Catering Staff Coffee Shop
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Catering Staff Coffee Shop
Identifier
VHJ0013
Depiction
Group of four women, wearing white coats, pictured at the door of a building. Posters are visible in the windows of the building.
Description
This is a group of four women who comprised the catering staff of the university coffee shop. The coffee shop was located in a former sports pavilion on campus, and from its establishment in 1952/53 was the only place on campus where refreshments could be purchased. Second from right, at rear, is Mrs. Creaven, affectionately known to generations of students as 'Ma Creaven' managed the coffee shop with her team from its opening until her retirement in 1975. On her retirement the running of the coffee shop was taken over by Peggy Jordan, and it became known as 'Peggy's'. Apart from Mrs. Creaven the other women in the photo are unidentified.
People
Mrs. Anne Creaven ('Ma Creaven') second from right.
Three other women, dressed in white coats (unidentified)
Three other women, dressed in white coats (unidentified)
References
Personal interview conducted by Jackie Uí Chionna with Mrs. Susan Courtney, daughter of Mrs. Creaven, as part of The University in Living Memory Project.
Uí Chionna, J., An Oral History of University College Galway 1930-1980: A University in Living Memory, Four Courts Press Dublin, 2019.
Contributor
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1950s
Category
b&w
small group
informal
outdoors
small group
informal
outdoors
Keywords
coffee shop
catering staff
Mrs. Creaven
posters
catering staff
Mrs. Creaven
posters
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/