Title:

Letter from Edith Campbell to William Osler [Transcript]

Creator:

Campbell, Edith

Contributor:

Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber)

Recipient:

Osler, William

Date:

30 December 1916

Description:

As angry as she is about her removal from Taplow, Campbell would prefer not to have her name made public. She describes the events that led up to her troubles and eventual dismissal. She would like to be made Matron of a General Hospital in France or Salonika to show the public that she is fit to be trusted. She thanks Osler and Lady Osler for all their help and support throughout the ordeal.. [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:

2 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:

GFBBPS

NLM ID:

101743406X245

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X245

Story Section:

Sir William: Regius Professor at Oxford, 1905-1919