Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 29)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 29)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.29

Scope and Content

Date range: May 1951–June 1951 Overview of contents: Tax correspondence; correspondence regarding potential new foundation director; correspondence about Patrick Henry brochure; donation and fundraising correspondence; correspondence regarding annual May 29 foundation meeting, including RSVPs; list of foundation officers and executive committee; report on foundation’s finances; Robert Chamberlayne’s resignation from board; financial documents and correspondence; correspondence with Robert Meade, largely regarding funding publication of his upcoming Patrick Henry biography; insurance correspondence; Daughters of the American Revolution Patrick Henry article correspondence, as well as a draft of the article; correspondence with foundation’s printer regarding new US Department of Commerce order; letter with an update on the foundation’s activities; and stationery ordering correspondence.

Collection

Papers of James S. Easley (1885–1965)

Archive Details

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1945 - 12/1965

Archive Size/Extent

Six boxes

Archive Items Details

Title

Folder 29

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

5/1951 - 6/1951

Provenance

Notes

This collection encompasses the papers of James Stone Easley, the first president of the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation. The collection primarily includes correspondence between Easley and other individuals connected to Red Hill, as well as maps, brochures, meeting minutes, financial documents, contracts, newspaper clippings, and blueprints from the early years of the foundation and its efforts to reconstruct Red Hill. The papers in this collection, dating from 1945 to 1965, were donated to the foundation by Mr. Easley in 1965.