Manuscripts for Listening Woman (1978)

For his fifth novel, Listening Woman, Tony Hillerman produced two initial drafts, notes and partial drafts, three typed manuscripts, correspondence with his publisher and a final edited manuscript. Two draft screenplays based on Listening Woman were also written by Lionel E. Siegel. These documents are all in the collections of the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico Libraries.

     Listening Woman, Draft 1, p.1-182 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F08)

This is the initial draft of Listening Woman. The manuscript is heavily edited.

     Listening Woman, Draft 2, p.1-204 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F09)

This is a typed draft manuscript that includes light to moderate editing. Most corrections are simple spelling, punctuation or word choice edits, however there...

     Listening Woman, Draft 3, p.1-222 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F10)

This draft is a clean, typed manuscript with no editing marks.

     Listening Woman, Typed Manuscript 1, p.1-223 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F11)

     Listening Woman, Typed Manuscript 2, p.1-227 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F12)

     Listening Woman, Edited Manuscript, p. 1-228 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F13)

This is the most mature draft of Listening Woman in the Center for Southwest Research Collections. It bears significant editing marks.

     Listening Woman, Screenplay Draft by Lionel E. Siegel (March 1983). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F14)

This screenplay draft was written by Lionel E. Siegel and is not available online. Researchers should visit the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico...

     Listening Woman, Screenplay Draft by Lionel E. Siegel (July 1983). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F15)

This screenplay draft was written by Lionel E. Siegel and is not available online. Researchers should visit the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico...

     Listening Woman, Correspondence regarding Listening Woman, 1976-1977. (MSS 501 BC / B02-F16)

The correspondence files for Listening Woman are not currently available online. Researchers should visit the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico and...