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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 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

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