Dorothy Weyer Creigh

Dorothy Weyer Creigh
Weyer (later Creigh), from the 1940 yearbook of Hastings College
Born
Dorothy Weyer

(1921-12-04)December 4, 1921
Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 1982(1982-01-02) (aged 60)
Hastings, Nebraska, U.S.
OccupationsWriter, editor, local historian

Dorothy Weyer Creigh (December 4, 1921 – January 2, 1982) was a writer who specialized in the history of Nebraska. She is listed by Lincoln City Libraries as a significant Nebraska author.[1]

Early life and education

Weyer was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Frank Elmer Weyer and Mabelle Carey Weyer. Her father was a college dean.[2][3] She graduated from Hastings College in 1942,[4] and earned a master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[1] Her younger sister Phyllis Weyer Garriss was a composer and violin teacher.[5]

Career

Creigh worked as a reporter in Virginia,[2] and went to China in 1946,[6] as a reports officer and economic analyst for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.[7][8] Back in Hastings after she married, she was garden editor for the local newspaper, and editor of the Hastings College Alumni Quarterly. She was director and founder of the Adams County Historical Society, and served on the board of directors of the Nebraska Arts Council.[1] She was elected to a seat on the State Board of Education.[9]

Creigh was chosen to write the story of Nebraska that was published by W.W. Norton as part of their 50-state series to mark the United States Bicentennial in 1976.[10] She won the Mari Sandoz Award from the Nebraska Library Association in 1981.[1] She won two awards from the American Association for State and Local History.[2] "I think I have always been interested in history, not just a series of dates and presidential sequences and the monarchy, but people," she explained in 1977.[9] She spoke to local audiences about her work.[11][12]

Publications

  • Bellevue College, 1880–1919 (1962)
  • Adams County, the People, 1872–1972 (1971)[13]
  • Adams County, a Story of the Great Plains (1972)[14]
  • Tales from the Prairie (1973, 3 vol.)[15]
  • A Primer for Local History Societies (1976)[16]
  • Nebraska: A Bicentennial History (1977)[17][18]
  • "Old Movies: A Source for Local History Programs" (1977)[19]
  • "Ethnic Groups" (1978, two parts)[20][21]
  • Nebraska: Where Dreams Grow (1980)
  • "Lincoln in 1880" (1980)[22]

Personal life

Weyer married Thomas Creigh Jr., an energy company executive, in 1948.[23] They had four children. She died in 1982, in Hastings, at the age of 60.[1][24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dorothy Weyer Creigh". Nebraska Authors. Lincoln City Libraries. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. 1 2 3 Johnson, Loretta Turner (Spring 1983). "Dorothy Weyer Creigh: A Legacy of Mari Sandoz" (PDF). Platte Valley Review. 11 (1): 5–12.
  3. ↑ "New Collegian Editor Follows Father's steps". The Collegian. 1940-01-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Halsey, Weyer Win Awards". The Collegian. 1939-06-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Moss, Kirk (August 2010). "A Conversation with Phyllis Garriss: ASTA's First "Corresponding Secretary"". American String Teacher. 60 (3): 60–61. doi:10.1177/000313131006000306. ISSN 0003-1313.
  6. ↑ "Dorothy Weyer to UN Relief Post". The Collegian. 1946-05-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Dorothy Weyer Returning to U.S." The Hastings Daily Tribune. 1947-11-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Dorothy Weyer Tells of UNRRA". The Hastings Daily Tribune. 1948-01-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  9. 1 2 Kennedy, Jack (1977-09-14). "Hastings dynamo Dorothy Creigh pauses to unveil her history of state". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 41. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  10. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (1977). Nebraska: A Bicentennial History. New York City: W.W. Norton.
  11. ↑ "Dorothy Creigh will speak today at WCU meeting". The Superior Express. 1981-05-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Dorothy Weyer Tells Baptists About China". The Hastings Daily Tribune. 1948-02-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (1971). Adams County: the People, 1872-1972. Adams County-Hastings Centennial Commission.
  14. ↑ Socolofsky, Homer E. (1974). "Review of Adams County". The Journal of American History. 60 (4): 1144–1145. doi:10.2307/1901074. ISSN 0021-8723.
  15. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy W. (1996). Tales from the Prairie. Adams County Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-934858-06-9.
  16. ↑ McArthur, Seonaid (1977). "Review of A Primer for Local Historical Societies; Researching, Writing and Publishing Local History". California Historical Quarterly. 56 (1): 89–89. doi:10.2307/25157694. ISSN 0097-6059.
  17. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (1977-09-17). Nebraska: A History. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24377-2.
  18. ↑ Olson, James C. (1978). "Review of Nebraska: A Bicentennial History". The Western Historical Quarterly. 9 (3): 352–353. doi:10.2307/966931. ISSN 0043-3810.
  19. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (1977). "Old Movies: A source of local history programs". History News. 32 (10): 265–276. ISSN 0363-7492.
  20. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (September 1978). "Ethnic Groups: Part One Research for the Local Society". History News. 33 (9): 203–210. ISSN 0363-7492.
  21. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (October 1978). "Ethnic Groups: Part Two Activities for the Local Society". History News. 33 (10): 227–232. ISSN 0363-7492.
  22. ↑ Creigh, Dorothy Weyer (1980-01-05). "Lincoln in 1880". The Grand Island Independent. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Dorothy Weyer to be July Bride of Thomas Creigh". The Hastings Daily Tribune. 1948-06-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-05-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ Pizer, Laurence R. (1982). "Dorothy Weyer Creigh, 1922-1982". History News. 37 (4): 7–7. ISSN 0363-7492.
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