Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 47)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 47)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.47

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1958–December 1958 Overview of contents: Request for funding for Red Hill; correspondence with and regarding the Colonial Dames of North America and future reconstruction at Red Hill; correspondence with and regarding the Old Dominion Foundation; State Corporation Committee correspondence; financial correspondence; correspondence regarding furnishing Red Hill and landscaping; newspaper clippings of articles related to Patrick Henry’s 222nd birthday celebration at Red Hill; transfer of checks from boys’ home to the foundation; correspondence with Jessie Ball duPont regarding the status of the foundation and Red Hill; list of leftover materials from reconstructions; and correspondence regarding the Ella Miller Endowment Fund.

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 47

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1958 - 12/1958

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.