Novels

A revised draft of Lord of the Dawn that Anaya typed after applying David Johnson’s comments and suggestions. The manuscript is clean, with no edits or corrections.

This typed draft of Lord of the Dawn contains handwritten edits from David Johnson, both in pencil and red ink. The manuscript is accompanied by a letter from Johnson, commenting on the story and its development.

This is the earliest draft of Lord of the Dawn, handwritten and unedited. The manuscript contains 11 chapters and some notes regarding Toltec history and terminology at the end.

This is a draft of Legend of La Llorona that Anaya completed in August 1983, about a year after starting to write the story. The revised manuscript contains typed as well as handwritten edits, with a table of contents listing the 14 chapters added in the front.

In this version of the first draft of Legend of La Llorona, Anaya continues to rework the story in its early stages of development. The manuscript contains handwritten corrections and marginal notes in both black ink and in pencil.

This is the first draft of the short novel Legend of La Llorona. The manuscript is heavily edited and contains many structural and stylistic notes and corrections in Anaya’s handwriting.

The second half of an edited sixth draft of Heart of Aztlán. The manuscript is a photocopy of the November 1973 draft. It includes structural and stylistic suggestions in pencil from an unnamed editor.

The first half of an edited sixth draft of Heart of Aztlán. The manuscript is a photocopy of the November 1973 draft. It includes structural and stylistic suggestions in pencil from an unnamed editor.

The second half of the sixth draft of Heart of Aztlán. Anaya started working on this version in November of 1973, and submitted the completed, slightly edited manuscript on May 18, 1974.