Title:

Letter from William Osler to Henry Barton Jacobs

Creator:

Osler, William

Recipient:

Jacobs, Henry Barton

Date:

15 September 1914

Description:

In this letter, Osler told Jacobs of the changes brought by the first few weeks of World War I, including turning university buildings into hospitals. He also mentioned the stories told by the large numbers of Belgian refugees. When Germany invaded Belgium on August 4, 1914, they encountered a fierce resistance, which delayed their entrance into France by a month. Reprisals were harsh, and many Belgians fled the country, including over 200,000 who went to England. The Oslers and others in Oxford opened their homes to many Belgians, and raised funds to help bring more to safety. Osler regretted that he could not attend the celebration of the first 25 years of the Johns Hopkins Hospital to be held that month.

Original Repository:

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

World War I

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection. 12829

Legacy ID:

GFBBXD

NLM ID:

101743406X380

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X380

Story Section:

Sir William: Regius Professor at Oxford, 1905-1919