Collection
Guide
Administrative Information
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Biographical Note
Sir William Osler (1849 -- 1919) was a widely respected physician who trained
in Canada. He believed in a holistic approach to medicine, as well as teaching
through bedside training rather than classroom training alone. He was a teacher
of medicine and prolific writer of medical texts.
Jacque Roethler 2005
Scope and
Contents
The first part of this
co
llection consists of eighty-one letters written by
Osler and his wife to Campbell Palmer Howard and family members, along
with transcriptions of these letters. These letters concern family matters,
publications, and positions of Osler and, especially, Howard. The second
part of the collection consists of materials apparently amassed by Dr.
R. N. Larimer, who collected medical texts, especially those of Osler.
There is only one actual text here by Osler -- the remainder of the collection
is Larimer's correspondence with book dealers about his collection, lists
of materials written by Osler, essays about Osler, several letters not
having to do with collecting, and miscellaneous, consisting partially of
writings by other medical professionals.
Acquisition and Processing
Information
The letters
from the Oslers to the Howards were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by
R. P
almer
Howard in 1981.
Guide posted
to Internet:
July 2005
Box Contents List
Series I: Osler's letters to
Campbell Palmer Howard
Letters
Transcriptions (2 folders)
Series II: Larimer's collection
Articles about Osler
Correspondence
Documents from Larimer's collecting activities
Correspondence
Godspeed's
John Howell
Old Hickory
Zeitlin and ver Brugge
Other book vendors
Lists of writings by Osler and others
Miscellaneous
Osler, William. The Growth of Truth
as Illustrated in the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood. London: Henry Frowde, 1906.