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.
File contains a letter from Murray Barkhouse to his mother, Joyce Barkhouse, congratulating her on the success of her book "The Pit Pony" and the subsequent movie. The file also contains a letter to Murray concerning his book "Famous Nova Scotians" and biographical information about Murray.
File contains letters from various relatives and friends of Joyce Barkhouse, including Kari (granddaughter), Margaret "Peggy" Atwood, Care, Claire Mackay, Dr. Charlie Ells (cousin), Dr. Carl Atwood, Heather MacDonald, Joyce's mother, Alex Hickey (granddaughter), Irene E. Aubrey, Thomas Raddall, Kathleen Hickey (granddaughter), Lorenda Barkhouse (granddaughter), Kari (granddaughter), Helen Gyles, Margaret (sister), and Lillian E. Hendry (teacher at Woodville school). The file also contains a letter from Joyce to her sister Kaye (Kathleen), written at age 18.
File contains greeting cards and letters from friends and family, including a letter from her father (dated August 13, 1956) and her husband (dated November 26, 1961). The file also contains newspaper clippings featuring Joyce Barkhouse, her children, and grandchildren.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
File includes drafts and related correspondence for Budge Wilson's chapter, "The Writing of Before Green Gables," for a book by Betsy Epperly and Jean Mitchell entitled "Anne Around the World: L.M. Montgomery and Her Classic."
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 two copies of the event program, copies of correspondence calling for "Roasts and Toasts for Budge" that were sent out to her closest friends and colleagues, and a copy of the book "Budge" with tributes published by the Hubbards Writers Society.
File also contains journal entries about the writing tour, written by Budge on the back sides of travel itineraries. The tour was part of the 1987 Children's Book Festival. The file also contains a copy of a map of Saskatchewan and Manitoba with tour destinations marked.
