Correspondence (copies)undatedPapers consist of a draft, typescript, corrected, and other materials relating to Phillips's work on James Fenimore Cooper. Other materials include a bibliography of works relating to Cooper held by Rudolf Drescher, a memorandum of agreement between Phillips and the publisher John Lane Company, correspondence, page proofs, and printed ephemera. Correspondence includes letters from John Lane Company, Dodd, Mead & Company, The University Press, and other publishers.Gift of Mary M. Bean, 2010.James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American novelist.Mary Elizabeth Phillips (1957-1945), biographer.text