Date range: May 1954–June 1954
Overview of contents: Correspondence and donation from the Daughters of the American Revolution; State Corporation Committee Correspondence; correspondence with Stanhope Johnson regarding reconstruction plans; correspondence with Robert Meade regarding a list of Patrick Henry’s book; correspondence with and regarding the Colonial Dames of America and their funding of the purchase of Patrick Henry’s books; correspondence regarding changes to the agreement between Eugene Casey and the foundation; donation correspondence, including a contribution from the Patrick Henry School; correspondence regarding the publishing of Robert Meade’s Patrick Henry biography; letter to Bill Tuck; and financial correspondence.
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 36
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
5/1954 - 6/1954
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.
