I dont remember my original apple ID password and the email address i used to create the account is no longer in existence. I now have an ipad an wish to retrieve the old account so that I can access the Itunes library I had compiled
Do you have any of its downloads in your computer's iTunes library : Recovering a forgotten iTunes Store account name.
If not then see if you can find it via http://appleid.apple.com : Apple ID: How to find your Apple ID.
Whether you will be able to redownload that account's purchases will depend upon what country that you are in (music, films, and/or TV programmes can't be redownloaded in all), and if the item is still in the store (rights-holders occasionally remove their items).
Hi there Danny Hyams,
You may find the information about recovering your Apple ID in the article below helpful.
Apple ID: How to find your Apple ID
-Griff W.
finding and restoring old itunes account
