Date range: September 1948–October 1948
Overview of contents: Lynchburg fundraising campaign correspondence; Virginia lawyer fundraising campaign correspondence; national campaign booklet correspondence; meeting scheduling correspondence; correspondence with new trustees; history of Patrick Henry’s involvement with Washington and Lee University; correspondence with and regarding Robert Meade; and correspondence with the Colonial Dames of America.
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 15
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
9/1948 - 10/1948
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.
