Fiction

File contains a draft of the story, submission correspondence, a chronology of events regarding the story's various submissions, rejections and eventual publication in Karaki (December 75, No. 5), and a copy of the journal.

Indigo sunset / Ian Colford : [manuscript]

MS-2-751, Box 5, Folder 5
File
[19--]

Part of Ian Colford fonds

Ironbound, July 30, 1926 : [manuscript]

MS-2-888, Box 9, Folder 8
Item
July 30, 1926

Part of Frank Parker Day fonds

Item is a manuscript of diary entries, genealogical notes, lists of idioms, and anecdotes written by Frank Parker Day in preparation for writing his novel Rockbound, which was based on families on East Ironbound Island.

J. Andrew Wainwright fonds

MS-2-636
Fonds
1960-1995

This fonds includes correspondence from other Canadian writers, 1969-1995 ; manuscripts of published poetry and books, 1969-95; manuscripts of unpublished poetry, 1960-83; and research notes.

Wainwright, J. Andrew

James De Mille and family fonds

MS-2-21
Fonds
1834-1942

Fonds consists of records created and collected by the DeMill family, including Arthur DeMill, Anna DeMill, Nathan DeMill, Elisha Budd DeMill, Frederick E. DeMill, and Alfred DeMill. Materials include scrapbooks and journals, correspondence, business papers, photographs, and literary manuscripts by James De Mille.

De Mille, James, 1833–1880

Jessica Scott Kerrin fonds

MS-2-821
Fonds
1996-2019, predominantely 2001-2019

Fonds comprises records regarding Jessica Scott Kerrin's work as a children's author, including printed and electronic manuscripts; editorial correspondence; book reviews; style and writing guides; learning resource materials; digital photographs; and correspondence from readers, primarily school children.

Kerrin, Jessica Scott

Jill the Red

MS-2-838, Box 13, Folder 8
File
1976 - 1982

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains six manuscript drafts, submission correspondence, and a chronology of events regarding the story's creation, submissions and rejections.

Jim's edit

MS-2-753, Box 12, Folder 21
File
[2022?]

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

File contains annotated manuscript pages.

Journal editors' rejection letters sent to Ian Colford

MS-2-751, Box 5, Folder 11
File
[199-]

Part of Ian Colford fonds

Joyce Barkhouse fonds

MS-2-646
Fonds
[1860-1899], 1906-2012

The Joyce Barkhouse fonds consists of published and unpublished manuscripts of books, short stories, articles, and other writings, as well as photocopies and clippings of published materials, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and other material collected and created by Joyce Barkhouse.

This fonds consists of nine series: Articles and other writings, Books, Short stories, Associations, Awards, Biographical materials and other documents, Correspondence, Personal documents, and Promotional material.

Barkhouse, Joyce Carmen

Kit's Law publicity schedule

MS-2-753, Box 13, Folder 8
Item
[200?]

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

Item is a promotional schedule for London, England.

Kit's law (synopsis) / Donna Morrissey : [manuscript]

MS-2-753, Box 12, Folder 12
Item
1998

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

Item is a 20-page synopsis of Kit's Law written by Donna Morrissey.

Letter from Matt Arthur's Fishpond

MS-2-838, Box 12, Folder 11
File
1975

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains correspondence, an offprint, and a manuscript copy of the first story published by Christopher Heide, which appeared in the summer 1975 edition of Canadian Fiction Magazine. File also contains a chronology of events regarding the submission and publication of the story.

Letter from Vaughan Avenue Carpool

MS-2-838, Box 12, Folder 16
File
1975 - 1976

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains a manuscript, rejection letter from Grain magazine, and a chronology of events regarding the story's submission and publication in Mud Creek Magazine by "Either/Or."

Letter to Donna Morrissey from Diane Turbide about her first impressions on reading Pluck

MS-2-753, Box 13, Folder 16
Item
October 7, 2019

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

Item is a typed letter from Donna Morrissey's editor at Penguin.

Letters to Donna Morrissey from Halifax Public Libraries, Atlantic Book Festival, Canada Council for the Arts, Penguin Publishing Group, NS Masterworks Awards Foundation and Adsum House

MS-2-753, Box 13, Folder 10
File
2004 - 2017

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

File contains letters regarding awards or recognition received by Donna Morrissey. There is also a photograph of Donna Morrissey speaking at a podium at a 2004 literacy award ceremony.

Letters to Donna Morrissey from her readers

MS-2-753, Box 13, Folder 11
File
2005 - 2009

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

Loneliness theme RTN

MS-2-753, Box 12, Folder 16
Item
[2022?]

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

Item is a typed manuscript with a handwritten title (Loneliness Theme) at the top that refers to the paginated excerpts from the novel as they appear below.

Lower / Ian Colford : [manuscript]

MS-2-751, Box 3, Folder 13
File
1990

Part of Ian Colford fonds

Lower the trap : the lobster chronicles 1 / Jessica Scott Kerrin

MS-2-821, Box 5, Folder 17
Item
2012

Part of Jessica Scott Kerrin fonds

Item is a hardbound first edition of the first book in Jessica Scott Kerrin's trilogy The Lobster Chronicles.

Lucy Cameron : [edit]

Part of Manuscript of Mary Herbert's unpublished novel Lucy Cameron and a transcription by Pilar Cuder

Item is one page from the unpublished novel Lucy Cameron that has written edits.

Lucy Cameron : [manuscript]

Part of Manuscript of Mary Herbert's unpublished novel Lucy Cameron and a transcription by Pilar Cuder

Item is the unpublished novel "Lucy Cameron" written by Mary E. Herbert.

Manuscript draft of Pluck

MS-2-753, Box 13, Folder 22
Item
[2019?]

Part of Donna Morrissey fonds

Item is a clean manuscript draft starting on page 4: "Part One: Leaving the Beaches."

Manuscript excerpt of Ian's Colford's The Story of Hector Tomàs

MS-2-751, Box 5, Folder 20
File
2003

Part of Ian Colford fonds

File comprises an early version of the opening chapter, which was entered as a writing sample to the Humber School for Writers in July 2003. The manuscript contains editorial notes by Alister MacLeod.

Manuscript of Mary Herbert's unpublished novel Lucy Cameron and a transcription by Pilar Cuder

MS-2-32, SF Box 16, Folder 5
File
[185-?-19-?]

File consists of one handwritten manuscript of the unpublished novel Lucy Cameron and a transcription completed by Pilar Cuder.

Herbert, Mary E., 1829-1872

Molly : [manuscript]

MS-2-744, Box 159, Folder 10
Item
[199-?]

Part of Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds

Item is a short story manuscript written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

My Father, My Sister

MS-2-838, Box 12, Folder 17
File
1975 - 1977

Part of Christopher Heide fonds

File contains three manuscript drafts of the story, which was was originally titled "The Last Day before my Father's Holiday." There is also correspondence and a chronology of events regarding the story's various submissions, rejections and eventual publication in the Chelsea Journal, and a copy of the journal (Volume 3, Number 6, November-December 1977).

Notes and manuscript drafts for Fortunate Brother