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Ardelia Ripley Hall
Ardelia Ripley Hall (1899–1979) was a cultural affairs officer at the United States Department of State from 1946 to 1964, where she specialized in post-World War II restitution of Nazi-looted art.
Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, she attended Smith College and Columbia University for her bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively.
In 1945, Hall was appointed as the Consultant in the Division of Cultural Cooperation for Japan and Korea, acting as a liaison between Roberts Commission and the Monuments,
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