Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 February 1948)

Authors

Hubert Creekmore
Hiram Hubert Creekmore
Mittie Horton Creekmore

Identifier

MUM01790_b03_f06

Files

Description

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences at New Directions and James Laughlin's and Tony Bower's trip to Switzerland. He discusses publishing a novel with Appleton [Appleton-Century-Crofts] and possibly becoming one of literary agent John [Valentine] Schaffner's clients. Oscar Williams asked Creekmore to edit "Little Treasury of Great Translations of Poetry" for [Charles] Scribner's [Sons]. He mentions Nash K. Burger of the New York Times Book Review and Bob and Kathleen Gilmore. He saw theatrical productions of "Happy Birthday" with Helen Hayes, "Peter Grimes," "Mister Roberts," Medea" with Judith Anderson, "Shoeshine," and "Torment." Includes envelope.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Creekmore, Hubert, 1907-1966; Authors, American -- 20th century; New York (N.Y.); Jackson (Miss.); Appleton-Century-Crofts, inc.; Burger, Nash K. (Nash Kerr); New Directions Publishing Corp.; New Directions Publishing Corporation; Laughlin, James, 1914-1997; Bower, Tony; Schaffner, John Valentine, 1888-; Williams, Oscar, 1900-1964; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York times; New York times book review.; New York Times Company; Gilmore, Kathleen; Gilmore, Kathleen Kirk; Loos, Anita, 1893-1981.; Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993; Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Peter Grimes; Jeffers, Robinson, 1887-1962. Medea; Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992; De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974; Shoeshine (Motion picture); Sjöberg, Alf; Torments (Motion picture)

Publication Date

2-25-1948

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

25 February 1948

Recommended Citation

Creekmore, Hubert; Creekmore, Hiram Hubert; and Creekmore, Mittie Horton, "Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 February 1948)" (1948). Hubert Creekmore Collection. 409.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/creekmore/409