Sacred Clowns: Manuscript Revisions- E,F,G,H,I.

This appears to be the first five chapters and a portion of the sixth chapter of the second draft of Sacred Clowns. It appears to only be lightly edited by the author and typed on a word processor.

Talking God, assorted draft pages and notes

This manuscript is a collection of notes, articles and newspaper clippings along with a few assorted draft pages from Talking God. There is also a page of drawings created by Tsaile elementary school students of the mask featured in the book.

Sacred Clowns: Draft.

This manuscript appears to be the earliest complete typed draft of Sacred Clowns. This draft contains no proper chapter titles, instead Hillerman has created a naming convention. The chapters are designated by Clown and then a corresponding letter, for instance, Clown A. The manuscript is very lightly edited probably by Hillerman himself.

Sacred Clowns: Initial Outline and Draft of First Third.

This is appears to be the earliest outline of Sacred Clowns. This manuscript contains correspondence and the first third of the novel. The manuscript was tried and contained only very minimal edits.

Talking God, Manuscript

This is the first edited manuscript for Talking God. It contains the front matter, editing marks and comments from the editor as well as Hillerman's responses.

Correspondence regarding The Boy Who Made Dragonfly

There are twenty letters regarding the editing of the manuscript and section of an illustrator for The Boy Who Made Dragonfly. The letters are not yet available online, but may be viewed in person at the Center for Southwest Research.

The Boy Who Made Dragonfly, galley proofs.

This is a galley proof of the novel that shows the layout and formatting of the first edition of The Boy Who Made Dragonfly. The proofs are not available online, but may be studied in person at the Center for Southwest Research.

The Boy Who Made Dragonfly, edited manuscript.

This is the second draft and the first manuscript edited by both the publisher and Hillerman. It was typed on a typewriter and was heavily edited. The chapter designations were added in mid-paragraph, suggesting that the chapters were natural breaks in the book, rather than preset chapters.

A Thief of Time, Manuscript

This is the first edited manuscript for A Thief of Time. It contains the front matter, editing marks and comments from the editor as well as Hillerman's responses.

The Boy Who Made Dragonfly, draft.

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