diff --git a/scribblings/utils.scrbl b/scribblings/utils.scrbl
index 9a20a59..a898dbd 100644
--- a/scribblings/utils.scrbl
+++ b/scribblings/utils.scrbl
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 @(require scribble/example racket/sandbox
 	  (for-label racket graph (submod "../utils.rkt" typed)
 	  	     (only-in typed/racket/base
-		     	      Any AnyValues Listof Symbol String Number Sexp cast)))
+		     	      Any AnyValues Listof Symbol String Number Sexp cast
+			      Pair List)))
 
 @title[#:tag "utils"]{dds/utils: Various Utilities}
 
@@ -188,6 +189,23 @@ Reads a @racket[sexp] from a string produced by Org-mode for a named table.
 (unorg "(#t \"#t\" \"#t \" '(1 2 \"#f\"))")
 ]}
 
+@defform[(GeneralPair A B)]{
+
+A @racket[(Pair A B)] or a @racket[(List A B)].
+
+}
+
+@defproc[(unstringify-pairs [pairs (Listof (GeneralPair String Any))])
+         (Listof (GeneralPair Symbol Any))]{
+
+Given a list of pairs of strings and some other values (possibly strings),
+converts the first element of each pair to a string, and reads the second
+element with @racket[string->any] or keeps it as is if it is not a string.
+
+@examples[#:eval utils-evaluator
+(unstringify-pairs '(("a" . 1) ("b" . "(and a (not b))")))
+]}
+
 @section{Additional graph utilities}
 
 @section{Pretty printing}
diff --git a/utils.rkt b/utils.rkt
index 908db2c..c373b6f 100644
--- a/utils.rkt
+++ b/utils.rkt
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
            (for-syntax syntax/parse racket/list))
 
   (provide
-   Variable VariableMapping
+   Variable VariableMapping GeneralPair
 
    eval-with eval1-with auto-hash-ref/explicit auto-hash-ref/:
    extract-symbols any->string stringify-variable-mapping string->any
-   handle-org-booleans map-sexp read-org-sexp unorg)
+   handle-org-booleans map-sexp read-org-sexp unorg unstringify-pairs)
 
   (define-type Variable Symbol)
   (define-type (VariableMapping A) (Immutable-HashTable Variable A))
@@ -201,20 +201,41 @@
                     '((a (and a b)) (b (or b (not a)))))
       (check-equal? (unorg "(#t \"#t\" \"#t \" '(1 2 \"#f\"))")
                     '(#t #t #t '(1 2 #f)))))
+
+  (define-type (GeneralPair A B) (U (Pair A B) (List A B)))
+
+  (: unstringify-pairs (-> (Listof (GeneralPair String Any))
+                           (Listof (GeneralPair Symbol Any))))
+  (define (unstringify-pairs pairs)
+    (for/list ([p pairs])
+      (match p
+        [(list key val)
+         (cons (string->symbol key) (if (string? val)
+                                        (string->any val)
+                                        val))]
+        [(cons key val)
+         (cons (string->symbol key) (if (string? val)
+                                        (string->any val)
+                                        val))])))
+
+  (module+ test
+    (test-case "unstringify-pairs"
+      (check-equal? (unstringify-pairs '(("a" . "1") ("b" . "(and a (not b))")))
+                    '((a . 1) (b . (and a (not b)))))
+      (check-equal? (unstringify-pairs '(("a" . 1) ("b" . "(and a (not b))")))
+                    '((a . 1) (b . (and a (not b)))))))
   )
 
 (require 'typed)
 (provide eval-with eval1-with auto-hash-ref/explicit auto-hash-ref/:
          extract-symbols any->string stringify-variable-mapping string->any
-         map-sexp read-org-sexp unorg)
+         map-sexp read-org-sexp unorg unstringify-pairs)
 
 ;;; Untyped section.
 
 (provide
  ;; Functions
- (contract-out [unstringify-pairs (-> (listof (general-pair/c string? any/c))
-                                      (listof (general-pair/c symbol? any/c)))]
-               [read-org-variable-mapping (-> string? variable-mapping?)]
+ (contract-out [read-org-variable-mapping (-> string? variable-mapping?)]
                [unorgv (-> string? variable-mapping?)]
                [dotit (-> graph? void?)]
                [read-symbol-list (-> string? (listof symbol?))]
@@ -282,29 +303,6 @@
   (or/c (list/c key-contract val-contract)
         (cons/c key-contract val-contract)))
 
-;;; Given a list of pairs of strings and some other values (possibly
-;;; strings), converts the first element of each pair to a string, and
-;;; reads the second element with string->any or keeps it as is if it
-;;; is not a string.
-(define (unstringify-pairs pairs)
-  (for/list ([p pairs])
-    (match p
-      [(list key val)
-       (cons (string->symbol key) (if (string? val)
-                                      (string->any val)
-                                      val))]
-      [(cons key val)                   ; also handle improper pairs
-       (cons (string->symbol key) (if (string? val)
-                                      (string->any val)
-                                      val))])))
-
-(module+ test
-  (test-case "unstringify-pairs"
-    (check-equal? (unstringify-pairs '(("a" . "1") ("b" . "(and a (not b))")))
-                  '((a . 1) (b . (and a (not b)))))
-    (check-equal? (unstringify-pairs '(("a" . 1) ("b" . "(and a (not b))")))
-                  '((a . 1) (b . (and a (not b)))))))
-
 ;;; Reads a variable mapping from a string, such as the one which
 ;;; Org-mode produces from tables.
 (define read-org-variable-mapping