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.
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.
File contains drafts for speeches given by Budge Wilson, including to Larry Amey's class at Dalhousie University; a speech on Oliver's Wars; and a talk on Margaret Laurence at the Wenjack Theatre at the University of Trent.
File contains four sets handwritten notes and one set of photocopied notes by Budge Wilson. Talks include those at the Halifax Library and Creighton Park.
File contains a typed and annotated draft of Budge Wilson's book "Oliver's Wars," with correspondence with Sheila Dalton, copy editor, and Elsha Leventis, editorial assistant at Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited.
File contains a newspaper clipping with reviews of Budge Wilson's books "The Courtship" (a collection of short stories) and "Cassandra's Driftwood" (a children's book).
File contains two drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Duff's Monkey Business" and related correspondence with the publisher, Formac Publishing Company Limited, which include early proposed drawings by the illustrator Kim LaFave.