Letter from David McDowell to Hubert Creekmore (03 May 1954)

Authors

David McDowell, Random House, Inc.
Hubert Creekmore

Identifier

MUM01790_b02_f02_012

Files

Description

McDowell writes on Random House, Inc. letterhead from New York City to Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. He states that Langston Hughes and Vernon Bartlett won the award in 1953, and Creekmore's "The Chain in the Heart" is not eligible to be submitted for the 1954 award. He states that he is not sure when the New American Library is going to print The Chain in the Heart.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Creekmore, Hubert, 1907-1966; Authors, American -- 20th century; Jackson (Miss.); New York (N.Y.); McDowell, David; Random House (Firm).; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967; Bartlett, Vernon, 1894-1983; New American Library

Publication Date

5-3-1954

Relational Format

archival material

Original Format

letters (correspondence)

Finding Aid

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/finding_aids/412/

Original Collection

Hubert Creekmore Collection

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Comments

3 May 1954

Recommended Citation

McDowell, David and Creekmore, Hubert, "Letter from David McDowell to Hubert Creekmore (03 May 1954)" (1954). Hubert Creekmore Collection. 209.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/creekmore/209