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The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Dark Lords working notebook

8. Kevin Anderson (con't) (2nd Issue) * Kun becomes a Slave Lord, has the Massassi build & rebuild monuments, pyramids, temples. * Kun contacts other Jedi & tries to talk them into following his new paths to power. Some accept, & eventually he has a cult (a secret society) who call themselves the Sith. Engage in secret researches around the Galaxy * His right hand man is [uncertain: Crado Tett?] [margin: Keep him] They develop strange rituals & continue to recruit others The overall plan is to grow & expand & supplant the Republic * Kun tries to recruit Sylvar, but she flees Crado [struck: (or Ulic)] claims he is a Dark Lord of the Sith. They have a lightsaber duel (Kun & Ulic) in the chamber of one of the temples. Kun wins, but does not kill Crado -- instead he sends him after Sylvar. (3rd Issue) * [uncertain: Slyor?] goes to Bodo Baas & finds him recording all his knowledge in the Jedi Holocron (which he invented). Bodo is disturbed to learn about Kun * Other members of the Sith are assassinating their old mentors using Dark Powers * Exar Kun meanwhile, continues to unearth new D.S. secrets -- he learns how to become immortal, how to convert the existence of his spirit/avatar into pure power, so he can remain a power in the Galaxy. * Bodo Baas calls a Jedi assembly to deal w/ the problem - Jedi are alarmed to hear of the murders of Jedi Masters [margin, adjoining page, red ink: He joins] [margin, adjoining page, red ink: [struck: [uncertain: youth,?]] [illegible]] [margin, adjoining page, red ink: a long[illegible] dis[illegible]] [margin, adjoining page, red ink: < [uncertain: needs?][illegible]] [margin, adjoining page, red ink: > don't[illegible]]

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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!