Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II comprises the bulk of the collection and reflects Horne's interest in literature and writing. Included are typescript drafts of two unpublished collections of his poetry, "Songs for a Lynching Bee" and "Deep as a Grave," as well as a third, untitled, gathering of poems. The "Lynching Bee" typescript is accompanied by a memorandum by W.E.B. Du Bois offering his comments on Horne's collection. Typescripts and hand scripts of individual poems are followed by the same formats for...