Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 17)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 17)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.17

Scope and Content

Date range: December 1948 Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding Hearts Courageous novel, including to and regarding its author Mrs. Post Wheeler, née Hallie Erminie Rives; correspondence with and regarding Robert R. McCormick, president of the Chicago Tribune; correspondence with Colonial Dames of America; copies of editorials about Red Hill; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry’s history, mostly with Robert Meade; meeting scheduling correspondence; Virginia lawyers fundraising campaign correspondence and documents; Lynchburg fundraising campaign correspondence; collection of Patrick Henry quotes; correspondence with S. H. Ferebee about his history of Patrick Henry; and correspondence with and regarding Elmer F. Wieboldt.

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 17

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

12/1948 - 12/1948

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.