Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 35)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 35)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.35

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1954–April 1954 Overview of contents: Correspondence with the Daughters of the American Revolution; meeting scheduling correspondence; newspaper clippings of articles regarding talk given to Daughters of the American Revolution and Eugene Casey’s anonymous donation to the foundation; correspondence with Eugene Casey regarding his funding of Red Hill’s reconstruction; correspondence with the Valentine Museum; annual foundation March 22 meeting correspondence and meeting minutes; correspondence with Colonial Dames of America; correspondence with Ralph Bellwood regarding boys’ home and brochures; agreement between Casey and foundation; correspondence to and regarding General James Anderson concerning a tavern in Charlotte County; and correspondence with Robert Meade regarding an article for the American Bar Association.

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 35

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1954 - 4/1954

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.