Guide to the Lee Abbott Papers, circa 1965-2011 SPEC.RARE.CMS.0394 Finding aid prepared by Ashleigh Minor Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2018 March This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-03-19T11:01-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Lee Abbott Papers SPEC.RARE.CMS.0394 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 15.25 Cubic feet circa 1965-2011 As of 2018, Lee K. Abbott is professor emeritus of English at Ohio State University, and a writer of short stories, book reviews, and essays. He taught English at Case Western Reserve University from 1977 until 1989, and at Ohio State University from 1989 until his retirement in 2012. Abbott has published seven collections of his work. The Lee Abbott Papers contains drafts, proofs, and published copies of short stories, short story collections, book reviews, and essays written by Abbott. Also included are reviews of Abbott's work, and general articles and interviews about Abbott as a writer. Correspondence, materials related to his teaching activities, materials for speaking engagements in which he participated, and Abbott's typewriter and other personal materials are included as well. Materials are dated from circa 1965 to 2011. (15) 5" legal document boxes; (12) 5" letter document boxes; (3) oversize document boxes; (1) artifact; (1) 2.5" legal document box English Abbott, Lee K. Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged into 6 series:

Series 1: Fiction Series 2: Reviews and Essays Series 3: Correspondence Series 4: Teaching Series 5: Talks and Lectures Series 6: Personal

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Donated by: Lee K. Abbott, 2012 March

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[identification of item], Lee Abbott Papers, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0394, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

As of 2018, Lee K. Abbott (1947- ) is an American writer of short stories and professor emeritus of English at Ohio State University. He taught English at Case Western Reserve University from 1977 until 1989, when he began teaching at Ohio State University. Abbott was promoted to Humanities Distingushed Professor in 2007, and retired from Ohio State in 2012. Throughout his career he also taught as a writer in residence and a visiting faculty member at various academic institutions in the United States. Abbott's fiction has been published in literary journals and magazines, such as Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, and The North American Review. He has published seven collections of his work, and his stories have been included in various other collections, including The Best American Short Stories. Abbott also reviewed books and works of other writers, and has written essays for newspaper and magazine columns. He has won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council, was nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize, has received numerous writing awards, and was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award in 2004 from the Ohio State University.

 Scope and Contents

The Lee Abbott Papers contains drafts and published copies of short stories in literary journals and magazines, in addition to drafts, proofs, galleys, contracts, book covers, and copyright agreements for his short story collections. Reviews of Abbott's work, publicity for his collections, and articles about awards he won for his work are also included. The collection also contains book reviews and essays written by Abbott, as well as copies of the newspapers and magazines they were published in. Also included are copies of interview questions and responses, and correspondence between Abbott and his colleagues, students, publishers, and academic institutions. The collection also consists of materials related to Abbott's teaching activities, including clippings, letters of recommendation for students, evaluations of student work and colleagues' performance, and fliers, programs and notes for his workshops and lectures. Clippings, drafts of speeches, fliers, and programs for Abbott's various speaking engagements are included as well. The collection also contains some of Abbott's personal materials, such as his typewriter, his Minister license, drafts of speeches for eulogies and a wedding, and various newspapers, magazines, and clippings. Materials are dated from circa 1965 to 2011.

 Abbott, Lee K. Authors, American--20th century Authors, American--21st century Books--Reviews--20th century Books--Reviews--21st century College teachers--Ohio--Cleveland--20th century College teachers--Ohio--Columbus--20th century College teachers--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Critics in literature--20th century Critics in literature--21st century English teachers--Ohio--Cleveland--20th century English teachers--Ohio--Columbus--20th century English teachers--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Galley proofs Page proofs Short stories, American--20th Century Short stories, American--21st century Short story--20th century Short story--21st century Tear sheets Fiction Series 1 1979-2011 Access to Materials

Materials in box 31 have restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent.

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Fiction contains manuscript drafts of short stories, copies of literary journals and magazines in which the stories were published, tearsheets, and reviews of Abbott's stories. Also included are drafts, proofs, galleys, publisher contracts, book covers, copyright agreements, reviews and publicity for Abbott's short story collections. Articles related to awards Abbott won for his writing, articles about Abbott as a fiction writer, and interviews with him are also included. Materials are arranged alphabetically by title of the story or collection, and chronologically within each title. Untitled manuscripts are listed at the end of the manuscripts, and articles and interviews related to Abbott's work as a fiction writer in general are listed chronologically at the end of the series. Materials date from 1979 to 2011.

 "1913-1916" manuscript draft 17 1 undated "1963" manuscript drafts and published copy in the Tampa Review literary journal 9 1 1988 "All Things, All at Once" manuscript drafts 16 5 1996 April-June "All Things, All at Once" uncorrected author's proof and published copy in The Atlantic Monthly magazine 16 4 1997 June, 1998 February All Things, All at Once collection manuscript draft 14 7 15 1-6 circa 2005 All Things, All at Once collection master set proof, first pass 14 1 13 8 2005 September 12 All Things, All at Once collection master set proof, second pass 14 2-3 2005 November 13 All Things, All at Once collection master set proof, third pass 14 4-5 2005 December 7 All Things, All at Once collection review in Another Chicago Magazine photocopy 23 58 circa 2006 All Things, All at Once collection unbound pages 13 5 2006 All Things, All at Once collection advanced reading copy 13 4 2006 All Things, All at Once collection partial proof with editor notes 14 6 2006 January 9 All Things, All at Once collection digital proofs copy 13 6-7 2006 February 1 All Things, All at Once collection review in Library Journal tearsheets 23 22 2006 April 17 All Things, All at Once collection review in Library Journal tearsheet 23 63 2006 May 1 All Things, All at Once collection review in Booklist tearsheet 23 60 2006 June All Things, All at Once collection review in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printout and tearsheet 23 64 2006 June 9-11 All Things, All at Once collection review and comments on the Emerging Writers Network website printout 23 18 2006 June 16 All Things, All at Once collection review in The San Diego Union-Tribune tearsheet 23 70 2006 June 18 All Things, All at Once collection review in Florida Newspaper tearsheet 23 62 2006 July 5 All Things, All at Once collection review in Dallas Morning News tearsheet and published copy 23 61 2006 July 9 All Things, All at Once collection review from the Baltimore Sun 23 59 2006 July 16 All Things, All at Once collection review in Montecito Journal clipping 23 65 2006 July 20-August 2 All Things, All at Once collection review in The News & Observer clipping and tearsheets 23 68 2006 July 23 All Things, All at Once collection Barnes & Noble book search printout 23 19 2006 July 29 All Things, All at Once collection review in The New York Times Book Review clipping and copies 23 66 2006 August 6 All Things, All at Once collection review in The New York Times Book Review and bestseller list copies 23 67 2006 August 13 All Things, All at Once collection review in The Plain Dealer tearsheet 23 69 2006 August 13 All Things, All at Once collection review in Sunday Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News tearsheets 23 71 2006 August 27 "As Fate Would Have It" manuscript drafts 6 7 undated "Be Free, Die Young" manuscript drafts 2 1 undated "The Beauty of Drink: An Essay" manuscript drafts 4 7 undated "Billy Jack Eddy's Stories Behind the Hits" manuscript drafts 1 8 undated "Category Z" manuscript draft, marked set uncorrected proof and published copy in The Atlantic 5 2 1985 "Chapter Four: The Moment of Inertia" manuscript drafts 17 3 undated Collected Stories contract with W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 24 2 2004 November 10 A Collection of Classic Southern Humor contract and clipping 24 1 1984 "The Cowboys of New Mexico Explain Where All Stories Come From" and "The Drinking Habits of Cowboys" poem manuscripts 17 24 undated "The Cowboys of New Mexico Respond to a Question of Usage" poem, published copy in Poetry Now journal 16 7 1979 "A Creature Out of Palestine" manuscript drafts 13 1 undated "Demons" manuscript draft and photocopy of "Redemption" by John Gardner 17 4 undated "Dreams of Distant Lives" manuscript drafts, proof and published copy in Harper's Magazine, correspondence with Harper's editor, and review clipping 8 4 1986-1987 Dreams of Distant Lives collection unedited manuscript 7 5 circa 1988 Dreams of Distant Lives collection manuscript with front matter 7 3 circa 1988 Dreams of Distant Lives collection edited manuscript with front matter 7 4 circa 1988 Dreams of Distant Lives collection galley 6 1 1988 Dreams of Distant Lives collection galley, duplicate pages 7 2 1988 Dreams of Distant Lives collection master galley, first pass 7 1 1988 Dreams of Distant Lives collection author's galley 6 3 1988 October Dreams of Distant Lives collection master galley 6 4 1988 December Dreams of Distant Lives collection master galley, second pass 6 5 1988 December Dreams of Distant Lives collection book covers for White Pine Press and Putnam Publishing editions 5 13 1989, 1995 Dreams of Distant Lives collection selected galley pages with editor notes 7 6 1989 January-February Dreams of Distant Lives collection blueline proof 6 2 1989 February 7 Dreams of Distant Lives collection reviews 9 2-3 1989 February-September Dreams of Distant Lives collection reviews 26 13 1989 April, December Dreams of Distant Lives collection, Northern Ohio LIVE's Award of Achievement magazine 24 3 1989 September 22 Dreams of Distant Lives collection contract between White Pine Press and G.P. Putnam's Sons 17 28 1990 May 1 Dreams of Distant Lives collection Ohioana Book Award for Fiction newspaper clipping 17 27 1990 October 15 "Driving His Buick Home" manuscript drafts and published copy in The North American Review 8 8 1988 March "The Eldest of Things" manuscript drafts 2 2 undated "The End of Grief" manuscript drafts and published copy in The Atlantic 4 6 1985 August "The Era of Great Numbers" manuscript drafts 8 9 undated "The Final Proof of Fate and Circumstance" manuscript draft and literary analysis photocopied from Masterplots II 2 8 circa 1983, 1994 "The Final Proof of Fate and Circumstance" clipping 24 4 1984 October 7 "Freedom, a Theory Of" manuscript drafts and notes 10 2 undated "Getting Even" manuscript drafts 10 1 undated "Gravity" manuscript drafts 16 1 undated "A Great Piece of Elephant" manuscript drafts and correspondence with Stephen Corey 17 5 2007 January "The Hands That Feed You" manuscript draft 17 6 undated "The Happy Parts" manuscript drafts 8 2 undated "Having the Human Thing of Joy" manuscript drafts 1 15 1984 June 6 The Heart Never Fits Its Wanting collection awards correspondence, program, and certificate 24 5 1980, 1982 "The Heart Never Fits Its Wanting" reviews 26 14 1980 December-1981 April "The Heart Never Fits Its Wanting" reviews and clippings 1 10 1980-1982 "The Heart Never Fits Its Wanting" manuscript draft and photocopy of published copy in The Ohio Review 1 3 undated "Here in Time and Not" manuscript drafts 8 3 undated "How Love is Lived in Paradise" manuscript drafts 10 4 undated "How One Becomes Another" clipping 24 6 1996 December 22 "How One Becomes the Other" manuscript drafts 6 6 undated "The Human Use of Inhuman Beings" manuscript drafts and research 12 5 1988-1993 "I'm Glad You Asked" manuscript drafts 5 9 undated "In the Yonder World" manuscript drafts 17 7 undated Living After Midnight collection bound uncorrected proofs 9 5-6 1991 Living After Midnight collection books covers and negative for Putnam Publishing and Ohio State University Press editions 9 4 1991, 1998 Living After Midnight collection copyright registration, award announcement 31 6 1991 Access to Materials

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 Living After Midnight collection reviews 26 12 1991-1992 Living After Midnight collection reviews 10 8 1991-1993 Living After Midnight collection copy editor's master manuscript 9 7-8 1992 September 2 Living After Midnight novella manuscript draft 10 6 undated Living After Midnight novella manuscript draft and notes 10 7 undated "Living Alone in Iota" in O. Henry Awards clipping 17 29 1984 "Living Alone in Iota" manuscript drafts 1 9 undated "Looking for Love in New Mexico" manuscript draft 17 8 undated Louder Than Words collection clippings 24 8 1990 "Love and the Hurt of It" manuscript drafts and notes 1 7 undated "Love Is the Crooked Thing" manuscript drafts 2 4 undated Love Is the Crooked Thing collection manuscript 1 12-13 circa 1986 Love Is the Crooked Thing collection awards announcements 24 9 1986 Love Is the Crooked Thing collection book covers for Ohio State University Press and Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill editions 1 11 1986, 1996 Love Is the Crooked Thing collection reviews 2 10 1986-1988 "Makin' Whoopee" manuscript drafts 17 9 undated "A Man Bearing Snow" manuscript drafts and notes 12 4 1991-1992 "A Man Bearing Snow" manuscript drafts and notes 12 3 undated Martians contract with G.P. Putnam's Sons 31 8 1988 July 6 Access to Materials

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 "The Meaning of Life" manuscript draft 17 10 undated "Men of Rough Persuasion" manuscript drafts and correspondence 16 2 2002-2003 "A Modern Story of Woe and Lovecraft" manuscript drafts and notes 1 6 circa 1979 "Near the Heart-Place of Grue" manuscript drafts 1 1 undated "Never Up, Never In" story included in The Putt at the End of the World collection, author's proof and review in People magazine 16 6 1999 December, 2000 July 3 "Notes I Made on the Man I Was" manuscript drafts 5 6 1984 August 8 "On Tuesday Nothing, on Wednesday Walls" manuscript drafts 10 10 undated "On Sunday" manuscript draft 17 13 undated "One More Thing About Then" manuscript drafts and published copy in The North American Review 16 9 1992 November-December "One of Star Wars, One of Doom" manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, and research 12 6 1999-2001 "Once Upon a Time" story included in Fault Lines collection, book jacket 16 10 2001 "Once Upon a Time" manuscript drafts 8 6 undated "The Other Story of Love and Forgiveness" manuscript drafts 17 14 undated "The Other World I See" manuscript drafts and published copy in The North American Review 2 9 1984-1985 "Pink" manuscript draft, publisher agreement and correspondence with Tin House Magazine 16 11 2011 May-August "Precious but Gone Are the Hours We Touched, Etc." manuscript drafts 1 4 circa 1979 "The Purpose of This Creature Man" manuscript drafts 2 7 undated "Revolutionaries" manuscript drafts, proof and published copy in The Atlantic 8 5 1987 February "Rolling Thunder" manuscript drafts and published copy in the Memphis State Review 5 4 1986 "The Second Meaning of It All" manuscript drafts 17 16 undated "Stand in a Row and Learn" manuscript drafts 2 6 undated "The Story As I Know It" manuscript drafts 17 19 undated Strangers in Paradise collection manuscript 4 1-5 3 5-7 circa 1985 Strangers in Paradise collection proof, copy 1 3 1-2 1985 Strangers in Paradise collection contract with G.P. Putnam's Sons 31 7 1985 December 16 Access to Materials

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 Strangers in Paradise collection proof, copy 2 3 3-4 1986 Strangers in Paradise collection book covers for Ohio State University Press and G.P. Putnam's Sons editions 2 11 1986, 1996 Strangers in Paradise collection galley 2 14 1986 April 2 Strangers in Paradise collection galley 5 14 1986 April 29 Strangers in Paradise collection reviews 5 11 1986-1987 Strangers in Paradise collection uncorrected proofs for G.P. Putnam's Sons edition 2 12-13 1987 January Strangers in Paradise collection reviews 27 6 1987 January-February Strangers in Paradise collection copyright registration form 31 5 1987 February 25 Access to Materials

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 Strangers in Paradise collection reviews and book jacket summary 5 12 1987-1988, 1996 "Sweet Cheeks" manuscript drafts, proof and published copy in Harper's Magazine 10 3 1990 March-October "The Talk Talked Between Worms" manuscript drafts 13 2 1995 March-April "Time and Fear and Somehow Love" award announcement 24 11 1986 "Time and Fear and Somehow Love" manuscript drafts 5 1 undated "The Unfinished Business of Childhood" manuscript drafts 1 16 undated "The Valley of Sin" manuscript draft and literary analysis photocopied from Masterplots II 5 7 circa 1985, 1994 "The Viet Cong Love of Sgt. Donnie T. Bobo" manuscript draft and published copy in The North American Review magazine 1 2 1979 December "The View of Me from Mars" manuscript drafts, proofs and published copy in Harper's Magazine 8 1 1988 March, June "The Way Sin is Said in Wonderland" manuscript drafts 10 9 undated "We Get Smashed and Our Endings Are Swift" manuscript drafts and notes 2 5 circa 1979 Wet Places at Noon collection manuscript draft 11 6 circa 1997 Wet Places at Noon collection manuscript with publisher's notes 11 2-3 1997 May Wet Places at Noon collection uncorrected page proofs 11 1 1997 June Wet Places at Noon collection proof 11 4-5 1997 June Wet Places at Noon collection reviews 13 3 1997 September-1998 January Wet Places at Noon collection book cover for University of Iowa Press edition 23 21 circa 2009 Wet Places at Noon collection review printout from The University of Iowa News Services 23 20 2009 August 31 Wet Places at Noon collection manuscript draft with early title ( The Human Use of Inhuman Beings) 12 1-2 undated "What Jesus Says" manuscript drafts and published copy in The North American Review 1 5 1980 September "What She's Saying Now" manuscript drafts 17 23 undated "When Our Dream World Finds Us, and These Hard Times Are Gone" published copy in Loyola University's New Orleans Review 1 14 1982 "When Our Dream World Finds Us, and These Hard Times are Gone" manuscript drafts 16 3 undated "Where Is Garland Steeples Now?" manuscript drafts and illustrated excerpt 5 8 undated "The Who, the What and the Why" manuscript drafts 10 5 undated "Why I Live in Hanoi" manuscript drafts and research articles 8 7 1979 "The World Is Almost Rotten" manuscript drafts 5 3 undated "The World of Apples" manuscript drafts and published copy in Nit & Wit magazine 5 10 1986 December "X" manuscript drafts 4 8 undated "Youth on Mars" manuscript drafts 5 5 1984 Untitled manuscripts 18 1-10 19 33 23 29 undated Articles about Abbott as a fiction writer 25 1 1984-1989 Articles and clippings about Abbott as a fiction writer 26 15 1987-1992 Articles about Abbott as a fiction writer 27 1 1991-2009 Interview by Andrew Scott, questions and responses draft 23 34 circa 2006 Interview question responses 24 12 undated Reviews and Essays Series 2 1978-2009 Scope and Contents

Reviews and Essays contains manuscript drafts of book reviews, essays, and literary journal reviews written by Abbott. Also included are copies of the newspapers and magazines in which his reviews and essays were published. Materials date from 1978 to 2009, and are arranged alphabetically by title of the review or essay, or title of the work being reviewed, with untitled and unidentified manuscripts listed at the end of the series.

 All Set About With Fever Trees by Pam Durban; Crazy Women by Jack Matthews; and Standing Room by Hollis Summers book reviews, manuscript draft 19 19 circa 1985 Amanda/Miranda by Richard Peck book review, manuscript drafts and published copy in TWA Ambassador magazine 19 2 1980 April "Anyone seen the real McCoy" book review of The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, published copy in The News & Observer 25 7 2002 October 20 As Max Saw It by Louis Begley book review, manuscript draft 23 1 undated "Australia's Robin Hood leaves a legacy of truth to his daughter" book review of True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey, published copy in The Herald 27 5 2001 January 14 "Bad Habits" essay, manuscript draft 17 2 undated "The Bed of Imaginary Love" review, manuscript draft 23 72 undated The Best American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates book review, manuscript drafts 19 20 circa 1979 "The Best of the Web" essay, manuscript draft 23 31 undated "The Boston Story: Looking Out for No. 1" music essay, published copy in Crawdaddy magazine 18 17 1978 December Campfires of the Dead by Peter Christopher book review, published copy in Southpoint magazine 24 13 1990 January Carl Sandburg Remembered by William A. Sutton book review, published copy in Reserve: Western Reserve College Alumni Magazine 19 1 1980 Carl Sandburg Remembered by William A. Sutton book review, manuscript draft 19 21 undated "Childhood's Unfinished Business" book review of Second Son by Stephen Stark, clipping from The New York Times Book Review 19 15 1992 August 30 "Cleveland International's Steve Popovich" essay, manuscript draft and published copy of Rolling Stone 26 6 1980 June 12 Creek Mary's Blood by Dee Brown book review, manuscript drafts 19 22 undated "Death Rattle" book review of Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington, manuscript draft and The New York Times clipping 19 16 1995 April 9 "The Debate: A Last Look Back" essay, manuscript draft and published copy in The North American Review 19 5 1980 December "Del Close Calls with Chicago's Eternal Second City" review, published copy in Crawdaddy magazine 18 15 1978 June Destinies by Peter and Denne Bart book review, manuscript drafts 19 23 undated Domesticity by Bob Shaccochis book review, manuscript draft 23 2 undated Drue Heinz Literature Prize, judge's comment sheets 24 14 undated The Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father by Geoffrey Wolff book review, manuscript drafts 19 24 undated Dutch Treat by Tristan Jones and Ice Brothers by Sloan Wilson book reviews, manuscript drafts 20 11 undated The Dying Animal by Philip Roth book review, manuscript draft 23 3 undated "Embracing the Venus de Milo" book review of Disarmed by Gregory Curtis, published copy in The News & Observer 25 11 2003 December 28 Enemies by Richard Harris book review, manuscript drafts 20 10 undated Eyeing the Flash by Peter Fenton book review, manuscript draft 23 4 undated "A father's searing memoir of love" book review of The Boy and the Dog Are Sleeping by Nasdijj, published copy in The News & Observer 25 8 2003 February 2 "Favorite popular fiction writers" Esquire magazine prompt response 24 16 1989 July "Five from the Golden Age" book review, manuscript drafts 20 9 circa 1981 "Fool's Paradise" book review of Songs In Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris, manuscript drafts and published copies of The Los Angeles Times Book Review 26 10 1995 August "The Fourth Alarm" by John Cheever review, manuscript draft 23 5 undated "Frankenstein with a poet's bent" book review of My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey, published copy in The Herald 25 10 2003 November 23 Geronimo's Boys by Nasdijj book review, manuscript draft 23 6 undated "Good News in a Season of Discomfort: Notes from an AP English Faculty Consultant" essay published in The College Board Review, photocopy 19 17 1995 The Great Buffalo Hotel by Gordon Webber book review, manuscript drafts 20 8 undated "Greetings from Flammable Cleveland" essay, published copy in Crawdaddy magazine 18 13 1978 April "A hand for Patrick amid the biggest disaster: love" book review of The Fourth Hand by John Irving, published copy in The Herald 25 2 2001 July 8 hanging loose magazine review, manuscript draft and published copy in Serials Review 19 3 1980 April-June The Hill Bachelors by William Trevor book review, manuscript draft 23 7 undated Ice Brothers by Sloan Wilson book review, manuscript drafts 20 7 undated "In the Hands of the Enemy" essay, manuscript drafts and published copy in Fiction Writer magazine 19 18 2000 April "Irish-themed memoir is better than most" book review of HARP by John Gregory Dunne, published copy in The Plain Dealer 27 11 1989 September 10 It Looked Like For Ever by Mark Harris book review, manuscript drafts 20 6 undated "Ivan Doig's 'local color' trip through Montana" book review of Ride With Me, Mariah Montana by Ivan Doig, manuscript drafts and published copy in The Chicago Tribune 26 7 1990 September "Jane Scott: too old for rock & roll?" music essay, published copy in Rolling Stone 26 11 1979 May 17 "The Jerry Garcia Feature: Dead Reckoning and Hamburger Metaphysics" music essay, published copy in Crawdaddy Feature magazine 18 18 1979 March L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E literary journal review, manuscript draft 20 5 undated "Lee K. Abbott on 'the most daunting book I read'" article in published copy of The News & Observer 25 3 2001 October 7 Libra by Don DeLillo book review, manuscript draft 20 4 undated Literary Monitor: The Voice of Contemporary Literature review published copy in Serials Review 19 7 1981 January-March "Love in the Back 40" book review of Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig, published copy in The New York Times Book Review 26 1 1987 November 1 The Making of a Story by Alice LaPlante book review, manuscript draft 23 73 undated Marquand: An American Life by Millicent Bell book review, manuscript drafts 20 3 undated "Marriage on the Killing Ground" book review column, published copy in Cleveland Magazine 18 16 1978 September Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon book review, manuscript draft 23 74 undated "A master of long short story" book review of Selected Stories: Andre Dubus, manuscript drafts and published copy in The Plain Dealer 27 9 1988 December 11 McKay's Bees by Thomas McMahon book review, manuscript drafts 20 2 undated "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" essay, manuscript draft 17 11 undated "Meditating on Guns, Love and Show Biz" book review of The Sharpshooter Blues by Lewis Nordan, manuscript drafts and published copy in The Herald 26 9 1995 October The Miramar Seduction by Keeling Jordan book review, manuscript draft and published copy in TWA Ambassador magazine 19 4 1980 October Mom Kills Kids and Self by Alan Saperstein book review, manuscript drafts 20 1 undated "More of More" essay, manuscript draft 17 12 undated My Drowning by Jim Grimsley book review, manuscript draft 23 8 undated Natural Order book review notes 23 36 undated "Necessary Heroes" essay, manuscript drafts 17 21 undated Night of the Aurochs by Dalton Trumbo book review, manuscript drafts 19 30 undated "On the Cutting Edge" book reviews column, manuscript draft and published copy in Northern Ohio Live magazine 19 8 1981 June 15-July 12 "Painting both the light and dark sides of love" book review of In the Night Cafe by Joyce Johnson, manuscript drafts and published copy in The Plain Dealer 27 10 1989 June 18 Paradise Road book review, manuscript draft 23 37 undated The Partisan by Benjamin Cheever book review, manuscript drafts 23 9 undated "Pete Dexter's mean streets" book review of Brotherly Love by Pete Dexter, published copy in the Chicago Tribune 27 12 1991 October 13 "A pinch of this and that in unruly India" book review of Real Time by Amit Chaudharri, published copy in The Herald 25 4 2002 April 14 "Problems with contemporary short fiction" essay drafts 24 15 circa 2007 "Read Any Good Movies Lately?" book review column, published copy in Cleveland Magazine 18 14 1978 May "Rejection" essay, manuscript drafts 17 15 undated "A rich, generous portrait of a troubled family" book review of Century's Son by Robert Boswell, published copy in The News & Observer 25 5 2002 June 2 "Rick Bass seeks solace in snow-land" book review of Winter: Notes from Montana by Rick Bass, published copy in the Chicago Tribune 27 13 1991 February 17 Roads by Larry McMurty book review, manuscript draft 23 10 undated Second Son by Stephen Stark book review, manuscript draft 23 38 undated Serena by Ron Rash book review, manuscript draft 23 39 2009 May 9 "Serious Fiction" essay, manuscript draft 23 12 undated "Seven Fictioneers" book reviews column, manuscript draft and published copy in Northern Ohio Live magazine 19 6 1980 December 15-1981 January 11 "Sexy Consuela and a fear of death send Kepesh right over the brink" book review of The Dying Animal by Philip Roth, published copy in The Herald 26 4 2001 May 20 "Short Stuff" essay, manuscript drafts 17 17 undated Sketches for a Life of Wassilly by Lydia Davis; Grammars for Jess/Twenty-two Cropped Sets by Marina LaPalma; and Special Offer by Jerry Bumpus book reviews, manuscript draft and published copy in The American Book Review 26 2 1982 September-October So There! by Nicole Louise Reid book review, draft 23 54 undated Solo Faces by James Salter book review, manuscript drafts 19 29 undated "Southern Exposure" book review of Southern Honor by Bertram Wyatt-Brown, published copy in Northern Ohio Live magazine 19 12 1983 June Southern Writers Forum essay, manuscript draft 23 11 undated "Speaking for Myself" essay, manuscript drafts 17 18 undated "A step removed from madness" book review of You Are Not a Stranger Here by Adam Haslett, published copy in The News & Observer 25 6 2002 August 11 "A Stubborn Sense of Place" response essay, manuscript draft, galley, and published copy in Harper's magazine 19 14 1986 August "Stuff of dread and dream in contemporary Ireland" book review of The Hill Bachelors: Stories by William Trevor, published copy in The Herald 27 3 2000 October 15 "Success Eases Michael Stanley Band's 'Fear'" music essay, manuscript draft, and clipping from the Sun-Sentinel newspaper 19 9 1981 October 12 "Summer Reading" essay, published copy in Cleveland Magazine 19 13 1986 June "Talking Dirty" essay, manuscript drafts 17 22 undated "Thirteen Things About the Contemporary Short Story That Really Hack Me Off" essay, manuscript draft 23 32 undated Tinsel by William Goldman book review, manuscript drafts 19 28 undated To Skin a Cat by Thomas McGuane book review, manuscript draft and published copy in The Los Angeles Times Book Review 26 3 1986 December 14 "Travels with Larry in search of America" book review of Roads by Larry McMurty, published copy in The Herald 27 2 2000 July 9 "The Trite and the True" book review column, published copy in Cleveland Magazine 18 12 1978 January "The True Story of Why I Do What I Do" essay, manuscript and published copies 16 8 1988 March 17 "Truth pops out of the jack-in-the-box called life" book review for All the Days and Nights: The Collected Stories of William Maxwell, manuscript drafts and published copy in The Herald 26 8 1995 January 22 "Twelve tales of woe from a China of Flying Pigeons" book review of The Bridegroom: Stories by Ha Jin, manuscript draft and published copy in The Herald 27 4 2000 October 22 "Twenty Questions" essay included in Dog People collection, manuscript drafts 17 20 undated Unsent Letters by Malcolm Bradbury book review, manuscript drafts 19 27 undated Vision Quest by Terry Davis book review, manuscript draft 19 26 undated "V.S. Pritchett and the Short Story" book review column, manuscript draft and published copy in TWA Ambassador magazine 19 11 1983 February "What the devil does in retirement" book review of Talk of the Devil by Riccardo Orizio, published copy in The News & Observer 25 9 2003 May 18 "Widow Lauren poses in a fractured reality" book review of The Body Artist by Don DeLillo, published copy in The Herald 26 5 2001 January 21 Winding Stair by Douglas C. Jones book review, manuscript draft 19 25 undated "Writer tends wounds with stories and song" book review of Geronimo's Bones by Nasdijj, published copies in The News & Observer 25 13 2004 April 18 "A Writer's Congress:...and 2. Therefore" essay, published copy in The North American Review 19 10 1981 December "Writhing in the delirious affliction of love" book review of Love In the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, manuscript drafts and published copy in The Houston Post 27 8 1988 April 24 Unidentified essay drafts and notes 18 11 circa 1991 Untitled essays 23 27-28 undated Correspondence Series 3 1977-2011 Scope and Contents

Correspondence contains letters and emails with publishers, colleagues, fellow writers, students, and academic institutions. Personal correspondence is also included. The arrangement of the correspondence is separated into three groups created by Lee Abbott, and is maintained in this series: the first group is chronological by the date the letters were sent, with one undated folder at the end of this group; the second group is arranged alphabetically by first letter of the name of the correspondent; and the third group is arranged alphabetically by the full name of the correspondent, or first name of the correspondent when a full name is unknown. Materials date from 1977 to 2011.

 21 18 1981-1984 21 19 1991-1992 21 20 1993 21 21 1994 21 22 1995 21 23 1996 January-June 21 24 1996 August-December 22 1 1997 22 2 1998 22 3 1999 22 4 2000 22 5 2001 22 6 2002 23 13 2003 23 14 2004 23 15 2005 17 30 Undated A 20 32 1981-1997 B 20 33 1979-1998 C 20 34 1977-1997 D 20 35 1980-1998 E 20 36 1979-1992 F 20 37 1988 G 20 38 1991-1998 H 20 39 1980-1998 I 21 1 1978-1985 J 21 2 1986-1998 K 21 3 1978-1995 L 21 4 1980-1996 M 21 5 1979-1998 N 21 6 1981-1998 O 21 7 1987-1997 P 21 8 1978-1998 Q 21 9 1978 R 21 10 1978-1994 S 21 11 1978-1999 T 21 12 1978-2000 U 21 13 1980-1998 V 21 14 1985-1997 W 21 15 1977-2000 Z 21 17 1995-1998 Algonquin Books 20 12 1984-1987 Alex 29 105 1997 June 2 Alix 29 104, 106-108 1997 March-April, September Amanda 28 1 2009 December 16 Ann 29 109 1997 September 13 The Atlantic Monthly 20 14 1984-1998 Attfield (Hilary) 28 2 2011 June 13 Barbara 29 110-111 1997 March-April Ben 29 112 2008 December 15 Benedict (Pinckney) 20 15 1987-1997 Black Annie 29 113 1997 September 8 Bob 29 114 1997 May 14 Bosco (Ronald A.) 29 67 2005 November 9 Brian 29 115 2007 February 12 Bruce 30 1 2007 August 19 Bryan 28 3 1997 March 29 Burrows (David) 29 68 2011 August 30 Busch (Frederick) 29 78-79 20 16 1980-2002 Carmen 28 4 2007 March 11 Carol 30 2 1997 May 2 Carpenter (Ken) 29 80 2008 March 12 Cecilia 28 5-8 2005-2006 Chimos 30 3 2011 October 27 Christine 28 9 2008 July 23 Claire 28 10 2008 August 21 Cole (Dave) 30 4 2005 June 26 Comiskey (Diane) 29 69 2006 September 20 Creamer (Stacy) 29 81 1990 April 27 Dan 30 5-6 1997 March 21-22 Daniel 30 7 1997 April 1 Danielle 28 11-13 2005 August, 2006 March David 30 8 2007 February 12 Diane 28 14 2007 February 2 Don 30 9 1997 March 18 Don 30 10 2005 July 31 Doris 30 11 1997 April 13 Doug 28 15 2006 September 1 Elaine Markson Literary Agency, Inc. 20 18 1978-2003 Elizabeth 30 12 2007 January 3 Erica 28 16 2006 July 6 Fred 29 82-83 30 13-14 1990-1997 Friends Committee and Centennial Committee 30 15 2006 August 21 Gardner (Leslie) 20 23 1977-1980 Gee (E. Gordon) 29 84 2008 June 12 Gene 30 16 2006 June 20 The Georgia Review 20 20 1979-1998 Gina 28 17 2008 August 29 G.P. Putnam's Sons 20 19 1985-1996 Gupta (Prasenjit) 30 17 1997 April 13 Gwynne 28 18 2011 March 19 Hall (Jim) 29 85 1990 March 19 Hanrahan (Barbara) 28 19 1997 September 30 Harrison (William) 20 21 29 86 1985-1998 Hempel (Amy) 29 87 1994 March 25 Hodgman (John K.) 20 22 1993-2000 Holly 29 88 1997 April 16 Holly 28 20-22 2005 March-November Janice 30 19 1997 April 13 Janice and John 30 18 1997 April 11 Jeff 30 20 1997 May 14 Jennifer 28 23-28 2007 September-December Jennifer 28 29 2009 July 6 Jennifer 28 30-31 2011 March-April Jesse 30 21 1997 September 8 Jill 30 22 1997 May 23 Jill and Evan 30 23 2006 January 10 Joan 30 24-27 1997 April-August Jollimore 30 28 2006 John 28 32 1997 September 8 Johnson (Greg) 29 89-90 1990 February 12, June 25 Jonathan 29 91 1990 February 11 Jonathan 28 33 1997 October 26 Judy 30 29 2006 February 27 Kathie 28 34-69 1997-2010 Kathy 28 70 1997 May 9 Kennedy (William) 29 92 1990 February 11 Kim 30 30 2010 June 14 Laura 30 31 1997 April 22 Laurel 28 71-73 2007 January-April Laurie 30 32-33 28 74-81 1997 March-October Lester (Neal A.) 29 70 2006 June 28 Lindberg (Stanley) editor, The Georgia Review 30 34 1983-1988 Lopez 30 35 2006 July 11 Louis 30 36 1997 May 20 Magnuson (Michael J.) 20 24 1992-1998 Magnuson (Mike) 29 93-94 1994 January-February Marie 28 82 1997 August 7 Mark 30 37 1997 May 28 Melanie 30 38 1997 August 18 Michael 30 39 1997 March 30 Mike 28 83-85 1997 March-April Miller (Joanna) 30 40 1997 June 4 Mitch 28 86 undated Moder (Carol) 29 71 2005 December 6 Munger (Roger) 29 72 2008 August 19 Murray 30 41 2008 November 21 Nancy 30 42 1997 April 17 Nancy 28 87 2007 January 7 Nick 30 43 2007 April 16 The North American Review 20 26 1978-1992 O'Connor (Phil) 29 95 1990 July 6 The Ohio Review 20 27 1978-1987 Oliver (Mary) 29 96 1994 March 18 Pamela 28 88-96 2009 January-March Patricia 30 44 2008 August 26 Paul 30 45 1997 March 9 Paula 28 97 2008 July 25 Penner (Jonathan) 29 97-98 1990 April-May Perrotta (Tom) 20 31 1992-1996 Peter 30 46 1997 March 9 Peter 30 47 2007 February 6 Queen B 28 98 1997 August 28 Raymond 28 99-100 2009 July-August Rebecca 28 101 2004 March 15 Rigby (Dale) 29 73 2007 October 23 Roorbach (Bill); E. Gordon Gee; other Ohio State University colleagues 20 28 1988-1998 Royal (J.) 28 102 2009 April 12 Sampson (Scott A.) 30 48 1997 September 2 Siebenshuh (William R.) 29 74 2006 August 15 Shirley 29 99 1990 January 22 Smith (Bruce R.) 29 75 2007 September 10 Smith (Sidonie) 29 76 2007 August 20 Southern Methodist University Press 20 29 1981-1998 Spencer (Darrell) 20 30 1992-2002 Stacy 29 100 1990 July 23 Stefanie 28 103 2007 June 13 Steve and Bonnie 30 49 2006 August 21 Tabachnik (Stephen) 29 77 2006 July 10 Thon (Melanie Rae) 20 25 1996-1999 Tim 29 101-102 1994 January-February Tom 30 50 1997 September 13 Tom 28 104 2005 October 5 TWA Ambassador 20 13 1979-1982 Unidentified 29 103 2008 February 3 Ward 28 105 2008 September 28 Warren 28 106 2011 November 11 William 30 51 2006 March 2 Williams (Miller) 28 107 1986 April 22 Yale University 21 16 1993 July 9 "Z" 30 52 1997 September 12 Teaching Series 4 1980-2011 Access to Materials

Materials in box 31 have restricted access and may not be viewed without prior curatorial consent.

 Scope and Contents

Teaching includes letters of recommendation for students, clippings about Abbott's faculty activities at Case Western Reserve University and Ohio State University, fliers and programs for workshops Abbott taught at, evaluations of student theses, evaluations of colleagues, and notes related to Abbott's lectures. Materials are dated between 1980 and 2011. Folder titles based on the topics of the contents within the folder and folder titles with student last names are interfiled and arranged alphabetically.

 Allison (Will) letter of recommendation 29 1 undated Andersen (Isaac B.) letter of recommendation 29 2 undated Bosco (Ronald A.) letter of recommendation 29 67 2005 November 9 Bracken (Katherine Teresa) letter of recommmendation 29 3 undated Brock (Melanie Marie) letter of recommendation 29 4 2011 November 8 Case Western resignation for Ohio State University clipping 24 23 1989 March 3 Chavez (Linda) letter of recommendation 29 5 undated Clausen (John H.) thesis evaluation 31 1 2005 November 13 Access to Materials

Restricted; academic records

 Cogley (Philip) project adviser recommendation 31 4 undated Access to Materials

Restricted; academic records

 Courtney (Russ) letter of recommendation 29 6 undated Daher-Twersky (Jill) letter of recommendation 29 7 undated Daniels (Jason) letter of recommendation 29 8 undated DeMartini (Alayna) letter of recommendation 29 9 2011 January 19 Dopkiss (Jessica) letter of recommendation 29 10 undated Dunn (Samantha) letter of recommendation 29 11 undated Elgin (Amanda Nicole) letter of recommendation 29 12 undated Fabiano (Mark) letter of recommendation 29 13 undated Fabiano (Mark) letter of recommendation 29 14 undated Fabiano (Mark) letter of recommendation 29 15 undated Falcon (Jennifer) letter of recommendation 29 16 undated Fortkamp (Aaron) letter of recommendation 29 17 undated Free (Pamela) instructor evaluation 31 3 2009 March 18 Access to Materials

Restricted; employment records

 Gilbert (Laurel) letter of recommendation 29 18 2007 April 16 Gilbert (Laurel L.) letter of recommendation 29 19 undated Grant (Stephanie) letter of recommendation 29 20 2003 November 19 Guarino (Mark) letter of recommendation 29 21 undated Hallal (William) letter of recommendation 29 22 undated Handler (Shira) letter of recommendation 29 23 undated Hatcher (Shantae D.) letter of recommendation 29 24 2005 September 1 Healy (Matthew Scott) letter of recommendation 29 25 undated Hurt (Bryan) letter of recommendation 29 26 undated Jones (Holly Goddard) letter of recommendation 29 27 undated Jones (Holly Goddard) letter of recommendation 29 28 undated Kim (Sylvie J.) letter of recommendation 29 29 undated Lamp (Bill) letter of recommendation 29 30 2009 April 2 LaRose (Christina) letter of recommendation 29 31 undated Lewis (Jolie) letter of recommendation 29 32 undated Logue (Anne Marie) letter of recommendation 29 33 undated Lumpkin (David) letter of recommendation 29 34 2009 March 7 Machart (Bruce) letter of recommendation 29 35 1999 November 23 Machart (Bruce) letter of recommendation 29 36 2003 September 22 Machart (Bruce Dalton) letter of recommendation 29 37 undated Magee (Kelly) letter of recommendation 29 38 undated Mattei (Louis Costantino) letter of recommendation 29 39 undated Mattei (Louis Costantino) letter of recommendation 29 40 undated McGreevy (Anne) letter of recommendation 29 41 undated Minor (Kyle) letter of recommendation 29 42 2005 February 22 Minor (Kyle) letter of recommendation 29 43 undated Minor (Kyle) thesis evaluation 31 2 2003 November 8 Access to Materials

Restricted; academic records

 Oestreich (Joe) letter of recommendation 29 44 undated The Ohio State Lantern and Case Western campus newsletters 26 16 1980, 1988-1989 Ohio State University Graduate School's Summer Internship Program article 17 31 1990 Ortega (Devon Hunt) letter of recommendation 29 45 undated Palacio (Derek) letter of recommendation 29 46 undated Patton (Jennifer Gorman) letter of recommendation 29 47 undated Peters (Stefanie) letter of recommendation 29 48 undated The Plain Dealer article mentioning Lee Abbott going to Ohio State University 23 17 1989 December 31 Pollock (Donald Ray) letter of recommendation 29 49 undated Pollock (Donald Ray) letter of recommendation 29 50 undated P&W Writers Exchange competition, faculty judge clipping 24 24 1990 December 6 Ranalli (Amanda) letter of recommendation 29 51 undated Reighart (Renee) letter of recommendation 29 53 undated Renger (Todd M.) letter of recommendation 29 54 undated Romines (Angela) letter of recommendation 29 55 undated Russ (Dominic) letter of recommendation 29 56 undated Salerno (Alexandra) letter of recommendation 29 57 undated Stoddard (Samuel) letter of recommendation 29 58 undated Teaching and grants correspondence 20 17 1980-1988 Thorne (Amy) letter of recommendation 29 59 undated Trimble (Elden) letter of recommendation 29 60 undated Various letters of recommendation 23 16 1993-1999 Ventre (Gina) letter of recommendation 29 61 undated Vickers (Curtis) letter of recommendation 29 62 undated Wieland (Liza) letter of recommendation 29 63 undated Wolfe (K.C.) letter of recommendation 29 64 undated Wolff (Eric) letter of recommendation 29 65 undated Writing rules and notes 24 25 undated Writing workshops fliers and programs 17 25 1987-1989 Ziegler (Jennie Burns) letter of recommendation 29 66 undated Talks and Lectures Series 5 1981-2011 Scope and Contents

Talks and Lectures contains fliers, clippings, programs, and drafts of speeches for Abbott's speaking engagements, including readings of his work, book talks, lectures, introductions for other speakers, and appearances at writing conferences, festivals, and forums. Materials are dated between 1981 and 2011, and are arranged chronologically by date of the event, with undated materials listed alphabetically at the end of the series.

 Readings fliers, clippings and programs 24 20 1981-1997 Speaking engagements clippings, programs and contracts 24 21 1985-1990, 2011 Plain Dealer Book and Author Luncheon clippings and programs 17 33 1989 "Martians" reading at Wichita State University, photograph in campus newspaper 2 3 1990 September 24 Introductions by others for Abbott's talks 24 17 circa 1991 University of Tampa, Quilt coffeehouse guest speaker clipping 26 19 1991 March 22 Living After Midnight collection reading, "Daytona Daze" newsletter 24 19 1999 June 11 Herman (Michelle) recognition speech 23 46 2002 May 29 Roswell Public Library book talk, newspaper clipping and fliers 19 32 2006 August 1 American University Visiting Writers Series interview responses 23 35 circa 2007 Miller (Sue) introduction speech 23 51 2008 January 13 Spring Literary Festival flyer and program 19 31 2008 May 7-9 Ropewalk reading series program 23 25 2009 February 24 McClanahan (Rebecca) introduction speech 23 50 2011 April 7 Alber (Mike) introduction speech 23 40 undated Barry (Rebecca) introduction speech 23 41 undated Carlson (Ron) introduction speech 23 42 undated College of Arts and Sciences forum speech draft 17 32 undated The Gettsyburg Review Conference for Writers reading flyer 23 24 undated Gilbert (Laurel) introduction speech 23 43 undated Harris (Buddy) introduction speech 23 44 undated Healy (Matt) introduction speech 23 45 undated Introductions for other speakers, drafts 24 18 undated Jones (Holly Goddard) introduction speech 23 47 undated LaVaque-Manty (Danielle) introduction speech 23 48 undated Machart (Bruce) introduction speech 23 49 undated Nichols (Ken) introduction speech 23 52 undated Ohio State University Newark talk flyer 23 23 undated Perrotta (Tom) introduction speech 23 53 undated Reading at Corbett Center, O. Henry Award winner 17 34 undated Spencer (Darrell) introduction speech 23 55 undated Unknown keynote address draft 24 22 undated Ventre (Gina) introduction speech 23 56 undated Wolff (Tobias) introduction speech 23 57 undated Personal Series 6 circa 1965-1968, 1984-2010 Scope and Contents

Personal contains newspapers, magazines, clippings, materials related to Abbott's Minister license, drafts of speeches for eulogies and a wedding, articles that briefly quote Abbott, scraps of unidentified notes, copies of other writers' works, a copy of a book proof where Abbott's name is listed in the acknowledgements, and Abbott's typewriter. Materials are dated from circa 1965-1968, and 1984-2010, and are arranged alphabetically by folder titles based on the topics of the contents within the folder.

 Articles quoting Abbott 17 26 1986-1989 Book fliers and FedEx receipts 24 26 1990-1991, 2005 Book Forum, volume 16, issue 2 25 12 2009 June-August Citino (David) remembrance draft 23 33 undated Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, and The New York Times newspapers 26 18 1987-1990 Grace (Ed) eulogy drafts 24 27 undated Magazines and newspaper clippings 24 7 1984-1990 Olivetti-Underwood Studio 44 typewriter in case 1 circa 1965 Rosen (Michael J.), The Company of Cats uncorrected proof with Abbott listed in the "Acknowledgments" 24 28 1992 Roswell Daily Record newspapers 26 17 1968, 1984 July 9-11 Tucker (Jason) and Amy Monticello wedding speech 23 30 2010 October 3 Unidentified notes 23 25 undated Universal Life Church and State of Ohio Minister license credentials 24 29 2004, 2010 Writing by others, photocopies 24 10 undated