Letter from Grace Osler to H. V. Ogden [Transcript]
Contributor(s):
Ogden, H. V.
Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber)
Osler, Grace
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds
Lady Osler apologizes for not having written since her move to Oxford. She reports that Osler overworked himself while in North America over Christmas. She delivers news of Campbell, Muriel, and Marjorie Howard, as well as William Francis. Revere is flourishing in Oxford. She mentions Sargent's painting of Osler, Welch, Kelly, and Halsted.. [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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