Letter to William Osler from Andrew Davies, Lindum, Abbey Road, Rhos on Sea, Oxfordshire, England. Responds to a query from Osler about tobacco and snuff taking. Recommends publications which he will lend Osler.
Letter to William Osler from R.W. Chapman, The Clarenden Press, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cushing's notes re. Christ Church, R.W. Chapman, appointment of Osler to replace William Sanday as delegate to Oxford University Press. P.S. found on 130.91 about Osler asking Grace Revere Osler to make lists of all who should be informed of his impending death.
Letter to William Osler from Raymond Crawfurd, Tray's Hill, Hornsey Lane, London, N.6, England. Sorry to hear of illness News from the History of Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. The History Section is not too active. Wishes he could get Singer established in a suitable Professorship.
Letter to William Osler from William Morton, The Brickell Apartments, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.. Sorry to hear of illness, delighted with THE FIRST PRINTED DOCUMENTS RELATING TO MODERN SURGICAL ANAESTHESIA. Is pleased with Osler's support of his father's role.
Letter to William Osler from William Francis Smith, Napier House, Pittville, Cheltenham, England. Letter inserted in Rabelais in his Writings, W.F. Smith, 1918. Informs him that his doctor has warned him not to travel to London next October because of his condition. Regrets it. Is now writing a paper on Rabelais. Details about it. Offers him to send it to him. Apologizes for the disappointment. Civilities.
Zaharoff has just received Osler's letter and will bring its contents to the notice of the important members of the Peace Conference. Although Zaharoff agrees with Professor Tendeloo's opinion that demanding cattle from the Germans would increase their mortality, he does not agree that revolution in the Allied countries is an inevitability.
Letter to William Osler from R. Levy, Civil Commissions, Baghdad, Iraq. Levy writes of three "first rate" Arabists: J.L. Norton, J.I. Eadie, Dr. Van Ess, and Père Anastase. Levy expresses his willingness to accept a post at the Bodleian Library under Dr. Cowley.
Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Suggests that his "Policy of the Ostrich" paper would make a perfect pamphlet for the public. Asks Osler's opinion on the matter and if he has any desire to do propaganda work by pamphlets. Mentions his difference of views with Osler's in the matter of prophylactic treatment.
Letter to William Osler from George Nathaniel Marquis of Curzon, Foreign Office, London, England. Explains that he would receive him and his friends regarding the situation in Vienna if he would be of any use, but that the Foreign Office here has nothing to do with the organization helping Vienna. It is done exclusively in Paris, and their representative is Lord Robert Cecil. Comments on a declaration of Balfour on the subject.
Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925
Letter to William Osler from Guido Biagi, The Savoy Hotel, London, England. Thanks for their hospitality in Oxford. Enjoyed his library and the visit to the institutions. Hopes to see him in Italy, but warns him that he could not find somewhere in that country with the atmosphere of restful learning present in Oxford.