Sacred Clowns: Manuscript- Chapter 27, early version.
This is an early typed draft of only Chapter 27 of Sacred Clowns. This chapter was lightly edited by Hillerman on a word processor.
Tony Hillerman
Tony Hillerman (1925–2008), an Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident since 1963, was the author of 29 books, including the popular 18-book mystery series featuring Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, two non-series novels, two children’s books, and nonfiction works. He had received every major honor for mystery fiction; awards ranging from the Navajo Tribal Council's commendation to France 's esteemed Grand prix de litterature policiere. Western Writers of America honored him with the Wister Award for Lifetime achievement in 2008. He served as president of the prestigious Mystery Writers of America, and was honored with that group’s Edgar Award and as one of mystery fiction’s Grand Masters. In 2001, his memoir, Seldom Disappointed, won both the Anthony and Agatha Awards for best nonfiction.
Sacred Clowns: Manuscript Revisions- J,K.
This manuscript appears to be the revised versions of chapters J and K from the second draft of Sacred Clowns. This draft appears to be very lightly eddied and this editing could have been by Hillerman.
Sacred Clowns: Manuscript Revisions- J,K,L,M,N,O.
This appears to be the last six chapters (J,K,L,M,N,O) of the second draft of Sacred Clowns. This draft appears to only be lightly edited by Hillerman and was typed on a word processor. Included in the draft are three separate versions of the first page of Chapter J, each is marginally different.
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.
