Wolford, Charles Robert
Diaries, 1916-1949

Charles Robert "Bob" Wolford was born January 16, 1898. He attended Birmingham-Southern College and married Mary Garner in 1921. The couple had two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Wolford worked at various establishments selling clothing, and in 1940 became manager of Bond Clothing Company on Third Avenue, North in Birmingham. Wolford retired in the 1960s.

Sources:

Polk’s Birmingham City Directory. Birmingham: R.L. Polk & Company, 1926, 1935, 1941, 1970.

This collection contains 24 handwritten diaries, clippings, photographs and other miscellaneous documents. The diaries begin in 1916 and provide insight into the life of a white middle-class family in the 20^th century American South. In the diaries Wolford discusses school and work, family, his reading, and events of the day including the Great Depression and World War II. The last diary entry is dated September 12, 1949.

File level guide available in the Archives.

Birmingham-Southern College.
Clothing trade.
Diaries.
Family -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
Wolford, Charles Robert.

Collection Number: 753

Size: 3 linear feet (7 boxes)

Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions. Do not photocopy bound volumes.

JB/RA/6-27-01