Original deposit of Dora Thatcher papers,
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Comprising manuscripts, typescript drafts, proofs, research material and publishers' correspondence, accumulated during preparation of her published works in the series 'Henry the Helicopter', 'Tommy the Tugboat' and other titles, together with a typescript of ‘The Witch of Witchery Wood’ by Joan E. Cass, 1973 (file 30).
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript outline text for strip cartoon frames; revised text; typescript captions; two letters from publishers, 1963.
Henry joins the Police (1966),
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript; contract, 1965, and correspondence, 1965-6, with publishers.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript drafts, some with autograph additions and emendations; cuttings of 7 stories first published in Sunny Stories; contract and correspondence with publishers, 1955; and two letters, 1955, from the editor of Sunny Stories.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript; contract and correspondence with publishers, 1960.
Tommy and the Onion Boat (1962),
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript with slight autograph revision; contracts, 1957 and n.d., and correspondence, 1961, with publishers.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript; page proof; contract, 1966, and correspondence, 1966-7, with publishers; background research material.
Tommy in the Caribbean (1974),
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Rough manuscript draft; typescript; contract, 1973, and correspondence, 1972-4, with publishers; research material.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
The Coracle Builders (Brockhampton Press, 1964),
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript with some autograph revision; contract, 1964, and correspondence, 1963-4, with publishers; research material.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Correspondence (1963) and a typescript copy (c. 1956) of a story featuring Welsh local characters, submitted to the BBC in 1956 and again in 1963 but not accepted. See also correspondence in file 63.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Correspondence and a typescript copy of an adult story relating to a late 1940’s coast/fishing boat submitted to various magazines including ‘Wife and home’, 'Woman’s companion' & 'Sunday companion' but not accepted.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript copy of a modern story for children relating to Henry Tudor written for the Cheltenham Festival of Literature short story competition.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript copy of a children’s story and correspondence from Brockhampton Press of its rejection.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Correspondence and two typescript copies, with slight differences, of a factual article, and an extract from the issue of ‘Pembrokeshire Federation of Women’s Institutes – Produce Guild Bulletin’ (March 1956) in which it was published.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Handwritten notes of a children’s story about a black and white mongrel dog.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Correspondence and a typescript copy of a play about 1950’s village characters submitted unsuccessfully to BBC Wales.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Correspondence and a typescript copy of a murder mystery play for adults submitted to the BBC.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Typescript copy of a one off children’s story about Peter, Jane and Andy Pandy.
Part of Dora Thatcher Papers,
Two typescript copies of a story about Raggety the scarecrow, the original has many corrections; an extract from Sunny Stories, and correspondence. The story was sent to Collins Feb 1956 but was not accepted, rewritten and accepted by Sunny Stories; also included is an extract from ‘Sunny Stories’, 1 March, 1956.