Title:

Letter from William Osler to Henry Barton Jacobs

Creator:

Osler, William

Recipient:

Jacobs, Henry Barton

Date:

25 April 1917

Description:

In this letter, Osler responded to a cable informing him that his friends had established a fund in his name for the purchase of books for the library of the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty (now the Maryland State Mecial Association.) Osler had done much to build up the Faculty's library holdings and to raise funds for a new building. He also hired the first professional librarian, Marcia Noyes. Osler also gave Jacobs news of the family and friends.

Original Repository:

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Libraries, Medical

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Excerpt from the minutes of the Osler Committee of the Medical and Chirugical Faculty of Medicine, 1917

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

GFBBXL

NLM ID:

101743406X386

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X386

Story Section:

Osler, Medical History, and Medical Libraries