Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 3)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 3)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.3

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1946–March 1946 Overview of contents: Photostatic copy of Patrick Henry image; coats of arms for three different families; fundraising correspondence; February 1946 American Motorist magazine article; auditing documents; correspondence about annual Board of Trustees meeting and dinner; Red Hill property management and land use correspondence and documents; school fundraiser documents; and campaign publicity materials booklet.

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 3

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1946 - 3/1946

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.