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The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Dark Lords working notebook

[circled: 38]. * [uncertain: Crado?] is "weak" but not evil yet. * Remember Sylvar is quite a woman. * Kun's apotheosis in #4 Ulic's in #6. Everything in issue points to a convergence in the moment when Ulic is lost to the dark side. Nomi should almost save him. They should have a scene. Other Notes: (more general) * TOTT understands beast-language [margin, red ink: would he understand [uncertain: Exar's monsters?]] * Don't forget DROKKO the ELDER * CAY always fixing stuff. * Sith had the power "to sap the will of their enemies" Ulic might take this up as a specialty. * Master Arca has his own ship. * What about Andur's teacher MASTER CHAMMA? * Don't forget hyperspace terminals * Jedi can spot a clandestine attacker thru the Force ... unless their attention is drawn away. * "Burial in space" * Nomi's Ship: The Lightside Explorer

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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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