Archives Catalogue

Series
1948-2016

Series contains materials created by Budge Wilson that not directly related to her career as an author. Files include Budge Wilson's diaries and calendars and materials relating to her job as a fitness instructor and photographer.

Copies of drawings by Budge Wilson

MS-2-650.2015-036, Box 78, Folder 5
File
1948

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies of Budge Wilson's drawings for the 1948 Dalhousie University yearbook.

Photocopy of the illustrations from the 1948 Pharos Yearbook

MS-2-650.2014-047, Box 68, Folder 2
File
1948

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies of illustrations of the Dalhousie Tigers in Pharos in 1948, which were done by Budge Wilson.

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.

Correspondence between Budge Wilson and the Globe and Mail

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 17
File
1964

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters between Budge Wilson and Olive Dickason, women's editor at the Globe and Mail. The file also contains correspondence between Wilson and Elda Bolton at the Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto.

Correspondence with publishers

MS-2-650.2004-048, Box 40, Folder 27
File
1964, 1994-1997, 2003

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence relating to illustrations in The Sale

MS-2-650.1994-020, Box 6, Folder 11
File
1977

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains correspondence from Wendy Brown of McClelland and Stewart Limited and copies of letters from Budge Wilson to "Marilyn" and "Marge" regarding illustrations for her book, "The Sale". The file also includes copies of Wilson's illustrations for her own book.

Correspondence regarding illustrations for The Christmas of the Big Blow

MS-2-650.2004-048, Box 39, Folder 25
File
1977-1985

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File includes correspondence with Magook, the Ontario Arts Council, Mount Allison University, and illustrator Terry Roscoe.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 21
File
1979

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 20
File
1979

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 23
File
1980

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 22
File
1980

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 24
File
1981

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 27
File
1982

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

The gift : handwritten first draft

MS-2-650.1994-020, Box 1, Folder 1
File
August 1982

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains the first handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's book "The Gift," later published as "The Best / Worst Christmas Present Ever," and a letter to Sandra Bogart, Acquisitions Editor at Scholastic Books.

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 11, Folder 26
File
1982

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains drafts and copies of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Manfred the unmanageable monster : different versions and related correspondence

MS-2-650.2001-031, Box 34, Folder 4
File
1983-2001

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains typed and annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Manfred the Unmanageable Monster," as well as correspondence with the illustrator, Jill Quinn, and Lesley Choyce of Pottersfield Press.

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 1
File
1983

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 2
File
1983

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Draft of speech for the Halifax Public Libraries freedom to read week program on remembering Margaret Laurence

MS-2-650.2010-031, Box 55, Folder 7
File
June 2, 1983 - March 3, 1993

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

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.

Diary kept by Budge Wilson

MS-2-650.1998-086, Box 22, Folder 2
File
December 31, 1984 - January 1, 1986

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 3
File
1984

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 4
File
1984

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Handwritten manuscript record : annotated summary of works and publishing records

MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 90, Folder 29
File
1984-1997

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains Budge Wilson's journal where she recorded the titles of all of her manuscripts, the places that she sent them, rejections, acceptances, and names of characters.

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 5
File
1985

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 6
File
1985

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

The serpent's tooth : drafts

MS-2-650.2016-052, Box 82, Folder 26
File
1985

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File includes three typescript drafts and two rewrites of page 7 from the short story "The Serpent's Tooth" by Budge Wilson.

Diary kept by Budge Wilson

MS-2-650.1998-086, Box 22, Folder 3
File
December 20, 1986 - January 20, 1988

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Reviews of Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie

MS-2-650.1995-016, Box 14, Folder 17
File
1986-1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies of newspaper and magazine clippings with reviews of Budge Wilson's book "Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie."

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 8
File
1986

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence regarding school and library readings and workshops

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 32, Folder 18
File
1986-1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 7
File
1986

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Budge Wilson's responses to school children

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 32, Folder 19
File
1987-1989

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Dancing in the the streets : drafts

MS-2-650.1999-090, Box 24, Folder 7
File
1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains three annotated, typed drafts of Budge Wilson's short story "Dancing in the Streets," which was included in the anthology "Royal Family Fables" (Edmonton: Tree Frog Press, 1988).

Budge Wilson's tributes to Margaret Laurence

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 33, Folder 41
File
1987, 1993

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains a copy of Budge Wilson's memorial talk for Margaret Laurence, delivered at Trent University on February 2, 1987 and later published in the Canadian Woman Studies journal. The file also contains a copy of the program from Wilson's memorial tribute and a copy of an article on Budge Wilson's address at the Halifax Main Library on Margaret Laurence.

The queen who wouldn't listen : draft

MS-2-650.1999-090, Box 25, Folder 8
File
January 1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains an annotated draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Queen Who Wouldn't Listen," which was published in "Royal Family Fables" (Edmonton: Tree Frog Press, 1989).

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 9
File
1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Correspondence and reports regarding reading at Halifax Public Library

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 32, Folder
File
1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File also includes a flyer for the event and copy of a newspaper article about Budge Wilson's reading.

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 10
File
1987

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence with Canadian Children's Book Centre

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 33, Folder 7
File
1987-1989

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence regarding Children's Book Festival

MS-2-650.2000-033, Box 27, Folder 13
File
1987-1988

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File includes incoming correspondence and copies of Budge Wilson's outgoing correspondence. The file also contains some promotional materials, including a poster for Wilson's appearance at the Winnipeg Public Library and a copy of "Children's Book News" advertising the festival.

Reviews of A house far from home

MS-2-650.1995-016, Box 14, Folder 16
File
1987-1990

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies of newspaper and magazine clippings with reviews of Budge Wilson's book "A House Far From Home."

List of publications and related information about Budge Wilson

MS-2-650.2006-047, Box 45, Folder 8
File
November 1988

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Diary kept by Budge Wilson

MS-2-650.1998-086, Box 22, Folder 6
File
January 1, 1988 - January 2, 1989

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence from publishers to Budge Wilson

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 12
File
1988

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Correspondence from Budge Wilson to publishers

MS-2-650, Box 12, Folder 11
File
1988

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains copies and drafts of letters from Budge Wilson to various publishers.

Thirteen never changes : final copy before copy editing

MS-2-650.1995-016, Box 14, Folder 2
File
November 17, 1988

Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains a typed and annotated draft of Budge Wilson's book "Thirteen Never Changes," previously titled "Gretchen's Diary" and "Another Kind of War".

Reviews of Breakdown