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Exact textual stateDraft

Blue River Blues — Draft 2

Part of Blue River Blues

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units15
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 2 — unnumbered carbon-copy witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent15 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 20330, 20331, 20332, 20333, 20334, 20335, 93712, 20337, 20338, 20339, 20340, 20341, 93711, 20343, 20344

Fifteen-sheet carbon-copy witness to Blue River Blues — Draft 2.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source designation d2-cc identifies this as a carbon-copy witness. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The source describes the carbon as untitled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Manuscript: The source describes the carbon as unnumbered. (witness level)
  • Completeness Uncertain: The source says 'incomplete?' with uncertainty. (witness level) · Uncertain
  • Fragment States Not Equated: Earlier Draft 2 fragment sets are not silently treated as this whole Draft 2 state. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Blue River Blues (d2-cc) · TSS 20330, 20331, 20332, 20333, 20334, 20335, 93712, 20337, 20338, 20339, 20340, 20341, 93711, 20343, 20344 · spreadsheet rows 1861–1875