Letter to William Osler from W.A. Johnson, "The Parsonage", Weston, Ontario, Canada. Johnson will most likely send Osler his polarizing prism, once Potter receives his consignment. He enjoyed his visit with Osler, Mrs. Francis, Wood, Principal Dawson, Whiteve(?) and others in Montreal. He thanks Osler for the specimens he sent and sends his regards to Jimmie.
Letter to William Osler from W.A. Johnson, "The Parsonage", Weston, Ontario, Canada. Johnson thanks Osler for the package he sent containing the book by Mivart. He laments the fact that so few in Canada will read and converse on such subjects as Mivart brings to the surface.
Letter to James Bovell (Jimmie) Johnson from W.A. Johnson, "The Parsonage", Weston, Ontario, Canada. Johnson will not be able to get down to Montreal for a visit. He asks after Osler. He encourages his son to visit with Mr. Wood and to take advantage of all opportunities while in Montreal. See Bulletin of the History of Medicine, March 1939, 7:335-51, "Letters of a devoted father to an unresponsive son," by N.B. Gwyn. Citation given by William Francis.
Letter to James Bovell (Jimmie) Johnson from Arthur Jukes Johnson, 52, Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Arthur Johnson hopes his brother will remember the view near Gamble's Mill depicted on the front of the postcard.
Letter to William Osler from Ellen Osler, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Ellen Osler hopes Featherstone will go to Weston to check up on their son, who is recovering from a bad cold. Osler's sisters, Ellen Mary [Nellie] and Charlotte [Chattie] may go to England. She continues to worry about Osler's brother, Frank. The Oslers are expecting Jemmy [J.C. Morgan] in Dundas. Incl. ms. notes.
Letter to Daniel Coit Gilman from William Osler, 1, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler comments favourably on the Dana Biography. Osler became familiar with Dana's work through his preceptor [Bovell?], who often referred to him in his Lectures on Natural Theology.
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Adam H. Wright, 30, Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wright has interviewed four men who knew Osler at the Toronto School of Medicine and sends the notes [see CUS417/64.8]. He did not know that as a student Osler spent so much time in the dissecting room working on his own.
Notes from Adam H. Wright's interviews with former class-mates of Osler's at the Toronto School of Medicine [see CUS417/64.7]. Includes interviews with Alexander Taylor, R.H. Robinson, Albert Macdonald, and John Standish.
