Hubert Creekmore Collection | General Special Collections

Born in Water Valley, Mississippi, Hiram Hubert Creekmore (1907-1966), gained notoriety as an author, poet, translator, editor, and literary critic. He spent much of his adult life in New York City, with sporadic moves back to Mississippi. His novels drew largely upon his early life in the Southern United States and often criticized the region’s history of racial discrimination. In addition, as a gay man living in the South, Creekmore faced what scholar Courtney Chartier described as the “forced heterosexuality” of the area, which is also reflected in his work

Read more about Hubert Creekmore's life as a writer, editor, translator, and literary critic.

The Creekmore Collection, donated by Mary Alice Welty White and Elizabeth Welty Thompson in 2010 and subsequently by Cynthia Walker Kennedy, is arranged into three series:1. professional/personal correspondence; 2. family correspondence; 3. ephemera (including a large collection of theatre programs collected by Creekmore).

This digital collection was made possible through the generous support of the Creekmore family. Additional physical items may be consulted on-site in the Department of Archives and Special Collections (archivesdept@olemiss.edu).

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Letter from James Laughlin to Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty (10 August 1979)

James Laughlin and Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty

Laughlin writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to Mrs. Walter A. Welty in Jackson, Mississippi, to ask if she has any of Hubert Creekmore's translations of Stéphane Mallarmé. Laughlin states that Eudora Welty said that Mrs. Welty may have them. Includes envelope.
Letter from James Laughlin to Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty (10 August 1979)

James Laughlin and Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty

Laughlin writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to Mrs. Walter A. Welty in Jackson, Mississippi, to thank her and Eudora Welty for finding Hubert Creekmore's translations of Stéphane Mallarmé. Laughlin states that John Valentine Schaffner found and sent a box of Creekmore's translations. Laughlin states that [Mary Ann?] Caws may want to use the translations for her anthology. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 June 1969)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a recent visit from Frank; attending a performance of "The Visit" starring the Lunts; show starring Katharine Cornell; John Schaffner and Scott Merrill; Lehman Engel; his mother's canceled trip to Texas; Lowell Cady; an update on Hubert's job prospects and possible promotion at work.
Letter from Edward C. Cole to Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 May 1966)

Edward C. Cole and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Letter from Acting Dean of Yale University's School of Drama, Edward C. Cole, to Mittie Horton Creekmore expressing condolences over the death of Hubert Creekmore. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Wade Creekmore (15 May 1966)

Hubert Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his brother, Wade Creekmore, regarding his upcoming trip to New York. Hubert provides suggestions regarding hotels and entertainment, as well as mentioning his planned trip to Spain. He also discusses assisted care for their mother.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 April 1966)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: Schaffner family vacation and the office; visit from Barbara Howes and Bill Smith for poetry event in honor of Archibald MacLeish; proofs of Spanish translation; Daffodils Are Dangerous book; upcoming lunch and outing with Lehman Engel; sale of Lehman Engel's book about musical theatre; upcoming visit from Eudora Welty on her way to receive an award from Brandeis University. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 March 1966)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: concern about his mother's health; completion of his book, Daffodils Are Dangerous; update about his Spanish translation project; Shaffner family trip; various plays and operas. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (01 March 1966)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: Creekmore's work on poisonous plants; attendance at the opera; Schaffner family trip to Florida; Eudora Welty visit to New York on her way to Wellesley. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 February 1966)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on his poisonous plants book; property taxes in Mississippi; dale of Creekmore's books to the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford; upcoming poetry reading for a literary group. Includes photocopy of news clipping from Publisher's Weekly announcing the upcoming publication of Hubert Creekmore's book, Daffodils Are Dangerous: The Poisonous Plants in Your Garden, and envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (21 January 1966)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: Creekmore's consistent work on his book project about poisonous plants; update about the office and recent transit strike; Creekmore's doctors visit and health; dinner with Lehman Engel; packages from Jackson, Mississippi; upcoming visit of artist Clifford Wright from Denmark.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 December 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: Creekmore's return trip to New York from Jackson after the holidays; Christmas presents; Schaffner family update; New Years Eve plans; and Doug Cooke. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (18 December 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: Christmas travel plans and presents; the recent closing of Lehman Engel's show; attendance at the Metropolitan Opera with Ruth Forbes; upcoming visit from Dolly Wells. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (11 November 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a power outage in New York City; Creekmore's book about poisonous plants; opera tickets from Louis Biancolli; offer to purchase Creekmore's Ezra Pound collection by the University of California, Riverside; Columbia University's interest in the Ezra Pound collection. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 October 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update about several new contracts, including his translation of Provencal poetry and a new book about poisonous plants; Walker and Company publishers; concert by Ivan Petrov; attendance with Louis Biancolli at the performance of Van Cliburn and the Moscow Philharmonic; upcoming mayoral election in New York City; Creekmore's Christmas travel plans.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (23 October 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a visit from Wade and Bitty; a party for the new Cosmopolitan Magazine editor, Helen Gurley Brown; James Beard and Schaffner party for William T. Veach; preview of "Royal Hunt of the Sun;" attendance at various opera performances; attendance at a recent concert of Ivan Petrov; a possible contract for a book about poisonous plants.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 July 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: concern about his mother's health; upcomingdinner with Jerry Dale; update about the Schaffner family; Frank Lyell; Lehman Engel; a possible project involving medieval choral music and elementary schools; Julliard School and Ford Foundation; Noah Greenberg. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (21 July 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his submission of the Tibullus translation to the publisher; Spanish translation of the Book of True Love; book review for the New York Times; college anthology of world literature; party for Tennessee Williams; dinner with Joe Morris; letters from Frank Lyell and Lehman Engel while on their European vacations. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 June 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his recent letter from home; a call with Eudora Welty; lunch with Eudora Welty and Reynolds Price; visit with Eudora, Bill Smith, and Stanley Kunitz; update about the Tibbulus translation work; update about the Schaffner family's trip to England. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (18 June 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's health and nurse; Eudora Welty's visit; lunch with Eudora and Reynolds Price; Frank Lyell's trip to Europe; Schaffner family; Creekmore's work on the Tibullus translation. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (11 June 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's health and recovery; Frank Lyell's visit and departure; Schaffner family; update on his progress with the Tibullus translation; upcoming visit from Eudora Welty on her way to the Suffield Writers Conference; Dolly Wells; Charlotte Capers. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 June 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's stay in the hospital; trip to Vermont to see Barbara Howes and attend a poetry event; Williams College; visit from Frank Lyell; attendance at the ballet "Don Quixote." Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 May 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's stay in the hospital; family news; update about his successful poetry reading at Iona College and his nervousness; dinner with Doug Cooke; attendance at the awards ceremony for the Institute of Arts & Letters awards with John Schaffner. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 May 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: recent arts festival and Eudora Welty; travel to Iona College for his poetry reading; dinner with Doug Cooke and family; lunch with Lehman Engel and John Schaffner; update about a book dealer's interest in Creekmore's Ezra Pound book collection. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (01 May 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a recent call from Major and his trip to Jackson; various social engagements; a party given by the publisher of Viscount Samuel; an upcoming gathering at Creekmore's apartment for a former University of Iowa student. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 April 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: recent dental issues and oral surgery; mother's health issues; income tax returns; recent conversations with Major and Walter Edge; meeting with Rex Moody; meeting with Harley Shands at a play in Greenwich Village; New York Antiquarian Book Fair; and photographs from Creekmore's trip to Montserrat. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore; Advertisement for Second Annual Iona College Writers Conference (12 April 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: tickets gifted from Louis Biancollio to San Francisco Ballet; Ruth Forbes and Easter dinner; attendance at "Aida" performance at the Met; dinner with John Schaffner; performance of Montserrat Caballe in "Lucrezia Borgia;" book of Ossian; upcoming auction of William Faulkner books; meeting William Faulkner's daughter, Jill Faulkner Summers; and Charles Simmons. Includes envelope and one-page advertisement for Second Annual Iona College Writers Conference.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore; Program for the Second Annual Iona College Writers Conference (26 March 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his recent social activities; Schaffner family trip; updates to Creekmore's apartment; enclosed program for the upcoming Iona College Writers Conference; Creekmore's plan for his readings and discussions at the conference. Includes envelope and program for Iona College Writers Conference.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (13 March 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the Schaffner's trip to Florida; recent attendance at opera performances; National Book Awards ceremony; Creekmore's work on Tibullus translation; potential translation projects; new bookcases in his apartment; Creekmore's reaction to the photograph of his father's portrait; photograph of Mary Alice Welty. Includes envelope.
Letter from Jessie Kirk to Mittie Horton Creekmore (09 March 1965)

Jesse Kirk and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Jessie Kirk writes from Dallas, Texas to Mittie Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi regarding family news and updates. Includes envelope and business card for Rufus Kirk, Technical Sales Representative, Merla Tool Corporation. Pampa, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (01 March 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his concern over his mother's health; an enclosed notice from Iona College Writers Conference with Creekmore on the program; lunch with the editor of Washington Square Books and John Schaffner to discuss the book contract; a recent fire in Creekmore's neighborhood; the ceremony for his father's portrait; dinner with the Schaffner's; and dinner withLehman Engel. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (19 February 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: concern since he had not received a letter from home in a while; update on his vacation in Montserrat; news from the Schaffner literary agency; acceptance of Creekmore's translation of Tibullus by Washington Square Press; Iona College. Includes envelope.
Postcard from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (01 February 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Montserrat to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding his ongoing vacation in the region.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (29 January 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the recent shipment of books from John Ricks; Creekmore's upcoming travel plans; Eudora Welty's award ceremony; upcoming dinner with Ben Weber; visit with Barbara Howes. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 January 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: John Ricks and book shipment; vacation in Montserrat; upcoming trips for the Schaffner family; completing another book review for the New York Times; invitation to Iona College's Writers Conference; letter from Syracuse University asking Creekmore for his papers; birthday parties and gifts. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (15 January 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the enclosed check for his father's portrait; John Ricks; upcoming vacation in Montserrat; review of novel; and recent lunch with Nash Burger. Includes envelope.
Letter from Alma W. Shands to Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 January 1965)

Alma W. Shands and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Alma W. Shands writes from Jackson, Mississippi to thank Mittie Creekmore for the donation of the hooked rug for the fundraising bazaar for the "Old Ladies Home." Shands was the Vice President of the Board of Managers for the organization. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (08 January 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a review of a novel for the New York Times; letter from John Ricks about shipping books; and John Schaffner's illness.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 January 1965)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: New Year's Eve; John Schaffner; shipment of items from Jackson, MS to New York; literary party for Frances Steloff, owner of Gotham Book Mart; enclosed article, "Bookseller Wins Tribute of Book," about the work "Wise Men Fish Here" by W.G. Rogers, Frances Steloff, and Gotham Book Mart. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 December 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his upcoming vacation in St. Croix; his travel plans to Jackson, Mississippi for the holidays, Christmas presents; and call with Lehman Engel.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (23 November 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: attendance at the opera with Lowell Cady; "Mary Stuart" concert by Donizetti; movie preview of "Goldfinger;" dinner with Barbara Howes; attendance at "Tosca" with John Schaffner; visit to the country with the Schaffner family; attendance at the Kennedy memorial concert of Mozart's Requiem; reading at Trinity College; call from Walter Edge; the Schaffner's trip to Choate School; and Thanksgiving plans.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 November 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on his recent reading at Trinity College in Hartford, CT; daughter of Wallace Stevens attendance at his reading; Maxine Tull Boatner; recent opera performances; payment to artist Karl Wolfe for his father's portrait; Perdita Schaffner's trip to London for H.D.'s memorial; and holiday plans. Includes envelope.
Program from Trinity College Library Associates (05 November 1964)

Trinity College Library Associates

Program from Hubert Creekmore's literary event at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 November 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the enclosed announcement for his reading at Trinity College in Hartford; attendance at "Samson and Delilah" opera. Includes flyer from Trinity College.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (24 October 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the Metropolitan Opera; the completion of his Spanish translation project; Maxine Tull Boatner; essay about race relations; lunch with Dolly Wells; visits with Barbara Howes and Joe Morris; his feelings about having his father's portrait painted for the court building. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (03 October 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his concern about storms in Jackson and Hurricane Hilda; his recent vacation and work on the Spanish translation project; attendance at musicals and movies, including "Cleopatra;" waiting to hear from the Saturday Evening Post regarding Creekmore's article submission; review of Creekmore's Juvenal translation in the London Observer; concern over his mother's health. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (20 September 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: work on a new article related to civil rights and race relations; a recent party for author Mary McCarthy; Kevin McCarthy and William Phillips; Jerry Dale and a German operetta performance; the Russian Ballet production of "Swan Lake." Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (02 September 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his recent doctor's appointment and health update; Creekmore's work on his Spanish translation project; a possible visit to the Schaffner's Southampton home; lunch with Ruth Forbes and an upcoming visit from Dolly Wells; a request from Boston University for Creekmore's literary manuscript collection; Lehman Engel's new show; and family updates. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (21 August 1964)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a production of "Turnadot" by Indiana University; Lowell Cady; visit with Barbara Howes; John and Perdita Schaffner; work on his Spanish translation project; Charlotte Capers and the purchase of Creekmore's copy of "The Marble Faun." Includes envelope.

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