Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.
Surviving manuscript evidence
The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.
Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent5 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 5 pages / 5 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 10000–10004
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)
- Source Finality Note: The spreadsheet characterizes this witness as final or apparently final; this note is preserved as source evidence rather than treated as automatic textual authority. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Supreme Moment, The (d1) · TSS 10000–10004 · spreadsheet rows 15956–15960