Diary and scrapbook, ca. 1861.

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Diary and scrapbook, ca. 1861.

This combined diary and scrapbook contains compositions and observations by Hays, and newspaper clippings of his writings.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7604533

The Filson Historical Society

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Hays, Will S.

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Louisville journalist, poet, songwriter, and steamboat pilot. From the description of Diary and scrapbook, ca. 1861. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49279811 Will S. Hays (his more familiar name) was a song writer, newspaper columnist, and steamboat captain. A Louisville native, he wrote as many as five hundred songs including "Mollie Darling," which was said to have sold three million copies. From the description of Photograph collection, c...