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Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (31 May 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (31 May 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: receiving a package from home; sending an outline of his TV play to the William Morris Agency; Memorial Day museum visit with composer Ben Weber; visits with Eudora and story about her experience onstage; and mentions Lehman Engel. Includes envelope with several holograph annotations on front and back.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 May 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 May 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: sadness over Jimmy leaving New York after his visit; Eudora Welty staying in the Algonquin and their travels to the theatre; a meeting with Gore Vidal and possible job opportunity; potential interview with Florence Britton; mentions seeing Lucy Crockett and the film version of her book, "The Proud and the Profane;" dinner with John and Perdita; concern over a possible teaching opportunity at Smith College; request for some personal possessions; John Schaffner's offer for Hubert to stay at his home during the …
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (30 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: their work with word puzzles; the arrival of Eudora Welty and her mother to New York City; a recent dinner with author Elizabeth Spencer; the departure of Mary Louise Aswell from her position at Readers' Digest and the possibilty of a job there; the upcoming party of Margaret Ingraham Wright; meeting with several Yaddo friends, including Clifford Wright; the story about Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. Includes envelope.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: health of neighbor and Walter Andrews Welty; Creekmore's discouragement over job propsects with Dell and the New American Library; his interest in continuing the Southern Anthology work; the word puzzle contests; dinner with Elizabeth Spencer and her work at Harpers Magazine; and upcoming visits with family. Includes evelope.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (25 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes a short note from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding their efforts on word puzzles, with lists of various words which they questioned.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (18 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (18 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: mutual love for word puzzles; the fall and injury of a neighbor; the consideration of his TV script by the Alcoa-Goodyear program; call from the J. Walter Thompson Agency about a meeting and possible job; request for mother to send all of his stories from Jackson; financial award from the National Arts & Letters Academy; John Wheelock; and Lehman Engle and the Wide Wide World TV program. Includes envelope.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (12 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: real-estate markets in New York and Jackson; family members; possible position in the story department of MGM; interest in his work Fingers of the Night; introduction by James Laughlin to the J. Walter Thompson Agency; possibilty of a monetary award from the Academy of Arts & Letters and John Wheelock's support; request for mother to send his story, "Three Worlds."
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (05 April 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: various discussions with TV network employees about possible writing work; progress on his second playscript; mentions the help of Lehman Engel, as well as the possibility of translation work for the New American Library.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. He writes of his job search, as well as a recent reading of his poetry at the home of Mrs. Sharp. He writes of a recent meeting with agent, Carol Brandt, to discuss possible projects and his novel. He references feedback from John Schaffner about his book. Hubert had dinner with Lehman Engel and also mentiones a "show plane" coming in April which features The Ponder Heart and other Mississippi plays. He asks after Walter [Walter Welty] and mentions the housing market.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (22 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters, including: a job request from the Better Speech Bureau; a possible position at the New York Public Library as Editor of Publications; revising and re-reading his novel for a potential paperback edition; a TV play and Mrs. Brandt as agent; contacting John Schaffner, as well as family updates. Envelope included.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (14 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert is still out of work but is chasing down some leads with Atlantic Monthly Press and the Bollingen Foundation. He finished his television script and heard positive feed back on his novel from John Schaffner. Hubert had dinner with Lehman.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 March 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert is happy in his new apartment. He is working on a television script based upon "Chain in the Heart." He met with Vangard Press and is planning on getting in touch with Bollingen Foundation Pantheon Books and Publishers Weekly about possible work. Hubert was asked by the editors of the Hudson Review to read at a gala event. There is no money in it but possible connections could be made. Envelope enclosed.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (26 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert has a new apartment and a new address. He's sharing with two other men. Dave McDowell from Random House might have a job for Hubert with a large printing company. Dolly and Ruth had a party for Eudora; Eudora's agent, Diarmuid Russell, Nash Burger, Jacq Wiseman, Wyatt Cooper, Brown Furlow, and Margaret Ingrahm were all in attendance.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (20 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (20 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert covers the events of the opening of Eudora's play "The Ponder Heart." In attendance for the festivities were Emmett and Mary Vaughey, Mary Lou Ashwell, Lehman Engel, Diarmuid Russell, William Maxwell, Ben Wasson, Eileen McGrath, David and Peggy Rockerfeller, David Wayne, Sarah Marshall, Harry Crumpson, Johanna Roos, Patricia Neal, and Roald Dahl. Hubert also met with Professor Lind, from Kansas, regarding Hubert's Latin translations and the possiblity of lecturing in Kansas. He also went to the opera with Leonard Lyons. Hubert continues …
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (17 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (17 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert writes that he enclosed the tax receipts on the house. He reports that the project for the Welsh Poetry Book has fallen through. Frank [Taylor?] left for Puerto Rico and Hubert went to the fair on Saturday. John and Perdita Schaffner are traveling to London as well. Envelope Included.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (06 February 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert has no good news to report concerning work or housing. Hubert will continue to look in Greenwich Village because of its convient location. He had dinner with Dolly Wells and is looking forward to Eudora's arrival in New York. Hubert met with James Laughlin about work without success. He also turned down a job annotating for the American Bible Society.
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (27 January 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Letter From Hubert Creekmore To Mittie Horton Creekmore (27 January 1956), Hubert Creekmore, Mittie Horton Creekmore
Hubert Creekmore Collection
Hubert writes from New York City to his mother in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding personal and professional matters. Hubert is living in a hotel but is looking for an apartment and steady work. Hubert saw Lehman Engel's new opera, "The Soldier." Engel may be able to help Hubert with a television writing job. Dolly Wells introduced Hubert to Gladys Vanderbilt, who is interested in comissioning a biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Hubert met with his editor, Mr Reynal, who is interested in his Southern Anthology idea. Hubert is working on getting tickets to Eudora's play "The Happy Heart."