Arnold Phillips papers

Title	Arnold Phillips papers
Subject	Victoria--History Western Australia--History War stories, Australian War stories South Africa--History Poetry Manuscripts, Dutch Correspondence
Category	2. National boundaries
Keywords	Boer war
Creator	Phillips, David
Current holder	State Library of Western Australia
Period of reference	1899 – 1902
Link	https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3894455
Series number	ACC 9441A
Item number	53208947
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Copyright Undetermined. Copyright or other restrictions may apply. Available for reference; not for loan.
Country of origin	Australia South Africa
Language	Dutch English
Description from source	2 volumes. Notebook, and sheets (some fragments), between two loose covers. The notebook has "Wishing Mr Phillips every success and a safe return, Ada M. Carter, 22/1/1901" written on its front cover. It contains mainly poems, probably all written by others and copied into the notebook by David Phillips while serving in the Boer War. Also included are some newspaper clippings of the period (some in Dutch), possibly a letter written in Dutch and dated 19 December 1899, and a reference written for David Phillips on September 29, 1902 by Captain E.C. Tatchell, his commanding officer.
Physical format	Notebook Newspapers Poetry Letters Correspondence