Title: Phillips, John Van Cleve. Papers, 1855-1890, 1926
Collection identifier: 188
Primary Creator: Phillips, John Van Cleve
Extent: 3.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Subjects: Arkansas, Colorado, Farms, Geology, Iowa, Kentucky, Mexico, Michigan, Mines and mineral resources, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, Property, Railroads, Travel, Wisconsin
Forms of Material: Personal papers, Professional papers
This collection contains the papers of John Van Cleve Phillips. Materials include correspondence, personal papers, geological reports, atlases, surveys, maps, newspaper clippings, and publications.
John Van Cleve Phillips (1819-1890) settled in Galena, Illinois in 1844, and there learned to prospect for lead mines. After eight years of prospecting, Phillips left Galena to study geology at Princeton University during the 1850s before accepting a job with a copper mining company in St. Louis. Phillips later acted for parties in the sale of mines, was President of the Dry Mountain Gold and Silver Mining Company, wrote scientific articles, and produced a number of maps and surveys, mainly of areas in Missouri. Phillips' geological reports were not only highly regarded by others in the field for their thoroughness and attention to detail but also considered invaluable by those who operated mines in the areas that he surveyed.
This collection contains Phillips's correspondence, personal and business papers, geological and literary works, and publications. Of particular note are Phillips's diaries, which contain personal and geological notes on Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Mexico, 1878-1885. The collection also includes Phillips's unpublished reports on mines and claims across the United States and his collection of geological atlases, surveys, maps, and charts.
The Library purchased the collection in 1957.
Arkansas
Colorado
Farms
Geology
Iowa
Kentucky
Mexico
Michigan
Mines and mineral resources
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
Property
Railroads
Travel
Wisconsin
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 21 volumes; 20 oversize folders
URL: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ihx/inventories/jvcphillips.pdf
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