Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 26)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 26)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.26

Scope and Content

Date range: June 1950–September 1950 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding potential trustees; meeting minutes from March 23 meeting; financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding overdue bills; property management and land use correspondence, especially regarding soil conservation at Red Hill; correspondence with Virginia Historical Society; correspondence regarding Bellwood agreement and boys’ home; newspaper clippings of articles related to Red Hill; report on Red Hill timberland by Virginia Conservation Commission; correspondence with Thomas George regarding his pay; correspondence and documents regarding state appropriations; correspondence with Robert Meade; map of Red Hill; report on Red Hill property boundaries; page from The Commonwealth on Red Hill; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry descendant Elvira Henry Miller’s one hundredth birthday; and correspondence with Frank Gaines, president of Washington and Lee University.

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 26

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

6/1950 - 9/1950

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.