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The Tom Veitch Files

Yale’s Beinecke Library 1016 photographs

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Darksider, Ulic & The Jedi Chronicles

ISSUE #4 * Ulic, together with Vima, begins a journey to different parts of the Galaxy, to visit great Jedi Masters and take their teachings and complete his redemption in the eyes of the Jedi. {all this could begin earlier, w/Ulic and Vima together. The 2nd attack that kills the old Jedi could be while they are all on pilgrimage, at some other location such as Ossus.} [margin: Also -- needs to go to [uncertain: Yavin IV?] to Completely break the Sith spell.] * We visit the planet that has become the new center of Jedi culture, after the decimation of Ossus. * We visit Ossus, and see the ruins of war. We meet the Ysanna, the tribe of shamans who will inhabit Ossus until the time of Skywalker. * Ulic is hunted...by his own family. * But there must a scene with his father, in which his father finally forgives him. * A scene with his old girlfriend, the bounty hunter. * Ulic and Vima are hunting the Dark Lord of the Sith...and they are hunted by the DLOTS, even as they hunt him. (The reining Dark Lord, who took over from Exar Kun, rules over a remnant of Massassi, and has plans to keep the Sith teachings alive.)

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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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