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Papers of Douglas Noël Adams File
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Draft material for The Meaning of Liff.

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.

  1. 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.

  2. Letter to Dr [G.] Brooks from A.T. Fripp. Discusses a fracture in Adams's foot. 14 June 1954. Copied typescript.

  3. Letter to Dr G. Brooks from D.G. Leys. Discusses Adams's 'poor vocabulary'. 4 August 1954. Copied typescript.

  4. Letter to Dr A.R. Reid from Denis Browne. Discusses Adams's 'bad walking', and suggests remedies. 29 May 1956. Copied typescript.

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