The fonds contains correspondence related to the Osler Library and its holdings with people such as Maude Abbott, Edward Archibald, William B. Bean, Edward Horton Bensley, Archibald Malloch, Casey Wood, as well as John Farquhar Fulton, Keeper of the Medical History Collections at Yale University's library; the fonds also contains a typescript of talks by W.W. Francis (titled "Showman's Patter") about books and other items held in the Osler Library.
Fonds documents the Mallochs' activities related to their medical and literary work. The fonds contains notes, correpondence, commonplace books, account books, material related to publications, family memorabilia, scrapbooks, photographs, telegrams, postcards and certificates.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He knew he would be pleased with the Helferich book. He knows the old professor pretty well. Recommends he look after his health. Recommendations for Harry Wright. Civilities.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He is passing on a medical dictionary sent by Comrie. Asks him to keep an eye on Harry Wright and Gillies, to whom he gives his best wishes.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from Grace Revere Osler. Extract from letter. Lady Osler comments on her husband's hectic schedule. Osler is often in London doing work for the Education Board.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from Grace Revere Osler. Extract from letter. Lady Osler reports that the Frank Oslers are visiting at Oxford and as usual, William Osler has taken a trip.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Request to look after Gillies of Prince Edward Island, the son of an old fellow student of his at McGill. He enters the medical school this year. Details on his formation. Asks him also to look after Harry Wright in whom he is greatly interested. Sends him a new edition of Cunningham's big text book of anatomy. It will go through Wesley. Civilities.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from Grace Revere Osler. Extract from letter. Osler has gone to Devonshire and was at Aldford House, Mrs. Freddy Guest's hospital.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from Grace Revere Osler, The Copse, Hamble, Southampton, England. Extract from letter. The Oslers visited with the Emmons and got a much needed rest. Osler has now gone to London and Lady Osler returns home on the following day.
Letter to Thomas Archibald Malloch from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad to have his letter with good reports of his father. Sure his year at the Royal Victoria Hospital will be profitable. Mentions that they had a great gathering at the Congress. Details on their holiday in Lochinver. Revere caught his first salmon. Love to Harry Wright.
