Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

Visual materials may require special handling.

Preferred Citation

George Lewis Carr Collection (SC 0124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Materials were anonymously delivered to the Loudoun County Public Library.

Alternative Form Available

None

Accruals

2016.0055

Processing Information

Processed by Ben Tayloe, 9 December 2016

Historical Information

George Lewis Carr (1921-2009) was a native of Leesburg, VA. The oldest child of John Lewis Carr (1898-1964) and Mary Louise Atwell (1900-1962), Carr also had a sister and brother, Mary Ellen Carr (1922-2014) and John Calhoun Carr (1925-1999). On 7 August 1942.George Lewis Carr enlisted in the United States Navy He served as an Aviation Radioman Third-Class and was honorably discharged on 22 September 1944. Carr went to work for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, commonly known as C&P Telephone. On 10 March 2009, the Town of Leesburg passed a Resolution of Respect to honor Carr for his long career with C&P Telephone and for his active involvement in the Izaac Walton League. Carr is buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg, VA along with his parents, his wife Patsy Dillon Carr (1927-2015), and a son, Mark Lewis Carr (1955-1982).

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a photograph of Carr in his naval uniform and a second photograph of him standing with T.A. Daniels, also a native of Leesburg and a Loudoun Game Warden. On 22 January 1943 Carr received a certificate for completion of the Navy Radioman Third Class course, which is included in the collection.

Related Material

Loudoun County Virginia Military Separation Notices 1918-1995 (M004), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Carr Family Papers (SC 0008), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; The Nanon Carr Collection, 1940-1970 (M055), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Carr, Joseph Julian. "Carr Family of Loudoun County, Virginia." Falls Church, VA, 1992; Ashe, Walter Carr. "The John Calhoun Carr and Dora Gott Carr families in Loudoun County, Virginia and Poolseville, Maryland", Lynchburg, VA, 2000; Family File 455 (Carr), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA; Family File 628 (Carr), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

The George Lewis Carr Collection (SC 0124), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Leesburg High School (Leesburg, Va.). 1941. The Ketoctin. Leesburg, Va: Students of Leesburg High School.

Town Council of Leesburg, Minutes, 10 March 2009.

Other Finding Aid

PastPerfect

Technical Requirements

None