Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 33)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 33)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.33

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1953–June 1953 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography and Guggenheim grant application; tax correspondence with US Treasury Department; Patrick Henry memorial coin bill correspondence; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood; correspondence with the Colonial Dames of America; correspondence from the Virginia Travel Council; insurance correspondence; correspondence regarding Michie Tavern’s connection to Patrick Henry, including brochure of the tavern; correspondence with and about the Virginia Historical Society; State Corporation Commission correspondence; annual June 23 foundation meeting correspondence; letter from Elizabeth Kerper to Stanhope Johnson about Red Hill; donation correspondence; and correspondence regarding the boys’ home brochure, as well as a copy of the brochure.

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 33

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1953 - 6/1953

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.