Creedy, John A., 1919-

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Birth 1919

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John A. Creedy was born in England in 1919. When Creedy was eleven, he and his family immigrated to the United States where they settled in Chapel Hill, N.C. Creedy entered the University of North Carolina in 1935, where he studied economics and edited "The Carolina Magazine." In June 1939, he founded "The Union Advocate" in Durham, N.C., a weekly that provided educational features about labor, many of which were obtained either from national publications of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) or the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and documented trade union news. In 1940, he joined the staff of the "Durham Morning Herald" as a reporter, farm editor, and book review editor. After World War II, he worked chiefly in public relations for airlines and other transportation services.

From the description of John A. Creedy papers, 1939-1945. WorldCat record id: 137294026

9 June 1919 Born in England Circa 1930 Immigrated to the United States 1935 Enrolled at the University of North Carolina where he studied economics and edited The Carolina Magazine December 1938 Married Brooks Spivey June 1939 Founded The Union Advocate, a weekly union newspaper Winter 1940 Began working for the Durham Morning Herald as a reporter, farm editor, and book review editor (won the North Carolina State Press Award for best feature story in early 1940s) September 1941 Joined staff of the British Supply Council in Washington, D.C. June 1942 Became a United States citizen; joined the United States Army and was assigned to the Signal Corps 1943 Joined the Office of Strategic Services and was stationed in London, England, in October 1945 Returned to the United States in September; discharged from the United States Army in October 1946 Joined public relations staff at Pan-American World Airways 1950s Served as public relations director for Pan-American World Airways 1957 Joined staff of Anna Rosenberg Associates, a management consulting firm 1964 Became vice-president for public relations of Air Transport Association in Washington, D.C. September 1967 Returned to New York to become president of Water Transport Association January 1984 Retired to Vermont

Information provided by Brooks S. Creedy, December 2006.

From the guide to the John A. Creedy Papers, 1939-1940, 1945, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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  • Agriculture
  • Editors
  • Farm life
  • Journalists
  • Labor unions
  • Labor unions and mass media
  • Tobacco

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  • North Carolina (as recorded)
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