Restrictions
Noncirculating; available for research.
Copyright
The collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U. S. Code). Reproductions can be made only if they are to be used for "private study,
scholarship, or research." It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to
obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any
portion of these materials, other than that noted above.
Biographical Sketch
Marjorie Thayer was born in 1908 in California. She was a graduate of the University
of California at Berkeley. Her career encompassed almost all aspects of book
production and publishing, beginning as a bookseller and moving into editing
positions at a number of publishing firms including Funk & Wagnall, Doubleday and
Knopf. Her involvement at the South Western Museum in Los Angeles lead her to
the story presented in Climbing Sun: The Story of a Hopi Indian Boy. She
died of cancer in 1992.
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Scope and Content
The collection contains one edited typescript, and two edited galleys for the book
Climbing Sun: The Story of a Hopi Indian Boy Sun which tells the story of
a young Hopi Indian boy sent to the Sherman Institution for reeducation. While at
the school, isolated from his culture, and forced to speak English, Hubert must learn
to deal with a hostile environment and his own feelings as he eventually assimilates.
The Anne Siberell Papers (DG0895) contain artwork for Climbing Sun: The
Story of a Hopi Indian Boy.
A. Book (1980)
Box/Folder A. Book CLIMBING SUN: THE STORY OF A HOPI INDIAN BOY by Marjorie Thayer and Elizabeth Emanuel, illustrated by Anne Siberell (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1980). 1/1-1/2 Edited typescript, 1/1 Forward, pp. 1-36. 1/2 pp. 37-76, and bibliography. 1/3-1/4 Edited galley, February, 1/3 pp. 1-17. 1/4 pp. 18-35. 1/5-1/6 Edited galley, March, 1/5 pp. 1-42. 1/6 pp. 44-96.
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