Letter to William Osler from Ray Lyman Wilbur, Palo Alto, California, USA. Mentions a meeting of the American Association in Chicago. Asks him if he would consider preparing a set of lectures to be given as the Lane Medical Lectures here in connection with the Stanford University in the fall of 1919. The lectures would be a form of study on the great general facts in medicine that have been brought to the surface by the war and particularly by the assembling together of great bodies of men. Comments about the issue of the war. Mentions his work with Hoover in the food conservation end of the Food Administration.
Letter to William Osler from C. J. Lyall, 82, Cornwall Gardens, London, England. Lyall suggests that Osler consult with E.G. Browne, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge, regarding Avicenna.
Letter to Mabel Brewster from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Happy New Year to the family. Enjoyed his visit to Paris. Detail on his daily routine to work. They avoided the American Colony in Paris to be in seclusion and rest. News of Revere. Mentions that he met a child who is her miniature, Susan Revere Baker. Comments on the charm of children. Asks her to let him know of her plan for the Summer. Hopes to be out in May. Will be in Baltimore for the opening address of the new building, the Hall which will be called after him, and to which Robert Brewster has subscribed. Will leave Paris January 12th. Greetings to her mother, Mrs. Anderson and to Lois Swan and Mrs. Hand. Mentions that Seymour Thomas is doing his portrait for a friend of Osler. It will not be as Medieval as Sargent's.
Letter to Leonard L. Mackall from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Thanks him for the Post in which there is an excellent review. Asks him to have his bookseller to send Linde. He has received the translation. Has been going over the Servetus trial in the Faculty records. Comments on it. Mentions that Tollin reprinted his lectures on Astrology. W.W. Francis wrote him, he is seeing Edition VII of his text-book through the press. The German edition is just out. French, Spanish and Chinese are coming too. Sends him his Counsels and Ideals for New Year. Civilities.
Letter to Francis John Shepherd from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Sad about Arthur Browne's attack. Discussion of his case. Glad that the new buildings are going on so well. Enjoys his visit to Paris. Kind comments on the men and the Faculty. Asks when Cecil is to be married. Mention of the death of Jack Vanneck's wife. He will go to Lyons, Montpellier, the Riviera, Naples, Rome and in the north of Italy. Will probably come in America before returning to Oxford. Civilities.
Letter to John George Adami from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Delighted by the Harrington. Suggests to send a copy to Firth at Oxford and to Sydney Lee. Does not know of his translation of the code. Glad that it was in the Bulletin. Mention of the Gilbert's Magnet bought at the Amherst sale.
Letter to William Pepper from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Sends him a Servetus picture showing him in prison. Willis book on Servetus and Calvin is worth reading. Enjoys his visit in Paris. Asks him what Perry is doing after his hospital term. Hopes to be in America in May. Civilities.
Letter to Henry Barton Jacobs from William Osler, 44, Avenue d' Iena, Paris, France. Sends the Harvey diploma facsimile. Rolleston has sent Cushing one. Cannot find Vernon nor can Seymour Thomas. Found all sorts of interesting things at the Library but will now concentrate on the hospitals. Raymond has a clinic on hereditary optic atrophy. He went to the Ecole and the Society des hopitaux, where he has been elected as a member. Chauffard is president of the Society. Enjoys their company. Civilities.
