Date range: August 1952–December 1952
Overview of contents: Correspondence with Robert Meade regarding his Patrick Henry biography and his Guggenheim Foundation grant application; newspaper clippings; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry history booklet; landscaping correspondence; fundraising correspondence; Patrick Henry memorial coin bill correspondence; insurance correspondence; correspondence regarding Patrick Henry relics; and letter from Ralph Bellwood regarding boys’ home progress.
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 32
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
8/1952 - 12/1952
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.
