TIAA CREF MUTUAL FUND, 497, 1997-09-30

TIAA CREF MUTUAL FUND
497, 1997-09-30

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[TIAA-CREF LOGO] MUTUAL FUNDS
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                                   SUPPLEMENT
                            DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                    TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997
                         FOR THE TIAA-CREF MUTUAL FUNDS

See "Fund Managers", pages 29-30 of the Prospectus:

     Jeffrey  Siegel has  succeeded  Scott Evans as manager of the Growth Equity
Fund and Mr.  Evans has  assumed  the  position  of  manager  of all  investment
activities for Teachers Advisors, Inc. and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, Inc.
Mr. Siegel is a Managing Director of Teachers  Advisors.  He joined TIAA-CREF in
1988. Mr. Siegel is also  responsible  for managing the  investments of the CREF
Growth Account and the CREF Global Equities Account.