| Name | Sir William Osler Letter |
| Dates | 1919 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Historical Note | Sir William Osler (1849-1919) was a Canadian-born physician who received a medical degree from McGill College in 1872. In 1884 he accepted a position in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1889 Dr. Osler became chief of medicine at the new Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Four years later, he became a professor of medicine at the new medical school at Johns Hopkins, which Dr. Osler would help become one of the greatest medical schools in America. In 1904 Osler accepted the position as Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University. Among his numerous awards and honors, Dr. Osler was created a Baronet in 1911. When he died in Oxford, the British medical journal The Lancet eulogized Dr. Osler as "the greatest personality in the medical world." |
| Scope and Contents | One holograph letter to Dr. Edward Clark Streeter from Dr. Osler on Regius Professor of Medicine letterhead and dated January 13, 1919 |
| Arrangement | n/a |
| Accession Number | M2003-13 |
| Provenance | Acquired by Dr. Lawrence Reynolds and donated to UAB as part of the Reynolds Historical Library; transferred to the UAB Archives in 2003. |
| Copyright | The UAB Archives maintains its proprietary rights to this item. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository. |
| Access Points | Streeter, Edward Clark, d 1874-1947. Osler, William, c Sir d 1849-1919. |
| Document Types | Correspondence |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | None |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
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