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 Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (21 May 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding finishing his novel, "The Welcome." He saw Brigadoon recently, signed a contract with Charles Scribner's Sons for an anthology of translations, and wants to propose an anthology of southern writers to Viking Press. He mentions James Laughlin. He discusses a party thrown by John H. Porters that Leo Lerman, Pearl Kazin, Mary Lou Aswell, Harvey Breit, and others attended. He will be attending Willard Maas's party. He will read poetry for the Poetry Society of America on Thursday. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (07 May 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding the novel he was writing and editing, which has now been titled "The Welcome." He mentions James and Margaret Laughlin, John Lehmann, Rosamond Lehmann, and Truman Capote. He discusses signing a contract with Charles Scribner's Sons for an anthology of translations. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 April 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding the novel he was writing and editing. He mentions seeing Lehman Engel recently and other personal matters.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 April 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding a picture book that Frederick L. Allen's wife was putting together about women. He asks his mother if she would be interested in loaning a photograph.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (09 April 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his novel. He discusses the possibility of a contract with MGM, according to Theodore "Ted" M. Purdy. He mentions his agent, John Valentine Schaffner, and various friends: Maggie and Peter Lindamood, Oscar Williams, Herbert Read, Tony Williams, James and Margaret Laughlin, and David McDowell. He discusses national and global news and the threat of Communism. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (27 March 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding James Laughlin and New Directions. He discusses working on translations of works by Stéphane Mallarmé, Arthur Rimbaud, and Ezra Pound, and he states that he hasn't worked on Oscar Williams' project yet. He mentions New Yorkers' reactions to global events. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (13 March 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New York City on New Directions Publishing Corporation letterhead to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his novel and lunch with Purdy [Theodore "Ted" M. Purdy?]. He discusses a letter from James Laughlin about New Directions and working with John Valentine Schaffner.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 February 1948)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

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.
V-mail card from Major [Garrett] to Hon. And Mrs. H. H. Creekmore (undated)

Author Unknown

V-mail holiday card which reads, "Seasons Greetings from Great Britain."
V-mail card from Sgt. Wade H. Horton to Hon. H. H. Creekmore & Family (undated)

Author Unknown

V-mail holiday card which reads, "Merry X-mas." Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 November 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New Orleans, Louisiana, to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal news.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (27 October 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New Orleans, Louisiana, to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi. He discusses working on a poem for Accent and his health. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (13 October 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from New Orleans, Louisiana, to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his health problems and Eudora Welty. Includes envelope.
Envelope from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (07 October 1944)

Hub Cree, Hiram Huber Cree, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

The envelope is postmarked from New Orleans, Louisiana, and was sent to Jackson, Mississippi.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 October 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his recent trip to New York City with Lehman Engel and Hubert's health problems. The envelope is postmarked from New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (24 September 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his recent transfer from the South Pacific and settling in to Washington, D.C. The envelope is postmarked in St. Louis, Missouri. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 September 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his transfer from the South Pacific to Washington, D.C. in World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (01 September 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his transfer from the South Pacific to Washington, D.C. in World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Quincy (26 August 1944)

Hubert Creekmore and Quincy

Creekmore writes fro New Caledonia to say that he recently received orders to go elsewhere. He discusses his experiences in World War II.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (23 August 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences in World War II. He discusses a show put on by the United Service Organizations (USO) and a package he received from Eudora Welty. A second letter, also dated 23 August 1944, states that Hubert received his orders to be transferred to Washington, D.C. and expresses gratitude to Lehman Engel for his help with the transfer. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (13 August 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and local news. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (10 August 1944)

Hiram Hubert Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Hiram writes from Jackson, Mississippi, on Creekmore and Creekmore Attorneys at Law letterhead to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters, local news, World War II, and the death of William Robert Hollingsworth. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (07 August 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the receiving station in New Orleans, Louisiana, to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his transfer to Washington, D.C. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (06 August 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters, local news, and World War II. She includes a newspaper clipping about the Mississippi artist William Robert Hollingsworth, who committed suicide. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 August 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences in World War II. He mentions Lucy Herndon Crockett, the Red Cross girls, the New Yorker, the Daily News, and the New York Times. Includes envelope.
Letter from Marchy Lu to Mittie [Horton Creekmore?] (03 August 1944)

Mary Lu and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Mary Lu writes to Mittie about personal matters.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (30 July 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters, local news, and World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (27 July 1944)

Hiram Hubert Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Hiram writes from Jackson, Mississippi, on Creekmore and Creekmore Attorneys at Law letterhead to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (27 July 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences in World War II. He states that he has not received James Joyce's Stephen Hero from New Directions Publishing Corporation. He mentions that James Laughlin has a hard time finding paper to print books. He responds to an article in the Chicago Tribune that discusses Creekmore's writing. He mentions that Lucy wrote an article calling Creekmore the editor of Gismo, and he states that he sent a second issue to Charlotte Capers at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (23 July 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters, local news, and World War II. She mentions that a book came in from New Directions Publishing Corporation. She mentions Eudora Welty. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty (22 July 1944)

Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences stationed in North Caldonia during World War II. He mentions proofs from Eudora Welty and a number of publishers: Vanguard Press; Coward McCann, Inc.; Julian Messner, Inc.; Creative Age Press, Inc.; Liveright Publishing Company. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (16 July 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and local news. She mentions that a book came in from New Directions Publishing Corporation and includes an invoice for it. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (13 July 1944)

Hiram Hubert Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Hiram writes from Jackson, Mississippi, on Creekmore and Creekmore Attorneys at Law letterhead to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (10 July 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences stationed in North Caldonia during World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (10 July 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and local news. She mentions Eudora Welty and Governor Thomas L. Bailey. Includes envelope.
Letter from Lehman Engel to Hubert Creekmore (03 July 1944)

Lehman Engel and Hubert Creekmore

Engel writes from the United States Naval Photographic Science Laboratory at the United States Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C. Engel conveys that many are under the impression that World War II will be over soon. Engel describes the process of creating a film or motion picture for the military. Engel recorded a score for RCA Victor in New York, New York, the previous week with thirty men in a philharmonic orchestra. He saw the musical Helen of Troy and saw [Eddy] Duchin, Oscar Levant, and Vladimir Horotitz. Horowitz played some of Sergei Prokofiev's new opera, War and Peace. Engel saw Eudora Welty, and has been working on his book. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (02 July 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and local news. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (30 June 1944)

Hiram Hubert Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Hiram writes from Jackson, Mississippi, on Creekmore and Creekmore Attorneys at Law letterhead to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and World War II. He mentions that Walter Andrew Welty is stationed in Long Beach, California, and may get transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 June 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences stationed in North Caldonia during World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore and Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty to Hubert Creekmore (25 June 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie and Mittie write two letters from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and local news. Welty mentions Eudora Welty. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (21 June 1944)

Hiram Hubert Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Hiram writes from Jackson, Mississippi, on Creekmore and Creekmore Attorneys at Law letterhead to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from John M. Crawford, Jr. to Hubert Creekmore (21 June 1944)

John M. Crawford Jr. and Hubert Creekmore

Crawford of Howell, Soskin, Publishers, Inc. in New York City writes to Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi, to inform Creekmore that they are not interested in publishing the manuscript, God's Tenant Farmer.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert Creekmore (18 June 1944)

Hubert Creekmore and Hiram Hubert Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his father in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding Father's Day and his experiences stationed in North Caldonia during World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (18 June 1944)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and local news. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (17 June 1944)

Hiram Hubert Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Hiram writes from Jackson, Mississippi, on Creekmore and Creekmore Attorneys at Law letterhead to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 June 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences stationed in North Caldonia during World War II. Includes envelope.
Envelope from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (10 June 1944)

Mittle Horton Cree and Hubert Creekmore

Envelope sent from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California. Letter not included.
Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Hiram Hubert and Mittie Horton Creekmore (08 June 1944)

Hubert Creekmore, Hiram Hubert Creekmore, and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Hubert writes from the South Pacific to his parents in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding his experiences stationed in North Caldonia during World War II. Includes envelope.

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