2010 was awarded the Smith College Medal. She was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2013. Personal life Thomas is married to Peter B. Hirtle, an archivist. They have two sons. References External links Cornell's University Librarians: Sarah Thomas Full text of doctoral thesis via Oxford Research Archive American librarians Bodley's Librarians American women librarians Harvard University librarians Members of the American Philosophical Society People associated with the Bodleian Library American women academics Cornell University faculty Smith College alumni Simmons University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Williamsburg, Massachusetts Academic librarians 21st-century American women