Manuscripts and Written Works, 1973-1993, undated

The Manuscripts series contains drafts of written works by Frances Whyatt produced from 1973-1993. The series includes unpublished and published titles written under the names Frances Whyatt as well as Whyatt’s pseudonym, Shylah Boyd. Titles included are: There was a Time, Everything Under the Sun, "Key Lime Pie," "Of the Flesh", Lost Love, American Gypsy, "Electra", The Book of Maps, American Made, Europe on Five, A Real Man, Sailor, Sailor!. Some manuscripts and drafts are near completion, in the form of bound galleys including copyright and title page information, while others include handwritten edits or notes and can be found in the form of loose chapters. The series also includes compilations of poems, some of which were never published, and some of which were published in independent anthologies, collections and literary magazines. Many of Whyatt’s poetic works share titles across compilations, and reference her continuous reworking of themes and ideas.