Person Phillipps; Sir; Thomas (1792-1872); 1st Baronet, antiquary and book collector DS/UK/3572 Phillipps Thomas Sir 1792-1872 1st Baronet, antiquary and book collector Male During his lifetime, Phillipps amassed a collection of over 60,000 manuscripts and other books. Although he endeavoured to ensure the collection would stay together after his deaht, entering discussions with the Bodleian Library and later the British Musuem. Both negotiations were unsuccessful and ultimately the collection was sold in multiple sales from 1885 by his grandson. By 1946 the majority was still unsold but purchased by the London antiquarian booksellers Lionel and Philip Robinson, and was then sold on by them. Items from the collection are now to be found in various public repositories, including the Bodleian Library and several county record offices (including a small number of items in Derbyshire). Illegimate and only child of Thomas Phillipps (1742-1818) of Phillipps, Lowe & Co., calico manufacturers and printers of Manchester Yes See Wikipedia, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 23/11/2020 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 08/09/2026 8e76acf9-9021-41d0-ac16-c0da7f922ae6