Letter to William Osler from Robert Cecil, 100, Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, England. Deeply impressed by the accounts of the mortality and suffering among children of Germany. Views with dismay the idea of cession by Germany of a number of their cows and goats. Had been suggested to lay before the Reparation Committee in Paris the enclosed memorial on the subject. Hopes that Osler will sign it, as its influence could induce the committee to accept it.- Attached is the list of persons who have been asked to sign the memorial and the memorial.
Letter to William Osler from Friedel Pick, Prague, Czech Republic. Acknowledges his letter. Thanks the Oslers. Says that it is the first sunbeam after a long time of darkness and humiliation. The heaviest thing for him will be the impossibility to travel in countries where he had good memories, and that he will not be able to meet friends like them. Details on his work during the war. He is now chairman of the German branch society against consumption in Prague. Thanks him for offering his help, which he does not need for the moment. Heard from Wenckebach how important Osler's help was to the Vienna children. Reply on the question of the future of the German University. Reply on the question of pseudocirrhosis with polycythaemia. Details about a case he had seen. Interested in getting a copy of a lecture on the two cases of soldiers, if printed. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from William Francis Smith, Napier House, Pittville, Cheltenham, England. Letter inserted in Rabelais in his Writings, W.F. Smith, 1918. Informs him that his doctor has warned him not to travel to London next October because of his condition. Regrets it. Is now writing a paper on Rabelais. Details about it. Offers him to send it to him. Apologizes for the disappointment. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from J.W. Wallace, Anderton, nr. Chorley, Lancashire, England. Six page letter on the subject of Walt Whitman, in response to Osler's query about Dr. Bucke's Whitman material. Discusses his influence on British politicians, and the labouring classes. Mentions Dr. Johnston, Keir Hardie, Bruce Glasier, Ramsay MacDonald , Ben Spoor.
Letter to William Osler from Andrew Davies, Lindum, Abbey Road, Rhos on Sea, Oxfordshire, England. Responds to a query from Osler about tobacco and snuff taking. Recommends publications which he will lend Osler.
Letter to William Osler from R.W. Chapman, The Clarenden Press, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cushing's notes re. Christ Church, R.W. Chapman, appointment of Osler to replace William Sanday as delegate to Oxford University Press. P.S. found on 130.91 about Osler asking Grace Revere Osler to make lists of all who should be informed of his impending death.
Letter to William Osler from Raymond Crawfurd, Tray's Hill, Hornsey Lane, London, N.6, England. Sorry to hear of illness News from the History of Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. The History Section is not too active. Wishes he could get Singer established in a suitable Professorship.
Letter to William Osler from William Morton, The Brickell Apartments, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.. Sorry to hear of illness, delighted with THE FIRST PRINTED DOCUMENTS RELATING TO MODERN SURGICAL ANAESTHESIA. Is pleased with Osler's support of his father's role.
Letter from Geoffrey Keynes, Grove House, Hollywood Road, London, England, to William Osler. Keynes reports on the progress of his Sir Thomas Browne Bibliography. After writing the first draft, Cosmas has retired from working on the book and has gone off to the country to become a farmer, leaving Keynes to do the rest alone. Keynes writes of his own career and the birth of his son.
Letter to William Osler from the Captain for the Persia Society, 22, Albemarle Street, London, England. The Captain of the Persia Society writes that the present conditions in Persia are considered propitious for undertaking repairs to the Tomb of Avicenna at Hamadan.
