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Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
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Letter, January 5, 1919

Letter from Geoffrey Keynes, 32, Wemyss Road, Blackheath, England, to William Osler. "Notes in books" Keynes writes of a new fragment by Sir Thomas Browne, which he and Cosmas found in a Commonplace Book. Keynes asks for further information and resources on Browne from Osler's collection. Cosmas nearly died in the last battle, but is now recovering well.

Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982

Letter to William Osler

Letter to William Osler from A.R. Neligan, British Legation, Tehran, Persia. Neligan has just received Osler's letters from earlier in the year, as the post has just returned to regular service for the first time since 1917. He reports that Sa'eed is well and that he has just sent Osler a rare work by Avicenna. After consulting with Sa'eed, Neligan believes they should postpone repairs of the Tomb of Avicenna at Hamadan until 1920.

Neligan, A. R. (Anthony Richard), 1879-

Letter to William Osler, June 14, 1919

Letter to William Osler from Hector Munro, Inter-Allied Food Commission British Delegation, Vienna, Austria. Munro writes concerning the famine in Austria and the efforts already underway to put an end to it.

Munro, Hector

Letter to William Osler, July 28, 1919

Letter to William Osler from Karl Friedrich Wenckebach. Wenckebach writes of his efforts, along with Hector Munro, to put an end to the famine in Austria.

Wenckebach, K. F. (Karl Frederik), 1864-1940

Letter to William Osler, August 5, 1919

Letter to William Osler from Karl Friedrich Wenckebach. Wenckebach is sorry to have missed Osler's 70th birthday. He is glad that there were no negative feelings harboured against Austrian doctors in the wake of the war. He comments on the post-war situation and famine in Austria. Incl. original envelope.

Wenckebach, K. F. (Karl Frederik), 1864-1940

Letter to William Osler, July 26, 1919(?)

Letter to William Osler from Eglantyne Jebb, Save the Children Fund, 329 High Holborn, London, England. Jebb encloses a report about Hector Munro's work in Vienna. [See CUS417/51.15] She reports that the condition of the hospitals in Austria is terrible. Munro has organized a committee to distribute relief, although it has nothing to distribute.

Jebb, Eglantyne

Letter to William Osler, February 21, 1919

Letter to William Osler from Morris Jastrow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Thanks for his note on the medical tablet of Assur. The one he had secured for the College of Physicians of Philadelphia came from the same place. Asks for a photo of it and for information. Comments on Langdon whom he found to be unreliable. Will send him a paper from one of his students on an important medical tablet. Mentions the Berlin Museum. Looking forward to R.C. Thompson's publication of medical incantation tablets in the British Museum. Will send him soon a copy of his new book "The Gentle Cynic". Details about it.

Jastrow, Morris, Jr., 1861-1921

Letter to William Osler, March 5, 1919

Letter to William Osler from Hubert M. Southwark, Bishop's House, Kennington Park, London, England. Informs him that he has been elected member of The Club.

Southwark, Hubert M.

Letter to William Osler, March 22, 1919

Letter to William Osler from Charles Joseph Singer, Westbury Lodge, Norham Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him Steele manifest on Bacon. Open to all changes Osler could wish. Offers to get the numbers of copies he would like. Mentions that Steele thinks he could finish off the whole Bacon in about six years if he is full time on it.- attached are the notes on Bacon.

Singer, Charles Joseph, 1876-1960

Letter to William Osler, April 1, 1919

Letter to William Osler from John George Adami, Pembroke House, 133 Oxford Street, London, England. Suggestions regarding the conditions of Osler's gift of his Bibliotheca Osleriana to McGill. Birkett and Martin agree with these suggestions.

Adami, J. George (John George), 1862-1926

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