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

This is the final edited manuscript for People of Darkness - it has been heavily edited.

This version of the manuscript is well structured and fairly free of editing marks, but the pages have been renumbered after typing, and the chapter numbers have been modified.

This is a mature draft of People of Darkness which bears only a few editing and correction marks. This version is neatly typed on New Mexico Bond paper.

This third draft begins to seem more polished and the story more structured, however it still bears evidence of heavy correction and reworking.

This appears to be a further reworking of the initial draft manuscript. The pages are heavily edited and there is ongoing evidence of significant revision of the story.

This manuscript appears to be the earliest existing draft of People of Darkness. It has been heavily edited and modified by the author.

This final version of the manuscript includes written notes and comments from the editor as well as Hillerman's responses. Written well before the popularization of email, it is apparent that this manuscript was exchanged several times between the author and the editor via regular mail, as there are initial editorial comments, then responses from the editor, and then further responses from the author all throughout the text.