File contains descriptions of Joyce Barkhouse's early life and school days, written by her. Materials also contain a letter to her grandchildren and one newspaper article featuring the "Man About News" column by Alex Nickerson, a Dalhousie graduate.
File contains descriptions of Joyce Barkhouse's family histories, written by her. Materials contain writing on "Uncle Scott's Brook," "The Ice House," and "The Indian Connection" in regards to the Killam family. Materials also contain one notebook with handwritten ancestry notes.
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.
File contains one diary of Joyce Barkhouse's trip across lower Canada in 1934 with her mother, father, Kay, and Laurabel (?) Bigelow.. The diary is handwritten.
Series contains records related to publicity and promotion of Barkhouse's works. The types of records included here are newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, book reviews, posters, interviews, and other promotional materials.
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.
File consists of the typescript of the introduction to L. M. Montgomery's book Anne of Ingleside written by Budge Wilson. Includes a hand-written draft copy of the introduction. Also includes the typescript of electronic emailed messages between Budge Wilson, and Helen Reeves, Penguin Group.
Item is a recording of three interviews: Judy Savoy interviews Deannie Sullivan Fraser and Budge Wilson about being writers; David Grick on Mainstreet (CBC) talking to Budge Wilson about writing (January 31, 1992); and Mainstreet open question session on the book that influences people the most (February 27, [1992]).
File consists of a typescript of a commentary by Budge Wilson on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Halifax Information Morning, regarding the Swissair disaster, one year later.
Item is an audio cassette recording of a interview with Budge Wilson by Don Connolly, of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Information Morning program regarding the book about the Swissair crash.
