Oltmans, Sarah Clarke, 1889-1991

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Sarah Clarke Oltmans, missionary with the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (1915-1934 and 1940-1954), engaged in educational work in Japan (1915-1934, 1940-1941, and 1947-1953) and Lebanon (1945-1947).

In January 1934, Clarke resigned from the Board of Foreign Missions in order to marry Rev. Dr. Albert Oltmans (1854-1939) of the Reformed Church in America. They lived in Japan, and she continued to teach occasional English classes at Meiji Gakuin in Tokyo. After her husband died, she was reappointed by the Board in January 1940 and assigned to the Japan Mission.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1889-1991. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 77122725

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Lebanon
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Birth 1889

Death 1991

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