Date range: June 1960
Overview of contents: Correspondence with Virginia Baptists Board of Missions and Education regarding possibility of building a camp at Red Hill; correspondence with the National Park Service regarding topographical map of Red Hill; correspondence regarding Caravati lawsuit; correspondence regarding Robert Meade; correspondence between Eugene Casey and Stanhope Johnson regarding final reconstruction plans, especially William Wirt Henry office and custodian’s house; landscaping correspondence; financial correspondence and documents; and correspondence with Virginia Department of Highways regarding location of Patrick Henry’s law office.
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 55
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
6/1960 - 6/1960
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.
