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Noncirculating; available for research.
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Biographical Sketch
Sonia Bleeker was born on November 28, 1909 in Starchevicvhi, Russia. She
graduated from Hunter College in 1933 and did graduate work in anthropology at
Columbia University. In 1934, she married author and editor Herbert S. Zim. From
1931 to 1946 she was an editor for Simon and Schuster in New York. Her interest in
anthropology led the Zims all over the world, and they spent much of
their lives traveling in Africa, Europe and North and South America, while she took notes and
did research for her books. She wrote many anthropology books for young adults
about Native Americans, pre-Columbian cultures, and various African tribes. In 1967,
she received a Doctor of Science degree from Beloit College. She and her husband
collaborated on her final book Life and Death (1970), which examines the
rituals of
aging, death, and burial among various peoples. Ms. Bleeker died in 1971.
Source:
Scope and Content
The collection contains typescripts, research notes, correspondence and galleys for
three titles. The materials are arranged alphabetically by title. Within each title the
materials are arranged in the probable order in which they were created. The
correspondence is separated by title.
Two of the books in the collection were part of a projected seven volume series
Bleeker wrote on the peoples of Africa, of which six were completed before her
death. There are typescripts, correspondence, research notes, research materials,
photocopied maps, and galleys for The Zulu of South Africa (1970). There
are also
photocopies of sketches and illustrations by Kisa N. Sasaki, the illustrator for the
series. There are also typescripts and galleys for The Masai (1963). The
other book
in the collection, The Navajo (1958), was part of series of books on
Native Americans
in North America. There are typescripts, research materials and notes,
correspondence and galleys for this title.
Related Collection
The Herbert S. Zim Papers (DG1086)
A. Books
Box/Folder
Box Inventory A. Books
THE MASAI: HERDERS OF SOUTH AFRICA by Sonia Bleeker, illustrated by Kisa N. Sasaki (New York: Morrow, 1963). 1/1 Correspondence, 1966, n.d., 2 items. 1/2 Research materials, 3 items. 1/3 Manuscript and research notes, 35 items. 1/4 Typescript, carbon copy, edited, pp. 1-56. Typescript of index, 4 pp. 1/5 List of comments on typescript, 6 pp. THE NAVAJO: HERDERS, WEAVERS, AND SILVERSMITHS by Sonia Bleeker, illustrated by Patricia Boodell (New York: Morrow, 1958). 1/6 Typescript, edited, pp. 1-56. Typescript of index, 7 pp. 1/7-1/8 Galleys, edited, 1/7 9 September 1957, pp. 1-159. 1/8 16 October 1957, pp. 1-159. 1/9 Proof, 4 November 1957, pp. 1-159. 1/10 Photocopy of map, 1 item. Layout for title page, 1 item. THE ZULU OF SOUTH: CATTLEMEN, FARMERS, AND WARRIORS by Sonia Bleeker, illustrated by Kisa N. Sasaki (New York: Morrow, 1970). 2/1 Correspondence, 1969-1970, 9 items. 2/2 Research materials, 27 items. 2/3 Maps of Southern Africa, 8 items. 2/4 Research and manuscript notes, 135 pp. 2/5-3/4 Typescripts, 2/5 Edited, chapters 1-6, 78 pp. 2/6 Edited, chapters 1-6, pp. 1-72. 2/7 Edited with queries, chapters 1-6, pp. 1-72. 3/1 "Cuts from manuscript," 13 pp. 3/2 List of corrections, 3 pp. 3/3 Minor corrections, chapters 1-6, pp. 1-69. 3/4 Photocopied, chapters 1-6, pp. 1-71. 3/5 Sketches, photocopied, 17 items. 3/6 List of suggested illustrations, 2 pp. Photocopied illustrations, 24 items. 3/7-3/9 Galleys, 3/7 4 March 1970, edited, pp. 1-153. 3/8 21 April 1970, minor corrections, pp. 1-153. 3/9 pp. 1-153. 3/10 Promotional materials for book, 2 items.
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