Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 37)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 37)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.37

Scope and Content

Date range: July 1954 Overview of contents: Correspondence with Robert Meade regarding his Patrick Henry biography; correspondence with Stanhope Johnson and Eugene Casey regarding Red Hill reconstruction; correspondence with and regarding the National City Bank of New York; meeting scheduling correspondence; booklet of address given at Whitman College about Patrick Henry and John Smeaton; financial correspondence and documents, largely about Eugene Casey financially supporting the foundation via stock transfer; annual foundation meeting August 19 correspondence; and a letter from John D. Guthrie regarding Red Hill reconstruction plans.

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 37

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

7/1954 - 7/1954

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.