Phillips, Sarah Grace

Scope and Contents The Phillips Family papers document a period in the young-adulthood of the four sisters, Edith, Philena, Hannah, and Sallie.  The bulk of the collection is personal correspondence written by Edith and Philena to various family members.  Many of the letters describe student life both, in the case of Edith, at Central College in McGrawville, New York, in 1850, and from all the sisters at Oberlin Preparatory and College between 1852 and 1855. Of special interest are Edith’s descriptions of...