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.
Letter to William Osler from Hugh Wamsey(?) Bayly, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Osler has been named president of the Society for the Prevention of Venereal Disease. Notes by Cushing that Osler refuses to sit up.
Letter to William Osler from R.W. Chapman, The Clarenden Press, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The Delegates appointed Osler a Perpetual Delegate to replace Dr. Sanday who resigned. Attached is the obituary of Dr. Sanday
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 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 Hector Munro, Inter-Allied Food Commission, British Delegation, Vienna, Austria. Munro writes about the lack of medical supplies in Budapest.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Cecil, 117, Piccadilly, London, England. Cecil responds to Osler's letter concerning Hector Munro's suggestion that Wenckebach come to England. He assures Osler that Wenckebach should have no trouble obtaining a visa for England if he applies with the British Military Authorities in Vienna.
Letter to William Osler from M. Sa'eed, Hassanahad, Tehran, Persia. Sa'eed writes of rare Arabic texts that he has procured for Osler. He hopes that the Persian carpet he sent to Lady Osler has already arrived. He extends his sympathy over the death of Osler's son. Sa'eed often consults Osler's text book in the treatment of his own patients.