Correspondence between various Phillips family members illustrates aspects of mid-19th century daily life, predominantly in East Bridgewater, Mass. and Bloomington, Ill. The bulk of the family correspondence includes letters from Ellen Pratt Currier to Susan S. Pratt Phillips (formerly Wilbar) discussing life in Bloomington, Ill., family affairs, information concerning Enoch and Horace Pratt, and Civil War activity in the Bloomington area in 1861. Letters from Enoch Pratt to his sister Susan recount his experiences as a Union soldier in the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment from 1862 to 1864 near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Tillinghast in Arlington, Virginia, Camp Dixon near the Maryland line, and Gallatin, Tennessee towards the conclusion of the war. Pratt provides details about the poor conditions of the camps and soldiers, Confederate activities, prisoners of war, company casualties, and his own minor injury sustained during conflict. Other letters to Susan S. Pratt Phillips include those from her father, husband, and other family members.

The bulk of this subseries consists of Mark Phillips's (1768-1851) bills and receipts documenting daily household expenses. The subseries also includes other bills, receipts, and accounts; the appointment of Susan S. Pratt Wilbar (later Phillips) as executrix of Isaac Wilbar's estate; and Arthur S. Phillips' estate papers.

This subseries consists of Kathleen Phillips's travel papers, including her 1921-1922 journals which document her daily activities during her year abroad in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, India, Burma, Singapore, Java, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Japan, and Hawaii.

Also included in this subseries is Kathleen Phillips' passport, and loose papers removed from her travel photo albums, including newspaper clippings and ephemera that document her time overseas.

This subseries contains genealogical papers that were probably compiled by Arthur S. Phillips. The largely undated material relates to Phillips's maternal and paternal lineages, including the Pratt, Hathaway, Sherman, Washburn, Porter, Holmes, and Howland lines. Other genealogies related to the Hutchins, Johnson, McConichy (McConihe) and Sweet families.

Printed material includes newspaper clippings that pertain to Phillips family members, an address delivered by the Old Bridgewater Historical Society that contains historical and genealogical information about the early settlers of Bridgewater, Mass., and ephemera.

This scrapbook contains papers compiled by Arthur S. Phillips documenting the history of the Phillips family, as well as the history of Massachusetts and Plymouth County. The papers include land deeds, legal and estate documents, genealogical correspondence, poetry, family photographs and other images, genealogical notes, and other miscellaneous documents. Many of the records pertain to Mark Phillips (1768-1851).

Compiled by Arthur S. Phillips, this scrapbook documents his activities as an undergraduate at Williams College from 1883 to 1887. The material, much of which is ephemeral in nature, includes pamphlets, ticket stubs, event programs, examination sheets, newspaper clippings, sports scores, prize ribbons, and other miscellaneous items. Some correspondence is also included. The scrapbook also contains material from Phillips's time at Boston University Law School and other activities in which he was involved after 1887, including a 1939 Williams College class of 1887 alumni booklet and a photograph of Phillips with other alumni.