Letter to Anson Phelps Stokes from William Osler, 23, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Will lecture on the Oxford University Press at Cambridge on the evening of the 29th. Asks him if it is possible to postpone the lecture of the 25th for the 26th. He wishes to go to the Billings Memorial services at New York on that day. Civilities.
Letter to James William White from William Osler, 23, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Sorry to have missed him. Declines his invitation to be in Philadelphia on May 10th, because of an engagement in Toronto on that day. Sorry as he should have been present for the sake of Mr. Phipps. Invitation to visit them in Oxford. Civilities.
Letter to Fielding Hudson Garrison from William Osler, 23, West Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Mentions that he had been asked to speak on Billings' Bibliographical work at the New York Memorial Meeting on the 25th. Asks him to send him precise information concerning the former. Civilities. P.S. Mentions that he shall be at the Library Association meeting (May 5th).
Letter to Joseph Hersey Pratt from William Osler, 807, St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Asks him if there is anyone in Boston, from the Massachusetts General Hospital preferably, working on the pleura who could be associated with Walter James for the article on the Pleura in his System. Will be in Boston about the end of next week. Civilities.
Letter to Margaret E. Charlton from William Osler, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Osler will send the Library a copy of the "Religio Medici." He has already sent the first edition of Vesalius, 1543 and offers Charlton a copy of Harvey's "De Generatione Anamalium." Additional notes by Charlton.
Letter to Thomas McCrae from William Osler, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He had written to Holmes and to Buzzard about the spinal nerve roots and the caudo-equina. Mentions that he was afraid that Maude Abbott was preparing a huge monograph. He deplores the delay in the printing of their book. Mentions that he excuses Gibson who had been busy with the re-organization of the Pathological Laboratory. McCrae can expect the manuscript for February 1st. He would like to get out two or three volumes this year. Positive comments on the Tuberculosis section and on all the papers. Civilities.
Letter to William Sydney Thayer from William Osler, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Information on the work done on the System. Volumes I and II should be ready by October 1st. The MSS of volume III and IV should be in hand by October 1st. Asking him to get some of his boys to work on the material.
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 Maude E. Abbott from William Osler, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Details on the printing of the catalogue. Suggestion that Adami writes the first preface; Osler, a clinical introduction and the dedication to Dr. Johnston. He will write to Chipman. Enthusiastic about the catalogue, which will be of benefit to the students and also to the school (McGill), and which will be a model for other institutions. Assuring her that the faculty is interested in the work and she should have a free hand in this.
