Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, Johns Hopkins Hospital, North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Mention of a hostile feeling between the Montreal General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital. It has a bad influence among the younger men. He heard about it outside of Montreal. Suggests that the seniors should put a stop to it and make the school a rallying point. What difference does it make at which one of them a man works. Do get Armstrong, Bell and the others to take a more rational view. Glad of Edith Molson's engagement. Asking help for Dr. Abbott. Compliment on her work.
Letter to John A. Mullin from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Civilities. He enjoyed Wilton's paper on Chancre, as did William Francis, who now lives with Osler. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to Humphry Davy Rolleston from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler has just finished reading the last volume of Allbutt's Systems and believes that the contributors should get together to reward Allbutt for his labours as Editor. Osler comments on the war and is optimistic that the British Empire will triumph.
Letter to members of the Tudor and Stuart Club from R. Carmichael Tilghman, Secretary-Treasurer, Tudor and Stuart Club, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Invitation to the third annual public lecture of the Tudor and Stuart Club, to be delivered by Dean Edwin Greenlaw of the University of North Carolina.
Letter to Edward F. Milburn from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler writes that he is getting older but still very happy with his professional and college work. He informs Milburn of the birth of his son 8 weeks prior. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to Henri Amédée Lafleur from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler informs Lafleur of Clement's failing health. Osler asks Lafleur for corrections and suggestions for the new edition of his text book.
Letter to Frederick Cheever Shattuck from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler writes of Typho-malarial fever and his opinion that the two diseases, typhoid and malaria, coexist but do not form a separate, hybrid disease. He asks Shattuck what he thinks of Durham's views about relapse. Osler is very interested in these views and is sorry that he did not get a chance to incorporate them into the last edition of his text book. He thanks Shattuck for his suggestions about gas poisoning, a highly mortal and common problem in Baltimore.
Letter to Henri Amédée Lafleur from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He denies reports that he will leave Baltimore for Montreal, but assures Lafleur that he would like to return to Toronto or Montreal upon retirement. He writes of progress made on the Johns Hopkins Medical School. He Hopes to secure Mall and Shepherd as professors. He writes of his own work and the cases he has been following up on.
Letter to John George Adami from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He writes of medical cases and of upcoming "Congress" meetings in Montreal and Toronto. Includes manuscript notes.
