Letter to Sir John Burdon Sanderson from P.S. Allen, Oriel College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The Vice Chancellor agrees with Burdon-Sanderson's suggestion that Arthur Thomson should carry out the upcoming exams in Medicine at Oxford. However, the Vice Chancellor would like Professor Thomson to be under Burdon-Sanderson's supervision.

Letter to Leonard L. Mackall from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks. He had the original Servetus Ptolemy. Details on how he will pay him. Civilities. Handwritten : They are doubtful at the (Clarendon) Press about a new edition of (Crabb) Robinson.

Letter to Arnold Carl Klebs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Fock has sent him the catalogue. Comments about his content. Would be useful for the Johns Hopkins Medical School, only that it does not worth the price asked. Glad he liked the Linacre. Hiersemann sent him a word about an Aderlass Kalender, of which they have a number of the very earliest at the Bodleian. Have asked Fock for the lowest figure for the Pagel Library before writing to Baltimore.

Letter to Arnold Carl Klebs from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him an edition of The Praise of Folly which he has induced Mrs. Allen (the wife if the man they called Erasmus Allen) to edit. Wishes he could find the original edition of Erasmus's Praise of the Medicine. Saw one of his last letter at the Bodleian, signed Aegra manu. Informs him that Walsh wrote him that they hope to have a Billing Memorial Library Building, and the latter thinks that might be a special inducement to Klebs. Greetings for the New Year.

Letter to Mabel Brewster from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Christmas Greetings. Hopes that Sylvia's big Bible has come. Sent Mabel an edition of the Phaedo. Mention of the examinations, of his work on the text-book which will go to press next month. He had read Bergson on Laughter. Noted that the only two special works on this emotional problem are from Frenchmen, one in 1560 by Joubert and the other one by Bergson. A cheque and love to Lois. Christmas greetings to Uncle Ned and his family. Mention of a book on Prof. Lounsburry from Yale. Civilities.

Letter to Karl Friedrich Wenckebach from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that he could arrange for the dinner on the 23rd. Expects him and his wife on Saturday the 21st by the train 1.45 from Paddington.

Letter to John Young Walker MacAlister from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He has written to Tomes and to Brown of Preston, and to the man who is supposed to keep the purse of the Draper's Company. Will try to approach some others. Thinks that Strathcona will give something. Asks him to send a descriptive booklet to John McFadden, and put his compliments inside. Suggests to look for the descendants of some of old worthies connected with the Medical Chirurgical or other societies. Wonders who are the heirs of Robert Barnes. Would suggest they fit up a Robert Barnes' room. Family vanity is a powerful lever which Mitchell has used with advantage in Philadelphia.

Letter to Sir John Burdon Sanderson from P.S. Allen, Oriel College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Allen has been instructed by the Vice Chancellor to enquire whether Burdon-Sanderson would consider resuming his post as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford until a successor is appointed. Arthur Thomson has served as the temporary replacement.

Letter to Leonard L. Mackall from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him a sermonette he gave at Yale, for the New Year, and an edition of the Praise of Folly, which he has induced Mrs. Allen to edit. He has the Berlinger. Civilities.

Letter to Whitelaw Reid from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Invites him to lunch if he comes for the meeting of the electors to the Lectureship on American History , in Oxford. Good opinion of this lectureship. Civilities.