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Philips, Mary Iris (Bland), 1881-1965

 Person

Biography

Daughter of Edith Nesbit and Hubert Bland. Married John Austin D. Phillips in 1907.

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Philips, Iris to Doris Langley Moore, undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 5
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.5.030
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Moore, I am sorry to see by your letter that you are still in the nursing home. I hope it doesn't mean that you are not making a good recovery. Of course you understand that I don't really mind if you take no [?] notice of my corrections. I don't think they are really at all important - except that I do think you have made her too stupid about household things..."

Dates: undated

Philips, Iris to Doris Langley Moore, undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 5
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.5.031
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Moore, Paul has sent on your letter to him because he is vague about Marie Corelli. I think you have been led astray there. As far as I know, Mother never new[sic] Marie Corelli - she may have met her at dinner [?] but nothing else..."

Dates: undated

Philips, Iris to Doris Langley Moore, undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 5
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.5.032
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Langley Moore - Many thanks for the list of [pieces?] - I am such a pausper than I am strongly tempted to try to sell the GBS letter - I have notes from Henley and Kipling also - perhaps I'll sell them first, but they won't fetch much of a price..."

Dates: undated

Philips, Iris to Doris Langley Moore, undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 5
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.5.033
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Langley Moore, Many thanks for the list of pieces - I am such a pauper that I am strongly tempted to try to sell the GBS letter - I have notes from Kipling and Henley also - perhaps I'll sell them first, but they won't fetch much of a price..."

Dates: undated

Philips, Iris to unidentified recipient, undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 5
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.5.035
Scope and Contents

Recipient might be "Enid" or "Enif"? Content confirms that Philips will be visiting on Saturday and that she has seen Doris Langley Moore's book and approves.

Dates: undated

Philips, Iris to unidentified recipient [Doris Langley Moore?], undated

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 5
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.5.034
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of the original letter.

Fragment; this item is only of the last page of a handwritten letter.

Dates: undated