Date range: January 1954–April 1954
Overview of contents: Correspondence with the Daughters of the American Revolution; meeting scheduling correspondence; newspaper clippings of articles regarding talk given to Daughters of the American Revolution and Eugene Casey’s anonymous donation to the foundation; correspondence with Eugene Casey regarding his funding of Red Hill’s reconstruction; correspondence with the Valentine Museum; annual foundation March 22 meeting correspondence and meeting minutes; correspondence with Colonial Dames of America; correspondence with Ralph Bellwood regarding boys’ home and brochures; agreement between Casey and foundation; correspondence to and regarding General James Anderson concerning a tavern in Charlotte County; and correspondence with Robert Meade regarding an article for the American 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 35
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
1/1954 - 4/1954
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.
