Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Hubert Creekmore collection on Ezra Pound
Date (inclusive): 1914-1961, undated
Date (bulk): 1939-1940
Collection Number: MS 262
Creator:
Creekmore, Hubert, 1907-1966
Extent:
3.5 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection is primarily comprised of correspondence, notes, and other material regarding Ezra Pound's interactions with
Hubert Creekmore and other individuals during the mid-twentieth century. Included are notes pertaining to the books
Translations of Ezra Pound and
The Cantos by Ezra Pound as well as a selection of Pound's personal items such as a visiting card and travel ticket. Additionally, this
collection includes advance uncorrected proofs (hand-annotated by T.S. Elliot), galley proofs, and other material regarding
This Difficult Individual, Ezra Pound by Eustace Mullins.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Hubert Creekmore collection on Ezra Pound (MS 262). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
The Hubert Creekmore collection on Ezra Pound was acquired in 1966.
Processing History
Processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, Archives Assistant, 2009.
Biographical Note
Hubert Creekmore was born on January 16, 1907 in Water Valley, Mississippi. At a young age Creekmore developed an interest
in writing poems and stories. This interest continued to develop over the years through education. In 1927, he graduated from
the University of Mississippi and would later receive a Masters degree in American Literature from Columbia University. Creekmore's
first volume of poetry,
Personal Sun, was published in 1940. Soon thereafter he joined the United States Navy and served in World War II from 1942-1945. His passion
for writing continued and he was able to write his second volume of poetry,
The Stone Ants, while stationed in the Pacific. After World War II he worked as an editor, free-lance writer, teacher, lecturer, and translator
before eventually returning to writing full time. In 1946, his first novel,
The Fingers of Night, was published followed by two more novels in subsequent years. Hubert Creekmore died on May 23, 1966 in New York.
Ezra Pound was an American poet, critic, and intellectual. He was born on October 30, 1885 in Hailey, Idaho and died November
1, 1972 in Venice, Italy.
Eustace Mullins is an American author and biographer. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1923.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection is primarily comprised of correspondence, notes, and other material regarding Ezra Pound's interactions with
Hubert Creekmore and other individuals during the mid-twentieth century. Included are notes pertaining to the books
Translations of Ezra Pound and
The Cantos by Ezra Pound as well as a selection of Pound's personal items such as a visiting card and travel ticket. Additionally, this
collection includes advance uncorrected proofs (hand-annotated by T.S. Elliot), galley proofs, and other material regarding
This Difficult Individual, Ezra Pound by Eustace Mullins.
The item level descriptions for some of the material in this collection were created, in-part, using the information present
on the original enclosures used to house the collection. These enclosures have been preserved as a reference tool for researchers
and are included at the end of corresponding folders.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Ezra Pound correspondence, notes, and other material, 1914-1947, undated
- Series 2.
This Difficult Individual, Ezra Pound proofs and other material, 1961, undated
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Mullins, Eustace, 1923-2010
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Galley proofs
Notes
Proofs (printed matter)