Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 45)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 45)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.45

Scope and Content

Date range: July 1956–December 1956 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding reconstruction progress; correspondence regarding mantels in Bellwood residence; financial correspondence, largely about paying A. J. Arthur and total reconstruction cost; annual meeting scheduling correspondence; final reconstruction correspondence; newspaper clippings of articles revealing Eugene Casey as the foundation’s anonymous benefactor; insurance correspondence; and donation 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 45

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

7/1956 - 12/1956

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.