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A fiddle for Angus

Subseries consists of drafts and proofs for Budge Wilson's children's book "A Fiddle for Angus," previously titled "A Fiddle for Luther" and "Luther's Fiddle." The subseries also contains four colour slides with illustrations by Susan Tooke.

A house far from home

Subseries consists of handwritten and typed drafts of Budge Wilson's book "A House Far from Home," originally titled "The Uprooting," which was published by Scholastic in 1986.

Before green gables

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's prequel to L.M. Montgomery's series featuring Anne of Green Gables. Subseries also contains various research notes pertaining to the book.

Breakdown

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Breakdown" for its first edition in 1988 by Scholastic Publishing, and then for its 2015 reissue by Northwest Publishing.

Cassandra's driftwood

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts for Budge Wilson's book "Cassandra's Driftwood," previously titled "Belinda's Driftwood." Subseries also contains drafts of drawings for the book's illustrations, by Terry Roscoe.

Cordelia Clark

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of the short stories included in Budge Wilson's anthology "Cordelia Clark." The stories included in this anthology are: "The Charmer," "Cordelia Clark," "Loretta and Alexander," "Birds, Horses and Muffins," "Was It Fun on the Beach Today?," "The Happy Pill," "Just Give me a little More Time, Eh?," "Dreams," "Joanna and the Dark," and "The Listener."

Duff the giant killer

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "Duff the Giant Killer."

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."

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."

Going bananas

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "Going Bananas."

Harold and Harold

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "Harold and Harold." Subseries also contains illustrations for the book by Terry Roscoe.

Izzie : homecoming

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of the fourth book in Budge Wilson's Izzie series, "The Homecoming." The book was originally titled "Out of the Night."

Izzie : the Christmas that almost wasn't

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of the first book in Budge Wilson's Izzie series, "The Christmas that Almost Wasn't." The book was originally titled "The Christmas of the Big Blow."

Izzie : Trongate fury

Subseries consists of typescript and handwritten drafts of the second book in Budge Wilson's Izzie series, "Trongate Fury."

Lorinda's diary

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "Lorinda's Diary."

Mothers and other strangers

Subseries contains a copy-edited draft of Budge Wilson's short story anthology "Mothers and other Strangers" and a copy-edited draft of one of the short stories that it contained, "The Listener." Most of the short stories in this anthology also appeared in other anthologies: "The Listener," "Loretta and Alexander," "Elliot's Daughter," "Just Give Me a Little more Time," "Mrs. Macintosh," "The House on High Street," "Birds, Horses, and Muffins," "The Diary," "Mrs. Garibaldi and Leonardo," and "The Reunion."

Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky and Charlie." Subseries also contains a sketch of Mr. John Bertrand Nijinsky by Wilson, which was not used in the published version of the book.

Oliver's wars

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Oliver's Wars."

Sharla

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Sharla."

The best/worst Christmas present ever

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever." The book was previously titled "The Gift." Subseries also contains a sketch for an illustration by Terry Roscoe.

The cat that barked

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "The Cat that Barked." Subseries also contains illustrations for the book by Terry Roscoe.

The courtship and other stories

Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of short stories included in Budge Wilson's anthology "Courtship and other Stories." Short stories included in the anthology are as follows: "The House on High Street," "The Courtship," "Elliot's Daughter," "Mrs. Garibaldi and Leonardo," "Mrs. MacIntosh," "The Canoe Trip," "The Losers," "The Dress," and "Janetta's Confinement."

The imperfect perfect Christmas

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "The Imperfect Perfect Christmas." The book was published by Pottersfield Press in 2004.

The leaving

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's short story anthology "The Leaving." The anthology contains the following short stories: "The Metaphor," "The Diary," "Mr. Manuel Jenkins," "Lysandra's Poem," "My Mother and Father," "The Leaving," "My Cousin Clarette," "The Reunion," "Waiting," "Be-ers and Doers," and "The Pen Pal."

The long wait

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "The Long Wait," previously titled "The Incredible Wait." Subseries includes Budge Wilson's ideas for illustrations for the book and a typescript of its French translation, "Une Incroyable Attente," translated by Florence Treadwell.

Thirteen never changes

Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Thirteen Never Changes," previously titled "Gretchen's Diary."