The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999 - 2001'
2 - Papers relating to Townsend's unpublished novels
3 - Papers relating to Townsend's produced stage plays
4 - Papers relating to Townsend's published anthologies of stage plays
5 - Papers relating to Townsend's unproduced stage plays
6 - Papers relating to international productions of Townsend's stage plays
7 - Papers relating to Townsend's involvement with the Phoenix Theatre, Leicester
8 - Papers relating to Towsend's produced radio plays
9 - Papers relating to Townsend's unproduced radio plays
10 - Papers relating to Townsend's contributions to radio programmes as writer or guest presenter
11 - Papers relating to Townsend's produced film and television screenplays
12 - Papers relating to Townsend's unproduced film and television screenplays
13 - Papers relating to Townsend's contributions to television programmes as writer or guest presenter
14 - Papers relating to Townsend's audio book adaptations
15 - Papers relating to Townsend's published magazine and newspaper articles
16 - Townsend's literary correspondence (including contracts)
17 - Townsend's creative writing process, including: notebooks, work schedules and index for word processed files
18 - Paperback and hardback copies of Townsend's published works
19 - Contributions to other books and works submitted to Sue Townsend by various authors
20 - Writing workshops
21 - Literary seminars, courses, festivals and tours
22 - Literary competitions
23 - Biographies, interviews and press cuttings relating to Townsend
24 - Subfonds: Family and Personal Records
25 - Subfonds: Business and Charitable Activites
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