Letter to Harvey Cushing from Thomas McCrae, 1627, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. McCrae remarks that Osler often used the title M.R.C.P. (Member of the Royal College of Physicians), as he did on a paper entitled, "Notes of Intestinal Diverticula," in the Annals of Anatomy and Surgery, 1881, IV, #5, November. Osler and Allbutt were elected Fellows to the College in 1883. Allbutt delivered the Gulstonian [sic] Lecture in 1884. McCrae will send an account of a dinner for MacAlister in which much is said of the formation of the Royal Society.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from E. John G. Beardsley, 258, South 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Beardsley writes to express the pleasure and inspiration he received from reading Cushing's "Life of Sir William Osler."

Letter to Harvey Cushing from E. John G. Beardsley, 258, South 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Beardsley invites Cushing to deliver an informal presentation and to take up some phase of medical education in Philadelphia. He compliments Cushing on his book, "Life of Sir William Osler."

Letter to Harvey Cushing from H.A. Hare, Spruce and 18th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Fragment. The other candidates for the Chair of Clinical Medicine in Philadelphia in 1884, besides Osler, were Louis Starr and Edwin T. Bruen. Hare is certain that Wood was in support of Osler's appointment in Philadelphia. He believes that Osler and Minis Hays became acquainted after the formation of the Association of American Physicians.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Francis R. Packard, 304, South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Packard congratulates Cushing on his book, "Life of Sir William Osler," which he compares to Sir Rickman John Godlee's "Lord Lister" and M. Valléry-Radot's "The Life of Pasteur."

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Alexander C. Abbott, 4016, Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Abbott compliments and congratulates Cushing on his book, "Life of Sir William Osler." He suggests that Cushing next do a biography of Halsted.

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 Edward B. Krumbhaar, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Krumbhaar asks for further information on the two Dr. Olivers mentioned in Cushing's "Life of Sir William Osler."

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Thomas McCrae, 1929, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. McCrae draws Cushing's attention to a review of "Life of Sir William Osler" in the International Book Review of the Literary Digest. He comments on the success of the book among Canadians outside of the medical profession.

Letter to Harvey Cushing from Samuel McClintock Hamill, 1822, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Hamill recalls his days as a student intern under Osler.