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Short Stories of Joyce Barkhouse

Series contains short stories, both published and unpublished. The types of records included here are drafts, clippings of published articles, copies of publications containing short stories, and related correspondence, research, photographs, and notes.

Correspondence with Janet Barkhouse

File contains a letter to Janet Barkhouse from her mother, Joyce Barkhouse, which mentions, among other things, her story "Connie Catches a Fish." The file also contains a story about Joyce's childhood, typed by Janet; a newspaper clipping about Joyce's brother Fred Killam's retirement from the family orchard at Woodville; a copy of an obituary for Gardy Killam (Fred's wife, d. 2008); and a copy of a poem written for Dr. H.E. Killam for his 53rd birthday.

Assorted documents and photographs of Joyce Barkhouse

File contains articles by Joyce Barkhouse (and others) for the Wesley Knox United Church, including "For Mothers and Others"; the announcements of the Thomas H. Raddall endowment at Dalhousie University Libraries; family postcards; photographs of Joyce Barkhouse; correspondence; printouts of Google search results for Joyce Barkhouse; magazines featuring her writing (including 10 "Canadian Boy" magazines with installments of her story "Purple Cloak"); programs from the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature (1991); newspaper clippings; Janet Barkhouse's nomination of her mother for the Order of Nova Scotia; and a draft of "Doctor's Daughter."

Documents and photographs related to A Saga of the Dark One

File contains documents and photographs related to A Saga of the Dark One. Photographs depict ships in the Halifax waterfront with many people standing around them, possibly for the Tall Ships Festival. Documents include typed pages regarding vikings. Magazines including Maclean's and Horizons Canada, both with articles on vikings.

Drafts of short stories by Joyce Barkhouse

File contains typescript and handwritten drafts of short stories, including "Doctor's Daughter," "The Excursion," "For Marian" (eulogy for Marian Lacey), "Adventures in an Automobile," "The Indian Connection," and "Song of the Brook." The file also contains a poem by Joyce Barkhouse, "After School"; a story written by her nephew David, entitled "Grandfather 15 June 09"; and some correspondence regarding Marian Lacey and Margaret Atwood (nee Killam). A photograph of eight children (Keith Porter, Lorna, Joyce, Fred, Bernie, Boyd Burgess, Kay, and Margaret) at a culvert on the North Mountain Railway is also included.

Draft of The Excursion

File contains a short story by Joyce Barkhouse, "The Excursion," as well as a copy of her eulogy for Marian Hebb.

Wobbles

File contains a short story by Joyce Barkhouse, published in The Child's Own.

Without Glory

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in Onward.

Without Glory

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in The Adventurer and Standard.

To Win a Brother

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in The Canadian Girl.

The Sugar Thief

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in the Treasure Chest.

The Stowaway

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in The Adventurer.

Sandy's Igloo

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in Story Hour.

Pioneer Preacher

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in the Bluenose Magazine and Onward.

Pioneer Cat

File contains a short story written by Joyce Barkhouse and published in the Bluenose Magazine.

Night Noises

File contains a short story by Joyce Barkhouse published in Story Hour.
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