Letter to William Osler from Kenneth M. Blakiston, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1012 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Payment and publication information for Osler's books. Blakiston regrets to inform Osler that nothing can be done with "Oslerisms" until the following year. On Osler's recommendation, Blakiston will send a copy of Chittenden's book on Nutrition to the Governor-General of Canada.

Letter to John S. Billings from William Osler, 1502, Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Osler asks for Billings opinion on the Pneumonia Statistics from the most recent census.

Letter to John S. Billings from William Osler, 131, South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Osler writes that Billings's manuscript arrived safely.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Thomas McCrae, 1627, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. McCrae was told by the College of Physicians in London that Osler became a Licentiate of the College in 1873. He then took the College examination and was given membership in 1878.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Thomas McCrae, 1627, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. McCrae draws Cushing's attention to the animal parasite, "Sphyranura Osleri," named after Osler. This was written about in the Journal of Morphology, Vol. I, No. I, September 1887.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Minis Hays, American Philosophical Society, 104 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Hays does not believe that Osler attended the International Congress of Medicine at Philadelphia in 1876. He suggests that Cushing consult the original registration manuscript kept in the Library of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Maude E. Abbott, The College Club, 1300 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Abbott relays information she received from Dr. Lomer regarding Osler's involvement in the formation of the McGill Graduates' Society, his role as Secretary in 1876, and as President in 1880. [See CUS417/72.14] She gives a progress report on her Osler volume.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Henry H. Donaldson, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Donaldson informs Cushing that the President of the Anthropometric Society is F.X. Dercum. The chief object of the society was the preservation of the brains of its members; Osler's name did not appear among the list of members. However, Donaldson does recall seeing Osler at a meeting of the Society at the Art Club in Philadelphia in 1890. Donaldson will send a copy of Osler's "Leaven of Science," which he delivered at the opening of the Wistar Institute.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from F.X. Dercum, 1719, Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The founders of the American Anthropometric Society were Dr. Harrison Allen, Dr. Joseph Leidy, Dr. William Pepper, Dr. Edward Spitzka and Dr. Dercum. The first meeting was held in 1899 and Osler was a member. The brains collected by the Society were kept in the Wistar Institute and studied by Dr. Spitzka. His findings were published in the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, N.S., Volume XXI, Part III. [See CUS417/78.21] Incl. ms. notes.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Henry H. Donaldson, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Donaldson responds to Cushing's request for information regarding Osler's involvement with the Anthropometric Society.