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The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Darksider, Ulic & The Jedi Chronicles

* But the old Jedi has ideas of his own. "No Jedi is condemned forever. Give your son to me, Qel-Droma. I will make him new. That is the way of the Jedi, to bring their own back to the Light." The father resists. (He's torn both ways.) At some point Nomi Sunrider arrives. A scene between Ulic and Nomi. Nomi argues for Ulic being handed over to the old Jedi Master for discipline and rehabilitation. The father relents. (Even though there is still a deathmark on his son.) * Ulic, on the other hand, is far from redeemed. He is confused inside, still under the influence of the Sith curse. He agrees to re- apprentice himself to the old Jedi, but plans all along to escape. The Republic and the council of Jedi Masters have to be informed of Ulic's capture. A gathering on Coruscant, or on Deneba, or some other world that is beginning to be the new center of Jedi training. [What about the hollow world I created for the Boba Fett yarn?] [margin: look this up.] * One group wants Ulic's head, but wise old Jedi prevail. Ulic's new teacher is given a year to rehabilitate him. [margin: [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!

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