Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 50)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 50)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.50

Scope and Content

Date range: May 1959–June 1959 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding presentation of Peter F. Rothermel’s Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses painting to foundation; loan agreement from Patrick Henry Boys’ Plantation and Bank of Phenix; boys’ home proposed budget communication with Stanhope Johnson and Eugene Casey regarding continued reconstruction at Red Hill, as well as boys’ home construction; correspondence with The Commonwealth regarding an article on Red Hill; meeting minutes from annual May 29 meeting; program from dedication of first boys’ home unit; newspaper clippings of articles regarding dedication of boys’ home unit and Patrick Henry birthday celebration at Red Hill; bank note from Bank of Phenix; correspondence with and regarding the Colonial Dames of America and their sponsoring of the Henry family cemetery restoration; list of foundation trustees; and correspondence regarding the foundation’s new assistant treasurer.

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 50

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

5/1959 - 6/1959

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.