Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 34)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 34)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.34

Scope and Content

Date range: July 1953–December 1953 Overview of contents: State Corporation Commission correspondence; correspondence with the Children of the American Revolution; insurance correspondence and documents; donation correspondence; Patrick Henry memorial coin bill correspondence; correspondence with and regarding Eugene Casey, mostly scheduling meetings; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding US Brewers Foundation; letter written by John D. Guthrie regarding breeding cows; and landscaping correspondence.

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 34

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

7/1953 - 12/1953

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.