Letter to William Osler from Sir John Burdon Sanderson, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Burdon-Sanderson congratulates Osler on becoming a student of Christ Church College. Burdon-Sanderson is doing his best to save the Pathology department at Oxford, which has been threatened by the possibility of Ritchie's departure. He asks for Osler's help in the matter. Burdon-Sanderson thanks Osler for sending a copy of "Science and Immortality."

Letter to W. Cecil Bosanquet from Arthur Thomson, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thomson expresses his opinion over the matter of the Regius Professorship of Medicine at Oxford.

Letter to J.S. Fairbairn from Arthur Thomson, 159, Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thomson does not agree with Fairbairn's views over the matter of the Regius Professorship of Medicine at Oxford.

Letter to Sir John Burdon Sanderson from P.S. Allen, Oriel College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The Vice Chancellor agrees with Burdon-Sanderson's suggestion that Arthur Thomson should carry out the upcoming exams in Medicine at Oxford. However, the Vice Chancellor would like Professor Thomson to be under Burdon-Sanderson's supervision.

Letter to William Osler from William Collier, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Collier invites Osler to the upcoming Oxford University convocation ceremonies, at which the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science will be conferred upon Osler.

Letter to William Osler from Arthur Thomson, University Museum, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thomson writes to explain the duties of the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford. He warns Osler that Oxford is a very conservative place, which is further hampered by a lack of funds. Thomson is concerned that the University's Pathology program will suffer, as Ritchie plans to leave Oxford for Belfast.

Letter to William Osler from Sir John Burdon Sanderson, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. According to the President of Oxford, Osler is free to choose between Oriel and Magdalen College. Burdon-Sanderson favours Magdalen College.

Letter to William Osler from T. Herbert Warren, Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Warren congratulates Osler on his Professorial Studentship at Christ Church College, Oxford. He recommends that Osler read "Fragments of Prose and Poetry" by Frederick Myers's wife, which was reviewed in the November 19th issue of the "Spectator."

Letter to William Osler from James Ritchie, 28, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Ritchie is delighted that Osler has accepted the Regius Professorship of Medicine at Oxford. He explains that he only allowed his own name to be mentioned for the position during the period when some of the Oxford men wanted to merge the Regius Professorship with the chair of Pathology, which Ritchie currently holds. Ritchie was not eager to hold the Regius Professorship and, therefore, was not disappointed when Osler was named in his place.

Letter to Sir John Burdon Sanderson from P.S. Allen, Oriel College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Allen has been instructed by the Vice Chancellor to enquire whether Burdon-Sanderson would consider resuming his post as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford until a successor is appointed. Arthur Thomson has served as the temporary replacement.