File contains the heating plan for the Macdonald Library stack room and second floor, drawn by architect Andrew R. Cobb and Chris Harrington, heating engineer.
File contains a blueprint set of six sheets of drawings of additions and alterations to the Macdonald Library, which was for the stack room constructed in 1920.
File contains a blueprint set of eight sheets of drawings of alterations and additions to the Macdonald Library and nine drawings from 1955, both by architect Leslie Fairn.
File contains typed correspondence from the Andover-Harvard Theological Library (Cambridge, MA), dated 1973, and sent to Kenneth Leslie. The first, dated January 8, 1973, sent by Mrs. John Timoney, expresses appreciation for a donated copy of 'O'Malley to the Reds'. The second, undated and sent by William C. Bourque [?], references the library's not having received issues 25:1 thru 25:3 of New Man (Jan-Mar 1973).
File comprises a set of architectural plans for the Killam Library, undated and labelled 4B REV. Drawings include a site plan, south elevation, and complete set of floor plans. The basement and main floor plans indicate the square footage of each working area (e.g., mechanical, circulation, administration).
File contains drawings by President Arthur Stanley MacKenzie, headed with a note that reads: "My first drafts of Library with narrow front allowing of Extension to footprint size." His drawings show the library as being a long, south-facing building with three floors and plans to extend wings on either side.
File contains a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's news announcement for the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) newsletter, News Roundup. The announcement includes her recently published book "After Swissair"; readings at public libraries, the Hubbards Literary Society, and Word on the Street; interviews on CTV and CBC radio; features in the Chronicle Herald; and the upcoming publication of the fourth new Polish edition of "Before Green Gables."
File contains 14 hand-drawn and coloured design sketches of rooms or areas in the Killam Library, including: main lobby, south; main lobby, north; entrance lobby; circulation desk; corridor; auditorium; exhibition area; special collections; study carrel; administration area; reserve reading area; lounge; staff dining room; and staff lounge. Fabric, wallpaper, carpet and other textile swatches are adhered to the presentation board.
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 fourteen pages of correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Liverpool Library Association dating from 1954 to 1955, relating to the DeWolfe Library.
File contains five unsigned drawings for a proposed new library for Dalhousie College, dated almost a decade before the purchase of Studley. Drawings include a front elevation and ground floor plan in ink on waxed linen, and a less detailed front elevation, as well as floor plans for the basement, first and ground floors, in ink on paper.
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 consists of the typescripts of electronic email messages and letters of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the LBANS/NSLA (Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia Library Association). The conference was held in Greenwich, Nova Scotia, October 3-5, 2008. Includes the conference program booklet.
File consists of the typescripts of electronic email messages of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the Red Deer Public Library, Red Deer, Alberta, September 14, 2008. Includes a newspaper notice of the talk dated August 27, 2008.
File consist the typescripts of electronic email messages of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the Annapolis Valley Regional Library Inservice held in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, on May 26, 2008. Includes a photocopy of the Inservice brochure featuring Budge Wilson's talk.
