Nicola Streeten's Billy, Me &You Collection

• Reference:GB 254 MS 427
• Dates of Creation:2008-2011
• Name of Creator:
  Dr Nicola Streeten
• Physical Description:
  1 small box

• Scope and Content

  Files relating to 'Billy, Me & You' /1 Liquorice Number 1 (2008) Plowman Press, NJ Streeten and Sally Plowman, this is the first serialised comics of Billy, Me & You in the chapter "My Graphic Novel" /2 Liquorice Number 3 (2009) Plowman Press, /3 Liquorice Number 4 (2010) Plowman Press /4 Liquorice Number 5 (2010) Plowman Press /5 Liquorice Number 6 (2011) Plowman Press /6 Liquorice Number 7 (2011) Plowman Press, piece on the process of making Billy, Me & You /7 Letter from Nicola to Golnar Nabizadeh dated 21 May 2018 about the accession /8 Small brown envelope titled BMY Chap 4, within it are the proofs for Billy, Me & You Chpater 4, as well as some handwritten notes and planning pages. /9 White Large letter envelope labeled "Billy, Me & You Chapter 5 (Liq 6)", within are her original art for the chapter, drafts, notes, thumbnails, and different versions of pages, character studies and roughs /10 Large brown envelope labeled Billy Me & You Chpater 6, within are some original art pieces, drafts, notes, thumbnails, roughs, a chapter plan /11 Large Yellowish envelope labeled Billy, Me & You Draft 3 April/May 2011, included within are a greeting card labeled A-Z of Toddlers, prints, proofs, thumbnails, labels, original art on journal pages /12 Large orange folder labeled Billy, Me & You Chapter 7 Jan 11, magazine clipping, proofs and original art /13 Large green folder labeled Billy, Me & You 2011 Draft 2 A/W, included within is another folder of photographs (some of Nicola and some presumably of family), Roughs, prints and diary pages /14 Large yellow binder labeled Practical element of study for Nicola Streeten (2008) including roughs, drafts, assignments original art and proofs for Nicola's Master's /15 Roughs for You. Billy. Me Chapter 6 Liquorice 7 /16 Pink plastic folder, within a letter from Sarah Brown 31 May 2011, yellow Billy, Me & You postcard, scanned letter from Margaret Williams with Nicola's notes on it, publishing sheets, Billy, Me & You Draft 4-6 2011

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Dr. Nicola Streeten is an academic, illustrator, cultural anthropologist, historian of British cartoonists, expert in the history of women cartoonists and British graphic novelist. Streeten is the co-founder of Laydeez Do Comics and co-author of The Inking Woman: the history of British female cartoonistswith Cath Tate. A comics scholar, lecturer and award-winning comics creator, as well as a philanthropist and illustrator, her award-winning graphic novel "Billy, Me & You" details Streeten coping with the death of her son.
  https://nicolastreeten.wordpress.com/about/
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Streeten

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  Nicola contacted Professor Chris Murray who arranged for the accession in the archives. Nicola mailed the drafts to Dr Golnar Nabizadeh (comics studies).

• Note

  Dr. Nicola Streeten is an academic, illustrator, cultural anthropologist, historian of British cartoonists, expert in the history of women cartoonists and British graphic novelist. Streeten is the co-founder of Laydeez Do Comics and co-author of The Inking Woman: the history of British female cartoonistswith Cath Tate. A comics scholar, lecturer and award-winning comics creator, as well as a philanthropist and illustrator, her award-winning graphic novel "Billy, Me & You" details Streeten coping with the death of her son.
  https://nicolastreeten.wordpress.com/about/
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Streeten

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Hailey Austin 17/07/2018

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 427

• Subjects

  Comics