Luchs, Evelyn Mae Coulter (1903 July 15-1994 March 16)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 July 15 - 1994 March 16

Biographical Note

Evelyn Mae Coutler Luchs (1903-1994) was the daughter of Charles Clifford Coulter and Lottie Mae (Hugus) Coulter. She was one of six children. During her life she was a magazine columnist, the first woman appointed to the Board of Trustees of Ohio University, and wife of Fred Luchs, a prominent Presbyterian minister in Athens, Ohio.

A 1921 graduate of Stuebenville High School in Stuebenville, Ohio, Luchs was Valedictorian of her class as well as class treasurer and active in the debate team and associate editor of the yearbook. She later went on to attend Ohio University and received her graduate degree in education at the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York in 1931. Shortly there after in 1933 she married Fred Luchs, a young minister. The couple adopted four children ages 4-8 in 1943. With her new family in her house, Evelyn Luchs wrote magazine columns about their adoption and family life experiences. In 1948, Evelyn was named "First Lady of the Year" by the Athens chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, and in 1950, she was appointed the First Woman Trustee at Ohio University.

Fred and Evelyn retired in Athens, Ohio where Fred died on May 20, 1993 at age 89, and Evelyn died March 16, 1994 at age 90.

Gender

  • Females

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Evelyn Luchs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0300
Abstract

The Evelyn Luchs Collection documents EL's life from her teen years through the time of her death. EL was a magazine columnist and the first woman appointed to the Board of Trustees of Ohio University.

Dates:1904-2000s

Luchs family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0110
Abstract

The collection contains the personal papers of Fred and Evelyn Luchs including sermons, photographs, memory books, diaries, newspaper articles and letters.

Dates:circa 1920-2007