Letter to Ray Lyman Wilbur from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Declines the invitation to give the Lane Lectures at the Leland Stanford University. He has to go to the opening of the new Phipps Psychiatric Institute at the Johns Hopkins in the Spring and there is a big international Medical Congress in Oxford in August, so he will not be able to go to America in the Autumn. Sorry for he would have liked to give the Lane Lectures. The latter was a personal friend with whom he had conversations on the subject of medical education. Civilities.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry that Fletcher has diphtheria. Sends love to the latter. Among all the letters of congratulations they received, none was more gratifying to them than the one from the Army Medical Museum. Thanks for his paper. Civilities.
Letter to Leonard L. Mackall from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Comment on Cuthbertson's book. Glad of the reference to Murr's Journal. Answers him on the question of the Dutch edition of the Religio. Will send his duplicate copy of William's bibliography of the Religio. Does not remember which address White was mentioning. Will refer to White's book. William Francis is at St. Agathe des Monts, P.Q. , and is doing well. Civilities.
Letter to Arthur T. Hadley from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cable. Request to postpone till Spring the Silliman Lectures. Mentions that he is feeling used up having just finished the revision of his text-book. It would be difficult to get ready for October.
Letter to James Tyson from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry that he is not coming this year. Mentions the Bi-Centenary Festival of Trinity College in Dublin. Saw interesting things of Graves and Stokes. Glad the University gave him the LL.D. They are going to Scotland for August. Revere will fish. The new edition of the text-book is finished. Will send him a copy. Civilities.
Letter to Thomas McCrae from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Details on his effort to stop the printing of the index which contains errors. Will send him a draft of the contract both should have about the book. Civilities.
Letter to Daniel Smith Lamb from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad to have his two papers, particularly because somebody told him that he was dead. Mentions that he had a talk with Herdlicke about his South American specimens and it is the latter who told him that Lamb was still alive. Civilities.
Letter to Arnold Carl Klebs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. According to Lowndes, the first edition of Hudibras was in three parts, 1663, 1664 and 1678. Tells him which Servetus items he would like. Mentions that a friend has made an offer for the Pagel Library of M. 8000. Hopes they will accept.
Letter to Casey Albert Wood from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his photograph of him. Their edition of Helmholtz's life had to be curtailed from the German to bring it into a single volume. All students and young doctors should read the lives of Pasteur and Helmholtz. Glad to see the notice of Wood's ophthalmic library in the report of the librarian of McGill. Mentions that his library will finally be housed in Montreal. Gives the two lines of his collection : books that are of historical importance in the evolution of medicine, and books that have interest through the character or work of their authors. Invitation. Sends him a photograph. News of Revere. Mention of their holiday in Scotland in August. Civilities. P.S. Delighted with Allport's report.
Letter to Henry Phipps from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Deplores that they cannot leave during the first two weeks of July. They are going at the Dublin celebration and then, the Congress of the Colonial Universities is held in Oxford. Would have like to join them on an excursion to Dole and Lille. Civilities. Asks him to let him know when he will be in London. Has good new of Hamman.