Charles Rodes Collection, Circa 1900-1965

Extent:: 1 Hollinger Box
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: The Charles Rodes Jr. Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Scope and content:: The Charles Rodes Collection contains photographs of Charles G. Rodes, his friends and family. The collection also comprises postcards collected by the family and feature Charles Rodes, Jr., Rodes Hotel, and the Rodes residence.
Biographical / historical:: Charles G. Rodes, Sr. (1874-1967) was a seed merchant and farmer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was born on October 12, 1874 in West Virginia and had ten siblings. He married Mozelle Rodes (1876-1955) and moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Rodes had one son, Charles G. Rodes, Jr. (1903-1985) who worked in real estate and owned the Rodes Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. In 1925, Charles Rodes, Sr. travelled with fifty-two of his extended family members on a cross-country trip to California and the Western coast.
Processing information:: The Charles Rodes Jr. Collection received file level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
Arrangement:: The Charles Rodes Collection is organized into two series: Series I. Photographs, and Series II. Postcards.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Families -- Florida -- Broward County
Hotels--Florida--Fort Lauderdale
Dwellings -- Florida -- Fort Lauderdale
High schools -- Florida -- Broward County
Fort Lauderdale High School
Group portraits
Photographs
Postcards
Names:: Rodes, Charles G., Jr., 1903-1985
Rodes, Charles G., Sr., 1874-1967
Places:: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)

Access and use

Preferred citation:: The Charles Rodes Jr. Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.

Location of this collection:: Broward County Historical Archives

Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library

100 S. Andrews Avenue

Fort Lauderdale

FL

33301

USA