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The Tom Veitch Files

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Early Sith questions & Freedon Nadd

Msg#:25282 *StarWars* 09-22-92 21:59:00 From: JAY MAJER To: ALL Subj: EPISODES 1-3 Alright, I trust Part one of the script summary was distributed. [circled in red: (It wasn't).] I ask because my BBS was locked up for a while. Anyways here is Part two. There will be a Part three. I am posting these in parts because it takes a while to read the scripts and make up summaries of them. Now let me reiterate what these are. They are summaries of actual existing scripts. The scripts were summarized by myself and Brent Lynch. They are SUPPOSEDLY authentic, co-authored by George Lucas. I say supposedly, simply because there is no proof I have SEEN. However, Brent got them from friends he has at Lucasfilm. And since that is simply a statement, it cannot be used to say that they are anything more than "supposedly authentic". Brent owns the scripts, and he doesn't want to give out copies because he fears he would get in trouble if the people he got them from would find out. That's why we are summarizing them. Have fun! There's more to come. Jay * Q-Blue v0.7 [NR] * --- WM v2.04 [Eval]/92-4304 * Origin: Infomania, Pasadena, CA 818.791.8680 v32b (1:102/960) Msg#:25283 *StarWars* 09-22-92 22:18:00 From: JAY MAJER To: ALL Subj: EPISODES 1-3 | PART 2 Star Wars I-III As proposed by George Lucas Summarized from original scripts by Jay Majer and Brent Lynch Part II Note from Brent: Alas my empire has fallen yet it was born of blood and shall forever live. This summary is the second of three. These files

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The Tom Veitch Files

On August 18, 2026, Praxis visited Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and photographed 1016 pages from the Tom Veitch papers. This collection brings those early drafts, unused stories, correspondence, and handwritten notes together for everyone to explore.

YCAL MSS 1368 · Boxes 3, 5, 42, 76, and 77

Box 3
Dark Empire and Tales of the Jedi correspondence, proposals, and annotated drafts.
Box 5
Lucasfilm approvals, contracts, Kevin J. Anderson correspondence, and audio adaptation material.
Box 42
Tales of the Jedi and Dark Lords of the Sith proposals, scripts, artwork, and proofs.
Box 76
Handwritten Star Wars drafts and the Log X notebook.
Box 77
Dark Empire, Dark Lords of the Sith, and Tales of the Jedi notebooks and plots.

The descriptions above follow Yale’s finding aid. These photographs are a selection from those boxes; individual images have not yet been assigned to exact boxes and folders. Image numbers follow photography order, with occasional gaps.

These are working papers: some ideas were approved, some changed, and some never reached publication. Most transcriptions are automatic; checked passages use the corrected text.

There’s plenty to explore. Have fun looking!

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