The Clifton R. Wharton Sr. series contains newspaper clipping and photographs related to his career in the Foreign Service. There is also material about Wharton’s U.S. Postal Service Distinguished American Diplomats series stamp including speech by his son, stamps and first day covers and photographs. There is a small amount of personal materials. There is also a small amount of correspondence to Clifton Wharton Jr. offering condolences about the death of Clifton Wharton Sr.