urn:taro:utexas.cah.03019 A Guide to the W. C. Phillips Account Book, 1854-1874 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. September 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Phillips, W. C. Phillips, W. C., Account Book 1854-1874 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin One volume composes the W. C. Phillips Account Book, 1854-1874, documenting Phillips’ financial affairs and interest in horse racing. Biographical Note

A resident of Austin, Texas, physician W. C. Phillips worked as chief clerk in the office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts during the 1870s. In addition to Phillips’ medical practice, he owned and bred cattle and racing horses.

 Scope and Contents

One volume composes the W. C. Phillips Account Book, 1854-1874, documenting Phillips’ financial affairs and interest in horse racing. The account book records expenses and fees rendered for medical services as well as notes concerning racehorse lineage and race track records.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Phillips, W. C. -- Archives. Subjects Cattle -- Breeding -- Texas -- Austin. Horse racing -- Texas -- Austin. Horses -- Breeding -- Texas -- Austin. Physicians -- Texas -- Austin. Places Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Preferred Citation

W. C. Phillips Account Book, 1854-1874, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2F307 Account book, 1854-1874