Letter from Ellen Osler to her son, William Osler [Transcript]

Title:
Letter from Ellen Osler to her son, William Osler [Transcript]
Creator:
Osler, Ellen
Contributor:
Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber)
Recipient:
Osler, William
Date:
30 May 1866
Description:
She relates news of family and friends. Osler's father will write the school about him staying on another year. Osler's mother advises him to think carefully about his decision to enter the Church. She sends him a "volume of good advice" and encourages him to read the "Book of Proverbs." She was proud to see "Osler 1st" so many times in the paper [refers to an athletic competition].. [Description courtesy of McGill University.]. About this transcript: Soon after Osler's death in 1919, Lady Osler asked their good friend Dr. Harvey Cushing to write a biography. For this project, Cushing gathered a wide variety of material, including a substantial amount of Osler correspondence and other memorabilia borrowed from Osler's family, friends, and colleagues. He employed three secretaries to transcribe these documents, and later donated the transcripts (along with his other working materials) to the Osler Library. Because many of the original documents were returned to the owners, the Cushing transcripts constitute the largest and most accessible collection of Osler's correspondence.. Harvey Cushing's "Life of Sir William Osler" was published by Oxford University Press in 1925, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1926.
Original Repository:
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds
Rights:
Public Domain
Genre:
Letters (correspondence)
Transcripts
Format:
Text
Extent:
1 pages
Language:
English
Legacy Source Citation:
Original Repository. Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds. 12841
Legacy ID:
GFBBQQ
NLM ID:
101743406X264
Profiles Collection:
The William Osler Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X264
Story Section:
Biographical Information