Letter to William Osler from Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London, England. Schäfer is settling into his work in Edinburgh but has not yet taken a house. He writes of his laboratory and of the progress of the medical school. Schäfer informally offers Osler the position of Chair of Medicine at Edinburgh, which he believes will soon be vacant. He looks forward to Osler's visit later in the year.
Sharpey-Schäfer, E. A. (Edward Albert), Sir, 1850-1935
Letter to J. William White from William Osler, 40, Clarges Street, London, England. Osler met with MacCormac about the Honorary Fellowship affair. Only four candidates will be selected, and two of them cannot be from the same city. He writes of his summer travel plans while in England.
Letter to Edward A. Sharpey Schäfer from Michael Foster, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London, England. Lord Robertson has just informed him that Osler is a candidate for the Chair of Medicine at Edinburgh. He feels that Osler is on a different level from the other candidates and should be elected without hesitation.
Letter to Henry Vining Ogden from William Osler, Brown Shipley & Co., London, England. Osler reports on his pleasant sea voyage to Europe. He was sorry to hear that Ogden's mother is in poor health. While in Europe, Osler will deliver the Cavendish lecture. Earlier in the day, he attended a meeting of the Royal Society, during which he was sworn in and attended a lecture by Haffkine.
