Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 23)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 23)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.23

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1950–February 1950 Overview of contents: Financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding overdue bills; property management and land use correspondence; correspondence regarding anniversary of Patrick Henry’s St. John’s Church speech; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding Randolph-Macon Historical Society; correspondence with Valentine Museum; boy’s home correspondence; correspondence with Thomas George regarding his pay; correspondence regarding potential state appropriations; correspondence with and regarding Casey Noland; and correspondence regarding Frank Gaines’ address to Virginia 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 23

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1950 - 2/1950

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.