Letter to Mrs. Charles Joseph Singer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks her to thank her husband, that Socratic gad-fly, for his papers. Compliments them. Accepts that she uses his name, but if her husband goes off, she must come to Oxford and run the Science Room and do his work.

Letter to Mrs. Charles Joseph Singer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Accepts with pleasure. Suggests that they could go up together after the meeting. Recommends telling her mother that it should be a war dinner.

Letter to Francis R. Packard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Tells him that he will send a few lines to indicate how interesting and important the booklet is. Glad that he is giving a notice of MacMichael. He has some of his papers.

Letter to John Young Walker MacAlister from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Defends the Historical Section in saying that they cannot make medical historians in a couple of years. Responding to MacAlister's friend's remarks, he says that in the material presented to the section, there is not what could be called folklore or gossip. Mentions that the country needs real scholars, not dilettante students, including himself. There are already some at work on serious medical research, Thistleton Dyer, for instance, is doing work in Greek botanical terms, he is also making a study for them on Galen and Hippocrates for revision of the medical terms in Liddell and Scott. Informs him that they had formed at the Bodleian a separate department for the study of the history of science and medicine, with five persons working. Details on the work they are doing. Mentions the eventuality of an association with the history section of a group of scholars. Tells him that if his friend wants a job in the historical branches to send him along. Thanks him for the criticism of his friend.

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Mentions that Osler allowed him to choose from his reprints at his room in the Museum, there he saw Jenner's chair.

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Story of Osler and assumed name of Egerton Y. Davis on his trip for a rest to Atlantic City. Osler went to London after lunch.

Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for the reports he sent on anaesthesia. Mentions that he got the ether number of Littell's Living Age, 1848, which is full of interesting materials. Informs him that they have got their War Exhibit of books ready at the Royal Society of Medicine. They are starting a project at the Bodleian, devoting one room to the History of Science. Singer and his wife are in charge of it. He has urged her to take up a systematic study of the English medical manuscripts. Singer is working at a Manfredi unpublished manuscript. A man called Levy, is working on an unpublished manuscript of Maimonides. A lady is working at Spanish medical manuscripts, and a Belgian professor is working on Quetelet. Hopes that Withington will come to Oxford to work next year. Glad to hear that the Billings biography is ready. Thanks in advance for the science editorial. Optimistic remarks about the country.

Letter to Charles Joseph Singer from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The Standard Committee passed all satisfactorily. Hopes this may be the beginning of great things. Says that only time, patience and plenty of work remain. Thanks to Singer and his wife. (Refers to the "History of Science Room" in the Radcliffe Camera of the Bodleian Library for which Singer and his wife had given 500 pounds.)

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. The Oslers went to Blenheim to the Duke of Marlborough's for lunch. Osler's reminiscences about old times in Montreal. Mentions books. Mrs. Oliver, daughter of Sir Charles Tupper, came to call that afternoon. Details about a book "A Modern Sphynx" (James Barry's story), Colonel E. Rogers. Reference to a book by Astruc of Montpellier and Paris. Osler told him of interesting cases in hospital. Allusion to the amusing rhyme pronouncing of Pepys' name. Noted that Osler's red golf jacket is now 16 years old.

Extract from Archibald Malloch's journal. Noted that Osler is constantly showing him books. He showed him the advertisements of the most celebrated quack, James Graham "Temple of Health" ( Lady Hamilton as Goddess of Health).