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Contains 7 Results:

"Index of Subjects; Intended as a Manual to Aid the Student and Professional Man, in Preparing Himself for Usefulness", 1848, 1871-1876

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Contains a section of printed instruction followed by handwritten journal entries, including one brief entry by Philip Phillips in 1848, and many entries by William Hallett Phillips from 1871 to 1876. Most pertain to W. H. Phillips's career as a lawyer, but he also wrote lengthy notes on the New Testament at the end of the journal.

Dates: 1848, 1871-1876

A Metrical Description of a Fancy Ball Given at Washington, 9th of April 1858, 1858

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Eugenia Phillips of Alabama is identified as one of the guests in the notes. Written by Franklin Philip.

Dates: 1858

"Reminiscences of the Late Civil War", 1876

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

A manuscript of William Hallett Phillips's recollections of his family's daily life during the Civil War.

Dates: 1876

"A Summary of the Principal Events of My Life", 1876

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Typescript memoir by Philip Phillips, mainly focusing on his education and career, as well as the periods during the Civil War when his wife, Eugenia, was imprisoned by Union authorities. Original typescript signed by Philip Phillips, based on an earlier manuscript written in 1870.

Dates: 1876

"Proceedings of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Death of Philip Phillips and the Action of the Court Thereon", 1884

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Contains the proceedings of a meeting held to commemorate the late Philip Phillips, reflecting on his career, positive qualities, and the significant impacts of his work.

Dates: 1884

"Southern woman's story of her imprisonment during the War of 1861 and 1862", 1889

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

A typescript recollection by Eugenia Phillips of her imprisonments during the Civil War, written from memory in 1889.

Dates: 1889

"A Separate Apartment for Maps and Atlases in the Library of Congress", 1998

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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An address written by Richard W. Stephenson speaking as Philip Lee Phillips, based on Phillips's reports and writings. Originally presented at the first annual dinner of the Philip Lee Phillips Society and published by the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress.

Dates: 1998