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Papers of Douglas Noël Adams Series
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Liff

Notes, draft definitions, and correspondence relating to The Meaning of Liff and The Deeper Meaning of Liff, co-authored with John Lloyd. Manuscript, typescript and word-processed material.

Lloyd, John Hardress Wilford (b 1951) writer and television producer

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series

Material from earliest notes and drafts to production scripts and page proofs for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, many of its numerous adaptations, and subsequent novels in the series: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish; and Mostly Harmless. Includes manuscript, typescript, word-processed and reprographic material, printed matter.

Dirk Gently

Notes, drafts, and a small quantity of page proofs relating to 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency', 'The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul' and 'The Salmon of Doubt' (originally 'A Spoon Too Short'). Manuscript, typescript and word-processed material.

See also particularly AdamsDN/2 (Notebooks) for additional material.

Other Works and Projects

This series comprises material regarding Adams's minor works following his rise to fame: television and radio programmes; lectures; computer games ('Bureaucracy', 'Starship Titanic'); and technological projects including The Digital Village and the internet site H2G2. Textual material includes notes, drafts, scripts, correspondence, publicity and ephemera; there is also a small quantity of graphic and photographic material, and audio and VHS tapes. Some work, primarily scripts, by other writers is included.

Personal, Family and Business Material

  • AdamsDN/1
  • Series
  • 1954-2001 (Circa. The publication dates of some items precede Adams's birth: publication dates, rather than the unknown dates of acquisition, have been given for those items.)
  • Part of Papers of Douglas Noël Adams

Contents of this series include manuscript and printed papers, photographs, correspondence (personal and business) and school/university work; juvenilia; diaries and address books; other printed materials such as posters and Aston Martin publications; artefacts (personal effects, awards, etc.).

Notebooks

Notebooks and notepads with very mixed content, including drafts, personal notes, memoranda. Some word-processed material included where originally closely associated with notebooks or pads. From AdamsDN/2/43 onward, items are legal pads and loose paper from same.

Doctor Who

Notes, drafts and scripts for 'The Pirate Planet' (originally 'The Perfect Planet'), 'Shada', and 'Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen'. Manuscript, typescript and reprographic materials.

Last Chance to See

Material created and accumulated in the course of the expeditions for, and recording, production and promotion of the Last Chance to See BBC radio series and the subsequent book. Includes notes, drafts, correspondence, cuttings and related papers. Manuscript, typescript, word-processed and printed material.

For slides, negatives and audio recordings pertaining to this project, see AdamsDN/11/6-7.

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