Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 March 1961)

Authors

Hubert Creekmore
Mittie Horton Creekmore

Identifier

MUM01790_b05_f03_007

Files

Description

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: pet-sitting for John and Perdita Schaffner; descriptions of the family's pets; recent visit with Eudora Welty and Mary Lou Aswell at the Algonquin Hotel; Creekmore's concern about Welty and her worries regarding her mother's health; his dinner with architect Miller Wilcox; his submission of a large portion of the Latin translation to the editor for review; a recent part for poet Conrad Aiken; his attendance at Carnegie Hall for a performance of Ben Weber's piano concerto; an upcoming article about Weber in Time magazine; a recent article in Newsweek about Frances Steloff of Gotham Book Mart; attendance at City Center for the ballet; his mother's Garden Club trip; confusion over not hearing any news from Chuck Shrader for a while; his new salt-free diet and upcoming doctor's appointment. Includes envelope.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Creekmore, Hubert, 1907-1966; Authors, American -- 20th century; New York (N.Y.); Jackson (Miss.); Creekmore, Mittie Horton, 1878-1971; Schaffner, John Valentine, 1888-; Schaffner, Perdita; Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001; Aswell, Mary Louise, 1902-; Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973; Weber, Ben, 1916-1979; Gotham Book Mart; Steloff, Frances, 1887-1989; Shrader, Chuck

Publication Date

3-26-1961

Relational Format

archival material

Finding Aid

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

Original Collection

Hubert Creekmore Collection

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Comments

1961 March 26

Recommended Citation

Creekmore, Hubert and Creekmore, Mittie Horton, "Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 March 1961)" (1961). Hubert Creekmore Collection. 697.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/creekmore/697