Letter to William Osler from H.F.B. Brett Smith, 7, Moreton Road, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. "Notes from books." Brett-Smith sends a photograph of the Harington copper plate of Queen Elizabeth. Letter and Osler's notes inserted on fly leaf of "The Metamorphosis of Ajax," by John Harington.
Letter to William Osler from Walter Morley Fletcher, 71, Bedford Gardens, London, England. Fletcher reports that he had the Bibliomania 1st Edition printed at Warrington. Letter found in fly leaf of Osler's copy of "The Bibliomania, An Epistle..." Additional notes by Osler found in same volume dated January 16, 1916.
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 A.R. Neligan, British Legation, Tehran, Persia. Neligan responds to Osler's letter, CUS417/39.58. He reports on his progress with the scheme to restore the Tomb of Avicenna at Hamadan and offers his suggestions on how the project ought to proceed.
Letter to William Osler from M. Sa'eed, Hassanahad, Tehran, Persia. As a result of the war, Sa'eed was compelled to escape from Hamadan. He writes of the devastating effect the war has had on his family and his country. [pp. 5-7 are missing]
Letter to William Osler from A.R. Neligan, British Legation, Tehran, Persia. At the request of Sa'eed Khan, Neligan sends a copy of "Kannash" by Avicenna. Neligan describes the effects the war has had on Iran and writes of medical cases.
Letter to William Osler from Olga Racster. Racster has acquired the post-mortem report of Dr. Barry. She provides a brief biographical sketch of Barry, who was likely the first female doctor in history. Racster urges Osler to consider writing down the stories he heard from Dr. Campbell concerning Barry.
Letter to William Osler from T.K. Monro, 12., Somerset Place, Glasgow, Scotland. "Bibliotheca Secunda. Charles Morrison, Scots Magazine." Monro sends a copy of Williamson's work on "Old Greenock," a good resource for Osler's research on Charles Morrison.
Letter to William Osler from Alexander R. Simpson, 52, Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Simpson responds to Osler's inquiry into the life and work of Jean Astruc.