Letter to Joseph Offord from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his note. He knows about the medals and coins of Pfeiffer. Recommends he read the last edition of Parkes Weber's book. Does not have anything of Eddington. States on Lucretius who is his stand by on the cosmos. Comments about it.
Letter to Harry Brittain from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Regrets no to be able to be present at the dinner to Admiral Sims on the 21st.
Letter to Richard Pearson Strong from Grace Revere Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry to send a wire but she could not do otherwise. Explains that Osler would be very interested in the International Red Cross Conference but has to finish other works. Mentions a "Miss Babbit" who talked to them about the Conference. Hopes to see Welch on his way home. Has not received the enclosed of Kelly's.
Letter to George Cheever Shattuck from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Delighted with the Memoir of Twitchell. Comments about his stories. The last book he has bought with his fund is "Simplicius on the Categories of Aristotle", 1499. Mentions the dinner for Washburn at the Athenaeum. P.S. Asks him to tease Goodspeed for not finding him vol.35 of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.
Letter to Lewellys Franklin Barker from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sorry to hear that he has been ill. Mentions the Influenza outbreak they had in England. Discussion about it. Mentions that he is busy and that they have many visitors every day.
Letter to Marion Harry Spielmann from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his detailed statement. Asks him to let him know when he will have Johnson's estimate. Will then write to Cushing and put the whole case before the Wistar Institute.
Letter to Harvey Cushing from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends on Spielmann' s letter to Cushing in regard to Vesal Iconography.
Letter to Sydney Holland Knutsford from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks. Answers him that regarding the question of the appointment of the Professor of Pathology, a Medical School rotates. Tribute to the laboratory work of Welch at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Wishes to find him a Rockefeller or a Johns Hopkins. Compliments on what he had accomplished.
Letter to John George Adami from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks him to look over the conditions of his gift of his library to McGill. Asks him to talk about it with Birkett, and to make corrections and suggestions.
Letter to F.R. Seymour from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks him the names of the members of the committee (Venereal Disease), as he may have a little memorandum to send to each one, bearing on the three pressing problems of Venereal diseases.