Title:

Letter from William Osler to Henry Barton Jacobs

Creator:

Osler, William

Recipient:

Jacobs, Henry Barton

Date:

15 December 1914

Description:

In this letter, Osler wished Jacobs a Merry Christmas and reflected that the war was not as bad as expected so far--a million men were in training, and spirits were good. He also was grateful for the help sent from America, especially for the many Belgian refugees. (When Germany invaded Belgium on April 4, 1914, they encountered a fierce reistance, which delayed their entry 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 also mentioned bidding for a collection of original medical drawings commissioned by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson. Hutchinson (1828-1913) was an English surgeon, dermatologist, pathologist, and venereal disease expert. Osler obtained the large collection for Johns Hopkins; but it was later put into storage, and was only rediscovered in the 1950s, by Dr. Victor McKusick.

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:

GFBBXF

NLM ID:

101743406X381

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X381

Story Section:

Sir William: Regius Professor at Oxford, 1905-1919