Identity area
Reference code
AdamsDN/1/2/1/8
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 21 January 1970-24 May 1971 (Circa.) (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
74 pages; paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Douglas Adams's 'first real girlfriend' (as Jem Roberts describes her in 'The Frood').
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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Letter to Adams. Suggests that they are 'made for each other'. Manuscript. 21 January 1970.
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Telegram to Adams. 'Sorry for loving you'. Typescript. 27 February 1970.
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Letter to Adams. Encourages him to work hard so that he can go to Cambridge. Manuscript. 22 September 1970.
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Letter to Adams. Lets him know about settling into university at Warwick. Manuscript. 8 October 1970.
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Letter to Adams. Encourages him to remain focused on exams, and looks forward to seeing him afterwards. Manuscript. 13 November 1970.
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Letter to Adams. Calls him 'the most smuggest (!!!) little horror I know', and continues to encourage him to prepare for his exams correctly. Manuscript. 16 November 1970.
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Letter to Adams. Informs him that she is enjoying her university work and has no intention of giving it up. Manuscript. 17 November 1970.
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Letter to Adams. Considers leaving Warwick if he is accepted to Cambridge. Manuscript. 7 December 1970.
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Anniversary card to Adams. Manuscript. 4 January 1971.
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Letter to Adams. Asks if he is feeling better, and apologises for being 'silly' and 'possessive' when they last saw each other. Manuscript. 4 January 1971.
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Letter to Adams. Wonders if his working Monday to Friday will mean they see each other less. Manuscript. 13 January 1971.
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Letter to Adams. Thanks him for 'a lovely week-end', and says that it 'seems terribly odd' to be far away from him again. Manuscript. 13 April 1971.
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Letter to Adams. Expresses disappointment at not having heard from him. Manuscript. 16 April 1971.
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Letter to Adams. Hopes he has fun working on a building site, which 'isn't my idea of a holiday'. Manuscript. 24 May 1971.
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Easter card to Helen from Adams. Manuscript.