Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 52)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 52)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.52

Scope and Content

Date range: October 1959–December 1959 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding and a copy of a review of Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography; correspondence regarding furnishing Red Hill; correspondence with Mabel Bellwood about the state of the property; correspondence regarding things that need to be done at Red Hill, mostly with Stanhope Johnson; correspondence regarding the removal of a slave quarter from Red Hill; correspondence from boys’ home campaign director regarding Patrick Henry submarine; correspondence with the Daughters of the American Revolution about their resolution; correspondence with Guggenheim Memorial Foundation regarding Robert Meade; copies of reviews written by Carl Bridenbaugh; correspondence regarding painting a portrait of Eugene Casey; correspondence and documents regarding criticisms of Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography; correspondence to Michael Francis Doyle regarding foundation updates, largely its acquisition of Peter Rothermel’s Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses painting; financial correspondence pertaining to “Williamsburg affair”; correspondence with and regarding Colonial Williamsburg and its involvement in the Meade biography controversy; correspondence and documents regarding Caravati lawsuit; and number of visitors to Red Hill each month of 1959.

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 52

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

10/1959 - 12/1959

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.