Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 15)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 15)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.15

Scope and Content

Date range: September 1948–October 1948 Overview of contents: Lynchburg fundraising campaign correspondence; Virginia lawyer fundraising campaign correspondence; national campaign booklet correspondence; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence with new trustees; history of Patrick Henry’s involvement with Washington and Lee University; correspondence with and regarding Robert Meade; and correspondence with the Colonial Dames of America.

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 15

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

9/1948 - 10/1948

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.