Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 12)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 12)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.12

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1948–March 1948 Overview of contents: John Guthrie’s Red Hill Property Account receipt book, 1945-1948; correspondence with and regarding Patrick Henry biographer Jacob Axelrad; correspondence regarding foundation case book, including history of Patrick Henry by Robert Meade; correspondence regarding transfer of water and riparian rights to Pacific Mills, mostly with Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company; Red Hill property management and land use correspondence; correspondence regarding Virginia General Assembly membership; Red Hill property management and land use correspondence; financial correspondence; Virginia Senate resolution establishing Patrick Henry week in 1949, as well as correspondence regarding the resolution and a potential US Senate resolution; correspondence regarding appropriation sought from Virginia General Assembly; February 10, 1948 Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper clipping; correspondence mentioning Caravati issue; mortgage correspondence; correspondence concerning The Iron Worker periodical; correspondence with Frank Gaines, president of Washington and Lee University; correspondence regarding Esso Road News article; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry biographical project, specifically a film; and correspondence with Robert Meade.

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 12

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1948 - 3/1948

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.