Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 71)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 71)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.71

Scope and Content

Date range: May 1964–December 1964 Overview of contents: Meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence regarding a master key for Red Hill; correspondence regarding heating at Red Hill; insurance correspondence; annual May 29 foundation meeting correspondence; correspondence regarding disassembled tobacco barns at Red Hill; reconstruction correspondence, including regarding a gate for the property; letter from Eugene Casey to Stanhope Johnson regarding accepting gifts; Red Hill ad for Randolph-Henry High School yearbook; correspondence regarding Eugene Casey; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s living accommodations; and correspondence regarding Red Hill informational pamphlet.

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 71

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

5/1964 - 12/1964

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.