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Budge Wilson fonds

  • MS-2-650
  • Fonds
  • 1948-2018
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.

Books and short story anthologies by Budge Wilson

Series consists of research, manuscripts, and drafts of books and short story anthologies written by Budge Wilson. Series also contains some draft illustrations by Budge Wilson and artists with whom she collaborated, including Terry Roscoe, and signed, published copies of her books.

Donna Morrissey fonds

  • MS-2-753
  • Fonds
  • 1979-2012
Fonds contains records created and collected by Donna Morrissey that document her work as a creative writer. Records types include manuscripts (print and electronic), page proofs, illustrations, digital photographs, and published copies of her novels, scripts and short stories. There is also e-mail and printed correspondence, press material and book reviews, research materials and workshop resources.

Short stories by Budge Wilson

Series consists of independent short stories written by Budge Wilson (i.e., those not included in complete anthologies by Wilson). Series includes drafts and proofs with annotations by Budge Wilson and her editors.

A detached compassion : drafts

File consists of two typescript drafts, with hand-written revisions, of the short story "A Detached Compassion" by Budge Wilson.

Big little Jerome : drafts

File includes two copies of two typescript versions of the short story Big Little Jerome by Budge Wilson. The story appears in the book Friendships: stories.

The prince and the pirate : draft

File consists of the typescript, with hand-written revisions, of the short story "The Prince and the Pirate" by Budge Wilson.

The surprise : manuscript and draft

File consists of a manuscript and typescript of the short story "The Surprise" by Budge Wilson. Early title was "Points of View" but was changed to "The Surprise."

The watcher : draft

File consists of the typescript, with hand-written revisions, of the short story "The Watcher" by Budge Wilson.

Lesley Choyce's manuscripts and professional papers

  • MS-2-596.2013-042
  • Accession
  • 1993-2013
This accession contains primarily draft typescripts of short fiction and related research notes and correspondence. There are also records related to television and film proposals, including synopses and scripts. Other materials include copies of media reviews and miscellaneous business and personal correspondence.

Choyce, Lesley

Short Stories of Joyce Barkhouse

Series contains short stories, both published and unpublished. The types of records included here are drafts, clippings of published articles, copies of publications containing short stories, and related correspondence, research, photographs, and notes.

Draft of The Excursion

File contains a short story by Joyce Barkhouse, "The Excursion," as well as a copy of her eulogy for Marian Hebb.

Drafts of short stories by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains typescript and handwritten drafts of short stories, including "Doctor's Daughter," "The Excursion," "For Marian" (eulogy for Marian Lacey), "Adventures in an Automobile," "The Indian Connection," and "Song of the Brook." The file also contains a poem by Joyce Barkhouse, "After School"; a story written by her nephew David, entitled "Grandfather 15 June 09"; and some correspondence regarding Marian Lacey and Margaret Atwood (nee Killam). A photograph of eight children (Keith Porter, Lorna, Joyce, Fred, Bernie, Boyd Burgess, Kay, and Margaret) at a culvert on the North Mountain Railway is also included.

Correspondence with Janet Barkhouse

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.

Fractures

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of short stories included in Budge Wilson's anthology "Fractures: Family Stories." The short stories included in this anthology are as follows: "Like a water lily," "Two diaries," "Fathers," "Dreams," "Confusion," "Crybaby," "Mr. Manuel Jenkins," "My War," "Brothers and Sisters," "Carlotta's Search," "Mothers," and "The Metaphor."

Dreams : drafts

File contains three drafts of the short story "Dreams," which appeared in "Cordelia Clark" (1998) and "Fractures" (2008).

Assorted documents and photographs of Joyce Barkhouse

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."

Like a water lily : manuscript and drafts

File contains the original manuscript and six typewritten sets of revisions for the short story "Like a Water Lily," originally titled "The Simile." This story was published in "Fractures," 2008.

Friendships

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's short stories that were included in her anthology "Friendships: Stories." The twelve short stories included in this book are as follows: "Snake"; "Bruno"; "Justice"; "Music Festival"; "My Heroine, Murphy Brown"; "Escape Route"; "Fear"; "Poem"; "Father by Mail"; "Lillian"; "Big Little Jerome"; and "Maid of Honor."

Budge Wilson : book information on the web

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 92, Folder 1
  • File
  • November 2005 - October 22, 2006

    • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains information about Budge Wilson's books found online, including print outs from publishers and book sellers websites and reviews. The information, originally compiled in a binder, is organized alphabetically by book title, including: "The Best/ Worst Christmas Ever," "Cassandra's Driftwood," "The Cat that Barked," "Dandelion Garden," "Duff the Giant Killer," "Duff's Monkey Business," "Fear of Angelina Domino," "Fiddle for Angus," "Fractures," "Friendships," "Harold & Harold," "Imperfect Perfect Christmas," Izzie books, "Leaving," "The Long Wait," "Lorinda's Diary," "Madame Belzile and Ramsay Hitherton-Hobbs," "Manfred the Unmanageable." "Mothers and other Strangers," "Oliver's Wars," "Sharla," and "Thirteen Never Changes."

Budge Wilson : web information

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 92, Folder 2
  • File
  • November 2005 - October 22, 2006

    • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains information about Budge Wilson's books, awards, readings, and presentations found online, printed, and organized in a binder. The contents of the binder are organized into the following sections: book awards and nominations, booksellers and publishers, international sites, journals, miscellaneous (other websites mentioning Budge Wilson's work, e.g., schools, curricula, fans), readings and presentations, and writing organizations.

Friendships : drafts

File contains drafts of the short stories included in Budge Wilson's anthology "Friendships" and notes from Wilson to her typist.

Friendships : [book]

Item is a signed and published copy of Budge Wilson's book, published by Penguin Canada.

Friendships : [book]

Item is a signed and published copy of Budge Wilson's book, published by Penguin Canada, with a sticker identifying the book as a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Awards.

Lillian : draft

File consists of two versions of the typescript of the short story "Lillian" by Budge Wilson.

Bruno : handwritten manuscript

File contains a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Bruno," which was included in her anthology "Friendships."

Fear : handwritten manuscript and first typed draft

File contains a handwritten draft and typed draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Fear," which was included in her anthology "Friendships." The handwritten draft was originally titled "Afraid of Everything."

Friendships : drafts

File contains drafts for short stories included in Budge Wilson's anthology "Friendships." File includes handwritten drafts for "Escape Route," "Lillian," "Maid of Honour," "My Heroine," "Murphy Brown," and "Justice."

Nova Scotian review of Friendships

File contains a review of Budge Wilson's compilation of short stories "Friendships," which appeared in The Nova Scotian (or The Chronicle Herald) newspaper.

Justice : draft

File contains a typewritten draft of the short story "Justice," which was published in Budge Wilson's anthology "Friendships" (Penguin Canada, 2006).

Lillian : draft

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Lillian," which was published in the anthology "Friendships" in 2006.

Friendships : draft with notes for Helen Reeves

File contains typed drafts with corrections for the twelve short stories included in Budge Wilson's "Friendship" anthology. File also includes notes for Wilson's editor, Helen Reeves, at Penguin Canada.

Justice : draft

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Justice," which was published in the anthology "Friendships" in 2006.
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