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 from Geoffrey Keynes, Grove House, Hollywood Road, London, England, to William Osler. Keynes reports on the progress of his Sir Thomas Browne Bibliography. After writing the first draft, Cosmas has retired from working on the book and has gone off to the country to become a farmer, leaving Keynes to do the rest alone. Keynes writes of his own career and the birth of his son.
Letter to William Osler from the Captain for the Persia Society, 22, Albemarle Street, London, England. The Captain of the Persia Society writes that the present conditions in Persia are considered propitious for undertaking repairs to the Tomb of Avicenna at Hamadan.
Letter to William Osler from Dorothy F. Buxton, Save the Children Fund, 7 St. James Terrace, Regent's Park, London, England. The Save the Children Fund is in support of Osler's plan to bring Wenckebach to England. The Fund recently received a letter from Sir William Good, who called their work invaluable, but hoped they could do more to stimulate the public. Buxton believes that most Europeans are unaware of the severity of the famine, due in large part to the fact that the press often boycotts the subject.
Letter to William Osler from Augustus George Vernon Harcourt, St. Clare, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. Thanks for his paper. Asks precisions about the first seven lines on p.2. States that he cannot agree with Owen while he says "The sign of the truth is the general acceptance". Discussion about it. Will not appear before the Anaesthesia Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. Mentions his old age and comments on his own life. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from William Francis Smith, St. John's College, Cambridge, England. Information about a reference. Thanks for having invited him to lecture on Rabelais. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Marcia C. Noyes, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Thanks for the Clemenceau book. Account of a dinner she gave where the main topic of all the guests was "the dear Oslers". Personal congratulations on his coming birthday. News from the library in Baltimore.