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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.

School visits

Series consists of cards, letters, artwork, and stories given to Budge Wilson by children in schools that she visited in her capacity as an author.

Edits and correspondence with Jeanette McCurdy and Julie De Adder of McGraw Hill on reissuing My Cousin Clarette

File contains copies of outgoing and incoming emails between Budge Wilson, Jeanette McCurdy, and Julie De Adder regarding the reissuing of Wilson's book "My Cousin Clarette" by McGraw Hill. The file also contains a partial, annotated proof for "My Cousin Clarette" with marked edits that are discussed in various emails, Wilson's handwritten biography, and Wilson's handwritten discussion of "Why I wrote 'My Cousin Clarette.'"

Printed email correspondence between Jessica Kerrin and Sheila Barry regarding The Spotted Dog Last Seen

File contains primarily editorial feedback and personal correspondence with Sheila Barry, who left Kids Can Press in 2012 to join Groundwood Books as co-publisher. There is also production correspondence with various staff at Groundwood Books regarding promotional ideas, design, and copyedits, including Nan Froman, Kate McQuaid, Fred Horler, and Laura Meyer.

Joyce Barkhouse fonds

  • MS-2-646
  • Fonds
  • [1860-1899], 1906-2012

The Joyce Barkhouse fonds consists of published and unpublished manuscripts of books, short stories, articles, and other writings, as well as photocopies and clippings of published materials, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and other material collected and created by Joyce Barkhouse.

This fonds consists of nine series: Articles and other writings, Books, Short stories, Associations, Awards, Biographical materials and other documents, Correspondence, Personal documents, and Promotional material.

Barkhouse, Joyce Carmen

Research materials on cemeteries and gravestones

File contains magazine articles, correspondence, and handwritten notes related to cemetery and gravestone studies compiled and created by Jessica Kerrin for writing mystery series for children. There is also a copy of the Cemetery Studies: A Guide for Teachers by Sean Rodman (November 1996), a printed copy of the Stories in Stone Patch Program at Mount Hope Cemetery (June 2004), and a photocopy of a few chapters of the book, Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack (2002).

Books of Joyce Barkhouse

Series contains records related to published books including Abraham Gesner, Anna's Pet, George Dawson: The Little Giant, The Pit Pony, The Purple Cloak, The Smallest Rabbit, The Witch of Port LaJoye, The Lost Ship, and The Story of Little Martin. Types of records included here are drafts, galleys, published books, research materials, sketches, and audio-visual materials relating to published works.

Programs and correspondence regarding awards for Before Green Gables

File includes records relating to the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award at the Atlantic Book Awards; Children's Author of the Year shortlist from the Canadian Booksellers Association; Ruth Steiner and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award shortlist from the Ontario Arts Council; and the National Chapter of Canada Violet Downey Award.

Associations of Joyce Barkhouse

Series contains records regarding associations that Barkhouse was involved with. The types of records included here are correspondence, promotional material, reports, newsletters, and programs.
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