Archives Catalogue

A letter from Wendy Chappell of SOS-Children's Village Nova Scotia, Canada, Society

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 35
File
1993

Correspondence regarding Pit Pony and Abraham Gesner

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 10
File
1988-2006

File contains correspondence regarding two of Joyce's books, Pit Pony and Abraham Gesner. Materials also include two scanned photographs, a series agreement, and a blank termination form.

Correspondence regarding A Name for Himself: A Biography of Thomas Head Raddall

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 14
File
January 28, 2009

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains two pages of correspondence from an unknown sender regarding Joyce's book "A Name for Himself: A Biography of Thomas Head Raddall". Each page has only a few paragraphs or sentences, and discusses Raddall's family situations.

Correspondence regarding The Secret of Silk

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 27
File
1959

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains correspondence related to Barkhouse's short story "The Secret of Silk," which was originally "Unimportant Princess" and renamed for OWL magazine. Materials also contain the first page of the story.

Correspondence with the Dundurn Group regarding royalties and termination agreement

MS-2-646.2018-013, Box 19, Folder 10
File
2005-2010

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains correspondence regarding Joyce Barkhouse's books The Little Giant, George Dawson and A Name for Himself, Biography of Thomas Raddall. The file also includes royalty statements for both books, a termination agreement, and three copies of a description of The Little Giant, George Dawson.

Correspondence with Gage Publishing regarding an anthology of short stories

MS-2-646, Box 5, Folder 8
File
1981

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

A letter certifying participation in a National Council of Teachers of English program, a note confirming attendance at UKRA 6th Annual Congress, and explanatory notes from Barkhouse

MS-2-646, Box 11, Folder 3
File
1969

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Assorted documents and photographs of Joyce Barkhouse

MS-2-646.2018-013, Box 20, Folder 12
File
1971-2007

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains articles by Joyce Barkhouse (and others) for the Wesley Knox United Church, including "For Mothers and Others"; the announcements of the Thomas H. Raddall endowment at Dalhousie University Libraries; family postcards; photographs of Joyce Barkhouse; correspondence; printouts of Google search results for Joyce Barkhouse; magazines featuring her writing (including 10 "Canadian Boy" magazines with installments of her story "Purple Cloak"); programs from the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature (1991); newspaper clippings; Janet Barkhouse's nomination of her mother for the Order of Nova Scotia; and a draft of "Doctor's Daughter."

Correspondence and notes regarding a children's literature exhibit at the King's Historical Society

MS-2-646, Box 11, Folder 4
File
2008

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

A typescript draft of Historic Halifax, correspondence with The New York Times, and a copy of the article in print

MS-2-646, Box 3, Folder 6
File
1984

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Research notes, research materials, and correspondence regarding geography and geology for Abraham Gesner

MS-2-646, Box 2, Folder 4
File
1977-1980

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Drafts of Anna's Pet with related notes and correspondence

MS-2-646, Box 2, Folder 10
File
1967

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Email from editor and page proofs of Formac edition of Pit Pony with revised illustrations

MS-2-646.2014-020, Box 12, Folder 6
File
2010

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Short Stories of Joyce Barkhouse

Series
1913-2010

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Series contains short stories, both published and unpublished. The types of records included here are drafts, clippings of published articles, copies of publications containing short stories, and related correspondence, research, photographs, and notes.

Typescript drafts of The Unimportant Princess and related correspondence

MS-2-646, Box 8, Folder 9
File
1993

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Correspondence and other materials regarding the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia

MS-2-646, Box 7, Folder 8
File
1977-1991

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Correspondence and other material from the Canadian Children's Book Information Centre

MS-2-646, Box 7, Folder 13
File
1984-1991

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Letter from Jane Buss regarding Kay Hill and assistance she received from the Canadian Writers' Federation

MS-2-646.2014-020, Box 12, Folder 9
File
2008

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Correspondence regarding 20th anniversary of Ann Connor Brimer award for Atlantic children's literature

MS-2-646.2014-020, Box 12, Folder 12
File
2010

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Joyce Barkhouse: Her Contribution to Literature and Literacy : [term paper]

MS-2-646, Box 7, Folder 1
File
1992

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File also contains a related letter and essay proposal.

Correspondence with students at Sesewattum School, Big River Indian Reserve SK

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 66
File
1995

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Letters from students at J.T. Errington Elementary School, Richmond BC

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 58
File
1997

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Letters from students at Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School, New Westminster BC

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 61
File
1997

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Letters from students at St. Joseph the Worker School in Richmond BC

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 67
File
1997

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Letters from children across Canada

MS-2-646, Box 10, Folder 17
File
2004-2008

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Readers' correspondence from school children regarding Pit pony, with response from Joyce Barkhouse

MS-2-646.2014-020, Box 12, Folder 3
File
1998

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

A letter to "Connie"

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 10
File
1978

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

A card from Thomas Raddall

MS-2-646, Box 9, Folder 31
File
1989

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Letters and a card from Jane and Peggy

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 1
File
2011

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains two letters between Joyce Barkhouse and Jane in March 2011, as well as one Christmas card from Peggy.

Correspondence with Margaret Atwood, Joyce's children, and her parents

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 8
File
1931-2007

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains personal correspondence with Margaret Atwood, Joyce's children, and her mother and father. The correspondence includes writing from various persons (including Atwood and Barkhouse), some before they were published and some that were not published.

Correspondence with Helene Bonnet

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 11
File
1992-2000

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains handwritten and typed letters between Joyce and Helene Bonnet. The correspondence includes discussion of a trip to Annapolis Royal, and Joyce's time on vacation.

Correspondence with Margaret Atwood and other family

MS-2-646.2015-026, Box 13, Folder 24
File
1972-2011

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains correspondence from Margaret Atwood and other assorted family members, including Ralph and Harold. Materials also include cards and an order of service and memorial description for Carl E. Atwood.

Letters from Joyce Barkhouse to her sister and Margaret Atwood

MS-2-646.2017-044, Box 16, Folder 4
File
January 1, 2002 - December 5, 2002

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains letters written by Joyce Barkhouse to her sister and Margaret Atwood, detailing her personal life in 2002. Materials also include several newspaper clippings.

Letters from Joyce Barkhouse to her sister and Margaret Atwood

MS-2-646.2017-044, Box 16, Folder 6
File
January 8, 2004 - December 22, 2004

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

File contains letters written by Joyce Barkhouse to her sister and Margaret Atwood, detailing her personal life in 2004. Materials also include a newspaper clipping for the Clyde River bridge in Shelburne, and a biography of Barkhouse from the Sable Island Green Horse Society.

Correspondence and papers regarding Joyce Barkhouse's mother's ancestry

MS-2-646.2014-020, Box 12, Folder 14
File
2010

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Correspondence from niece Heather MacDonald regarding donation of Pit pony collection to Nunavut school

MS-2-646.2014-020, Box 12, Folder 13
File
2009

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Professional correspondence

Subseries
1951-2011

Part of Joyce Barkhouse fonds

Subseries contains correspondence with publishers, editors, associations, colleagues, and others regarding Joyce Barkhouse's professional writing career.

A letter from Sheila Bucher, assistant fiction editor at The Family Herald