Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Steve Almond Papers Collection primarily consists of the author's short stories, dating from 1996 to 2011. The history of many of the short stories can be tracked from Almond's MFA thesis to the final publication in article or book chapter format. The collection contains many critiqued drafts, galley proofs, and copies or originals of the final publication. In addition to several drafts of published short stories, the collection includes a number of unpublished works ranging from...