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Luce, Celia

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914 - 2008

biographical statement

Celia Geneva Larsen Luce(1914- 2008); author, poet, educator in Utah.

Celia Geneva Larsen Luce was born December 3, 1914, in Provo, Utah. She was the daughter of Bent Franklin Larsen and Marthat Geneva Day Larsen. Celia earned a Normal Degree from BYU in 1936 and a B.S. in 1938. She taught elementary school in Bear River City, Utah (1936-37). She taught in Spring Lake, Utah (1938-1940). Durning World War II she taught in the Alpine School District. Celia was a writer and had many articles and poems published that were accompanied by Wilalrd's photographs. She died in 2008 and was buried in the Provo City cemetery.

Citation:
Willard Luce photography collection, Apr. 5, 2012 (Celia Geneva Larsen Luce; brith date; death date; marraige date; parents; school teacher dates and school districts; writer articles and poems published with Willard Luce's phtotographs).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Willard and Celia Luce collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6784
Abstract

Contains manuscripts, correspondence, drafts, and other papers relating to the works of Willard and Celia Luce. It also contains various other materials that include a Provo High yearbook, gifts from friends, etc.

Dates: 1929-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Willard and Celia Luce collection

Willard Luce photograph collection

 Collection — Folder 56: [Barcode: 31197233619623]
Identifier: MSS P 718
Scope and Contents

Contains over 29,000 items of color transparencies, 35mm and 7x7 cm. slides, black and white negatives and prints taken by Willard Ray Luce Jr. It also contains many original copies of magazine and newspaper articles where Willard Luce's writings and/or photogrpahs appeared. Most of the photographs are of the Western United States landscapes and wildlife which includes insects, animals, and plants. Also included are several books and manuscripts and a bibliography by Celia Luce.

Dates: 1950-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Willard Luce photograph collection

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