Autobiography: Robert C. Wiles, 1976
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at
Indiana University Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities Division of
Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
TitleAutobiography: Robert C. Wiles, 1976
Project No.
ohrc011
Interviews
1 interview.
Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
This project consists of one interview with Robert C. Wiles, who
discusses his life and experiences, especially with regard to the community in
Bloomington, Indiana. He shares his memories of his military experiences prior
to World War I, his educational experiences at Indiana University, and his work
experiences at his family's drug store. In addition, he speaks of the character
and quality of life in the first third of the twentieth century.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains one interview, lasting ninety-five minutes. The interview consists of one reel and a typed transcript,
as well as collateral materials.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of
History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of
twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
Wiles, Robert C.
November 18,
1976
Call Number
76-062
Physical Description
40 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 95 minutes; no index;
interviewee's obituary
Interviewer
Barrows, Robert G.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Robert C. Wiles, born on November 19, 1896, discusses his
military experiences in the National Guard on the Mexican border in response to
Pancho Villa's activities. He speaks of attending Indiana University, of
Bloomington's economy during the Great Depression, and his work at the family
business, Wiles Drug Store. In addition, he comments on his 1926 trip around
the world, on which he met his future wife.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Indiana National Guard
- Indiana University
- Sarkes-Tarzian Incorporated
- Showers Brothers Furniture Company
- Wiles Drug Store
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Geographic Names
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Egypt
- Mexico
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Personal Names
- Funsten, Fred
- Henel, Cora B.
- Lindley, Ernest Hiram
- Pershing, John J. "Blackjack"
- Villa, Pancho
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Subjects
- drug store inventory
- Great Depression
- local industry
- local physicians
- machine guns
- patriotism
- radio
- railroad travel
- soda fountains
- World War I
