Steve Abbott was a poet, critic, editor and novelist. He was one of the founding editors of the San Francisco bay area's poetry newsletter Poetry Flash, and he was the editor of the literary journal Soup. The papers contain correspondence, subject files, works by Abbott, publications and writing by others, photographs, and computer disks.

Stephen Eugene Abbott (1943-1992) was a poet, critic, editor and novelist. He was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, graduated from the University of Nebraska, and attended Emory University. He married Barbara Binder in February 1969, and came out publicly later that year. Their daughter, Alysia, was born in December 1970. In August 1973, Barbara was killed in an automobile accident.

3 cartons, 1 document case, 1 oversized box (5.0 cubic feet)

Copyright is retained by Alysia Abbott.

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