Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 36)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 36)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.36

Scope and Content

Date range: May 1954–June 1954 Overview of contents: Correspondence and donation from the Daughters of the American Revolution; State Corporation Committee Correspondence; correspondence with Stanhope Johnson regarding reconstruction plans; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding a list of Patrick Henry’s book; correspondence with and regarding the Colonial Dames of America and their funding of the purchase of Patrick Henry’s books; correspondence regarding changes to the agreement between Eugene Casey and the foundation; donation correspondence, including a contribution from the Patrick Henry School; correspondence regarding the publishing of Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography; letter to Bill Tuck; and financial correspondence.

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 36

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

5/1954 - 6/1954

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.