| Ref No | BSUCA/LS |
| Collection | Linda Smith Collection |
| Title | Linda Smith Collection |
| Name of creator | Smith, Linda (1958-2006); Lakin, Warren |
| Date | 1970-2015 |
| Extent | 4 linear metres (25 document boxes, 11 AV boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 3 ringbinders) |
| Description | The Linda Smith Collection forms the foundation of the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive at the University of Kent Special Collections.
Linda Smith (1958 - 2006) was a stand-up comedian, comedy writer, and broadcaster. The collection was deposited at the University of Kent by Linda's partner Warren Lakin in 2013. The collection includes notes, diaries, scripts, audio-visual recordings, photographs, press cuttings, correspondence and publicity material covering her entire life and career, from school reports and early family photos, to Linda's stand-up career in the 1980s through to the 2000s, and through to her successful career on TV and radio in the 1990s and 2000s.
The collection as deposited also comprises material created by Warren in the editing and writing of two books ('I Think The Nurses Are Stealing My Clothes: The Very Best of Linda Smith' and 'Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith') and in compiling three audio publications ('Linda Smith Live', 'I Think The Nurses Are Stealing My Clothes: The Very Best of Linda Smith', and 'Driving Miss Smith: A Memoir of Linda Smith'), and also comprises records concerning the organisation of memorial events for Linda, including correspondence, set lists, publicity material, audio-visual recordings, photographs, and press reviews. |
| Arrangement | The Collection is arranged into the following series:
LS/1 Personal material
LS/2 Theatre work
LS/3 Stand-Up and Performance work
LS/4 Radio work (scripts and notes, press and transcripts)
LS/5 Television work (scripts and notes, press and transcripts)
LS/6 Proposals for new works (including non-commissioned works)
LS/7 Contracts and professional administration
LS/8 Press
LS/9 Audio-visual recordings
LS/10 Photographs
LS/11 Posthumous material
LS/12 Posthumous publications |
| Access conditions | This collection is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU only (unless otherwise agreed with the depositor). Access to some files may be restricted; these are identified at the appropriate level. Access to audio-visual recordings is through digital listening copies. |
| Copyright | Linda Smith Estate and others |
| Level | Collection |