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 Lehman Engel to Hubert Creekmore (14 February 1944)

Lehman Engel and Hubert Creekmore

Engel writes from the United States Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, to Creekmore through the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California. He discusses World War II and their friend and actor Maurice Evans. He reviews various plays and musicals that he saw in New York over Christmas: One Touch of Venus, Othello, Carmen Jones, and Cherry Orchard. He describes a private performance that Martha Graham put on for Engel. He names various people he worked with recently: Fritz Kreisler, Nathan Milstein, Paul Draper, Larry Adler, Percy Grainger, and Yehudi Menuhin. Engel saw Vladimir Horowitz recently and read Eudora Welty's most recent book. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (12 February 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. She includes a clipping from the February 1944 issue of Harper's Bazaar of Eudora Welty's "Notes on River Country." Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (01 February 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, and the progress of World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (30 January 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. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (27 January 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. She briefly discusses war bonds. Includes envelope.
Letter from Wade H. Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (23 January 1944)

Wade H. Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Wade writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters. Wade discusses stamps, war bonds, and the inaugeration of Mississippi Governor Thomas L. Bailey. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (22 January 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 local news. He discusses the inaugeration of Mississippi Governor Thomas L. Bailey. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (22 January 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 publications by New Directions Publishing Corporation. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (16 January 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. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (14 January 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 local news. He discusses being appointed as chair of the State Welfare Board and encloses a clipping from the [Jackson?] Daily News. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty to Hubert Creekmore (13 January 1944)

Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters and World War II. She mentions Eudora Welty. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (08 January 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. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (07 January 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 Governor Dennis Murphree's birthday. Includes envelope.
Letter from Lee Crowe to Hubert Creekmore (02 January 1944)

Lee Crowe and Hubert Creekmore

Crowe writes from Truro, Nova Scotia, to Creekmore through the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California. Writing through Victory Mail or V-Mail, Crowe discusses World War II and his Christmas travels. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (31 December 1943)

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, the Christmas season, World War II, and Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johsnon Sr.'s death. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty to Hubert Creekmore (30 December 1943)

Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty and Hubert Creekmore

Welty writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters. She discusses the Christmas holiday, Eudora Welty, and Lehman [Engel?]. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (26 December 1943)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Welty writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding the Christmas holiday, personal matters, and Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johsnon Sr.'s death. Includes envelope. She discusses the Christmas Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (20 December 1943)

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, the Christmas season, and the progress of World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (20 December 1943)

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. Includes envelope.
Letter from Rufus Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (18 December 1943)

Rufus Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Rufus 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 the Christmas season. Includes envelope.
Letter from Deedle Davis to Hubert Creekmore (16 December 1943)

Deedle Davis

Davis writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters. The envelope return address says, "Mrs. E. B. Davis." Includes envelope.
Card from Ella Sisler to Hubert Creekmore (15 December 1943)

Ella Sisler and Hubert Creekmore

Sisler writes a Christmas card from Tulksa, Oklahoma, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (14 December 1943)

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, the Christmas season, and lawsuits that Hiram is taking to trial. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (14 December 1943)

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, life for World War II soldiers, and the upcoming Christmas holiday. Includes envelope.
Letter from Marchy Lee Cowart to Hubert Creekmore (09 December 1943)

Mary Lee Cowart and Hubert Creekmore

Cowart writes from Bristow, Oklahoma, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters. She mentions an article in the Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee). Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (08 December 1943)

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. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (03 December 1943)

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. Includes envelope.
Christmas card from Naval Air Technical Center (undated)

Einar and Hubert Creekmore

Holiday greeting card from [Einar] featuring a printed drawing and reading, "1943 Christmas greetings, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Letter from Ella to Mittie [Horton Creekmore?] (01 December 1943)

Ella

Ella writes to her "Aunt Mitt" about personal matters. She mentions Hubert Creekmore's book and a review in the Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee).
Postcard from Corporal Neil S. Wright to Lt. Hubert Creekmore (undated)

Neil S. Wright and Hubert Creekmore

Postcard from Neil S. Wright to Hubert Creekmore in Jackson, Mississippi regarding their visit in Tucson, AZ and sending holiday wishes.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (30 November 1943)

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 the progress of World War II. He forwarded books from New Directions, Inc. and deposited a check from Ritchie Press. He discusses preparations for Christmas and Christmas shopping. Includes envelope.
Card from Charlotte to Hubert Creekmore (29 November 1943)

Charlotte and Hubert Creekmore

Christmas card written by Charlotte in Jackson, Mississippi, to Hubert Creekmore through the fleet post office in San Francisco, California. Includes: envelope.
Letter from Jessie to Mittie [Horton Creekmore?] (28 November 1943)

Jessie and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Jessie writes regarding personal matters and the progress of World War II.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (25 November 1943)

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 the progress of World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Ernest Hollis to Hubert Creekmore (22 November 1943)

Ernest Hollis and Hubert Creekmore

Hollis writes from San Francisco, California, to Creekmore in San Francisco, California through Victory Mail or V-Mail. He asks if Creekmore liked Hollis's review of Creekmore's book and expresses happiness at the holiday season. Includes envelope.
Letter from Lee Crowe to Hubert Creekmore (22 November 1943)

Lee Crowe and Hubert Creekmore

Crowe writes from Monterey, California, to Creekmore in San Francisco, California through Victory Mail or V-Mail. Crowe thanks Creekmore for the Christmas card and discusses his plans to go home to Nova Scotia for the holidays. Crowe says that he read Creekmore's book, The Stone Ants, and gave it to a friend, George Hinman, at the Presidio of Monterey. Crowe and a friend named Frank went to San Francisco, California, to hear Lotte Lehmann sing. Crowe comments on World War II news and asks if Creekmore is involved in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific Theatre. He says that Ballet Russe is in San Francisco to perform 'Red Poppy.' He plans to show Una Jeffers, wife to poet Robinson Jeffers, Creekmore's poetry. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (20 November 1943)

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 the progress of World War II. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (19 November 1943)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding local news, personal matters, and Eudora Welty's O. Henry writing prize. Includes envelope.
Letter from Marchy Lu to Mittie [Horton Creekmore?] (13 November 1943)

Mary Lu and Mittie Horton Creekmore

Mary Lu writes to Mittie about personal matters.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (13 November 1943)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding local news and personal matters. Includes envelope.
Letter from Wade H. Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (06 November 1943)

Wade H. Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Wade writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding personal matters. Wade discusses Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller's actions in World War II and a Newsweek article about him. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (05 November 1943)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding local news and personal matters and Eudora Welty's books. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (04 November 1943)

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 the progress of World War II.
Letter from Lehman Engel to Hubert Creekmore (30 October 1943)

Lehman Engel and Hubert Creekmore

Lehman Engel writes from Great Lakes, Illinois, to ask if Creekmore is in New Caledonia. He discusses experiences in World War II and imagines the ways that Creekmore’s experiences abroad must change him. In Illinois, Engel feels too far remote from the experiences of war. He describes writing musical compositions, which were reviewed in Poetry Magazine, for dancer Ruth Page. He states that he had concerts with Lily Pons, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, and [Paul?] Robeson. He will soon have concerts with Paul Draper, Larry Adler, Nathan Milstein, and Marian Claire. He discusses Stone Arts, Othello, and Parade Magazine. Includes envelope.
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (30 October 1943)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding local news and personal matters. Mittie discusses books coming in from New Directions, Inc. Includes envelope.
Letter from Hiram Hubert Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (28 October 1943)

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. He mentions that Mrs. Byars in Water Valley, Mississippi, has purchased Creekmore's recent book of poetry. Includes envelope.
Letter from Billy Simpson to Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty (26 October 1943)

Billy Simpson and Mittie Elizabeth Creekmore Welty

Simpson writes on Denver, Colorado, regional office letterhead for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. He tells Welty that Marion [V. Creekmore?] forwarded the Commercial Appeal's review of Hubert Creekmore's poetry. Simpson discusses his release from the Navy and the Army due to asthma. He sends well wishes to Hubert Creekmore and Hiram [Creekmore?].
Letter from Mittie Horton Creekmore to Hubert Creekmore (24 October 1943)

Mittie Horton Creekmore and Hubert Creekmore

Mittie writes from Jackson, Mississippi, to Creekmore via the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, California, regarding local news and personal matters. Mittie discusses books coming in from New Directions, Inc. Includes envelope.

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