Dorothy Weyer Creigh
American historian
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| Intro | American historian | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| was | Historian | ||||
| Work field | Social science | ||||
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| Birth | 1921 | ||||
| Death | 2 January 1982Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA (aged 61 years) | ||||
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Dorothy Weyer Creigh (born 12/4/21, Hastings, Nebraska; died 1/2/82, Hastings) was a historian who specialized in the history of Nebraska. She is listed by Lincoln City Libraries as a significant Nebraska author.
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 of 1976. She won the Mari Sandoz Award from the Nebraska Library Association in 1981.