Date range: January 1950–February 1950
Overview of contents: Financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding overdue bills; property management and land use correspondence; correspondence regarding anniversary of Patrick Henry’s St. John’s Church speech; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding Randolph-Macon Historical Society; correspondence with Valentine Museum; boy’s home correspondence; correspondence with Thomas George regarding his pay; correspondence regarding potential state appropriations; correspondence with and regarding Casey Noland; and correspondence regarding Frank Gaines’ address to Virginia Bar Association.
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 23
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
1/1950 - 2/1950
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.
