Date range: November 1965–December 1965
Overview of contents: Financial correspondence regarding reconstruction costs; correspondence regarding James Easley’s eulogies and funeral announcement; Robert Meade’s eulogy of James Easley; and correspondence regarding contract bidding for Red Hill souvenir shop expansion.
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 73
Creator
Easley, James S.
Date(s) of Creation
11/1965 - 12/1965
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.
