Special Collections
Milton S. Eisenhower Library
The Johns Hopkins University 
3400 N. Charles Street
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Phillips (Henry, Jr.) 1838-1895
Papers (1862-1892)
Ms. 45
                               

Size:               5 document boxes (2.1 linear ft)

                    Processed:          July 1992
               By:            Joan Grattan
               Revised:       August 2001
               By:            Nancy Derevjanik
                               
               Access:        Access to the collection is unrestricted.
 
               Provenance:    The collection was a bequest to the University from
               Henry Phillips, Jr.

                    Permission:         Permission to publish material from this collection must be requested in
                    writing from the Manuscripts Librarian at the address above.
                               
                    Citation:           Henry Phillips Jr., Collection Ms. 45
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                Phillips (Henry, Jr.) 1838-1895
                       Papers (1862-1892)
                             Ms. 45

Biographical Note

Henry Phillips, Jr. was an author, philologist, and numismatist.  He was born in Philadelphia in
1838 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1859.  Although he was admitted to
the Philadelphia Bar in 1859, Phillips devoted most of his life to researches and writings in the
fields of philology, numismatics, and folklore.  His contributions to the field of Numismatics
were "History of American Colonial Paper Currency" (1865) and "History of American
Continental Paper Money" (1866).  He was most closely identified with the American
Philosophical Society where he served at various times as curator, secretary, and librarian.
Henry Phillips, Jr. died in 1895.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists largely of the manuscript writings of the author, Henry Phillips, Jr.
Included are papers delivered before the American Philosophical Association, translations of
French, German, and Italian poetry, original one-act plays, notes regarding the development of a
universal language, Esperanto, and research and articles on numismatics.  Some business
correspondence and clippings complete the collection.

Two letters (regarding?) were transferred from "Some Accounts of the Bills of Credit or Paper
Money of Rhode Island," by Elisha Porter (F76.R52 n.8).  The Accession Number is 93-94.37.
These items were added to the collection, July 2001.

Container List
Box 1 Correspondence and Writings
Folder Titles:
Memoir
     Memorial Service, Henry Phillips Jr
     Photograph, Henry Phillips Jr.
Family Material, Provenance
Andrew White (Cornell University) to Dr. Leslie
Poetry
Correspondence, alphabetized, 6 folders
Writings to be Listed
               Writings:      Waterloo Medal
               Writings:      Paper Money, Pennsylvania
               Writings:      Worship of the Sun (see also Box 4)
               Writings:      Assorted, including Folklore
          Writings: Alexander in Persepolis
          Writings: Primative Man in Modern Beliefs
          Writings: Municipal Government
          Writings: "Pet"ofi Sandor
          Writings: Family Traditions
          Writings: A Summer in Maine
          Writings: Sketch of the General History of Art
          Writings: School Essays
          Writings: Voyages of Americus Vespucius
          Writings: Nursery Epics
          Writings: John Boucaux
          Writings: The Lying of the Stars
          Poetry:   Ballads of Bedlam
          Play:     One of Us Must Marry: A Farce in One Act
          Play:     Obstinancy
          Play:     The Woman Hater

Box 2:
Folder Titles:
Incoming Correspondence
               Translation:   Job
               Translation:   The Mesmerizers
               Translation:   Joseph Heydrich: A Drama in One Act
               Translation:   The Comet: A Farce in One Act
               Translation:   The Architects Wife
               Translation:   The Recluse
               Translation:   Les Miserables
               Translation:   Brown Erika
               Translation:   Jorg Muckenhuber
               Translation:   Passages from the Life of a Good for Nothing
               Translation:   Dr. Johann Faust: A Folkplay in Four Acts
Translations

Box 3  Translations
Folder Titles:
Esperanto: Translation (see also Box   )
               Translation:   French Poetry
               Translation:   French, Italian Poetry
               Translation:   German Poetry (2 Folders)
               Translation:   Spanish Poetry (2 Folders)
               Translation:   Poetry

Box 4     Numismatics and Ethnology    
Folder Titles:
Commonplace Book containing proverbs, poems; compiled by Henry Phillips, Jr., 1863
Notebook, ethnology and numismatics, undated
Numismatics
Numismatics
Numismatics
Numismatics
     coins and commemorative medallions
 Notes, Sun Worship and Coins (see also box 1)
          diagrams and sketches
Linguistics
     Linguistics notebook, Henry Phillips, Jr.
Persian Grammar
Russian Grammar
Swedish/Danish Grammar
Phonography to English Language (see also box )
     Notes, "An Extension of Phonography to Foreign Languages," A. J. Ellis, 1848
     Sending List for Phillips' Esperanto studies, undated
Notes
Notes
Printed Material
     Advertisement, Vaudeville Acts, Philadelphia (date, venue not noted)
     Scientific (Perpetual) Calendar
     Catalogue de Livres D'Etrennes, Paris, 1914
Ethnology
     Music Manuscript: "Dancing Song of the Karok (?) American Ethnology Vol. VII, p. 29
     Notes, Ethnology and Music

(Within the folders are:
Lecture, American Philosophical Society: "A Brief Account of the more important Public
Collections of American Archeology in the United States" by Henry Phillips, Jr., May 1883
Receipts, clippings, American Philosophical Society
Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia officers 1878, 1881, 1887
     (found on reverse of notes on Numismatics)
Notary Public form signed by Henry Phillips, Jr.
Proceedings, Accademia Fisio-Medico-Statistica di Milano, 1880
American Philosophical Society, "Biographical Sketch of the Late Nathaniel Archer Randolph,
M.D." by JT Rothrock, MD
     Lecture by Harrison Allen, M.D., American Philosophical Society, "Remarks on the Pronghorn
     (Antilocapra Americana)," May 3, 1889
Notes, Philadelphia Tavern Signs and Symbolism, undated
Clippings, poetry on 'Titmouse', undated
Letterhead, "Henry Phillips, Jr., United States Commissioner, Philadelphia"
American Philosophical Society, "The Holiday Customs of Ireland," James Moody, 1889
American Folk-Lore Society, Officers and Members; Philadelphia, 1889 (2 copies)
     Listings of Papers to be read to the First Annual Meeting of the American Folk-Lore Society;
     Philadelphia, 1889 (2 copies))