Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, University Club, fifth avenue & 54th Street, New York, USA. Osler is asking him to spend a week or more before he leaves to set up the work for the men next year. Osler recommends his secretary, Blanche Humpton. He suggests that maybe Paton and Barker can share her services.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, 7, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Compassion for his health. He had heard of his sickness from Thayer and Cushing. Mention of his trip to Munich for the Congress of the Innere Medezin, where he hopes to get some inspiration. Civilities.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, R.M.S. "Luciana". Thanks for his invitation to stay with him but he is promised to the Cushings. It will be a short visit. He must be back May 20th to look after the successor of Richie, the Professor of Pathology. Civilities.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Informs him that Foster of the CAMC offers Barker, Futcher and McCrae wards in one of the Canadian Hospitals in England for periods of 4 or 6 months with temp. commission as Lt. Colonel. Osler mentions that he told Foster that they might feel that their duty was to help in organizing the Hospital Units in USA. He had tried to get Jones to make them the offer last summer. They are greatly excited about the news in America. News of Revere who is at Arras. They are anxious. Civilities. Mentions that he had cabled McCrae. He has not yet seen the book.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Withdraws the offer that he made in January concerning his text-book. The financial details would have been difficult to arrange. Mentions that Barker is probably busy with his book on Diagnosis. Greetings to his family and Miss Humpton.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Comments on a little club at Johns Hopkins that will be helpful. Osler will not be able to see him this week, having his portrait painted for the University of Pennsylvania. Emerson or Hurd will take care of Barker. Request to stay longer so that they would be able to go over everything.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Congratulation to Barker for his new job at Johns Hopkins. Favourable comments about the team composed of Thayer, Futcher, McCrae, Cole, Emerson, Howard, and Boggs. Comments on the work that he could expect to do at Johns Hopkins.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad he is better. Details on his itinerary. Informs him that in Oxford, they will put the Anatomical and Pathological departments on a sound financial basis, and that they need a new Professor of Pathology. Proposal to Baker and Thayer to become joint auth ors with him of the next text-book. Details on the copyright. Asking him to report the case of Mr. High, who was hemophiliac in the Bulletin. He has good photographs from Emerson.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from Harvey Cushing. Cushing asks Barker to clarify details of his career and of his work with Osler.

Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, University Club, New York, USA. Postcard sent at the time of the chloroform remark. Allusion to Platon , waiting for the storm to pass.