John Brenton Wolford

Background

Wolford, John Brenton was born on July 13, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thorp Lanier W. and Evelyn Regina Wolford.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, U. Louisville, 1979; Master of Arts with distinction, Indiana U., 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1992.

Career

Associate instructor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1982-1984; oral historian, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1983-1993; instructor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1984-1986; folklife slide archivist, Indiana U., 1988-1991; instructor, Indiana U.-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1993; assistant professor anthropology, U. Missouri, St. Louis, since 1993; fellow Center for Metropolitan Studies, U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1997-1998. Urban anthropologist Missouri History Society, St. Louis, since 1993. Consultant Kyiana Blues Society, Louisville, Kentucky, 1991.

Achievements

• John Brenton Wolford has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropologist, educator, folklorist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Grants review panelist Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, 1989-1991. Member of advisory board Missouri Folk Arts, Columbia, Missouri, since 1993. Member American Folklore Society, American Studies Association, American Anthropological Association, Missouri History Society, Organisation American Historians, Oral History Association, Pi Lambda Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, ping pong.

Connections

Married Mary Lewis Walters, May 24, 1980. Children: George Walters, Charles Sumner.

Father:

Thorp Lanier W. Wolford

Mother:

Evelyn Regina Wolford

Spouse:

Mary Lewis Walters

child:

Charles Sumner Wolford

child:

George Walters Wolford