Date range: September 1962–December 1962
Overview of contents: Final reconstruction correspondence; correspondence regarding making Red Hill a national park; correspondence regarding Mabel Bellwood’s living arrangements; correspondence regarding moving William Wirt Henry’s office; and financial correspondence regarding reconstruction payments.
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 68
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
9/1962 - 12/1962
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.
