Letter to William Osler from Reginald Heber Fitz, 18, Arlington Street, London, England. Thanks him for the sermon he sent him. Details on his readings. He had a wonderful trip to California when he went for the Lane Lectures. Recommends making a trip through the Canadian Rockies, Yellowstone and Yosemite Park, and the Grand Canyon. Mention of a Christmas card from Mrs. Futcher. Note from Osler written in his book "Memorial addresses delivered at the Harvard Medical School". He says that he was one of his best friends, and one of the few who called him William. Met him with Henry Bowditch in Boston in 1876. Praise for him.
Letter to William Osler from Thomas Barlow, 10, Wimpole Street, Cavendish Square, London, England. Congratulations on his baronetcy. Tribute to his peace making and binding together ways of the different interests of medicine at home and abroad.
Letter to William Osler from W.D. Halliburton, Church Cottage, 17 Marylebone Road, London, England. Halliburton congratulates Osler on his appointment as Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford. He writes of Whitfield's hopes that Osler will also accept to be the Clinical Professor of Medicine at King's College Hospital. Halliburton is not certain that Osler will be allowed to hold both posts simultaneously.
Letter to William Osler from Arthur Keith, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England. Requests his help. He is puzzling over the relationship of the "Evelyn" to the "Harvey" Anatomical Plates. Would like to know precise details. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Green & Co. Longmans, 39, Paternoster Row, London, England. Vallery Radot had written to them to know if it is the "Life of Pasteur" issued 24 years ago in England and America or the translation by Lady Claude Hamilton of "The Scientific work of Pasteur" that Phipps wishes to give away.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Doyne, 50, Cavendish Square, London, England. Thanks him for his letter. Will be glad to chat with him. Maintains that there is no need for such a resolution. Details on his point of view. He is deeply hurt by the treatment he is receiving from the Staff.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Doyne, 30, Cavendish Square, London, England. The question has been raised before. Pointed that no hitch or inconvenience has been reported to him since he has held the appointment at the Radcliffe, and nothing happened to make his residence in Oxford essential. Feels that certain people would like to get rid of him.
Letter to William Osler from Edward H. Sieveking, 17, Manchester Square, London, England. He thanks Osler for sending him a copy of "Physics and Physicians, as depicted in Plato." He comments on the state of modern medical science.
Letter to William Osler from Walter Morley Fletcher, 71, Bedford Gardens, London, England. Fletcher reports that he had the Bibliomania 1st Edition printed at Warrington. Letter found in fly leaf of Osler's copy of "The Bibliomania, An Epistle..." Additional notes by Osler found in same volume dated January 16, 1916.
Letter to William Osler from H. M. Barlow, Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, London, England. Barlow writes of books by Boorde and a 1547 edition of the Breviary held in the College Library.