Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 32)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 32)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.32

Scope and Content

Date range: August 1952–December 1952 Overview of contents: Correspondence with Robert Meade regarding his Patrick Henry biography and his Guggenheim Foundation grant application; newspaper clippings; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry history booklet; landscaping correspondence; fundraising correspondence; Patrick Henry memorial coin bill correspondence; insurance correspondence; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry relics; and letter from Ralph Bellwood regarding boys’ home progress.

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 32

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

8/1952 - 12/1952

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.