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Guests of the Hoodoo Room — Draft 4

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StateDraft 4Surviving witnesses4TSS catalogue units106
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Big Joe DaleyBig Joe Daley — flophouse proprietorOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Butch CroninButch Cronin — private detective protagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Chin OngChin Ong — Chinese associateOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Clubfoot KidClubfoot Kid — flophouse resident who disappearsMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Dusty MillerDusty Miller — missing flophouse residentMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378HarriganHarrigan — patrolman hostile to CroninOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Jack WiltshawJack Wiltshaw — Joan’s brotherOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Jake ZieglerJake Ziegler — Cronin contact who hides himOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Jang YumJang Yum — Chinese host named in alibiMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Joan WiltshawJoan Wiltshaw — Jack’s sister held by Jum WoonOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Jum WoonJum Woon — principal Chinese antagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Kang SuKang Su — Chinese associate in the plotOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Raquel MendozaRaquel Mendoza — woman caught in Jum Woon’s schemeOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Red OlmanRed Olman — missing flophouse residentMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Richard Van RittenRichard Van Ritten — wealthy young sportsmanOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Smoky SladeSmoky Slade — Cronin’s friend and witnessOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Wang ChowWang Chow — Chinese associateOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Won ChangWon Chang — Chinese associate/tong figureOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378Yun KaoYun Kao — Chinese associate in the plotOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 331-378

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 4 — complete Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent52 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 52 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 28924–28975

Complete Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Guests of the Hoodoo Room — Draft 4.

Manuscript details

BylineThe manuscript is explicitly bylined.Word countThe manuscript carries a word count.

Additional documentary notes

  • Titled Manuscript: The manuscript is explicitly titled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The manuscript is explicitly complete. (witness level)
  • Oak Stamp Absent: The source specifically notes no OAK stamp. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Guests of the Hoodoo Room (d4) · TSS 28924–28975 · spreadsheet rows 6122–6173

Draft 4 — CPPL coverCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 28923

CPPL documentary cover page; not a Howard story-text page.

Manuscript details

Documentary coverCPPL cover page; documentary evidence only.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Guests of the Hoodoo Room (d4) · TSS 28924–28975 · spreadsheet rows 6122–6173

Draft 4 — low-resolution whole-PDF scanOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 12140

Low-resolution documentary scan representing the complete manuscript set.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Scan: Low-resolution whole-PDF representation of the manuscript set. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Guests of the Hoodoo Room (d4) · TSS 28924–28975 · spreadsheet rows 6122–6173

Draft 4 — complete Howard carbon copyHoward carbon copy
Extent52 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 52-page carbon copy / 52 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 21682–21733

Untitled, complete carbon copy on yellow onion-skin paper.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Guests of the Hoodoo Room (d4-cc) · TSS 21682–21733 · spreadsheet rows 6176–6227

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Tales of Weird Menace - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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