Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 9)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 9)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.9

Scope and Content

Date range: March 1947–May 1947 Overview of contents: Red Hill property management and land use correspondence and documents; meeting scheduling correspondence; Patrick Henry memorial coin bill correspondence; correspondence regarding Great American Lawyer; H. R. Eckenrode The Randolphs excerpt; The Morning Call newspaper clipping; financial correspondence; donation and fundraising correspondence, including the hiring of Tamblyn and Brown fundraising campaign firm; March 28, 1947 The Union Star article; correspondence regarding a letter to trustees; May 29, 1947 Board of Trustees meeting correspondence; correspondence regarding stationery; correspondence regarding J. D. Rockefeller’s potential involvement with foundation; Hearst Newspapers’ Patrick Henry Oratorical Awards event programs; correspondence from Buckingham Palace; and annual report from Red Hill property committee.

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 9

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

3/1947 - 5/1947

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.