- AdamsDN/1/14/15
- File
- 1981 (Circa.)
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Moore, Susan (fl 1981-1997)
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Moore, Susan (fl 1981-1997)
Draft material for The Meaning of Liff.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Place names and definitions. Also includes: a draft script for a conversation between Arthur Dent and Marvin to mark the BBC's 60th anniversary; a receipt for a bicycle from Beta Bikes, 6 December 1982; printed file directories for discs holding the texts; and two word-processed, signed letters and related papers from Mavis Kenney, the book's typist: one to Adams, October 1982, noting hours spent typing Life, the Universe and Everything, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; and one to John (Lloyd?), 15 November 1982, enclosing example of layout. Manuscript and typescript with manuscript corrections.
Medical documentation from Adams's childhood.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Details of a medical examination. Discusses an attack of diarrhoea, Adams's use of his 'own laguage' (sic), and the possibility of 'mental deficiency'. 17 March 1954. Copied typescript.
Letter to Dr [G.] Brooks from A.T. Fripp. Discusses a fracture in Adams's foot. 14 June 1954. Copied typescript.
Letter to Dr G. Brooks from D.G. Leys. Discusses Adams's 'poor vocabulary'. 4 August 1954. Copied typescript.
Letter to Dr A.R. Reid from Denis Browne. Discusses Adams's 'bad walking', and suggests remedies. 29 May 1956. Copied typescript.
'The Oberammergau Passion Play 1970: Text Book'.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Oberammergau, Germany. 18 May–30 September 1970.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Extracurricular life in Cambridge
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Includes articles, reviewery, Adams Smith Adams and Footlights material, Cambridge Union Society speeches, press cuttings and memorabilia.
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Albery Theatre, London. First performance 23 June 1977.
Procol Harum, Something Magic tour.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Manuscript note on the back: 'Complaints about slot machine'.
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National Theatre, London.
A Poke in the Eye (with a sharp stick).
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Amnesty Internation Fundraiser (later The Secret Policeman's Ball). Her Majesty's Theatre, London. 1-3 April 1976.