Phillipps's papers consist of:
- Topographical manuscripts
- Phillipps family correspondence and papers
Topographical collections, correspondence and papers of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. (1792-1872)
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Phillipps-Robinson a. 1-48, b. 1-218, c. 1-726, d. 1-326, e. 1-509, f. 1-83, g. 1-6; Rubbings Phillipps-Robinson 1-933
- Dates of Creation
- 16th-20th century
- Language of Material
- English, Latin, Old French (842-ca.1400), French, Ancient Greek (to 1453), German, and Spanish or Castilian.
- Physical Description
- 2849 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. (1792-1872) was a collector of manuscripts and printed books. The late A.N.L. Munby, whose Phillipps studies (5 vols., Cambridge, 1951-60) describes Phillipps's life and the acquisition and dispersal of his manuscripts, called his library 'the greatest collection of manuscripts ever put together by one man'. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The collection was given to the Library by Lionel and Philip Robinson in 1958.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
A full catalogue is available in the Library.
Alternative Form Available
For conservation reasons, microfilms of the majority of Phillipps's correspondence, on open access in the Modern Papers and John Johnson Reading Room, are to be consulted in place of the original papers.