Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 27)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 27)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.27

Scope and Content

Date range: October 1950–December 1950 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding Patrick Henry descendant Elvira Henry Miller’s one hundredth birthday; correspondence regarding soil conservation demonstration at Red Hill; newspaper clippings of articles related to Red Hill and Elvira Henry Miller’s birthday; invitation to soil conservation demonstration; property management and land use correspondence; donation correspondence; financial correspondence; correspondence regarding boys’ home; potential object donation correspondence; correspondence regarding news articles about Red Hill; correspondence and documents regarding Red Hill boundaries; and Patrick Henry Boys’ Plantation informational booklet.

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 27

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

10/1950 - 12/1950

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.