Peggy Wayburn Explained

Peggy Wayburn
Birth Name:Cornelia Thomas Elliott
Birth Date:2 September 1917
Birth Place:New York City
Death Place:San Francisco
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    Children:3 daughters, 1 son

    Cornelia Elliott "Peggy" Wayburn (September 2, 1917 – March 21, 2002) was an American author, conservationist, and photographer.

    Personal life

    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. In 1945, she moved to San Francisco[7] 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[8] on September 12, 1947.[9]

    She died on March 21, 2002, in San Francisco[10] after having an abdominal disease for more than three years.[11] She was survived by three daughters, Diana Wayburn, Cynthia Wayburn, and Laurie Wayburn; one son, William Wayburn; and three grandchildren.[10]

    Bibliography

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Commire . Anne . Klezmer . Deborah . 2007 . Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women through the Ages . 978-0-7876-7677-3 . 1970 . Thomson Gale.
    2. Book: 1992 . Author and Environmental Advocate: Peggy Wayburn . 227489784 . Regional Oral History Office.
    3. News: September 17, 1939 . C. Elliott, Mr. Haslett To Be Wed . September 20, 2020 . . Newspapers.com.
    4. News: September 17, 1939 . Coming Events . September 20, 2020 . . Newspapers.com.
    5. Book: Columbia Alumni News . 31 . Alumni Council of Columbia University.
    6. News: September 28, 1947 . The Notebook . September 20, 2020 . . Newspapers.com.
    7. News: Kim . Ryan . March 28, 2002 . Peggy Wayburn -- author, conservationist . August 17, 2020 . San Francisco Chronicle.
    8. News: Thursby . Keith . March 8, 2010 . Edgar Wayburn dies at 103; longtime Sierra Club president helped double U.S. parkland . August 17, 2020 . Los Angeles Times.
    9. Book: 1974 . Contemporary Authors . 0-8103-0020-6 . 620 . 48 . Gale Research Company.
    10. News: Hymon . Steve . March 30, 2002 . Peggy Wayburn, 84; Author and Conservationist . August 16, 2020 . Los Angeles Times.
    11. News: March 28, 2002 . Obituaries in the News . August 17, 2020 . . San Francisco Chronicle.

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