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Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
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Harvey Cushing Fonds

  • CA OSLER P417
  • Fonds
  • 1860-1925; predominantly 1920-1924

The fonds contains original and typescript letters, manuscript notes, newspaper clippings, journal extracts, reminiscences and more, assembled by Harvey Cushing chiefly between 1920 and 1924 during the course of his research for the biography of William Osler. For the biography, Cushing collected and retyped over 7500 pieces of Osler's correspondence, among which are some original letters.

The fonds is separated into three series: Manuscripts, Working Notes and Osler's Correspondence. It also contains photographs, annual reports, publications, clippings, one watercolor painting, one postcard. Osler's correspondence is further arranged in three subseries based chronologically.

Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939

Letter, February 18, 1912

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson informs Osler that Margaret Williams has been to see him about the collation of the "Religio Medici" manuscripts. Johnson asks questions about how Osler would like the collation to be done.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, May 2, 1913

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson reports on his progress with the collation of Sir Thomas Browne's "Religio Medici" manuscripts. Johnson provides details of his findings from the manuscripts.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, May 20, 1913

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson has finished the collation of Sir Thomas Browne's "Religio Medici" manuscripts. He explains the method he used to complete the work and sends a copy of it to Osler.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, June 6, 1913

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 12, Marlboro Street, Bath, England, to William Osler. Johnson was not aware that Osler required additional manuscripts of Sir Thomas Browne's "Religio Medici" collated other than the two housed at Norwich. He offers to draw up another estimate for this work to avoid any misunderstanding.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, June 11, 1913

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson requests Dr. de Havilland Hall and Osler's "Religio Medici" manuscripts. He presumes that Osler would like these manuscripts to be collated with the first authorized edition of 1642.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, November 27, 1912

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson reports on his progress with the collation of Sir Thomas Browne's "Religio Medici" manuscripts. He believes it would take him a month of straight work to do everything Osler has asked of him. He discusses the details of his fee for completing the task.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, December 11, 1912

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson writes of matters relating to his project to collate Sir Thomas Browne's "Religio Medici" manuscripts.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, December 4, 1912

Letter from Frederic Johnson, 8, Theatre Street, Norwich, England, to William Osler. Johnson discusses details of his project to collate "Religio Medici" manuscripts.

Johnson, Frederic

Letter, May 4, 1919

Letter from Geoffrey Keynes, Darnall's Hall, Weston, Stevenage, England, to William Osler. Keynes is glad that Osler enjoyed his pamphlet on Elizabeth Lyttelton's Commonplace Book. He will send a pamphlet to the Bodleian Library and to Professor Monro [D.B. Munro?].

Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982

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