Wambaugh, Sarah, 1882-1955

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An instructor in history and government, and an expert in international affairs, Wambaugh was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Eugene and Betty Wambaugh, and earned degrees from Radcliffe College (A.B. 1902, A.M. 1917). She was an advisor to the Peruvian government for the Tacna-Arica Plebiscite (1925-1926), to the Saar Plebiscite Commission (1934-35), to the American observers of the Greek national elections (1945-1946) and to the U.N. Plebiscite Commission to Jamma and Kashmir (1949), among others. She was also a consultant to the director of the enemy branch of the Foreign Economic Administration (1940-1945). She received the Order of the Sun (Peru) and the Knight Cross, First Class, of the Austrian Order of Merit as well as honorary degrees from Columbia University, Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve, and Tufts University.

  • 1882: Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of Eugene and Betty Wambaugh
  • 1902: A.B. Radcliffe College
  • 1917: A.M. Radcliffe College in International Law and Political Science
  • 1920: Joined membership of the secretariat of the League of Nations
  • 1925 - 1926 : Advisor to the Peruvian government for the Tacna-Arica Plebiscite
  • 1934 - 1935 : Technical advisor and deputy member of the Saar Plebiscite Commission, appointed by the League of Nations
  • 1940 - 1945 : Consultant to the director of the enemy branch of the Foreign Economic Administration
  • 1945 - 1946 : Technical advisor to the 600 American observers of the Greek national elections
  • 1949: Served as an advisor with theUnited Nations Plebiscite Commission of Jammu and Kashmir
  • 1955: Died, November 12 in Cambridge, Massachusetts

From the guide to the Papers of Sarah Wambaugh, 1919-1948, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Papers of Grace A. Johnson in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1840-1952 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Woman's rights collection, 1853-1958 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn League of Women Voters (Cambridge, Mass.). Records, 1916-ca.1976 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Woman's rights collection, 1853-1958 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Wambaugh, Sarah, 1882-1955. Papers, 1902-1949 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Wambaugh, Sarah, 1882-1955. Collection of documents related to plebiscites, 1919-1942 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Cabot Hall book of gifts: scrapbook, 1937 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Papers of Sarah Wambaugh, 1919-1948 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Laidlaw, Harriet Burton, 1873-1949. Papers, 1851-1958 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Sage Colleges. Archives. Honorary degree recipient for 1938, Sarah Wambaugh. The Sage Colleges Libraries
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correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
correspondedWith Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886- person
associatedWith Johnson, Grace A., 1871-1952. person
associatedWith Laidlaw, H. B. (Harriet Burton), b. 1874. person
associatedWith League of Women Voters of Cambridge corporateBody
associatedWith Radcliffe College corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Saarbrücken 09 DE
Cambridge MA US
Sopron 09 HU
Lima LMA PE
Opole 75 PL
Cincinnati OH US
Subject
International relations
Plebiscite
Self-determination, National
Occupation
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Person

Birth 1882-03-06

Death 1955-11-12

Female

Americans

English

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