Joseph E Creer letters
Scope and Contents
Contains letters written by Joseph E Creer while he was serving in the United States Navy during WWII, stationed in Panama. The letters are addressed to his wife, Florence. Materials are dated from 1940 to 1945.
Dates
- 1940-1945
Creator
- Creer, Joseph E, 1921-2011 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph E Creer was born on August 30, 1921, in Lake Shore, Utah to William Robert Creer and Ann Elizabeth Youd. After graduating high school in 1939, he worked on farms, attended college, and got married to his high school sweetheart, Florence Ruth Nielsen. They married July 7, 1942, and together they had five children. The family moved to California so Joseph could work for Lockheed Aircraft. He was drafted into World War II and joined the Navy, where he was stationed in Panama. After the war, he continued to work in the sheet-metal industry, creating Creer Sheet Metal and Creer Industrial Park. Joseph passed away November 8, 2011, in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Extent
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Robin Creer Martin, granddaughter of Joseph E Creer, in 2021.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Robin Creer Martin, granddaughter of Joseph E Creer; 2021.
Appraisal
Veterans History Collection Development Policy, 2016.
Processing Information
Processed; James Krzymowski and Jaymon Roan; January 2022.
- Creer, Florence, 1922-2015 -- Correspondence
- Creer, Joseph E, 1921-2011 -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Naval officers
- Navies -- Officers -- Correspondence
- Panama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
- Title
- Register of Joseph E Creer letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jaymon Roan
- Date
- 2022 January 25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States