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Series I.  Phillips Sisters Correspondence, 1847-1853, n.d.
An asterisk denotes that a transcription exists for the original letter.  In some case there are two or three transcriptions of a letter. 

Subseries 1: Letters of Edith Phillips (outgoing), 1847 – 53, n.d.
Original letters - folder 1
To “Dear Brothers and Sisters,” York Springs, December 17, 1847
To “Dear Brothers,” Central College, June 4 
To “Dear Brothers, Sisters,” Cayuga Lake, July 9, 1850
To “Dear Brother,” McGrawville, July 23, 1850
To “Dear Mary,” McGrawville, December 13, 1850
To “Dear Sister,” February 7, 1851
To “Dear Brother,” March 6, 1851
To “Dear Brothers & Sister,” Oberlin, August 5, 1851*
Original letters – folder 2
To “Dear Brother,” Chandler Darlington, November 17, 1851
To “Dear Brother and Sister,” Oberlin, August 27, 1852*
To “Dear Brother,” Oberlin, May 28, 1853*
To “Dear Brother and sister, Jim and Mary,” Oberlin, September 4,
1853 [single sheet written on by Edith, Philena and Sallie]*
To “Dear Brother and Sister,” Oberlin, November 14, 1853 [single
sheet written on by Edith and Philena] 
Fragment, [single sheet written on by Edith and Philena] n.d.
Fragment, n.d.
Transcriptions – (folder 3)
Transcriptions of the letters of Edith Phillips, 1847-53, n.d.

Subseries 2: Letters of Philena Phillips (outgoing), 1847 – 53, n.d.

Original Letters – (folder 1)
To “Dear Ed,” York Springs, February 9, 1847 
To “Dear Sister,” York Springs, August 10, 1847 
To “Dear Sister,” Kennett Square, March 4, 1849
To “Dear Sister Sallie,” Oberlin, December 9, 1851*
To “Dear Sister,” Oberlin, March 1852*
To “Dear Sister Mary,” Kennett Square, January 24, 1853*
To “Dear Sallie,” Oberlin, January 31, 1853*
To “Dear Brother and sister, Jim and Mary,” Oberlin, September 4, 1853 [single sheet written on by Edith, Philena and Sallie; filed in subseries 1; transcription filed in subseries1]*
To “Dear Brother and Sister,” Oberlin, November 14, 1853 [single sheet written on by Edith and Philena—filed in subseries 1]
Fragment, n.d.
Transcriptions – (folder 2)
Transcriptions of the letters of Philena Phillips, 1851-53

Subseries 3:  Letters of Hannah Phillips (outgoing and incoming),
1853, n.d.

Original letters
From Hannah Phillips to “Dear Cousin,” Seventh day evening 15th
Barclay Pemrock to, “My Dear Friend,” [Hannah Phillips] New York,
October 23, 1853 
From “Thy Loving Cousin,” to “Dear Cousin,” [Hannah Phillips]
London Grove, n.d.

Subseries 4:  Letters of Sarah Grace (Sallie) Phillips (outgoing),
1853, n.d.

To “Dear Brother and sister, Jim and Mary,” Oberlin, September 4,
1853 [single sheet written on by Edith, Philena and Sallie; 
filed in subseries 1; transcription filed in subseries1]*
To “My dear brother,” West Chester, January 28 (original)

Series II: Letters of Other Phillips Family Members, 1852 – 1856, n.d.

Original letters
John  B. Phillips to “Dear Brother,” Philadelphia, February 21, 1852
Barclay Pemrock to “Dear Cousin,” Wilmington, April 18, 1854
From “P__ “ to “Dear Brother and Sister,” Corner of Franklin and Race,
Philadelphia, September 10, 1855
W.W. Woodruff, to “Dear Brother,” Detroit, June 29, 1856 

Series III.  Essays and Orations, 1852-1854, n.d.

Subseries 1:  Essays and Orations by Philena Phillips

“Symbolism and Nature,” before the Ladies Literary Society, August 1852
“Reformers,” n.d.
“Grace Greenwood’s History of My Pets,” n.d.
No title [subject is “Dolor Dentium,”], n.d.
No title [subject is Greek mythology], n.d.

Subseries 2:  Unidentified Essays and Orations

No title, Oberlin, November 30, 1853.
No title [subject is symbolism of nature], spoken at McGrawville, July 12,
1854
“The Head and the Heart,” December 1, 1854
“Jus Divinum,” n.d.
“Oration The Good Man, the Only Positive Man” n.d.
No title [subject is comparison of Russia and the Union and slavery], n.d.
“Joseph Barnard’s Account Concerning his Grandson,” n.d. (encapsulated original, photocopy, and transcript)

 
 
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