Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 49)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 49)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.49

Scope and Content

Date range: April 1959 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding criticism of Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography; correspondence regarding Virginia Quarterly Review article; correspondence with Colonial Williamsburg regarding annual foundation meeting; annual foundation meeting speaker correspondence; special trustees April 20 meeting correspondence; board resignation correspondence; Patrick Henry radio speech script; financial correspondence; land use agreement between Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation and Patrick Henry Boys’ Plantation, as well as proxies of the agreement; meeting minutes; correspondence regarding boys’ home progress and construction; correspondence regarding Henry family cemetery restoration and the Colonial Dames of America, who are funding the work; and meeting scheduling 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 49

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

4/1959 - 4/1959

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.