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The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Dark Lords working notebook

39. * What about beloved characters in TOJ: [uncertain: Gudb?], Great Bogga, etc. [uncertain: Finhead?] Storbons: [margin: + his slugs] "[uncertain: Stor'jacha?]" * Do we visit the Stenness System ([uncertain: Athu's?] world + its darkside lake?) * {In general it's good to go full-circle on stuff that appeared earlier.} * Nomi's child Vima uses the Force in childlike ways (+ even to protect herself). * Lake Natth on Ambria. * Hutt dreadnought "Enforcer One". * Planet [uncertain: Taboon?]. * Darkside creature "emanates sinister Force that paralyzes the mind of her victim". * Does Thon ever use a lightsaber? in what circumstance + how? #6 Specifics. * Ulic + Kun form a partnership. that will grow during the 6-year interlude. Therefore Ulic's turning is decisive - * Sylvar pregnant (but how pregnant?) Child will be 6 by second series -- * Crado on Ossus -- catches Kun after he has killed Odan-Urr. * Kun's "recruiting drive" -- Some of the Jedi would tell him to buzz off ... + then they'd go w/ Cay + Tott to save Ulic.

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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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