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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 1 Collection or Record:

Willard Luce photographs of landscapes, 1960-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 718 Series 5
Scope and Contents

This series contains color transparancies, 35mm slides, 7x7 cm slides and black and white prints taken by Willard Luce.. The series contains images of landscapes including deserts, mountians, bodies of water and national parks.The landscapes inclued all seasons of the year representing the Western United States and take up the bulk of the collection. Many of the landscapes were used in books and articles publishes by Willard Luce.

Dates: 1960-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 718, Willard Luce photograph collection

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  • Subject: Landscape photography X

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