Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was a prominent Episcopal minister. He was a member of the Harvard College Board of Overseers (1870-1889), preacher to Harvard University (1881-1891), and a member of the Board of University Preachers to Harvard University (1886-1891).

Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was an Episcopal preacher at Harvard University from 1881 to 1891 and a member of the Board of University Preachers from 1886 to 1891. He also served as a member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers from 1870 to 1891. The collection contains six letters written by Phillips Brooks to friends and colleagues from 1875 to 1886 and a small amount of ephemera related to Brooks.