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 includes Budge Wilson's handwritten speech and a copy of a speech by Margaret Laurence "On Censorship...A Speech given to Ontario Provincial Judges and their Wives" and "Remarks on Margaret Laurence" by Joan Y. Johnston. The file also contains a letter from the Halifax City Regional Library about her participation in the event.
File contains Budge Wilson's handwritten speech for the Blandford Show Opening. The speech discusses here writing career, and the photographs and paintings at the Show.
File contains Budge Wilson's handwritten notes for her contribution to a round table talk on children's literature in connection with the "Reading for Life" festival at the Canadian Children's Book Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
File contains Budge Wilson's notes for her presentation to a class at the Dalhousie Library School on Young Adult Writing. Wilson was invited to talk to the class by Vivian Howard of Dalhousie University.
File contains a copy of Budge Wilson's "Ann Connor Brimer Talk," the keynote address at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, which launched Canadian Children's Book Week in 1999. The speech addresses the state of children's literature in Nova Scotia. The file also includes a copy of a fax sent to Budge Wilson from regarding the schedule for the Canadian Children's Book Week Gala.
File consists of the hand-written speech of Budge Wilson given at the Hubbards Writer's Festival held in honour of Budge Wilson's writing accomplishments.
File consists of one hand-written speech of Budge Wilson delivered at the One Hundred Years of Anne Conference held at Leaskdale Manse, Uxbridge, Ontario, on April 17, 2008.
File consists of a typescript of the biographical sketch of Budge Wilson by Glynis Wilson, her daughter, on the occasion of a Trent talk, in October, 2008.
File consists of the drafts of a speech by Budge Wilson, for the Mount Saint Vincent University convocation held on May 18, 2012, upon receipt being awarded an honaryary degree. Includes a short biography of Budge Wilson in the Mount Saint Vincent Uiversity convocation brochure.
File contains four sets handwritten notes and one set of photocopied notes by Budge Wilson. Talks include those at the Halifax Library and Creighton Park.
File also contains handwritten notes for talks given at the OSA conference, the Montreal Reading Council, and CCTE [Churches' Council on Theological Education?].
File contains a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's speech, a photocopy of the same speech, and a publicity speech on "Too Young to Fight." Charles Armour was a former Dalhousie University Archivist.
File contains Budge Wilson's handwritten notes, a list of her books, and an excerpt of a Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia newsletter about the "Sharla Project."
File includes Budge Wilson's handwritten notes, a program, correspondence, and a copy of the IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) newsletter (Vol. 18, no. 2).