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).
For more information about use and permissions, please consult the Hubert Creekmore Collection Introduction.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (03 July 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his visit with Frank Lyell; Bill Smith's recent trip to Jackson, Mississippi; Charlotte Capers; visit with Stark Young; meeting with a book collector; a recent party at the Schaffner's.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (20 June 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: recent visitors to New York, including Frank Lyell; attendance at a poetry reading by Marianne Moore; Walter [Edge]; and update about Lehman Engel.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (31 May 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his recent visit to Vermont with Bill and Barbara Smith; Eudora Welty and William Faulkner at the American Academy of Arts and Letters ceremony; recent call from Walter Edge; news about Creekmore's British publisher and Jay Laughlin printing his Provencal poems; Creekmore's receipt of the announcement about Elizabeth Welty's graduation. Includes envelope.
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Newspaper clipping, "In the Twenties Authors First-Named One Another" (14 May 1962)
Hubert Creekmore
A clipped newspaper article, "In the Twenties Authors First-Named One Another," by Hubert Creekmore for the New York Times. This article discusses a work entitled, "Between Friends," about the life and work of James Branch Cabell. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (03 May 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update about his book review for the New York Times; royalties for his anthology of medieval poetry and its use at Millsaps College; other potential translation work; Creekmore's diet; the suicide of David Hainer; call from Joe Parsons; the return of the Schaffner's from Florida trip; Eudora Welty at Smith College; Barbara Howes and Bill Smith in Vermont. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (19 April 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on the office and John Schaffner's Florida trip; Creekmore's New York Times book review; update about Elizabeth and Stephens; Eudora Welty and possible visit; Creekmore's Easter holiday plans. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (08 April 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on his book review for the New York Times; a recent farewell party for author Elisabeth Mann Borgese; recital of Ben Weber''s music; recent weekend in Southampton with the Schaffner's; dentist appointment; attendance at the opera "Lucia" and the performance of Anna Moffo; revival of musical "The Golden Apple;" surprise meeting with former University of Mississippi classmate Virginia Arrington in New York.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (28 March 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on his translation of Juvenal; his work on the story contest; a new book review for the New York Times; income tax; doctors appointments; upcoming cocktail party at Lehman Engel's home; Celeste Orkin; "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" show; attendance at the "Oh Dad, Poor Dad," show with Lowell Cady; house party in the country with the Schaffner's; illness of Ed Creekmore. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (16 March 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on the revisions to his Latin translation; request from the New York Times for another book review; Creekmore's participation as a judge for the Esquire-Bantam Books contest; recent shipment of silver and china from Jackson; upcoming visit from Lowell Cady and Creekmore's interest in photographs of his apartment; no updates from Chuck Shrader; attendance at the National Book Awards ceremony with John Schaffner; dinner with Perdita Schaffner and update about Ezra Pound; lunch with Bill Smith; Eudora's visit with the Smiths and a reading at Williams College. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (07 March 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the recent news about Elizbeth as Isolde in the Carnival Ball; visit with Barbara Howes and her reading; lunch with Nash Burger of the New York Times; attendance at the Antiques Show with Joe Morris and Jerry Dale; visit with Eudora Welty and performance of Martha Graham; update on Creekmore's health and recent doctors appointment; Lehman Engel's new show and the accompanying party for his family. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (24 February 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: weather and family news updates; the death of Mrs. Wooldridge; Dolly Wells, Ruth, Lowell Cady, Eudora Welty; Creekmore's Latin translation; John Schaffner's invitation to the country; Creekmore's interest in a china platter and suggestions for shipping it from Jackson to New York; Elizabeth and the Carnival Ball; Perdita Schaffner's trip to Europe; going through her mother's possessions in Switzerland. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (02 February 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: recent party given by Babette Deutsch; upcoming dinner visit with Eudora, Dolly, and Ruth; attendance at performance of the Boston Symphony; Perdita's voyage on the Queen Mary; Bryher; H.D.; insurance plan; family news; receipt of the Latin translation manuscript from the editor. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 January 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update from the doctor about his health; a party at the home of John and Perdita Schaffner; meeting Lotte Lenya at the party; dinner with Jerry Dale; Creekmore's translation work. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (19 January 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the recent birthday money; update on his birthday celebrations; Phoenix Theatre production of "Who'll Save the Plowboy;" recent attendance at the "Marriage of Figaro;" a party at John and Perdita Schaffner; cocktail party given by the fiction editor of Cosmopolitan magazine; dinner party for Perdita's adopted father, Kenneth Macpherson; update on recent doctor's visit. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (13 January 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: recent visit with John Robinson and Dolly Wells; visit from John and Perdita Schaffner to Creekmore's new apartment; invitation to the new play "Ross" from Joe Morris; visit with Jerry Dale; upcoming doctor's appointment; insurance from the broken vase; taxes for house. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 January 1962)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: sending thank you for recent gifts; some damage to shipments from Jackson to New York; updates about the New Year holiday with the Schaffner family; Helen Greenwood meeting; recent decorations to apartment. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (10 November 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: enclosed clippings from the New York Times Book Review; Nash Burger's response to Creekmore's letter; Eudora Welty's visit to New York; Creekmore's dinner with Lehman Engel, Eudora Welty, Diarmuid Russell, and Martha Graham; Eudora Welty's photograph of Elizabeth [Welty?]; visit from Bill Middlebrooks; John and Perdita Schaffner; attendance at Irma La Douce musical; Creekmore's health; travel plans for Christmas holiday; Latin translation submission; update about Creekmore's apartment decorations. Includes envelope and newspaper clippings, "Letters to the Editor." The New York Times Book Review.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (03 November 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: update on the Shaffner literary agency office move; his mother's health; Eudora Welty's visit in New York and upcoming dinner with Lehman Engel; visit from Bill Middlebrooks; decorations for Creekmore's apartment; burial service for H.D. in Bethlehem, PA; letter from the author of a book Creekmore reviewed for the New York Times. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (28 October 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York city to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his completion of the Latin translation of Juvenal project; letters sent in response to his recent book review, including one from the book's author; enclosed clippings honoring the late poet H.D.; a recent family memorial service in Bethlehem, PA for H.D.; John and Perdita Schaffner and H.D.; Creekmore's views about nuclear war; upcoming visit from Eudora Welty and dinner with Lehman Engel; upcoming office move; mother's health. Includes news clipping from the New York Times Book Review pages devoted to the life and work of H.D. following the poet's death, and envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (21 October 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: recent news from Jackson, Mississippi; Creekmore's book review in the New York Times and his request for other commissions; update on his Juvenal translation work; flu shots; the upcoming move of the office to a new space; Major's transfer from Baltimore; a recent visit from an English artist and author; attendance at a performance of Douglas Moore's "The Wings of the Dove"; traffic in New York City. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (09 October 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the New York Times enclosed newspaper clipping, "Poet and Disciple", containing his recent book review of Eustace Mullins' This Difficult Individual, Ezra Pound; recent weekend trip with John Schaffner and sons; office move; attendance at Ballet Theatre's performance of "Etudes"; dental issues. Includes newspaper clipping and envelope. Newspaper clipping.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 September 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's recent letter; update on Creekmore's translation of Juvenal; recent visit from Eudora Welty and "Welsh author"; dinner/event with Welty, John Schaffner, and Dolly [Wells]; death of H.D. and Perdita's plans; funeral arrangements and burial; attendance at a preview of Noel Coward's musical, "Sail Away" with Jerry Dale. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 September 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his recent letter from mother and family news; the recent hurricane; update on the Schaffner family; attendance at a performance of the play "Elektra" and the operetta "Pirates of Penzance"; time off from work to complete the Juvenal translation; Eudora Welty's upcoming visit after Yaddo. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (15 September 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the change of seasons in New York City; a recent ballet performance; Creekmore's overall health and Frank [Lyell's] "exaggerations"; Creekmore's book review in the New York Times; Chuck [Shrader's] move to Chicago; postponement of vacation; work on the Juvenal translation; search for new office space; update about the Schaffner family; upcoming dinner with Lehman Engel and his autobiography. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (07 September 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update about his recent doctor's appointment; the hot weather in New York City; and the search for new office space. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 August 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the redecoration of his new apartment; Creekmore's health update and diet; recent dinner with Lehman Engel; possibility of the Schaffner Literary Agency representing Engel's new book; Schaffner's trip to Southampton; Creekmore's work on the Juvenal translation; update about his vacation plans.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 August 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's recent letter and news from Mississippi; Frank [Lyell?] recent visit to New York and trip home; their attendance at a performance of "Midsummer Night's Dream" in Central Park; Creekmore's work cleaning the marble mantel in his new apartment; completion and editing of his book review for the New York Times and his hope for additional reviews; his work on the Juvenal translation; John Schaffner's search for new office space.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (24 July 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: family health updates; news about the new apartment and changes; lack of news from the police regarding the recent robbery and recovery of Creekmore's belongings; Gene's [?] condition; Frank [Lyell?] arrival in New York City; John and Perdita's visit to see son at camp on Lake George; dinner at La Fonda del Sol restaurant with Frank; visit with Rex Moody, his wife, and Jimmy Davant; attendance with Frank at several plays in Greenwich Village; decision to delay his vacation until the fall. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 July 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the recent robbery in his apartment and list of items stolen; Lehman Engel's manuscript and request for Creekmore to offer suggestions; dinner with Lehman and the baritone John Reardon; John and Perdita Schaffner's decision not to enlarge their home; John Schaffner's search for new office space; Frank's [Lyell?] impending visit.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (10 July 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update about his recent trip with the Smiths to Vermont and the Fourth of July festivities; his mother's trip to Dallas to see family; an update on Creekmore's health; a recent call from Lehman Engel; news about Judge Lyell and writing to Frank Lyell; Lehman's manuscript of his autobiography; Creekmore's reading of Engel's manuscript; Creekmore's work on a book review for the New York Times about Ezra Pound. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 June 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: Creekmore's recent apartment move; his upcoming trip to Vermont with the Smiths; his recent doctor's appointment and health update. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (10 June 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his trip to the country with John Schaffner and son; Perdita Schaffner's mother, H.D.'s recent stroke and prognosis; Perdita's resulting trip to Switzerland to be with H.D.; his upcoming apartment move and new decorations; royalties from the World Poetry anthology; his current writing about being in the David Belasco play, "Mima" in 1928 for submission to a new Playboy publication, Show Business Illustrated; his mother's recent doctor's appointment in Oxford, Mississippi; his strict diet and struggles with salt; his hope that his mother could soon travel to visit his new apartment.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 May 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: thanking his mother for her recent letter and news clippings; news about the Civil Rights Movement and segregation in Mississippi; his mother's recent trip to Oxford, Mississippi; news that Creekmore is moving to a new apartment closer to work.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 May 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: sending well-wishes for Mother's Day; update on Creekmore's health and recent cold; attendance at an Italian movie, "L'Avventura"; dinner with Jerry Dale. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (03 May 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on his health and good news; concern over his mother's health issues; a recent letter from "Jimmy W." and news of friends; a possible visit from Major; Dolly Wells; submission of a portion of his Latin translation and his work on the remainder of the project; his work on a possible story submission for Show Business Illustrated; possible story about his experiences with Belasco in "Mima;" his recent dinner with Lowell [Cady] and his play; visit from the mother of Joe Morris. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (19 April 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: thanking her for recent clippings she sent to him; his recent attendance at the opera "Turandot"; a Robert Frost program; a trip to the country with John and Perdita Schaffner; his health and upcoming doctor's appointment; his apartment search; a recent call from Major.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (04 April 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his encouraging doctor's visit and amendments to diet; concern over his mother's health; a recent performance of Hamlet; an upcoming opera performance and difficulties with tickets; Easter day snowy weather.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 March 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
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.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (10 March 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: an update on Creekmore's health and recent doctor's visits; his ongoing search for a new apartment; a recent party hosted by a publisher and an upcoming event hosted by the National Book Awards; his attendance at the New York flower show; his recent dinner with Eudora Welty; upcoming party at Lehman Engel's home and another event for author Elizabeth Spencer; his work on the Latin translation; and his hope to find more time to work on revisions to his novel. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (28 February 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the update and photographs sent by his mother about Lehman Engel's recent performance in Mississippi; Creekmore's story in Escapade; update about recent doctor's appointment; update about his apartment; letter from Frank [Lyell] mentioning Eudora Welty's upcoming trip to New York; Creekmore's work on his Latin translation; dinner with Jerry Dale and literary party event; weather in New York. Includes envelope and newspaper clipping from The New York Times entitled, "Moscow Sentences a Don Juan Who Had a List of 521 Women." Annotated by Creekmore.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 February 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: clippings sent by his mother about the recent Carnival Ball; update about Creekmore's health and upcoming doctor's appointment; his search for a new apartment; recent letter from Frank [Lyell] about Judge Lyell's declining health; Creekmore's story in Escapade and interest in submitting it to the Alfred Hitchcock television show; recent letter from Wade [Creekmore]. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 February 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: the recent winter weather in New York; Creekmore's improving health and changes to diet; update about Judge Lyell and admittance to a nursing home; communication with Frank [Lyell]; party at the Griolier Society to commemorate a new exhibition; dinner with John Schaffner and friends; Perdita Schaffner; Creekmore's recent story in Escapade. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 January 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's health; winter weather in New York; the death of Charlotte Caper's mother; Eudora Welty and the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy; Schaffner family looking for a larger living space; Hubert's recent doctor's appointment and diagnosis of heart condition; changes to his diet and lifestyle. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (17 January 1961)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his recent birthday present from his mother; recent visit to Vermont to stay with Bill and Barbara Smith; Bill Smith's performance in a Max Beerbohm play at Williams College; Creekmore's work on his Latin translation and another Spanish translation; potential expansion of the Schaffner's house; news about the birth of Wade and Betsy Creekmore's baby; a recent call from David and Steve; taxes for the house. Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (16 December 1960)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his travel plans to Mississippi for the holiday; clippings sent by his mother about the opera; budgeting for the holidays and shopping in New York; winter weather; attendance at the musical "Camelot;" attendance at a preview of Lucille Ball's "Wildcat" with Jerry Dale; upcoming performance of "Invitation to a March;" Schaffner's holiday plans; recent communication from Ella about the holidays. Includes envelope.
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Greeting Card from Chuck Shrader to Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 December 1960)
Chuck Shrader and Mittie Horton Creekmore
The exterior of the card features artwork by Pablo Ramirez and the interior message reads, "With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Includes envelope.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (28 November 1960)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: his mother's health; activities at work and in society; rejection of an outline of his article about St Martin by Holiday Magazine; Perdita Schaffner's recent trip to California; Creekmore's recent trip to the country with John Schaffner and his sons; Thanksgiving dinner with Bob and Lorraine Wilbur; attempts to sell his manuscripts, as well as his Ezra Pound collection; holiday travel plans and costs; sales of his medieval anthology; recent call from Betsy Creekmore from Knoxville; the printing status of Creekmore's works; Bill and Katherine Middlebrooks.
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Letter from Hubert Creekmore to Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 November 1960)
Hubert Creekmore and Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a recent visit with Eudora Welty and Ruth Forbes; conversation with Eudora Welty and their attendance at a performance of "Fiorello;" cocktails with Eudora Welty, Jean Stafford, A.J. Liebling (New Yorker), Howard Miss (New Yorker); office cocktail parties; Creekmore's visit with his former editor at Random House; meeting with an editor at the New American Library, who was also a Mississippian; meeting with an editor at Holiday magazine; Creekmore's recommendation of Charlotte C. [possibly Charlotte Capers] to Holiday; election returns; a social event hosted by John Schaffner for a departing author; a visit to the country with John Schaffner and his sons; Perdita Schaffner's trip to California to visit Lotte Lenya and others in the "Three Penny Opera;" Perdita's mother, Bryher; update on Creekmore's translation work; Creekmore's advice for Bill Beavers about collecting first editions of William Faulkner's novels; Gotham Book Mart and Frances Steloff; House of Books and Mrs. Louis Cohn; publisher of Eudora Welty's private editions. Includes newspaper clipping of article, "On the Air" by Bob Williams and envelope. The article addresses the recent television coverage of the U.S. Presidential election and mentions Creekmore's Faith.