Papers of James. S. Easley (Folder 19)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James. S. Easley (Folder 19)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.19

Scope and Content

Date range: March 1949–April 1949 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding National Patrick Henry Week, especially with US senators; correspondence with and regarding Robert Meade; correspondence with and regarding Oliver Carmichael, president of the Carnegie Foundation visiting Red Hill; correspondence with S. H. Ferebee, especially regarding the Sons of the American Revolution; correspondence regarding moving foundation’s office; Extension of Remarks of Clarence J. Brown in US House of Representatives on Red Hill restoration; US Senate joint resolution authorizing president to proclaim National Patrick Henry Week 1949; donation and fundraising correspondence; commemorative Patrick Henry stamp correspondence; foundation finance committee correspondence; Virginia lawyers campaign correspondence and documents, including a national expansion of the campaign; correspondence regarding article in “Country Lawyer” column about Red Hill, as well as a clipping of the article; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence from Warner Bros. about Patrick Henry biographical film; correspondence with Jacob Axelrad; and correspondence with Callom B. Jones.

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 19

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

3/1949 - 4/1949

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.