Letter from Grace Osler to her sister, Susan Chapin [Transcript]
Contributor(s):
Chapin, Susan
Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber)
Osler, Grace
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds
Lady Osler comments on the hardships of the war, including the constant stream of visitors in her home. She writes of Revere, Campbell and Osler's activities in the war. Jack [John McCrae?], Harry Wright, Ralph Osler, Charlie Bath, May Osborne's boy, Allen Meredith and Ellie Bowen have been among the many guests in the Oslers' home. She describes her observations of the war and reports on her continued humanitarian efforts. She relates news of family and friends.. [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.
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