Title:

Letter from William Osler to Judge Henry D. Harlan

Creator:

Osler, William

Recipient:

Harlan, Henry D.

Date:

7 March 1904

Description:

On February 7, 1904, a large fire destroyed about 70 blocks of downtown Baltimore. Many of the burned buildings belonged to Johns Hopkins Hospital as part of its endowment, and this created a financial crisis for the institution. In this letter, Osler told Judge Harlan, president of the hospital's board, that he would give up his annual salary to help keep up the hospital's publications. (This proved unnecessary, as John D. Rockefeller helped cover the losses with a gift of $500,000.)

Original Repository:

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

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

Legacy ID:

GFBBZJ

NLM ID:

101743406X424

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X424

Story Section:

"Father of Modern Medicine": The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1889-1905