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Letter to William Osler

Letter to William Osler from R.L. Poole, Keeper of Archives, Museum House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Poole responds to Osler's inquiry into Andrew Boorde and censorship in the sixteenth century.

Poole, R.L.

Letter to William Osler

Letter to William Osler from H.F.B. Brett Smith, 7, Moreton Road, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. "Notes from books." Brett-Smith sends a photograph of the Harington copper plate of Queen Elizabeth. Letter and Osler's notes inserted on fly leaf of "The Metamorphosis of Ajax," by John Harington.

Brett-Smith, H. F. B. (Herbert Francis Brett)

Letter to E.M. Brockbank

Letter to E.M. Brockbank from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Osler compliments Brockbank on his children's books and looks forward to reading his blood plate article.

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

Letter to M. Sa'eed

Letter to M. Sa'eed from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Osler and Dr. Cowley were very glad to hear from Sa'eed and to know that he is safe. He writes of a rare manuscript by Rhazes.

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

Letter to Wilburt Cornell Davison

Letter to Wilburt Cornell Davison from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Lady Osler reports that Robert Johnson is working at the Base on the Orthopaedic [sic] Staff, Dr. Janeway has died of pneumonia, and Dr. Futcher is at the Orpington Canadian Hospital. She writes that since Revere's death, Osler has grown very thin and his heart is simply broken.

Osler, Grace Revere Gross, Lady

Letter to Richard Pearson Strong

Letter to Richard Pearson Strong from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. As Strong was a great admirer of Osler, Lady Osler writes to him to confess her sadness and grief. She reports that on November 29, 1919, Osler wrote of his own impending death to a friend in New York. She worries now about William Francis, who never knew another father besides Osler. Osler had suggested that Francis act as Librarian of his collection at McGill University in the future.

Osler, Grace Revere Gross, Lady

Letter to Susan Revere Chapin

Letter to Susan Revere Chapin from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Lady Osler relates news of family and friends, including the Max-Mullers and the Frank Oslers. She has found quite a number of books missing from Osler's collection and has begun to hunt them down. As well, she is trying to get many small manuscripts, speeches and addresses of Osler's ready for binding. She describes the memorial to the Unknown Soldier at the Abbey and provides a sketch of the royal procession that followed.

Osler, Grace Revere Gross, Lady

Letter to Hon. Justice Featherston Osler

Letter to Hon. Justice Featherston Osler from Grace Revere Osler, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Lady Osler writes of her sorrow and loneliness upon the death of her son, Revere. She writes that Revere had developed into an unusually interesting chap, who was horrified by anything connected with war. She is looking after 200 American soldiers who have just arrived in Europe, giving them a glimpse of home life.

Osler, Grace Revere Gross, Lady

Letter to Henry R. Viets, April 24, 1919

Letter to Henry R. Viets from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Osler is delighted with the de Cusa treasures Viets has located. He suggests that Viets write the introduction to the translated version of "De Staticis Experimentis."

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

Letter to Henry R. Viets, November 16, 1919

Letter to Henry R. Viets from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Osler sends Viets the translation of de Cusa's "De Staticis Experimentis." He suggests that Viets consult the new History of Science man at Harvard for more information on de Cusa. He writes that he is better, although he is still in bed and still coughing.

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

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