Title:

Letter from William Osler to his son, Edward Revere on his 21st birthday [Transcript]

Creator:

Osler, William

Recipient:

Osler, Edward Revere

Date:

28 December 1916

Description:

Osler is very proud of his son and delighted by the closeness of their relationship. That Revere has developed a fondness for literature and old books in recent years, has given Osler additional pleasure. Osler informs Revere that he and Grace have put aside money for his education and for his future.. [Description courtesy of McGill University.]. 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:

GFBBLJ

NLM ID:

101743406X174

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X174

Story Section:

Sir William: Regius Professor at Oxford, 1905-1919