Praxium

The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Darksider, Ulic & The Jedi Chronicles

[circled: 104] [My position is that I am sent to help create & unveil the new mythology, the revelation of how the dark father is really defeated ... And the fact that I come with this tale to tell, already written in the Spirit, makes me a threat to the dark father archetype.... [margin, red ink: pathos of the Family attached to the [uncertain: Universe?]] The fact that I will not compromise with the power complex, will not "sell my soul" to receive its rewards, invites opposition -- and its "punishments". But I come and the complex makes clear its real intention: not to serve the Light but to promulgate the mythology of dark power.... to subvert the future, to violate children, to hypnotize large numbers & make them serve fear & dark authority (rather than liberate them to their own Spiritual power) -- This is such a time, & I represent the Spiritual warrior who comes to slay this dragon -- How will that be accomplished? Is Lucas really a servant of the dragon, rather than the ally of the Spirit? ] [peripheral text, facing page, cropped at right:] [T[illegible] Dro[illegible] * * * wit[illegible] on Ste[illegible] As eff[illegible] the on The[illegible] wor[illegible] merc[illegible] Seve[illegible] [handwritten:] [uncertain: list?] - 55 - 58 - 60 - 68 - 65 [uncertain: Village?] [blue ink:] 32 [uncertain: po?] [illegible] [uncertain: 0510?] Pat [typed:] power[illegible] their great

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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!