Title:

Letter from William Osler to Lewellys F. Barker

Creator:

Osler, William

Recipient:

Barker, Lewellys F.

Date:

4 March 1905

Description:

In this letter, Osler told Barker (unofficially) that he had been chosen to succeed Osler as Professor of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief at Johns Hopkins. He also expressed his concern that Dr. William S. Thayer, his assistant and closest protégé at Hopkins, had been passed over for the job, and asked Barker to help make him comfortable.

Original Repository:

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. Lewellys Barker Collection

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Medical Staff

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. Lewellys Barker Collection. 12846

Legacy ID:

GFBBZF

NLM ID:

101743406X421

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X421

Story Section:

"Father of Modern Medicine": The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1889-1905