Alexander A. Phillips resided in Newport, Rhode Island, where he worked in real estate.
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Alexander A. Phillips letters, RLC.Ms.511, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
This collection consists of letters addressed to Alexander A. Phillips from various political, literary, and artistic figures including Claiborne Pell, Gerald Ford, P. G. Wodehouse, and Norman Rockwell. Also included are letters from first ladies and other members of Presidential families such as Rose Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Patricia Nixon Cox. These letters typically acknowledge a letter or gift that they had received from Phillips.
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by sender.
Gift of Alexander A. Phillips, 1971 Nov 19, 1975 Sep 27, and undated.
Prior to processing in 2014, these letters were previously found in the Steel Cabinet collection: Drawer 7, Folder 1, and Drawer 15, Folder 2. The letter from Patricia Nixon Cox was previously processed by Leah Podolsky in 2009 and Aimee Saunders in 2010 with other miscellaneous autographs.