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Letter from William Osler to Henry Barton Jacobs

Title:: Letter from William Osler to Henry Barton Jacobs
Creator:: Osler, William
Recipient:: Jacobs, Henry Barton
Date:: 28 March 1915
Description:: In this letter, Osler commented on the progress of the war, and his feeling that England may be in for a long siege, given Germany's strength. He also mentioned his recent rare book acquisitions.
Original Repository:: Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Letters (correspondence)
Subject:: World War I
Format:: Text
Extent:: 3 pages
Language:: English
Legacy Source Citation:: Original Repository. Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection. 12829
Legacy ID:: GFBBXG
NLM ID:: 101743406X382
Profiles Collection:: The William Osler Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X382
Story Section:: Sir William: Regius Professor at Oxford, 1905-1919