Date range: January 1955–May 1955
Overview of contents: Blank subscription document; financial correspondence and documents regarding Red Hill reconstruction; correspondence regarding reconstruction building materials and reconstruction advice from Colonial Williamsburg; correspondence with Stanhope Johnson regarding reconstruction plans and drawings; correspondence regarding leadership of boys’ home; annual May 30 foundation meeting correspondence and meeting minutes; newspaper clipping of article about celebration of Patrick Henry descendant Elvira Henry Miller’s 105th birthday; correspondence with Eugene Casey regarding reconstruction plans and May 30 meeting; meeting scheduling correspondence; editorial draft regarding annual meeting; and correspondence regarding the architectural history of Red Hill.
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 40
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
1/1955 - 5/1955
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.
