Celesta Lowe
Celesta Lowe | |
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 Lowe in 1965 | |
| Born | Celesta Adelaid Lisle 1917 |
| Died | December 9, 2004 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | writer and librarian |
| Children | 4, including Janet Lowe |
Celesta Lowe (née Lisle) (1917-2004) was an American historian, columnist and librarian. She was the first director of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas library's special collections.
Lowe was born in Nevada in 1917.[1] Lowe's mother, Celestia A. Lisle, was born in Payson, Utah, and married John Quincy Lisle in 1907.[2] Lowe moved with her family to California as a child and graduated from El Monte High School in 1934.[3] She married David Walker "Deke" Lowe in Nevada in 1935 and the couple went on to own and operate the Goodsprings Hotel.[3] Together they had several children, including author Janet Lowe.[4][5]
Lowe founded the Southern Nevada Historical Society in 1959 with Maryellen Vallier Sadovich.[6] In 1961 Lowe was appointed as a library technician at the southern division of the University of Nevada.[7] She had previously worked at the Nevada State Library Department.[7] Lowe was named the head of the UNLV special collections department when it was founded in 1967.[3]
In addition to her work at the UNLV, Lowe wrote for numerous magazines including Desert Magazine, Nevada Highways, and Westways.[5] She also authored two long-running columns - Echoes from the Archives" and "Southwestern Bookshelf" - for the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Lowe died December 9, 2004, in Henderson, Nevada, at the age of 87.[5] In 2007 was named to the Roll of Honour of the Nevada's Women's History Project.[8] The Celeste Lowe papers are held by the UNLV's Special Collections and Archives.[9]
References
- ^ "Lowe, Celesta, 1917-2004". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Lisle, Celesta A., 1888-1981". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Historian Lowe, member of pioneer family, dies". lasvegassun.com. 14 December 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Janet Lowe Obituary (2020) - San Diego, Ca, CA - San Diego Union-Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Celesta Lowe Obituary (2004) - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Review-Journal". Legacy.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Memorial service Friday for longtime Nevada historian". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Regents Approve New Posts". Nevada State Journal. 28 February 1961. p. 6.
- ^ "Roll of Honor – Nevada Women's History Project". nevadawomen.org. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Celesta Lowe Papers". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
External links
- "An Interview With CELESTA LISLE LOWE" (PDF). Nye County Town History Project. 1988. Retrieved 15 December 2022.