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Letters, poems, stationery, and greeting cards.

Whyatt's schedules for various days throughout 1995 and 1996.

Poems, children's poems (Poetry in the Schools Program), notes from students, newspaper article about Poetry in the Schools Program, personal correspondence, letters exchanged with publishers and colleges, correspondence about and reviews of American Made.

Personal correspondence, drafts and poems by other writers, photographs, Anne R. Written's resume, professional correspondence with publishers, letter dismissing a therapist, one letter refers to her as Franny Hill, love letters from Jon Vondracek, correspondence with Ron Schiavone and lawyers, photocopies of Whyatt's published poetry in Ms. magazine, administrative correspondence with Con Edison, correspondence with Ocarina and Eve's Eden, confrontational letter to Daniela Gioseffi.

Personal correspondence with writer friends, correspondence with Robert Hazel and his poetry, significant amount of correspondence with Maria Buncick professional correspondence about In Search of Utopias (porposal), mass correspondence from writers organizations, correspondence about Whyatt's will, a lot of correspondence indicates Whyatt is in Florida.

Bound leather book includes the same poems in the "Electra" collection housed in Folder 2 in Box 3. Many poems in this collection were later published in American Gypsy. Poems include: "Electra" (page 3), "Buck Teeth" (page 4), "The Cat's Name is Turkey" (page 6), "Tits" (page 8), "Feet" (page 14), "Prelude to Spring" (page 16), "Phone Call Between Survivors" (page 18), "Two Cliches Meet and Devour Each Other" (page 20), "In the Last Corruptible Noon of Summer" (page 22), "Lines from an Ex-Bourbon Drinker" (page 28), "Otter" (page 30), "June Night in Palenville" (page 36), "Letter from Scarlett O'Hara" (page 37), "Bell de Jour" (page 39), "Hypochondria" (page 43), "The Fall" (page 46), "Orpheus in the Astor Place Subway" (page 47), "Day Moon" (page 48), "The Winter Beginning" (page 50), "Light from Sandy Hook" (page 52), "Early Snow "(page 54), "Daughter's Prayers" (page 55). Works signed by Frances Whyatt.

Bound leather book including master and copies of the collections "Electra" and Lost Love. "Electra" reflected here includes the same poems reflected in the collection located in Folder 1 in Box 4. Many poems under the Lost Love and "Electra" collections were later published in American Gypsy. Poems in this file include: "Electra" (page 3), "Buck Teeth" (page 4), "The Cat's Name is Turkey" (page 6), "Tits" (page 8), "Feet" (page 14), "Prelude to Spring" (page 16), "Phone Call Between Survivors" (page 18), "Two Cliches Meet and Devour Each Other" (page 20), "In the Last Corruptible Noon of Summer" (page 22), "Lines from an Ex-Bourbon Drinker" (page 28), "Otter" (page 30), "June Night in Palenville" (page 36), "Letter from Scarlett O'Hara" (page 37), "Bell de Jour" (page 39), "Hypochondria" (page 43), "The Fall" (page 46), "Orpheus in the Astor Place Subway" (page 47), "Day Moon" (page 48), "The Winter Beginning" (page 50), "Light from Sandy Hook" (page 52), Early Snow" (page 54), "Daughter's Prayers" (page 55). Works signed by Frances Whyatt.

Manuscript for Europe on Five short stories split across three folders. Folder 1: "Nature Girl 1964," "The Paris of Madame Viannot," "A Beautiful Day in Valencia," "An Arrid Place," pp. 5-114; Folder 2: "Epiphany on the Side of a Cliff," "Dangerous Curves," "The Naked Butterfly," "In a Florentine Time," "The Happy Couple," pp. 114-184; Folder 3: "A Modest Little Tour Through Italy," III. "Bad Company," "A Peaceful Little Island," "At the Wall," "Dutch Treat," "When it's Over," pp. 185-304. Works signed by Shylah Boyd.

Loose papers with several half pages and strips. Very fragile order. Includes front title page and a map of Lime Key. Reference to "Key Lime Pie" unbound text, in a single handwritten page. Most likely affiliated with the "Key Lime Pie" drafts. Works signed by Shylah Boyd.