Background
Cole, Barbara Todd was born on December 26, 1912 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Cameron and Mary Barkley (Miller) Todd.
Cole, Barbara Todd was born on December 26, 1912 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Cameron and Mary Barkley (Miller) Todd.
Graduate, Park School, Buffalo student, Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago.
Decorator, Carson Pirie Scott, Chicago, 1930-1932; bookseller, Evangelical Presbyterian Judd Bookseller, New Haven, 1933-1939; with acquisition department, Yale University Library., New Haven, 1939-1942; director Chicago office, Army Map Svc., Washington, 1942-1945; bookseller, owner, John Cole's Book Shop, La Jolla, California, since 1946.
Board of directors La Jolla Museum Art, La Jolla History Society, Friends of the Library., University of California San Diego, Athenaeum, La Jolla. Member American Booksellers Association, San Diego Booksellers Association, Southern California Booksellers Association, Athenaeum Art and Music Library., San Diego Museum Contemporary Art, San Diego Museum, numerous others.
Married John Allen Cole, October 9, 1943 (deceased). Children: Charles Allen, Susan Hale Cole Oliver.