Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 67)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 67)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.67

Scope and Content

Date range: June 1962–August 1962 Overview of contents: Meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence regarding making Red Hill a national park; Osage orange tree lightning damage correspondence; final reconstruction correspondence with Stanhope Johnson, mostly regarding moving William Wirt Henry’s office and servants’ cabin; correspondence regarding 1936 National Park Service maps of Red Hill; annual May 29 foundation meeting resolution correspondence; financial correspondence and documents; newspaper clipping of article about Red Hill; and correspondence regarding a Patrick Henry miniature.

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 67

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

6/1962 - 8/1962

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.