Letter to William Osler from Ray Lyman Wilbur, Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, California, USA. Invitation to give the Lane Medical Lectureship for 1913, at the Leland Stanford Junior University.
Letter to William Osler from Falconer Madan, 94, Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Informs him that he has been elected with unanimity into the fraternity of the oldest senior Club at Oxford. Details on the election and on the days the Club meet. Internal details on this group. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Doyne, 30, Cavendish Square, London, England. Sorry that he could not formally announce the time of his resignation of the Readership at the last meeting. It was not a suitable occasion for it. He held on the post this Summer to suit the convenience of the University in the matter of the Diploma course. Mentions that he was not prepared for all that followed. As requested by Osler, he informed him that he will resign after this term.
Letter to William Osler from Francis Gotch, The Lawn, Banbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He returns him Doyle's letter. It does not change the necessity of appointing an Examiner for the Diploma on next Saturday. Suggests to consider the name of Dr. J. H. Parsons or Priestley Smith. Asks him if he has thought of some other names. Mentions monetary problems concerning the arrangements for the Diploma. Mention of the troubled situation of Doyle and the complicated conditions associated with the Eye Hospital.
Letter to William Osler from John Young Walker MacAlister, 15, Cavendish Square, London, England. He has not heard neither from Tomes or the Philadelphian Croesus. Sends him a short list of the deceased Fellows (The Royal Society of Medicine) and their representatives. Osler can choose the ones he wants to reach and leaves the remainder to Morris and Church. Agreement on the time of their appointment. Informs him that under his suggestion, he had written to Mrs. Robert Barnes who says that she will consider the matter, and will come and see him shortly. Sends him some Times reprints which can be useful (for the solicitation). On the back of the sheets are Cushing's note on the Royal Society of Medicine and its expansion.
Letter to William Osler from George H. Simmons. Sends him a clipping (a correction to make in the new edition of his text-book). He mentions that he knows that Osler received the Journal (unidentified), He was not sure he would have read the article pointed. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Edward Livingston Trudeau, Paul Smith's, New York, New York, USA. Letter inserted in the 23rd Annual Report of Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium. Mentions that he received his letter from Egypt. Congratulations on his title. News from Saranac and the work of Laurie and Baldwyn. Exposes him his need of money for the Saranac sanatorium. Jokes about the fact that he often reads in the paper his own obituary. Sent three photographs of his family. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Hythe (Lord Brassey), 12, Tokenhouse Yard, London, England. Thanks for his letter. Does not think there is enough money voted to provide for the revision of the catalogue. Discussion over this matter.
Letter to William Osler from W. C. Platt, Secretary of State, Home Department, Whitehall, London, England. Receipt of acknowledgement of his payment of fees and Stamp duties in respect of his creation as a Baronet.
Letter to William Osler from Arthur T. Hadley, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Invitation to deliver a course of Silliman Lectures at Yale University in the year 1912. Details on the conditions and on the foundation.