Contains draft notes for Thayer's work "Harris." Materials pertain to the publication, and include consecutive drafts of the work with author's commentary. The focus of these files are a record of the author's corrections and revisions of the story. Dated circa 1993-2004.

Contains draft notes for Thayer's work "A Good Man," previously titled "The Redemption of Owen Nelsen." Materials pertain to the publication, and include consecutive drafts of the work with author's commentary. Also includes correspondence with publishers and responses. Dated circa 1993-2004.

The collections consists primarily of manuscripts of Thayer's works, including personal notes, publisher/editor corrections and correspondence, and some public response. Also included are various newspaper and magazine articles featuring the author.