Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 8)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 8)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.8

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1947–February 1947 Overview of contents: Correspondence with several firms about representing the foundation; insurance correspondence; donation and fundraising correspondence; newspaper editorial correspondence; correspondence concerning foundation’s future plans; Patrick Henry memorial coin fundraising campaign correspondence; tax exemption correspondence; Red Hill property management and land use correspondence and documents; letter regarding Richmond Times-Dispatch coverage of Red Hill fire; Patrick Henry, Lawyer booklet with extension of remarks of Hon. A. Willis Robertson in US Senate on January 22, 1947; correspondence regarding address given to Bar Association; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry oratorical contests and other contests; correspondence with new Board of Trustees members; February 19, 1947 Board of Trustees meeting correspondence and documents; landscaping documents; property management documents; correspondence regarding descendants.

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 8

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1947 - 2/1947

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.