Date range: June 1947–October 1947
Overview of contents: Correspondence regarding May 29, 1947 meeting, specifically Tamblyn and Brown fundraising report; correspondence to and concerning David Bruce; fundraising correspondence; potential foundation members correspondence; correspondence regarding opening Red Hill to the public; Red Hill renovation correspondence; Patrick Henry memorial coin bill correspondence; correspondence regarding a potential contest; financial correspondence; mortgage correspondence, specifically with trustees;; September 5, 1947 Times-Union newspaper clipping; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence regarding John D. Rockefeller’s potential involvement with foundation; and correspondence regarding possible sale of portion of Red Hill property.
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 10
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
6/1947 - 10/1947
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.
