Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 72)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 72)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.72

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1965–October 1965 Overview of contents: Financial correspondence regarding stocks from Eugene Casey and reconstruction costs; correspondence with Mabel Bellwood regarding her compensation and reimbursements for expenses meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence and remarks from the foundation’s presentation of a gavel to Hampden-Sydney College, as well as newspaper clipping of an article about the event; correspondence between Eugene Casey and Lucy Williams regarding designing an entrance to Red Hill; annual May 29 foundation meeting correspondence; correspondence regarding making Red Hill a national park; document describing and listing the Stamp Act Resolves; correspondence between Stanhope Johnson and Eugene Casey regarding the highway at Red Hill; letter from Stanhope Johnson to contractor T. M. Sweeney discussing unfinished reconstruction work; correspondence discussing additions to curator’s residence, including floorplan of bedroom; and an invitation to a conference on natural beauty in Virginia from Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr.

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 72

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1965 - 10/1965

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.