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A New Game for Dorgan — Draft 1

Part of A New Game for Dorgan

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses3TSS catalogue units17
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
Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 15 Howard manuscript pages / 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 29040–29054

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Manuscript details

BylineThe source records a byline on the manuscript.Word countThe source records a manuscript word count.OAK stampThe manuscript carries an OAK stamp. This is later documentary marking and not part of Howard's story wording.

Additional documentary notes

  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly identifies the Howard manuscript as complete. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source identifies the manuscript as titled. (witness level)
  • Added Author Name: The spreadsheet says an author name was added as 'Patrick Erivn'. The exact source spelling is preserved without silent correction. (witness level)
  • Character Name Revision: The source says all Costigan references were changed to Dorgan. The draft-specific name revision is preserved as manuscript evidence. (witness level)
  • Documentary Cover Separate: The CPPL collection cover is stored as a separate documentary witness. (witness level)
  • Documentary Scan Separate: The whole-manuscript low-resolution PDF record is stored as documentary scan evidence and not counted as another Howard manuscript page. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · New Game for Dorgan, A (d1) · TSS 29040–29054 · spreadsheet rows 11043–11057

Draft 1 — CPPL collection coverCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 documentary cover / 1 TSS catalogue unit; not a Howard story-text page

TSS: 29012

Later CPPL collection cover associated with the manuscript.

Manuscript details

Documentary coverCPPL collection cover page associated with A New Game for Dorgan Draft 1; documentary only.

Additional documentary notes

  • Non Authorial Documentary Evidence: The cover documents the manuscript set but is not Robert E. Howard story wording. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · A New Game for Dorgan · Draft 1 · TSS 29012

Draft 1 — low-resolution whole-PDF documentary scan unitOther physical witness
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 documentary scan/catalogue unit; not counted as an additional Howard manuscript page

TSS: 12139

Low-resolution all-pages-in-one-PDF catalogue/scan representation of the manuscript; documentary digital/scan evidence, not an additional physical Howard manuscript page.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Scan Unit: This TSS record is a whole-manuscript low-resolution PDF/scan representation, not another manuscript page. (witness level)
  • Non Authorial Documentary Evidence: The scan unit documents the same textual witness but carries no separate authorial textual authority. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · A New Game for Dorgan · Draft 1 · TSS 12139