Letter to William Osler from A.R. Neligan, 62, Park Lane, Croydon, England. Neligan has heard that Osler is anxious to obtain old manuscripts of Avicenna's works and poems, as well as a photograph of his Tomb. Neligan will ask his local Tehran friends to find books for Osler. He sends his own photographs of Avicenna's tomb, taken during his visit to Hamadan in the summer of 1910.
Letter to William Osler from H.M. Barlow, Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, London, England. Barlow responds to Osler's inquiry into the various editions of the Breviary held in the College Library.
Letter to William Osler from H. M. Barlow, Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, London, England. Barlow writes of books by Boorde and a 1547 edition of the Breviary held in the College Library.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Fletcher, Surgeon General's Office, U.S. Army Medical Museum and Library, Washington, D.C., USA. Fletcher writes of the work of Nicolaus Praepositus of 1471, generally regarded as the earliest dated medical book. Letter found in fly leaf of Osler's copy of "Antidotarium," 1471. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to William Osler from R.W. Chapman, The Clarendon Press, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Chapman writes of various editions of Gaddesden's works. Letter and notes found in Osler's copy of John Gaddesden's "Rosa Anglica, 1st ed," 1492.
Letter to William Osler from Ellen Osler, 83, Wellesley Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She relates news of family and friends. Additional notes by William Francis.
Letter to William Osler from Jonathan Hutchinson, 15, Cavendish Square, London, England. Hutchinson attributes his winning the Moxon medal to the "indulgent judgment" of friends like Osler.
Letter to William Osler from Rectorial Representation Committee, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland. The Rectorial Representation Committee for the Rectorial Contest at the University of Edinburgh acquaints him that they would like him to consider favourably the proposal. From their own survey, he is assured a considerable majority, owing to popularity and the esteem in which he is held by the students.