Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 61)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 61)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.61

Scope and Content

Date range: May 1961 Overview of contents: Meeting scheduling correspondence; agreement between Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation and contractor C. W. Hancock & Sons, Inc. for final reconstruction at Red Hill; correspondence with Farmville Rotary Club; financial correspondence and documents, including regarding transfer of stocks from Eugene Casey to foundation; correspondence regarding final reconstruction and Stanhope Johnson; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s living arrangements; insurance certificate and performance bond; request for 1945 Patrick Henry article; and May 29, 1961 Red Hill celebration committees document.

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 61

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

5/1961 - 5/1961

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.