Date range: January 1956–April 1956
Overview of contents: Financial correspondence and documents, largely regarding paying Stanhope Johnson and A. J. Arthur; memorandum from John D. Guthrie; correspondence regarding reconstruction progress; correspondence regarding the sale of stocks from Eugene Casey; correspondence regarding state of boys’ home; correspondence regarding architectural history of Red Hill; and correspondence regarding the cost of reconstruction.
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 43
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
1/1956 - 4/1956
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.
