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File contains a short story by Joyce Barkhouse published in Chiboo's Corner.

Published short stories

File contains published short stories written by Joyce Barkhouse. The stories are mostly found in magazines such as The Canadian Boy and Discovery, and include title such as "Pioneer Preacher" and "The Purple Cloak" instalments.

Documents and photographs related to A Saga of the Dark One

File contains documents and photographs related to A Saga of the Dark One. Photographs depict ships in the Halifax waterfront with many people standing around them, possibly for the Tall Ships Festival. Documents include typed pages regarding vikings. Magazines including Maclean's and Horizons Canada, both with articles on vikings.

Various writing by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains various writings by Joyce Barkhouse, both typed and handwritten. Materials include a document about the Killam family, and stories including "Home," "In the Beginning," and "Birthday."

Various writing by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains various writings by Joyce Barkhouse, both typed and handwritten. Materials include a document about the Halifax explosion, a sketch about Joyce written by her for an autobiography, and stories/writing including "The Doctor's Delivery System," "For Marian," and "Mark Twain on Memory."

Various writing by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains various writings by Joyce Barkhouse, both typed and handwritten. Materials include untitled documents and stories/writing including "The Trees of My Childhood," "School Days," and "The First of July."

Various writing by Joyce Barkhouse, including family histories

File contains various writings by Joyce Barkhouse, both typed and handwritten. Materials include family histories for her mother and father's sides (Killam and Webster), a personal chronology, stories/writing including "The House," "Ancestors," and "Notes on Plot to Sequel to Pit Pony," and "New England Planters and Webster Geneaology" by Leona Webster Cross.

Correspondence with Janet Barkhouse

File contains a letter to Janet Barkhouse from her mother, Joyce Barkhouse, which mentions, among other things, her story "Connie Catches a Fish." The file also contains a story about Joyce's childhood, typed by Janet; a newspaper clipping about Joyce's brother Fred Killam's retirement from the family orchard at Woodville; a copy of an obituary for Gardy Killam (Fred's wife, d. 2008); and a copy of a poem written for Dr. H.E. Killam for his 53rd birthday.

Draft of The Excursion

File contains a short story by Joyce Barkhouse, "The Excursion," as well as a copy of her eulogy for Marian Hebb.

Drafts of short stories by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains typescript and handwritten drafts of short stories, including "Doctor's Daughter," "The Excursion," "For Marian" (eulogy for Marian Lacey), "Adventures in an Automobile," "The Indian Connection," and "Song of the Brook." The file also contains a poem by Joyce Barkhouse, "After School"; a story written by her nephew David, entitled "Grandfather 15 June 09"; and some correspondence regarding Marian Lacey and Margaret Atwood (nee Killam). A photograph of eight children (Keith Porter, Lorna, Joyce, Fred, Bernie, Boyd Burgess, Kay, and Margaret) at a culvert on the North Mountain Railway is also included.

Assorted documents and photographs of Joyce Barkhouse

File includes a letter to children's author Claire MacKay and copies of publications that include stories by Joyce Barkhouse, including Hi Venture magazine and the Canadian Children's Literature journal. The file also includes photographs of Blomidon, King's County, Nova Scotia and the Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in addition to copies of poems, birthday invitations, an edited biography of Joyce Barkhouse from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia website, and family history documents.

Assorted documents and photographs of Joyce Barkhouse

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."

Budge Wilson fonds

  • MS-2-650
  • Fonds
  • 1948-2018
Fonds consists of manuscripts and proofs of Budge Wilson's books and short stories; correspondence with publishers, students, and teachers; publicity material; photocopies and clippings of reviews, profiles, and notices regarding awards and appearances; diaries; recorded radio interviews; and an assortment of other documents created and collected by the author throughout her writing career. The fonds also contains materials relating to the adaptation of Wilson's novel "Before Green Gables" into a Japanese animated television series.

Dancing in the streets : handwritten

File contains a notebook and notepad with a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Dancing in the Streets," formerly titled "The Closet Dancer," which was published in the anthology "Royal Family Fables" (1988).

The courtship : handwritten

File contains two notebooks and loose-leaf pages with a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Courtship," which was published in "Pottersfield Portfolio" (1999).

The canoe trip : handwritten

File contains a notebook with a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Canoe Trip," which was published in "Islands in the Harbour" (1990).

Was it fun on the beach today? : handwritten

File contains a notebook with a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Was it Fun on the Beach Today?," which was published in the "Blue Jean Collection" (1992).

The sale : first typed draft

File contains a typed and annotated draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Sale," an illustrated version of which was published in Magook, no. 2 (1977).

Big little Jerome : typed first draft

File contains a three typed and annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's short story "Big Little Jerome," which was published in Crackers no. 17 (Spring 1985).

The metaphor : first typed draft

File contains a typed and annotated draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Metaphor," which was included in her anthology "The Leaving" (1990).
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