Summary Information
Joseph V. Quarles, Jr., Papers
1837-1911
- Quarles, Joseph V., 1843-1911
Wis Mss TG
1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Joseph V. Quarles, Jr., a Wisconsin lawyer and Republican politician who served as assemblyman, 1879; state senator, 1880-1881; United States senator, 1889-1905; and United States district judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin, 1905-1911. Included are drafts and notes for articles and speeches, 1864-1911, and correspondence with family and friends, 1860-1868, written while he was a student at the University of Michigan and as a lieutenant serving in the 39th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Also included is correspondence, 1837-1843, of Quarles' father, Joseph V. Quarles, Sr., concerning land matters and early settlement conditions in Kenosha; exchanges, 1844-1849, between the elder Quarles and his wife Caroline Bullen Quarles while he was away from home; and deeds and other papers pertaining to Quarles family land holdings.
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Biography/History
| 1843, December 16 |
Born in Kenosha
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| 1862-1864 |
Student at University of Michigan
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| 1864 |
First lieutenant, Co. C., 39th Wisconsin Infantry
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| 1866 |
A.B., University of Michigan
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| 1868 |
Admitted to the Wisconsin Bar
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| 1868-1875 |
Partner in Head & Quarles law firm, Kenosha
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| 1868-1874? |
District attorney, Kenosha
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| 1876 |
Mayor of Kenosha
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| 1879 |
Member of Wisconsin Assembly
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| 1880-1881 |
Member of Wisconsin Senate
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| circa 1882 |
Moved to Racine
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| 1888 |
Moved to Milwaukee
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| 1888 |
Member of Quarles, Spence, & Quarles law firm
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| 1899-1905 |
Member of U.S. Senate
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| 1905-1911 |
Judge, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Wisconsin
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| 1911 |
Died at home in Milwaukee and buried in Kenosha
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Scope and Content Note
The Joseph V. Quarles, Jr., Papers consist primarily of two groups of material: speeches and correspondence. They do not provide complete documentation of Quarles' long involvement with Republican politics in Wisconsin, although they are nevertheless of considerable research interest.
The speeches section consists of notes and drafts for articles and speeches which date from his days as a student at the University of Michigan until the year of his death.
The correspondence includes exchanges between Quarles and his parents and his Kenosha friends while he was a student and during his service in the 39th Wisconsin Infantry. Although Quarles did not enlist until 1864, the family letters are of considerable interest for they include in addition to many comments on family life and university student concerns, numerous references to the war, the politics of the period, and the difficulty of his position as a student while others his age were fighting. Among his youthful correspondents were Charles D. Dana and Edward H. Durkee. Although Quarles did not see much actual combat, his Civil War letters include interesting comments on a raid on Memphis by Nathan Bedford Forrest and on the freedmen in the Union Army. Also in the collection is a file of letters (and typewritten transcripts), 1837-1843, from Joseph V. Quarles, Sr. concerning land sales and the early settlement of Southport (later Kenosha); deeds and other legal papers concerning Quarles family land holdings; and exchanges mainly concerning illnesses between the elder Quarles and his wife Caroline Bullen Quarles, 1844-1849, while he was away from home.
Earlier descriptions of the Quarles Papers refer to an 1896 diary of Carrie S. Quarles; this was not found in the collection in 1986.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Joseph V. Quarles, May 1, 1936; Mrs. W. C. Quarles, Milwaukee, July, 1959, and Mrs Edwin B. Coddington, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1978. Accession Number: M78-624
Processed by Carolyn J. Mattern, 1986.
Contents List
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Biographical clippings
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Speeches and notes
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Box
1
Folder
2-6
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1864-1903
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Box
2
Folder
1-3
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1904-1911, undated
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Correspondence
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Box
2
Folder
4
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1837-1842, Joseph V. Quarles, Sr.
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Box
2
Folder
5
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1844-1849, Joseph V. Quarles, Sr. and Caroline B. Quarles
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Box
2
Folder
6-8
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1860-1868, Joseph V. Quarles, Jr.
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Box
3
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Quarles family land records
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