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Box 1

 Container

Contains 55 Results:

From Hannah Phillips to "Dear Cousin," Seventh day evening 15th, undated

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Letter 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The outgoing correspondence of the four Phillips sisters is divided into four separate subseries, as described below. An asterisk beside an original letter entry indicates the existence of a transcription maintained in a separate folder. All original letters are encapsulated. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: undated

Original Letters, 1853, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The outgoing correspondence of the four Phillips sisters is divided into four separate subseries, as described below. An asterisk beside an original letter entry indicates the existence of a transcription maintained in a separate folder. All original letters are encapsulated. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1853, undated

Essays and Orations by Philena Phillips, 1852, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1852, undated

"Symbolism and Nature," before the Ladies Literary Society, 1852 August

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1852 August

"Reformers", undated

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: undated

"Grace Greenwood's History of My Pets, undated

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: undated

No title (Subject is "Dolor Dentium"), undated

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: undated

No title (Subject is Greek Mythology), undated

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: undated

No title (Subject is the Symbolism of Nature), spoken at McGrawville, 1854 July 12

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1854 July 12

Unidentified Essays and Orations, 1853-1854, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...
Dates: 1853-1854, undated