7. Writings, 1907-1967
This group contains published and unpublished writings. Included here are drafts and manuscripts related to books and articles written by the Lomax family, as well as writings that never came to fruition—ideas, drafts, sketches, thoughts, notes. Published writings are described fully in the document Published Material from the Lomax Family Collections. Of particular note are drafts to the books Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, Negro Songs as Sung by Lead Belly, Our Singing Country, Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People, and Adventures of a Ballad Hunter.