Peggy Wayburn
Born Cornelia Thomas Elliott(1917-09-02 ) September 2, 1917New York City Died March 21, 2002(2002-03-21) (aged 84)San Francisco Spouse Children 3 daughters, 1 son
Cornelia Elliott "Peggy " Wayburn (September 2, 1917 – March 21, 2002) was an American author, conservationist, and photographer.
She was born Cornelia Thomas Elliott on September 2, 1917, in New York City [ 1] to Thomas Ketchin Elliott, Jr. and Cornelia Ligon Elliott.[ 2] She graduated from Emma Willard School .[ 3] On September 23, 1939, she married John W. Haslett,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] changing her name to Cornelia Elliott Haslett.[ 6] In 1942, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard College .[ 7] In 1945, she moved to San Francisco [ 8] to work as a copywriter for J. Walter Thompson .[ 2] In 1946, she met Edgar Arthur Wayburn . Cornelia and Edgar went hiking on Mount Tamalpais for their first date, and they married less than six months later[ 9] on September 12, 1947.[ 10]
She died on March 21, 2002, in San Francisco[ 11] after having an abdominal disease for more than three years.[ 12] She was survived by three daughters, Diana Wayburn, Cynthia Wayburn, and Laurie Wayburn ; one son, William Wayburn; and three grandchildren.[ 11]
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^ a b Author and Environmental Advocate: Peggy Wayburn (PDF) . Regional Oral History Office. 1992. OCLC 227489784 .
^ a b "C. Elliott, Mr. Haslett To Be Wed" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle . September 17, 1939. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Coming Events" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle . September 17, 1939. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Columbia Alumni News . Vol. 31. Alumni Council of Columbia University.
^ "The Notebook" . San Francisco Examiner . September 28, 1947. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 2002 Congressional Record , Vol. 148, Page E483 (April 10, 2002)
^ Kim, Ryan (March 28, 2002). "Peggy Wayburn -- author, conservationist" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved August 17, 2020 .
^ Thursby, Keith (March 8, 2010). "Edgar Wayburn dies at 103; longtime Sierra Club president helped double U.S. parkland" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 17, 2020 .
^ Contemporary Authors . Vol. 48. Gale Research Company . 1974. p. 620. ISBN 0-8103-0020-6 .
^ a b Hymon, Steve (March 30, 2002). "Peggy Wayburn, 84; Author and Conservationist" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 16, 2020 .
^ "Obituaries in the News" . San Francisco Chronicle . Associated Press . March 28, 2002. Retrieved August 17, 2020 .
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