Series contains materials related to Kerslake’s involvement with organizations or events related to her writing. The organizations represented in the series are the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia, the Writer’s Council of Nova Scotia, and CBC. The events represented in this series are the Dalhousie Medical School’s Medicine and the Humanities event, the Maritime Writer’s Workshop, and an Arts Festival.
File contains correspondence regarding Budge Wilson's book "The Leaving," which was awarded various honours by the American Library Association (ALA) and the New York Public Library: Horn Book Fanfare, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, an ALA Notable Book Award, a Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association, and short listed for the book list Best Book of the Year Award.
File contains letter from Nova Scotia Library Association informing Budge Wilson that her book Oliver's Wars was shortlisted for the award, and Wilson's speech that she gave upon winning the award.
File contains excerpts from and copies of magazines, newspapers, correspondence, programs, and posters that give recognition to Budge Wilson's writing, including Chickadee Choice, Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Awards, South Saskatchewan Reading Council Young Reader's Choice Awards, and others.
File contains Budge Wilson's applications for grants, clippings and newsletters announcing awards and prizes won by Wilson, and programs from awards' ceremonies. The awards/prizes include the CBC Literary Competition, Canadian Children's Book Centre Memorable Canadian Books for Young People, Nova Scotia's Aid to Established Writers Award, the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award, Canada Council for the Arts' grants, and the Ann Connor Brimer award from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.
File contains excerpts from and copies of magazines, newspapers, and correspondence that give recognition to Budge Wilson's writing, including the Library of Congress list of 100 noteworthy children's books, the American Library Association's best books for young adults, the New York Public Library's books for the teen age exhibition, and many more.
Fonds contains records relating to Susan Kerslake's writing and personal life, including manuscripts of published and unpublished work; correspondence, early writing and schoolwork, photographs, awards, articles and books reviews, and materials from events she attended.
File contains the Stonewall Tavern Annual Humanitarian Award, a plaque presented to Ross Boutilier in recognition of the achievement and struggle that enriches our community and our lives.
File contains correspondence with different individuals, including George Schwarzenberger, Donald B. Spence, J. George Neuspiel, Jacod S. Ziegel, Brian Flemming, D.E. Phillips, B.J. Ramcharan, T.O. Elias, and others. File includes handwritten notes and other materials related to the subject.
File contains Budge Wilson's presenting speech for the Short Story Award at the 1999 Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Gala (WFNS). The file includes her handwritten draft and final typed copy of the speech and a copy of the program for the event. The Short Story Award was won by André Narbonne with Leigh Anne Williams (second), Eve Mills Nash (third), and Lindsay Preston and Karen Leah Whalen (honourable mentions). Wilson's speech briefly discusses each individual and their short story submission.
File contains the Reflections community appreciation award plaque presented to Ross Boutilier for his participation in the Halifax Pride committee, 1999.
File contains programs from awards ceremonies from awards that Budge Wilson was nominated for and/or won, including the City of Dartmouth Book Ward (for Cordelia Clark, 1995); the Ann Connor Brimer Award (for Sharla, 1998); and the Children's Book Week Gala (at which Wilson gave the Ann Connor Brimer Keynote Address in 1999).
File consists of the two competition winners of the Sharla Project, Mexico City International Book Fair, mentored by Budge Wilson.The winner are Natalia Morris and Maria Fernanda Manzano. Includes a story by Inés Ana Paula Esinosa.
Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with Dalhousie University as a professor and dean of Dalhousie University Law School. Subseries include records related to Dalhousie Faculty Association's strike in 1988, records related to Dalhousie University Law School centenary, records related to Dalhousie University Law School fire, records related to Ronald St. John Macdonald's lectures, meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, pamphlets, offprints, periodicals, and other materials.
File contains the rough, typed, and published copies of Budge Wilson's acceptance speech for the Lilla Stirling Award, which she received for her book "Sharla."
File contains a typed draft of a paper about tributes, honours, and prizes with corrections; photocopies or magazine clippings of photographs which accompany the paper and are mounted on numbered sheets of paper; and some photocopied research material.
