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 Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (06 December 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (29 November 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions visiting Kit and Ilsa Barker in San Francisco, California, and discusses working with the New York Times Book Review and the University of California Press.
Letter from Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty to Hubert Creekmore (22 November 1951)

Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (19 November 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions Huntington Hartford, Eudora Welty, Lehman Engel, Clifford Wright, The New York Times Book Review, and Kit and Ilsa Barker. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (14 November 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from James F. Wooldridge to Hubert Creekmore (11 November 1951)

James F. Wooldridge and Hubert Creekmore

Wooldridge writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding a recent visit to Creekmore's mother, Mittie Horton Creekmore. He discusses an opera he is working. He also discusses recent visits to Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Gulfport, Mississippi; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He discusses various friends, including Elizabeth Spencer and Eudora Welty.
Letter from Lehman Engel to Hubert Creekmore (07 November 1951)

Lehman Engel and Hubert Creekmore

Engel writes from New York about Creekmore's mother attending one of his concerts. He discusses the composer Perpissa, Walter Lawrence, Johns Manville, Nancy Walker, and Gene Lockhart. Engel will begin rehearsals for the musical A Month of Sundays. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 November 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions the New York Times, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. John Valentine Schaffner, David Smythe, Yaddo artists' colony, Clifford Wright, Speed Lamkin, Ben Weber, Patricia Neway, the San Francisco Opera, James Laughlin, the Ford Foundation, Seymour Krim, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, and Thomas Mann.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (06 November 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters.
Decemberlaration by Earl K. Long (various dates)

Earl K. Long and Hubert Creekmore

The declaration, written in French and signed by Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, speaks about the Free Commune of Monmarte [Commune Libre du Vieux Monmarte]. It was signed on September 14 and 25, 1951. It was mailed to Hubert Creekmore at the Huntington Hartford Foundation in Pacific Palisades, California, on November 4, 1951. Includes envelope.
Letter from "J" to Hubert Creekmore (04 November 1951)

J. and Hubert Creekmore

"J" writes from the Department of English at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California. J says that Tom received a letter from Eleanor about Eleanor's show. He reviews "A Place in the Sun" film with actress Elizabeth Taylor and "The Brave Bulls" film. Includes envelope.
Letter from James Laughlin to Hubert Creekmore (31 October 1951)

James Laughlin and Hubert Creekmore

Laughlin writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California. Laughlin recently returned from Europe. He discusses corrections to the Stéphane Mallarmé translation anthology. He says that Mr. Eliot asks where the Ezra Pound translation of Catullus's "Cerclamon" is located. Laughlin states that he may be going to Pasadena, California, soon to consult with the Ford Foundation about a project.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 October 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions Speed Lamkin, Frank [Taylor?], the San Francisco Opera, Clifford Wright, Ilse and Kit Barker, Yaddo Artists' colony, and the New York Times. Includes envelope.
Telegram from Marchie to Hubert Creekmore (26 October 1951)

Marie and Hubert Creekmore

Marie writes from New York City to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding travel expenses for Clifford. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (24 October 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions composer Alfred Newman. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (20 October 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions "A Place in the Sun," "The Day the World Stood Still," the San Francisco Opera, Elsie Holmes in Rhubarb, Lehman Engel, and Yaddo arists' colony. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (18 October 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (10 October 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions Speed Lamkin, Preston Sturges, Eddie Bracken, and Sterling Holloway. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (07 October 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (03 October 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (01 October 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his time at the Huntington Hartford Foundation colony. He mentions Harry Ellerbe, Howard Griffin, Victor Podosky, Clifford Wright, Harry Brown, James Laughlin, David McDowell, and Charles Scribner's Sons. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (30 September 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. She mentions that the Episcopal church purchased the Creekmores' old house for Bishop Duncan Gray, Sr. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 September 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Pacific Palisades, California, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his trip from San Antonio, Texas, to Los Angeles, California. He describes the landscape and accommodations at the Huntington Hartford Foundation's colony. He describes some artists there and states that Speed Lamkin, Christopher Isherwood, and Seymour Krim were there. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (26 September 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (22 September 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Envelope to Mittie Horton Creekmore (20 September 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore

The envelope was sent from Santa Monica, California, to Mittie Horton Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi.
Letter from James Laughlin to Hubert Creekmore (20 September 1951)

James Laughlin and Hubert Creekmore

Laughlin writes from Paris, France, on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, to respond to Creekmore's letters of August 7 and August 11, 1951. He discusses the status of the Stéphane Mallarmé translations. He discusses seeing Herbert Read and Parson Eliot, as well as a forthcoming new edition of The Spirit of Romance with publisher Peter Owen. He says that Tennessee Williams has been in London, England, and Paris after being in Rome, Italy, and Williams plans to travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the opening of The Rose Tattoo. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (18 September 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (17 September 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from San Antonio, Texas, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. Includes envelope.
Postcard from John [Valentine Schaffner?] (15 September 1951)

John Valentine Schaffner and Hubert Creekmore

John [Valentine Schaffner?] writes from London, England to Creekmore in Pacific Palisades, California. He updates Creekmore on their travels in Europe, and he states that Perdita [McPherson Schaffner?] will arrive in London soon and Valentine will arrive on October 13, 1951. The postcard depicts "The Irish Guards with their mascot marching through the park."
Letter from Hayden Carruth to Hubert Creekmore (04 September 1951)

Hayden Carruth and Hubert Creekmore

Carruth is an associate editor at the University of Chicago Press. He writes from Chicago, Illinois, to Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi, to thank Creekmore for his August 31 letter. Carruth states that the University of Chicago Press might be interested in publishing a book of translated Stéphane Mallarmé's poems.
Postcard from Perdita [McPherson Schaffner?] and John [Valentine Schaffner?] to Hubert Creekmore (26 August 1951)

Perdita McPherson Schaffner, John Valentine Schaffner, and Hubert Creekmore

The Schaffners write from Florence, Italy, to Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding their travels in Europe. They mention that Valentine is in Switzerland. They were in Lugano, Switzerland, and they plan to go to Rome, Italy, the next day. The postcard depicts Michelangelo's statue of Bacchus, located in Florence.
Letter from Donald E. Thompson to Hubert Creekmore (20 August 1951)

Donald E. Thompson and Hubert Creekmore

Thompson is president of the Mississippi Library Association and works at Mississippi State College, now Mississippi State University, in Starkville, Mississippi. He writes to Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding the Mississippi Library Association's annual meeting, to be held in the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi. Paul Flowers, Literary Editor of the Commercial Appeal, will be the master of ceremonies. Includes envelope.
Letter from James Laughlin to Hubert Creekmore (20 August 1951)

James Laughlin and Hubert Creekmore

Laughlin writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi, to discuss various anthologies, translations, and publications. Includes envelope.
Letter from Lee Anderson to Hubert Creekmore (10 July 1951)

Lee Anderson and Hubert Creekmore

Anderson writes from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, to Creekmore, care of William Jay Smith at Brook House in North Pownal, Vermont. He mentions Smith's project for recording poetry, and he invites Creekmore to visit his farm house.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (09 July 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. He states that he is staying with John [Valentine Schaffner] and Perdita [McPherson Schaffner]. They hosted a party, which Creekmore's new editor David McDowell attended. He states that New American Library may want to reprint The Welcome. He mentions Theodore "Ted" Purdy, William Jay Smith, and Richard Olney. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (01 July 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. She mentions Eudora Welty. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (28 June 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Saratoga Springs, New York, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (24 June 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (18 June 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Saratoga Springs, New York, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. He mentions being asked to publish poetry in a magazine, but Tony Bower advised against it. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (17 June 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. Includes a message from Elizabeth and envelope.
Letter from James Laughlin to Hubert Creekmore (14 June 1951)

James Laughlin and Hubert Creekmore

Laughlin writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, to discuss the Stéphane Mallarmé copyrights, Editions Gallimard, Chatto and Windus in London, a Provencal anthology, and a Levi Robert Lind anthology of Latin poetry.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (08 June 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Saratoga Springs, New York, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. He mentions that Lehman Engel is conducting in Dallas, Texas. He discusses driving with John Brinnin, a friend of Eudora Welty and John Robinson, to see William Jay Smith and Barbara Howes Smith in Vermont. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (07 June 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. She mentions that Eudora Welty will be coming home in June. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (03 June 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (02 June 1951)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from Saratoga Springs, New York, to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. He discusses his upcoming trip to Vermont to see William Jay Smith and Barbara Howes Smith, who entertained Hubert and Eudora Welty previously in Florence, Italy. He plans to travel with John Brinnin. Includes two stamps and an envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (28 May 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (23 May 1951)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Bristow, Oklahoma, to Creekmore in Saratoga Springs, New York, regarding personal matters. Includes envelope.

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