Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 41)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 41)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.41

Scope and Content

Date range: June 1955–August 1955 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding architectural history of Red Hill, largely referring to George Mason’s Patrick Henry biography; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding his Patrick Henry biography and Ralph Bellwood’s resignation; financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding paying Stanhope Johnson; correspondence regarding the reconstruction progress; contractor bidding and hiring correspondence and documents; newspaper clipping of article regarding Patrick Henry descendant Elvira Henry Miller’s death and correspondence regarding her death; newspaper clippings of articles regarding commemorative stamps; donation correspondence, largely related to the Ella Miller Endowment Fund; and correspondence regarding a Patrick Henry commemorative stamp.

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 41

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

6/1955 - 8/1955

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.