Rice, Ruth Diana Miller, 1920-2015
Dates
- Existence: 1920 - 2015
Biographical History
Ruth Diana Miller Rice (1920-2015) was a bacteriologist, pianist, and ballet dancer who was married to Leonard W. Rice.
Ruth Diana Miller was born in Healdsburg, California in 1920. Her family moved to Provo, Utah in 1924. After graduating from high school Ruth attended BYU, earning a degree in Bacteriology with a minor in Botany. Ruth worked as a medical technician at Utah Valley Hospital and taught hundreds of young dancers at her own ballet studio. While attending BYU, she married Leonard W. Rice. Ruth and Leonard had two children (Michael Cutler and Julia Ellen) and were married for forty-five years until Leonard's death in Salem, Oregon in 1986. Ruth died in September, 2015 and was laid to rest beside Leonard in Salem.
Citation:
UPB files, Sept. 16, 2016 (Leonard worked as Dean of Humanities at BYU and President of the Oregon College of Education)Legacy.com, Sept. 16, 2016 (Ruth Diana Miller Rice; b. 1920 in Calif.; moved to Provo, UT in 1924; graduated with degrees in Bacteriology and Botany; worked at Utah Valley Hospital and her own private ballet company; d. 2015)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Leonard W. Rice letters
Contains photographs of Rice during his time serving in the Army, an introduction of his life written by his wife Ruth including his childhood in Wyoming, his college experience as a student and faculty member, and his experience in the Army. In addition, it includes a collection of letters Leonard wrote to his family from January 1944-December 1945 transcribed digitally into Word documents.