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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Robert Morris and Lucy Teater Creech were both alumni of Eastern, so this collection consists of materials from their years at Eastern as well as activities they were involved in as alumni. These include information Eastern's Gold Star Men, the Class of 1939, and the marching band.
Collection Historical Note
Lucy Teater was born on December 4th, 1915 in Richmond, KY. Her parents were Buford and May Scott Teater. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1939 and was a teacher in the Bourbon County Schools for a time. She married Robert Morris Creech, a 1937 Eastern alum and they had four children. Mrs. Creech died on May 1st, 2016 at 100 years of age in Satellite Beach, Florida and was buried in the Richmond Kentucky Cemetery with her husband.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Gurany, Betty Creech (daughter of Lucy)
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1: Photographs, Certificates, Ephemera],
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Folder 2: Scrapbook],
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- Folder 1: Photographs, Certificates, Ephemera
- Barcode: 31234013928005
- Item 1: Eastern's Gold Star Men
- This paper includes a list of Eastern men who were killed in World War II and their home addresses.
- Item 2: Class of 1939
- This includes 4 pages of names and addresses of members of the Class of 1939.
- Item 3: Class of 1939 Reunion Photograph
- A photo of the Class of 1939 in front of the Keen Johnson Building. Includes (l-r) (Row 1)Martha H. Browne, Helen Schorle Sandford, Mollie R. Henderson, Doris Burgess Hayek; (Row 2) Lucy Teater Creech, Mae Baumgardner Hutcheson, Jane Case Wright, Lucy Wallace Finzer, Mabel Masters Williams, Rose Michelle McCawley Clarkson; (Row 3) Mary Agnes Bohn Moore, Frances M. Collins, Hazel C. Swartz, Wilson Durr, Ted C. Gilbert; (Row 4) Richman Collins, Homer W. Ramsey; (Row 5) Carl E. Moore, Thomas J. Black, Jr., Jack Merlino, Joe Elder, Shoff O. Daugherty, Hiram Brock, Jr., and Fred M. Mayes.
- Item 4: Class of 1939 Reunion Photograph
- A photo of the Class of 1939 in front of the Keen Johnson Building. Includes (l-r) (Row 1) Pearl Stephenson Manning, Jane Case Wright; (Row 2) Hiram Brock, Jr., T.J. Black, Charles L. Stafford, Ted C. Gilbert, James Myers Hart
- Item 5: Bob's Class Reunion
- A group of alumni in the Keen Johnson Building.
- Item 6: Alumni Reception and Awards Banquet, 1989
- A booklet that includes details about the 1989 Alumni Reception and Awards Banquet.
- Item 7: Alumni Band Booklet, 1974
- Roster of bandmembers from 1925 to 1974, including instrument played, address, family members, education, and present employment. A brief history of the band is also included.
- Item 8: Eastern Kentucky University Certificate
- A certificate for Lucy Teater Creech of the Class of 1939 on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of her graduation.
- Item 9: Eastern Kentucky University Certificate
- A certificate for Lucy Teater Creech of the Class of 1939 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of her graduation.
- Folder 2: Scrapbook
- Barcode: 31234013928013
- Item 1: Morris Creech Scrapbook
- The scrapbook is full of newspaper clippings of articles written by Morris Crech from the 1920s though the 1940s. They are mostly articles written for the Eastern Progress, but also include some written for a newspaper in Benham, KY, as well as other articles that were of interest to the creator.
