cuke.com - an archival site on the life and world of Shunryu Suzuki and those who knew him. Home to the Cuke Archives and other stuff from DC. From December 1998.

Links to photos with Marian Derby from the Shunryu Suzuki Photo Archive. (Click thumbnail to view larger image in new window)

Shunryu Suzuki at Los Altos Hills zendo At home of Marian Derby. Shortly before the garage was turned into Haiku Zendo. Tony Johansen on right.
Marian Derby's home & early Los Altos Zendo then Haiku Zendo in Los Altos Hills, CA.
Day of Mel Weitsman's shuso (head monk) ceremony at Tassajara.
Click for interactive photo with names. Six closeups start at SR0364.
 Front couple of rows: Maya Dreimane, ?, Peter Schneider, Ruthie Discoe, Claude Dalenberg, Reb Anderson, Silas Hoadley, Mel Weitsman, Peter diGesu, Sotan Tatsugami, Alan Marlowe, Dainin Katagiri, Jean Ross, Louise Pryor Welch, Jim McGuire, Bill Kwong, Marian Derby, Mary Quagliata, Helen? ?, Angie Runyan. Mid Rows L to R: Araki, Jan Westberg (Schneider), Doris Griffin, Dianne Goldschlag, Ed Brown, Sandy Hollister, Deborah Madison, Amy Richmond, Meg Gawler?, Bonnie Miller, Lew Richmond, Bob Halpern, ?, Ken Straus, Paul Shippee, Lew Musto, ?, Frank Wood, David Chadwick, ?, Mark Lewis, Lucille Harris, Katharine Thanas, Kathy Cook Hoadley,?, Joanna Bull, Back rows: Reuvane be Yumin, Frances Thompson, Bob Shuman, E.L. Hazelwood, Jim ?, Niels Holm, Margret Kress, Jerry Fuller, Bill Shurtleff, Craig Boyan, Paul Discoe, ?,?, Donn DeAngelo Crockin, Jack Elias (another version in Tassajara 25th book, p. 14)
Shunryu & Mitsu Suzuki and Yoshida Eshuun + others  Yoshida Roshi was our rakusu sewing teacher. Others include Dianne Goldschlag with SR. Above L to R: ?, Paul Discoe, Louise Welch, Ed Brown, Craig Boyan, Meg Gawler, Marian Derby.
Shunryu & Mitsu Suzuki and Yoshida Eshuun + others  Yoshida Roshi was our rakusu sewing teacher. Others include Dianne Goldschlag with SR. Above L to R: ?, Paul Discoe, Louise Welch, Ed Brown, Craig Boyan, Meg Gawler, Marian Derby.
Shunryu & Mitsu Suzuki and Yoshida Eshuun + others Yoshida Roshi was our rakusu sewing teacher. Dianne Goldschlag at L. Above L to R: Paul Discoe, ?, Louise Welch, Ed Brown, Craig Boyan, Meg Gawler, Marian Derby.
Shunryu & Mitsu Suzuki and Yoshida Eshuun + others Yoshida Roshi was our rakusu sewing teacher. Dianne Goldschlag with SR. Above L to R: ?, Paul Discoe, Louise Welch, Ed Brown, Craig Boyan, Meg Gawler, Marian Derby.
Shunryu & Mitsu Suzuki and Yoshida Eshuun + others Yoshida, Mitsu missed on left. Dianne Goldschlag, Meg Gawler with SR. Above L to R: ?, Paul Discoe, Ed Brown, Alan Marlowe, Craig Boyan, Marian Derby. Looks like Louise Welch is taking this one and Alan Marlowe took the others.
Shunryu & Mitsu Suzuki and Yoshida Eshuun + others Yoshida and Mitsu off to left. Dianne Goldschlag in kitchen apron with SR. Above L to R: ?, Paul Discoe, Louise Welch, Ed Brown, Craig Boyan, Meg Gawler, Marian Derby.
Shunryu Suzuki and ? at or near Marian Derby's Los Altos Hills home and zendo. Jerry Halpern writes "Her face reminds me of Sonja Margulies but I am not at all sure that it is Sonja." Comparing with later pictures of Sonja, it could be. - dc
Shunryu Suzuki and Marian Derby At or near her Los Altos Hills home which became the Haiku Zendo. Identified by Jerry Halpern who also noted, "Marian did have a Samoyod type dog like the one pictured."
Shunryu Suzuki and ? At or near Marian Derby's Los Altos Hills home which became the Haiku Zendo.
Shunryu Suzuki At Marian Derby's Los Altos Hills home which became the Haiku Zendo.
Shunryu Suzuki At Marian Derby's Los Altos Hills home which became the Haiku Zendo.
Shunryu Suzuki and ? At Marian Derby's Los Altos Hills home which became the Haiku Zendo.
Shunryu Suzuki At Marian Derby's Los Altos Hills home which became the Haiku Zendo.
Meg Gawler and Marian Derby Still from film of Shunryu Suzuki and students at Tassajara.
Following Peter Schneider's Shuso (head monk) Ceremony at Tassajara L to R front row - maybe Lew Richmond, Marian Derby, Yoshimura Sensei, unknown pointing up, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Sotan Tatsugami Roshi, Peter Schneider. David Chadwick on far right standing.

  All Cuke pages referring to Marian Derby.