The Blessing Way Correspondence

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  01. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Request to read in progress manuscript (The Blessing Way) to determine if ready for publication.

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  02. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Letter accompanying the progress manuscript (The Blessing Way) submission.

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  03. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Response to suggested edits to manuscript (The Blessing Way). Provides details of multiple changes that can be made to manuscript. Describes some writing approaches and character development.

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  04. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Information about manuscript revisions and title for the work.

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  05. Letter from Mary McGinn to Tony Hillerman

  Asking him to get reprint permissions for poetry included in The Blessing Way.

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  06. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Mary McGinn

  Response to copyright/permission concerns surrounding poetry in manuscript.

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  07. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Mary McGinn

  Providing original sources for chants used in The Blessing Way along with an edited version of those sections, and a disclaimer-acknowledgement note in response to her request of July 25, 1969.

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  08. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Informing her that he has not finished editing the manuscript for the new book [Fly on the Wall] and requesting ten copies of 'The Blessing Way' to be charged to his account.

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  09. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Enclosing a review of the Blessing Way by The London Times. He indicates that he will be working on revisions of The Fly On The Wall manuscript as soon as he gets it back. News about the screenplay and a tentative date to finish the draft of a third book (Leaphorn among the Zunis)

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  10. Letter from Ann Elmo to Tony Hillerman

  Congratulatory comments on finishing the revisions of Fly on the Wall and informing him of his contract not being sent by the publisher for tax filing purposes. Telling him that The Blessing Way Screenplay may be of interest to other filmmakers and wishing him good luck in his new book.

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  11. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Wesley Lau

  Requesting a copy of The Blessing Way Script to see how it came out.

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  12. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Ann Elmo

  Expressing his pleasure to know about Mr. Lau's progress in script writing The BLESSING WAY and requesting a copy when it comes out. Expecting to hear from them about the FLY on the Wall.

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  13. Letter from Ann Elmo to Tony Hillerman

  Informing him about seeing Mr. Lau, screen writer who had completed the screenplay of Blessing Way on a short trip to L.A. She also says that Lau will send a copy to him when available and having high expectations to hear about the Fly [on the Wall book] (taken to the screen).

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  14. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Ann Elmo

  Requesting information about Dell's paper back edition of The Blessing Way as it is out of stock in the University bookstore. He announces that he will take a year's leave to complete the second Leaphorn book.

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  15. Letter from Ruth J. Widney to Tony Hillerman

  An English teacher requesting Tony Hillerman to visit her school for a talk with the students about The Blessing Way.

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  16. Letter from Emery Winn to Tony Hillerman

  Informing Tony Hillerman about Mary Goddard's review of The Blessing Way and congratulating him on the book.

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  17. Letter from Ann Elmo to Tony Hillerman

  Sending the contract that the Warner Bros. extended on the Blessing Way to be signed by Mr. Hillerman.

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  18. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Eleanor Timberman

  Informing her that he is sending copies of the Arizona Highways and a painter's view of the Diné for a better idea of the location and characters described in his novel 'The Blessing Way'. He also requests her to confirm the possibility to be hired as a screenwriter in Hollywood and his pay.

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  19. Letter from Tony Hillerman to Joan Kahn

  Notifying Miss Kahn that he has completed the revisions of the manuscript .He provides details on the changes. He also lets her know about his preference for the name of the book. He notifies her that he signed and mailed the contracts to Ms. Elmo.

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  20. Letter from Ann Elmo to Tony Hillerman

  Acknowledging the receipt of the manuscript and telling him she is sending him 4 copies of the German contract and tax forms for the Blessing Way.