Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 22)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 22)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.22

Scope and Content

Date range: November 1949–December 1949 Overview of contents: Correspondence and documents regarding unpaid bills and accounts; correspondence regarding mortgage agreement with Lynchburg Trust and Savings Bank; correspondence regarding state appropriations; correspondence with Virginia Travel Council; correspondence with Virginia State Chamber of Commerce about article on Patrick Henry biography volumes; correspondence with St. John's Episcopal Church; correspondence with George Ed Britton about his pay; November 29, 1949 American Law Institute newsletter; December 14 executive committee meeting correspondence; correspondence with Virginia Museum of Fine Arts regarding location of Patrick Henry relics; correspondence regarding potential boys’ home, especially with Ralph Bellwood; and correspondence regarding General George C. Marshall.

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 22

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

11/1949 - 12/1949

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.