Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 55)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 55)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.55

Scope and Content

Date range: June 1960 Overview of contents: Correspondence with Virginia Baptists Board of Missions and Education regarding possibility of building a camp at Red Hill; correspondence with the National Park Service regarding topographical map of Red Hill; correspondence regarding Caravati lawsuit; correspondence regarding Robert Meade; correspondence between Eugene Casey and Stanhope Johnson regarding final reconstruction plans, especially William Wirt Henry office and custodian’s house; landscaping correspondence; financial correspondence and documents; and correspondence with Virginia Department of Highways regarding location of Patrick Henry’s law office.

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 55

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

6/1960 - 6/1960

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.