PUBLIC "-//Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society//TEXT (US::vicahi::vicahi00049::Lawrence R. Quarles Family Collection)//EN" "vicahi00049.xml" Lawrence R. Quarles Family Collection, 1917-1974 MS 686 © 2023 By Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by , June 2023 Description is in English Lawrence R. Quarles Family Collection, 1917-1974 A Collection in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society MS 686

Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society. All rights reserved. 2023 Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Descriptive Summary Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Lawrence R. Quarles Family Collection, 1917-1974 MS 686 Archive Room Shelves 1 folder . English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Gloves required for photographs.

Preferred Citation

Lawrence R. Quarles Family Collection, MS 686, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Unknown

Biographical/Historical Information

The Quarles family have been prominent members of Albemarle County and surrounding counties since the 1700s. A branch of Priddy's Creek is named Quarles Creek. Family members of owned hundreds of acres at Priddy's Creek, Rock Hall, Mechunk, and Buck Island. Modern prominent family members include Dr. Lawrence R. Quarles who was the Dean of Engineering at the University of Virginia.

Scope and Content

This collection includes photographs and ephemera from the Quarles family. The photographs have been digitized and are available online at https://albemarlehistory.org/quarles-family-collection-photographs/

 Arrangement

Chronological

F1: School Certificates

F2: Professional Activities of Dr. Lawrence R. Quarles

F3: Greeting Cards

F4: Photographs

F5: Ephemera

 Index Terms Persons: Quarles, Lawrence Reginald Quarles, Dean Quarles, Margaret Le Sueur Family Names: Quarles family Subjects: Diplomas Quarles, Lawrence R. -- (Lawrence Reginald) -- 1908-1987 -- Photographs