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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.
| Interviewee: | Wiles, Robert C. |
| Call number: | 76-062 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | November 18, 1976 |
| Physical Description: | 40 pp.; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 95 minutes; no index; interviewee's obituary |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Barrows, Robert G. |
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.
Indiana National Guard
Indiana University
Sarkes-Tarzian Incorporated
Showers Brothers Furniture Company
Wiles Drug Store
Funsten, Fred
Henel, Cora B.
Lindley, Ernest Hiram
Pershing, John J. "Blackjack"
Villa, Pancho
Bloomington, Indiana
Egypt
Mexico
Great Depression
World War I
drug store inventory
local industry
local physicians
machine guns
patriotism
radio
railroad travel
soda fountains