- AdamsDN/Extranea
- Subfonds
- 1979–2002
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
This material has come to the Library from sources other than Douglas Adams's estate.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
This material has come to the Library from sources other than Douglas Adams's estate.
The collection contains literary papers, including notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of sketches, novels and scripts; personal papers, including school and university work, notebooks, and ephemera; audio-visual material; and personal effects and artefacts, spanning from Douglas Adams's childhood to his death in 2001. In addition there is a quantity of press cuttings postdating his death. Media other than paper include sound recordings (chiefly reel-to-reel studio tapes; some cassettes); photographs, 35 mm transparencies and plastic negatives (a large quantity of photographic material is from 'Last Chance to See'); and digital backup tapes.
Adams, Douglas Noël (1952-2001) writer
John Lewis. Two letters to Adams.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Discusses renewal of Adams's subscription. Typescript.
Lewis, John (fl 1987)
Ed Victor. Letter to Owen Laster.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Discusses the Don Taffner television option on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Copied typescript.
Victor, Edward 'Ed' (1939-2017) literary agent
Neil Thurgood. Letter to Adams.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Discusses various matters relating to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, including the album's having cheered and comforted a friend's 12-year-old son during the last weeks of his life. Manuscript.
Thurgood, Neil (fl 1981)
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Two drafts of a sketch. With a telephone number noted at the end. Manuscript.
Miranda Stancliffe. Letter to Adams.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Asks about merchandise relating to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, among other matters. Manuscript.
Stancliffe, Miranda (fl 1981)
Keith Lander. Letter to Adams.
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Discusses having resolved problems, mentioned by Adams, with MacAuthor v1.3. Typescript.
Lander, Keith (fl 1987)
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Confirms 6 October as the date for Adams's BBC Radio London Morning Star appearance.
Victor, Edward 'Ed' (1939-2017) literary agent
Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams
Monologue. Manuscript.