Letter from William Osler to Harvey Cushing [Transcript]
- Contributor(s):
- Cushing, Harvey Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber) Osler, William Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds
- Publication:
- Produced: 22 February 1911
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Letters (correspondence) Transcripts
- Abstract:
- Osler describes his voyage to Egypt. He visited the Hospital of the American Mission at Assiut. He tells of his acquaintance with a Pasha and reflects on the Muslim religion. He saw great books in the Khedival Library, where the Librarian offered Osler beautiful versions of the Koran in exchange for important 16th century Arabic texts held in the Bodleian Library.. [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:
- 2 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101743406X181 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- GFBBLR
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X181
- Archival Collection:
- The William Osler Papers (Profiles in Science)