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Student letters to Budge Wilson

File contains thank you cards and letters from students and teachers to Budge Wilson relating to various school tours. The letters and cards include those from Lakefield Elementary School in Quispamsis, New Brunswick; Lady Eaton School in Omemee, Ontario; St. Mary' School in Campbellford, Ontario; and Mariposa Elementary School in Mariposa, Ontario. The letters often discuss Wilson's children's books.

Student artwork given to Budge Wilson

File contains thank you cards hand drawn and written by students, given to Budge Wilson on her school tours, including those from the Lady Eaton School in Omemee, Ontario.

Student artwork given to Budge Wilson

File contains student artwork given to Budge Wilson from various presentations that she gave at elementary schools. The artwork includes thank you cards and drawings related to her books, including Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie," and "The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever." The file also includes thank you letters from elementary school classes, including from the Lady Eaton School in Omemee, Ontario, and a class list for an unidentified class and school.

Student artwork given to Budge Wilson

File contains student artwork given to Budge Wilson from various presentations that she gave at elementary schools. The artwork relates to her books, including "Manfred the Unmanageable Monster," the Lorinda Dauphinee book series, "The Long Wait," "Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour," "A House far from Home," and "The Worst Christmas Present Ever."

Student letters to Budge Wilson

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 93, Folder 12
  • File
  • May 19, 1992 - May 21, 1992
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains letters from students and their teachers from two Grade 2 classes at Harold F. Loughin Public School in Brampton, Ontario. The letters are about Wilson's books "Going Bananas," "Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie," and "Madame Belzile and Ramsay Hitherton-Hobbs," which the classes read.

Reading projects for Budge Wilson by students

File contains three sample student reading projects, which were completed for Budge Wilson. The projects are about "Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour," "A House far from Home," "The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever," "Going Bananas," and "Thirteen Never Changes."

Remembrance Day address at Chester United Baptist Church

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 93, Folder 1
  • File
  • October 24, 2000 - November 11, 2000
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains three drafts of Budge Wilson's speech (two handwritten, one typescript). The file also contains correspondence from the Royal Canadian Legion, F.E. Butler Branch 44 of Chester, Nova Scotia regarding the ceremony and two tentative programs for morning.

Budge Wilson : The Leaving and The Reunion

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 92, Tape 2
  • Item
  • 1990 - December 30, 1994
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Item is an audio cassette that contains two readings by Budge Wilson from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) broadcasts of her books "The Leaving" (recorded in the early 1990s, exact date unknown) and "The Reunion" (broadcast on CBC Info Morning, December 30, 1994).

Budge Wilson : five short stories on CBC Between the Covers

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 92, Tape 11
  • Item
  • April 1996 - May 1997
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

Item is a cassette with five readings of short stories by Budge Wilson, which were broadcast on the CBC radio program "Between the Covers," between April 1996 and May 1997. The stories included are "Dreams," "Be-ers and Do-ers," "The Long Wait," "Just Give me a Little More Time," and "The Canoe Trip."

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.

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."

Confusion : draft

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Confusion." This story was included in an anthology of short stories by Budge Wilson entitled "Fractures: Family Stories" (2002).

Carlotta's search : draft

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Carlotta's Search." This story was included in an anthology of short stories by Budge Wilson entitled "Fractures: Family Stories" (2002).

Brothers and sisters : draft

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Brothers and Sisters." This story was included in an anthology of short stories by Budge Wilson entitled "Fractures: Family Stories" (2002).

After Swissair draft six

File contains the sixth draft of Budge Wilson's book "After Swissair," an extended poem. The draft was sent to Eileen Richmond at the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with annotations by Budge Wilson.

This week in Nova Scotia history

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 91, Folder 35
  • File
  • April 28, 2018 - April 30, 2018
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains the printed version (published April 30, 2018) and online version (published April 28, 2018) of a newspaper article in The Nova Scotian, which includes an entry and photograph of Budge Wilson.

CANSCAIP draft of Budge Wilson's update for Round Up

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."

Press release draft of After Swissair

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's press release entitled "Pottersfield Press is pleased to announce the release of After Swissair." The draft includes some minor annotations by Wilson.

After Swissair draft five and handwritten notes by Budge Wilson

File contains the fifth draft of Budge Wilson's book "After Swissair," an extended poem. The draft was sent to Eileen Richmond at the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A note at the top of the first page from Budge Wilson to Eileen indicates that it is the "Most final to March 5. Edited and returned to Eileen March 13."

Chronicle Herald spotlight on cultural development in Nova Scotia

File contains a newspaper clipping of an article from The Chronicle Herald, which includes Budge Wilson's comments on the question "Which political party would foster cultural development in Nova Scotia?". The newspaper article also features responses from Charlotte Wilson-Hammond, Clam Harbour artist; Jamie Bradley, ACTRA Maritime national councilor and national vice-president of ACTRA; Josh MacDonald, playwright and screenwriter; Gordon Lamp, executive director of Music Nova Scotia; Walter Forsyth, Halifax-based filmmaker; and Mary Pat Mombourquette, managing director of Symphony Nova Scotia.

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.
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