Projects and Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hays, Lee, 1914-1981
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content: Lee Hays papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 168 Folders
container: label: Container
content: Box 3, 4, and 5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.HAYS, Series 3
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series is divided into six subseries: 

3.1 Songs contains various materials— lyrics, sheet music, notes—relating to songs written by Lee Hays and songs of interest to him. The subseries is broken up into two categories: 1) Songs--By Title and 2) Songs—Supporting Materials, which contains materials such as idea lists, collected sheet music, clippings on the Babysitters and the Weavers, and materials on the Weavers reunion. Songs include "If I Had a Hammer," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, and "Tomorrow is a Highway,as well as extensive materials on "Future isn't What it Used to Be."

3.2 Non-Fiction contains Lee Hays' non-fictional work, including articles and essays such as "The Folk Bridge" and "People's Songs", commercials, Hays' work on the Weavers and the Almanac Singers, excerpts from his memoirs, drafts for film project, reviews by Hays, and material for Hays' biography.

3.3 Fiction contains Hays' fictional work—primarily short stories and poetry, and the notes that accompany them—as well as his work as an editor and collaborator. This subseries contains both published stories and drafts, among them: "A Banquet and a Half" (in English, Spanish, and Italian as published), "On the Banks of the Ohio", the Little Sam and Opal stories, and a few fictional works from Hays' childhood. Poetry includes "How to Become a Folksinger" and "Deadbuggy."

3.4 Musical Productions contains scripts, lyrics and notes for various musical productions created and written or co-written by Hays, including "A Patchwork Ballad", "Corey" and "Space Cantata."

3.5 Radio Scripts contains handwritten and typed outlines and scripts from Lee Hays' radio program. Topics include the Weavers, the Baby Sitters, and folk music in general (Roland Hayes,
Martha Schlamme, Songs of Poland and Russia, Tony Schwartz, etc).

3.6 Cisco Houston Project contains transcripts of interviews with Cisco Houston, correspondence with and about Cisco Houston, a discography, and miscellaneous notes. This subseries has been divided and alphabetized by four categories: 1) Correspondence, 2) Interviews, 3) Supporting Materials, and 4) Writings.