Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 54)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 54)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.54

Scope and Content

Date range: March 1960–May 1960 Overview of contents: Newspaper clipping of article discussing USS Patrick Henry; correspondence with Eugene Casey and Stanhope Johnson regarding final reconstruction at Red Hill; State Corporation Committee correspondence; copy of Robert Meade’s Guggenheim grant application; correspondence with Meade regarding Guggenheim Foundation fellowship and Patrick Henry biography controversy; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s salary and living accommodations; landscaping correspondence; correspondence regarding a tour of Red Hill for farmers and bankers; correspondence between Lucy Page Williams and David Quinn Eggleston regarding a “gentleman’s privy”; correspondence regarding chestnut logs needed for property fence; letter about tenant houses; letter from Mary Hilliard regarding giving Patrick Henry items to foundation; annual May 28 foundation meeting correspondence; and agenda from annual meeting.

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 54

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

3/1960 - 5/1960

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.