Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 46)

Archive

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Papers of James S. Easley (Folder 46)

Entry/Object ID

76.66.46

Scope and Content

Date range: January 1957–December 1957 Overview of contents: Reviews of Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography; newspaper clippings of articles related to Red Hill dedication; correspondence regarding the furnishing of Red Hill; correspondence and documents related to the Brookneal Town Council resolution to support Red Hill and the boys’ home; correspondence regarding the Red Hill dedication, as well as a program from the dedication; Patrick Henry commemorative stamp correspondence; Red Hill legislative history correspondence; newspaper clippings and correspondence regarding Patrick Henry pageant; donation correspondence with and regarding Margaret Penick; property management correspondence; correspondence regarding John Miller’s account of the Henry-Randolph debate; and newspaper clippings of articles about Christmas at Red Hill.

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 46

Creator

Easley, James S.

Date(s) of Creation

1/1957 - 12/1957

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.