Letter from William H. Welch to Lawrence F. Flick [Transcript]
- Contributor(s):
- Flick, Lawrence F. Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber) Welch, William H. Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds
- Publication:
- Produced: 24 March 1904
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Letters (correspondence) Transcripts
- Abstract:
- Welch understands Flick's position towards Daniel Lewis's and Clark Bell's Congresses on Tuberculosis, but he wonders if Lewis's society is as bad as Flick believes it to be. Prominent men have attached themselves to Lewis's cause and it would not be advisable to alienate them by opposing them. His advice is to let the troubled waters settle before leading men in the medical profession take a positive course of action in the Tuberculosis issue.. [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.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101743406X118 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- GFBBHR
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X118
- Archival Collection:
- The William Osler Papers (Profiles in Science)