THE ·OSLER·LI BRARY·NEWSLE TTER· NUMBER 98 · 2002 Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal (Québec) Canada

• IN THIS ISSUE WILLIAM OSLER’S BIBLIOMANIA

The lead article in this number of the century ago, William Osler first books: the popular Globe edition by Dr. Bruce (1849-1919) was the English- of Shakespeare’s works and the 1862 Frye Osler Library Newsletter is by Dr. Bruce Aspeaking world’s most Ticknor and Fields edition of Thomas Fye, historian, Oslerian, and prominent physician and medical Browne’s Religio Medici. The 1 bibliophile (Dr. Fye’s “day job” is in educator. He was also a biblio- Shakespeare book was later stolen, maniac.2 Osler’s family and friends but half a century later Osler the Cardiovascular Division of the knew of his irrepressible passion for characterized this Browne volume as Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota). books; he made no attempt to hide the most precious book in his library.6 When it comes to bibliomania, Dr. his addiction. Indeed, his legacy is Osler was first exposed to scientific due in large part to his collecting books when, at sixteen, he entered Fye knows whereof he speaks, having habit. Osler’s bibliomania led him to Trinity College School in Weston, assembled a formidable historical- create one of the finest libraries of Ontario. The school’s founder and medical books ever assembled and to medical library of his own, and write more than one-hundred having abetted those similarly historical and biographical papers.3 afflicted over many years. This case His influence on medical book collectors, institutional libraries, and study of Osler’s chronic print- on the emerging field of medical addiction was to have appeared in the history was substantial, and it persists Newletter last year, prior to its to this day. For Osler, book collecting, historical research, and publication in The Persisting Osler III; writing were complementary pur- however, multiple moves and the suits. He collected works written by organizational disabilities of the authors in whom he had a special interest and sought books that were Editor caused a delay in its viewed as important historically— appearance until after The Persisting those that illustrated the history of medicine. Osler’s library, in turn, Osler III appeared. The Newletter stimulated him to study and write wishes to thank Krieger Publications about the lives and contributions of for permission to reprint Dr. Fye’s influential figures in the history of 4
medicine and science. essay. It is of some interest to trace the origins of Osler’s bibliomania. He grew up in a family that enjoyed reading and in a home filled with books. His father, a country parson, owned about 1500 volumes, mainly on theology.When Osler was seventeen, his oldest brother, Featherstone, encouraged his interest in rare books by giving him for Christmas a copy of J. Hain Friswell’s Varia: Readings from Rare Books.5 Shortly Oak-paneled library at 13 Norham Gardens in thereafter, young Osler bought his Oxford. •

·1· • warden, Reverend William A. living there. He acquired some both clinical and historical. Osler also “Father” Johnson, owned a library “special treasures,” as he called them, used his books when teaching. He that included books by Charles Lyell, including John Morgan’s very rare hoped to stimulate others to read the Charles Dana, William Carpenter, book A Discourse upon the Institution of older literature, to appreciate the and several other 19th century Medical Schools in America, published in classics of medicine, and to collect scientific authors. Osler enjoyed 1765.10 books and offprints. exploring Father Johnson’s books and Osler evolved gradually from an Osler purchased most of his books later remarked that “browsing in a ambitious young pathologist and from three traditional sources: …Osler large and varied library is the best aspiring doctor who wanted to have bookshops, catalogs, and auctions. came to view introduction to a general education.”7 a useful working library, into the But a powerful force that animates When he moved in with Dr. James world’s best known physician who bibliomaniacs—the fun of the hunt— books as a Bovell of Toronto in 1869, Osler assembled a spectacular book also led him to rummage through necessity, and discovered a vast new world of collection illustrating the history of bookstalls and seek out little known books—medical books with extra- medicine. The published catalogue of dealers.15 During his Baltimore years they would ordinary engravings and spellbinding his library, Bibliotheca Osleriana, reveals Osler spent most summers abroad, compete real life stories of diseases, doctors, much about Osler’s passion for books. and his letters reveal his passion for and death. He spent his evenings In his introduction he explained, “A bookhunting. When he visited successfully roaming and reading in Bovell’s library represents the mind of its Holland in 1901, Osler tried to be a for his time extensive library of medical and collector, his fancies and foibles, his tourist—until bibliomania over- scientific classics. This adolescent strength and weakness, his prejudices powered him. His wife Grace and his experience fueled Osler’s passion for and preferences.”11 As his career informed Harvey Cushing, “Dr. Osler income. books—his bibliomania. He wrote in unfolded, Osler gravitated toward has been really sightseeing on this 1914, “I date my mental downfall men and institutions that shared his trip and is very amusing. He looks at from that winter, upon which, passion for books and history. one picture in the collection and then  however, I look back with unmixed If Osler’s interest in medical history flies to a book shop.”16 In another delight.”8 and biography took root in letter she told Cushing, “We really As a student at McGill Medical Philadelphia, it blossomed in had a delightful trip, though Drs. College between 1870 and 1872, Baltimore. A few months after the Dock and Osler became utterly Osler came under the influence of Dr. Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in disgusted at every place where old Palmer Howard, who also owned a 1889, Osler, Howard Kelly and books were not forthcoming and large medical library. He spent the William Welch launched the Johns promptly wanted to leave.”17 next two years studying abroad, Hopkins Historical Club. With John Bibliomaniacs, like other passionate where he was exposed to several large Shaw Billings of the Surgeon collectors, recognize this behavior. institutional libraries and to many General’s Library, a frequent visitor They often find traditional cultural antiquarian booksellers. Osler’s very to Johns Hopkins, they shared a attractions uninteresting because limited budget allowed him to common interest in the history of they represent a distraction and purchase very few books in Europe, medicine and rare medical books.12 consume valuable book-hunting mainly textbooks necessary for his Osler began to collect more time. While abroad Osler’s itinerary studies. Soon, however, Osler came aggressively as his income grew dra- was often defined by visits to to view books as a necessity, and they matically as a result of his successful bookshops. Other activities, beyond would compete successfully for his consultative practice and the royalties formal appearances at medical time and his income. Reflecting on from his medical textbook, first meetings and other professional his rich and varied life in 1901, he published in 1892. Indeed, in 1904 duties, were secondary. told an audience at the opening of his income was $47,280 (including George Dock described Osler’s the new building of the Boston his $5,000 salary from Johns visit to an Amsterdam shop that had Medical Library, “Books have been Hopkins, $5,200 in royalties from his a large selection of old medical my delight these thirty years, and popular textbook, $2,000 from books: from them I have received investments, and $35,000 from incalculable benefits.”9 private practice).13 W. O. would begin early in the When Osler moved to This huge income fueled Osler’s morning and continue all day. In Philadelphia in 1884, his bookish and bibliomania. He explained later that a large and light room they had historical interests were stimulated by he began to buy, “first, the early put out the Index Catalog [of the new friends and colleagues such as books and pamphlets relating to the Library of the Surgeon General’s S. Weir Mitchell and Howard A. profession in America; secondly, the Office] on a table, and on other Kelly and by the resources and original editions of the great writers tables, books that people had ambiance of the College of in science and in medicine; and gathered for him between visits…. Physicians of Philadelphia and its thirdly, the works of such general There was a pitcher of drinking library. Considering Philadelphia’s authors as Sir Thos. Browne, Milton, water. He would take off his coat, important role in the early history of Shelley, Keats, and others.”14 But roll up his sleeves, and work medicine in the United States, it is Osler did not buy old books just to systematically, putting the books not surprising that Osler began to have them. He used his growing he wanted on a pile, to be shipped collect medical Americana while library in his research and writing, later. In smaller shops he worked • ·2· less intensely, but probably not higher for some precious treasure auctions more actively. During his missing much of value.18 already in his possession. Of this Oxford years, Osler spent many final enthraldom the chief Mondays in London attending Osler spent the summer of 1903 in symptom, not mentioned indeed Sotheby’s book auctions. Europe. Writing to Cushing from by Dibdin, is the daily perusal of Osler worked hard to build his Paris, he boasted, “I have bagged two the catalogues of auction sales…. collection. Speaking of his early 1543 Fabricas! ‘Tis not a work which Like the secret drinker with a full Oxford period, Cushing recalled that should be left on the shelves of a bottle by his side and the kettle wherever the Regius professor went, bookseller.”19 A week later, he wrote on the trivet the victim in this last “whether by train, tram, or car, he During his again, “Besides the two copies of the stage indulges his passion alone usually carried with him a bundle of Oxford ’43 edition of the De Humani and is never so happy as with a … book catalogues or auction lists, corporis fabrica I have just ordered a Sotheby catalogue…. Into this and the number of these things that years, Osler third. We cannot have too many final stage, I confess to have he could go through in a short time spent many copies in America & no Medical lapsed, gradually and insensibly, with the unerring scent of the true Library is complete without one.”20 and without the loss of my self- collector was amazing. He had a rare Mondays in But Osler’s hunting trips were not respect.24 nose for books, and could track to its London always so successful. Like all lair anything that lurked in them.”28 bibliomaniacs he got frustrated At about this time, Osler spoke at the Increasingly, however, it seemed attending whenever reality fell short of Boston Medical Library, a focal point there were never enough books to Sotheby’s expectation. On one such occasion of medical history activities and satisfy Osler’s cravings. An addict, he he complained to Cushing, collecting in the city. He described was struggling to feed his habit. book three classes of physicians: teachers, When William Keen and Osler were auctions. I had a fall in blood pressure of 125 practitioners, and both in Italy in 1907, the Philadelphia mm. yesterday afternoon. In an surgeon beat the Oxford professor to antiquariat’s here I was pulling over … a third class of men in the most of the bookshops. Keen some old books… and on a chair profession to whom books are purchased more than two dozen near at hand were two fine dearer than to teachers or incunabula and other rarities for the quartos, very finely bound, one practitioners—a small, a silent library of the College of Physicians the History of the Strawberry Hill band, but in reality the leaven of of Philadelphia. Although Osler was & the other, Walpole’s Noble the whole lump. The profane call a longtime benefactor of that Authors, the two £1.15.0! I jumped them bibliomaniacs, and in truth institution, he was annoyed that on them… but alas the Delilah in they are at times irresponsible…. Keen won the race for books. He sent charge knocked me over by saying Loving books partly for their a postcard to Keen that began with that she had just sold them—not contents, partly for the sake of the just two words, “You Pig,” written an hour before, to Sir Tristram??— authors, they not alone keep alive boldly on the first line.29 But Osler Shandy I suppose-damn him!! I the sentiment of historical had a double standard. He would buy was disgusted.21 continuity in the profession, but several copies each of the first edition they are the men who make of Vesalius, the editio princeps of Cushing understood. He, too, was a possible such gatherings as the one Celsus, and other medical classics, bibliomaniac.22 we are enjoying this evening. We thereby depriving some other Speaking of Osler’s final years at need more men of their class, bibliophile of the thrill of possessing Hopkins, Cushing explained, “[his] particularly in this country. those treasures. infection with the bibliomania was …[they] keep alive in us an Osler’s detailed knowledge of the becoming chronic.”23 Excerpts from interest in the great men of the history of medicine and of medical an unpublished manuscript “Bur- past and not alone in their works, authors worked to his advantage rowings of a Bookworm” that Osler which they cherish, but in their when he bought books from general wrote in 1902 (under his pseudonym lives, which they emulate.25 booksellers. Emile Holman, an Egerton Yorrick Davis, Jr.,) support American student at Oxford during Cushing’s conclusion. Referring to Exhausted by the demands of his the First World War, recalled Osler bibliomania—and writing from practice and concerned about his telling a group of students how, while personal experience—Osler’s alter health, Osler left Johns Hopkins in searching the “dusty shelves of a little ego confessed, 1905 to become Regius Professor of bookshop in Rome,” he had Medicine at Oxford, a position of discovered a small octavo incunable, In the final stage of the malady, great prestige but with few priced at just one lira. Holman sung of so sweetly by John Ferriar, responsibilities.26 He knew that continued, “Unbelieving, shaking and described so minutely by serious medical book collectors found with excitement, he quickly paid the Dibdin, the bibliomaniac haunts most of their treasures in European lira, and hurried out lest the the auction rooms and notes with bookshops and auction houses.27 proprietor recognize the book for envious eyes the precious volumes After moving to Oxford Osler was in what it was and revoke the sale.”30 But as they are handed about for a position to visit British and Osler also bought big and expensive inspection, or chortles with joy as continental booksellers more books in Italy. Describing a 1909 visit he hears the bids rise higher and frequently and to participate in book to Rome when Osler bought two ·3· • more copies of the first edition of were readily accessible, so he could By this time Osler’s library was Vesalius, Cushing exclaimed, “… he use them or show selected volumes both very large and very valuable. He evidently had an orgy in the book to his bookish friends or to first-time was now in his sixties and, like every shops.”31 visitors who expressed the slightest bibliomaniac, he had to decide what Osler’s bibliomania sometimes interest in medical history or his would become of his collection—the resulted in behaviors that do not quite collection. Before long, Osler’s books fruit of decades of passionate but fit Max Broedel’s image of him as spilled out of his library into other focused collecting. By 1912 he had “The Saint.” That well-known rooms in the house. Yale historian decided to bequeath his library to Osler even drawing depicts Osler as an angel and bibliophile Edward Streeter McGill University, his medical alma went so far as hovering above the Johns Hopkins recalled, “The library, grown too mater.39 And Osler would give McGill Hospital. Osler acquired his copy of great for the lower floors, had much more than several thousand to tell his the first edition of Copernicus’s De mounted the groaning stairs and bid rare and important books and colleagues revolutionibus orbium coelestium (1543) fare to have the run of the rooms offprints in the history of medicine from Heffer in Cambridge for 18 above. Books everywhere, invading and science. He would give them a that he was pounds sterling. He explained, “It was all the premises.”36 detailed road map of his collection: “sanctifying” formerly in Marichal College, and Osler’s friends and family knew he an annotated catalogue in which the there is no duplicate mark; but I have was a bibliomaniac, obsessed with books would be arranged in a unique his resisted the prickings of conscience building his collection. So did the and most compelling way. A year consultation which suggest asking how it got out world’s leading booksellers. In 1911, before his death in 1919, Osler told of the library!”32 Now, contrast Osler’s he confessed publicly at a meeting of Leonard Mackall, “My library fees by admission that he did not confirm members of the International continues to grow and I am trying to purchasing how this copy of Copernicus’s Association of Antiquarian Book- get a proper Catalogue. …my extremely rare book reached the sellers, scheme will be on interesting lines. I rare books— market with his feelings about the have divided the library into seven potential loss or theft of one of his … you see here before you a groups—Prima, Secunda, Historica, some for own special books. He wrote on the mental, moral, almost, I may say, Biographica, Bibliographica, In- libraries but fly-leaf of his interleaved copy of the a physical wreck—and all of your cunabula, and Manuscripts.”40 first edition of his Principles and Practice own making. Until I became Osler’s library and its catalogue most for his of Medicine: “Private copy. May all the mixed up with you I was really a contains seven sections. Prima, the own curses of the good Bishop Ernulphus respectable, God-fearing, indus- centerpiece of his collection, includes light on the borrower-and-not- trious, earnest, ardent, en- 1,702 entries, most representing very collection. returner or upon the stealer of this thusiastic, energetic student. Now important and rare books. Arranged book.”33 what am I? A mental wreck, in chronological order, the entries  Despite his substantial income at devoted to nothing but your provide a bio-bibliographical account the peak of his career (nearly 3/4 literature. Instead of attending to of the evolution of medicine and million dollars per year in current my duties and attending to my science up to the discovery of x-rays. dollars) Osler often expressed work, in comes every day by the Osler chose to include in Prima concern that he could not afford his post, and by every post, all this separate sections devoted to works by book habit! In 1911 Osler at once seductive literature with which and about sixty-seven individuals bragged and whined to Cushing, “I you have, as you know perfectly from Hippocrates to Roentgen. have had some luck lately—several well, gradually undermined the Several other authors’ works were beauties! but next year I must go slow. mental virility of many and many included under subsections of Prima. I have spent too much this year on a better man than I.37 Osler was especially interested in books.”34 Compulsive collectors like two major developments: Harvey’s Osler—all addicts for that matter— Even physical illness could not cool discovery of the circulation and the suffer from a certain lack of self- Osler’s passion for books. Confined invention of inhalation anesthesia. discipline. Osler even went so far as to bed with influenza in 1916, he Anesthesia was the only entry that to tell his colleagues that he was thanked his friend and former student represented a subject rather than an “sanctifying” his consultation fees by Charles Camac for giving him a very individual, and Osler was especially purchasing rare books—some for rare work by Thomas Browne, the proud of this special collection. His libraries but most for his own seventeenth century physician and persistent effort to build a collection.35 What a marvelous philosopher. Having collected comprehensive anesthesia collection example of what might be called Browne’s works for half a century, reveals his recognition of the double rationalization—high fees Osler exclaimed, “There was an acute importance of acquiring periodical and bibliomania, each seemed to paroxysm of bibliomania a few contributions in addition to printed justify the other. minutes ago when your parcel came. books. After decades of collecting By 1908, Osler’s books—thousands I jumped on it at once. What a Osler wrote to Boston surgeon J. of them—were displayed in the new beautiful present. …it is a great Collins Warren in 1916, “My oak-paneled library that was the addition to the Browne collection Anaesthesia collection grows. centerpiece of his large home at 13 which now lacks but one important …[but] I lack—and want badly—the Norham Gardens in Oxford. It was item.”38 Bost. Med. & Surg. Journal for important to Osler that his books 1846.”41 He appealed to Warren to • ·4· see if the Massachusetts General his working library. He used them to Somewhat surprisingly, Osler did not Hospital library had a duplicate copy learn more about the history of actively collect autographs or letters. of this volume that contained the medicine and the individuals and He did, however, add a few selected original description of the first use of institutions that were a part of that letters to his collection if they were ether anesthesia. When he finally got history. Biographia, consisting of 297 by individuals in whom he had a a copy of this journal during his last entries, was another area of special special interest. Osler’s description of month of life, Osler had it inscribed: interest to Osler. His Baltimore his acquisition of a remarkable “All things come to him who waits— associate William Sidney Thayer collection of letters to and from but it was a pretty close shave this recalled, “Throughout all his life British physician and botanist His legacy of time!”42 Osler was a student of the lives of William Withering reveals the old and rare Prima also reveals that Osler was those who had gone before. workings of this bibliomaniac’s mind. not always successful in getting Biography was to him of compelling He informed his former pupil and medical books specific books to complete his special interest. …he stimulated in his longtime friend Joseph Pratt in 1918: and reference author or subject collections. For students a reverence for the great example, the Osler library copy of names of medicine.”47 Osler pu- My library grows, and I am works would the rare 1653 first English translation blished dozens of biographical working at a catalogue. Did you be an of Harvey’s book on the discovery of studies, several of which were know that I made a great haul of the circulation appears in the reprinted in his popular 1908 book Withering’s letters &c? A man accessible addenda section of the catalogue An Alabama Student and Other came in one day with a bag & working because John F. Fulton donated it to Biographical Essays.48 He explained in said—are you interested in W? I the collection after Osler’s death.43 its preface that he not only enjoyed said ‘rather’ & he pulled out a big library, not a Osler was proud, however, that he reading biographies, but he held a bundle of letters & papers & his stagnant possessed what he considered to be strong conviction that they were Edin. diploma. I offered him £20, the “rarest” Harvey item, the first useful as an educational tool. at which he nearly expired, as he museum edition of Exercitatio anatomica de Bibliographica, consisting of 538 had hoped for not more than £5. I circulatione sanguinis, published in entries, includes items that helped should have gone to double at collection. Cambridge in 1649. This classic Osler place his books and their auction. I have them all in chron. volume includes the first description authors in context. They also helped order & beautifully bound.51 of the coronary circulation and the him identify rare and obscure results of new experiments Harvey publications that he might have Osler’s books remained at Norham performed to support his theory of otherwise overlooked. By the turn of Gardens almost nine years after his the circulation.44 the century bibliography had become death while the catalogue was being Secunda, consisting of 2,596 increasingly sophisticated. Osler completed.52 Shortly after Lady entries, includes the works of explained in 1902, “… medical Osler died in 1928 almost 8,000 individuals who had made notable bibliography is worthy of a closer books were shipped from Oxford to contributions to medicine and the life study than it has received heretofore Montreal where they were installed sciences or whose works especially in this country. The subject presents in a special room in the Strathcona interested Osler. Although the three aspects, the book itself, the Medical Building.53 Osler instructed authors and their publications were book as a literary record, i.e., its his alma mater that his library was “for less significant than those included contents, and the book in relation to the use of students of the history of in Prima, some very important the author.”49 individuals appear in this section such Incunabula, consisting of 105 as Leopold Auenbrugger, Giorgio entries, includes the so-called cradle Baglivi, Charles Bell, Hieronymus books of medicine, items printed Fracastorius, Jean Baptiste van before 1501. Thirty additional Helmont, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, incunabula are catalogued in the and Thomas Willis. Osler’s own prima section of Bibliotheca publications, including seven bound Osleriana. This remarkably large volumes of his offprints, appear in number of 15th century publications Secunda. Litteraria, consisting of reflects Osler’s special interest in early 1,311 entries, greatly interested printed books and, more importantly, Osler. In 1918 he told George Dock, that many incunabula were still on “The literary section will be the most the market a century ago. Today, interesting—poets, novels, plays, almost all medical incunabula are in works, by Doctors, or in which the institutional libraries. Osler’s collec- profession is portrayed.”45 This genre tion was an important stimulus for his had long intrigued Osler.46 pioneering bibliographical study of Historia, consisting of 956 entries, 214 medical books printed between represents Osler’s reference 1467 and 1480.50 By 1908, Osler’s books—thousands of them—were collection of secondary sources. Manuscripts, consisting of 163 These books and offprints on medical entries, included unique items displayed in the new oak-paneled library that was the history were an indispensable part of spanning several centuries. centerpiece of his large home in Oxford. ·5· • science and of medicine, without any emotional impact was his bequest to English-speaking world has been other qualifications.”54 His legacy of the Johns Hopkins University of his profound.
old and rare medical books and only child’s small but significant reference works would be an collection of English literature of the Notes accessible working library, not a Tudor and Stuart periods. Osler had 1. Osler infected several prominent stagnant museum collection. characterized his son Revere, just American medical book collectors Osler loved libraries and greatly twenty years old when he was killed such as Harvey Cushing, John Fulton, and Lawrence Reynolds with enjoyed the company of know- in France during World War I, as a For Osler, bibliomania.64 Many more recent ledgeable librarians, whom he viewed “chip off the old block in his devotion medical bibliomaniacs, including this 58 book as kindred spirits. Baltimore physician to books.” He supplemented writer, can trace their addiction to and historian John Ruhrah stated it Revere’s collection with his own Osler, at least indirectly. And while collecting and well when he wrote in 1920, the year “general literature” books, including serious present-day medical historical after Osler died, “Wherever he works by Milton and Shelley. These collectors may be grateful for Osler’s happened to be his interest in the books formed the nucleus of a library inspiration and his example, they are research and medical library was paramount.”55 that would be the focal point of the no doubt grateful that he is not here writing were Osler’s special affection for libraries new “Tudor and Stuart” literary club to compete with them for the few old was related in part to his love of at Hopkins.59 and rare medical books that come on inseparable the market.65 Cushing, The Life of Sir books, but it also reflected his beliefs Osler had a profound impact on William Osler (London: Oxford that libraries hatched scholars and the emerging field of medical history University Press, 1925). A valuable interests and 60 that physicians knowledgeable about a century ago. Bibliomania fueled new study based on extensive archival activities. the history of their profession were his interest in the history of medicine, research is Michael Bliss, William Osler: better practitioners. Osler believed which, in turn, led him to acquire A Life in Medicine (Toronto: University  that physicians had a duty to more books. For Osler, book of Toronto Press, 1999). familiarize themselves with the rich collecting and historical research and 2. See Leonard L. Mackall, “Sir William history of their profession. He writing were inseparable interests and Osler as a bibliophile,” in Sir William thought that the best way to learn activities. Although several American Osler Memorial Number, ed. Maude E. about the history of medicine was to physicians such as John Shaw Abbott (Toronto: International Association of Medical Museums, read books and articles written by and Billings, Samuel D. Gross, and Joseph 1926), 9: 97-103 and Leonard Payne, about the leading physicians and M. Toner had researched and written “Osler as a Bibliophile,” in Oslerian medical scientists of earlier about the history of medicine before Anniversary (London: The Osler Club generations. Libraries and private Osler got interested in the subject, of London, 1976), pp. 38-47. A recent book collections were the focal point he, more than any other person, survey of bibliomania is Nicholas A. of this important intellectual catalyzed widespread interest in Basbanes, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, endeavor. medical history as a pleasant pastime Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for the Osler gave thousands of books, and as a subject of scholarly Book (New York: Henry Holt, 1995). journals, and offprints to libraries as endeavor.61 Osler encouraged his See also Charles G. Roland, he moved from one location to colleagues to contribute biographical “Bibliomania,” J.A.M.A. 1970, 212: 133-135. another or as he ran out of space. He sketches and articles on historical 3. Osler’s book collection, donated to was equally generous when it came subjects that interested them. McGill University upon his death in to individuals. His practice of giving Moreover, he set an example by 1919, is described in detail in William books to friends and acquaintances publishing more than one hundred W. Francis, Reginald A. Hill, and as a token of his affection or as an biographical and historical papers. Archibald Malloch, eds. Bibliotheca incentive to study and collect the Speaking of Osler’s impact on the Osleriana: A Catalogue of Books Illustrating history of medicine grew dra- history of medicine, Owsei Temkin the History of Medicine and Science matically through the years. In 1916 declared fifty years ago, “To Osler, Collected, Arranged, and Annotated by Sir he informed Charles Sayle of the more perhaps than to anybody else William Osler (Oxford: Oxford University of Cambridge library, “I in this country, does medical history University Press, 1929). Hereafter, Bibliotheca Osleriana. For Osler’s send books at Xmas to about 100 of owe inspiration and academic publications, see Richard L. Golden my old students, and this year I have representation at a time when it and Charles G. Roland, eds., Sir selected your ‘Ages’ & the just-issued lacked departments or full-time William Osler: An Annotated Bibliography edition (trans.) of Galen’s ‘Natural appointments. Through papers, with Illustrations (San Francisco: Faculties’.”56 Boston physician and books, and personal contacts, Osler Norman Publishing, 1988). See also historian Henry Viets recalled Osler’s impressed the historical spirit upon Ellen B. Wells, “Books for the “annual shed” of duplicates during his American medical research and Bibliotheca: A study of Sir William final years: “I have seen delighted literature.”62 In a more recent study Osler’s book bills,” in Golden and students carry away a small library in of Osler’s historiography Philip Roland, Sir William Osler, pp. 163-167. their arms and many a nucleus for a Teigen concludes that “… whether 4. William Osler, “Remarks on the medical library in postgraduate work,” private medical library has been one views Osler’s historical writing 57 Br. Med. J., 1909, 2: 925-928. started in this way.” favourably—and many do not—it 5. J. Hain Friswell, Varia: Readings from Of all the books and collections was a major event in 19th-century Rare Books (London: Sampson Low, Osler gave to libraries over the years, medicine.”63 By any measure, Osler’s Son, and Marston, 1866). the gift that surely had the greatest influence on medical history in the • ·6· 6. Osler, “Sir Thomas Browne,” in An 20. Osler to [Harvey Cushing], 25 July Correspondence, (Pasadena, CA, The Alabama Student and Other Addresses 1903, quoted in Cushing, Sir William Castle Press, 1980), p. 104. (New York: Oxford University Press, Osler, 1: 613. 39. Cushing, Sir William Osler, 2: 318. 1908), pp. 248-277. 21. Osler to [Harvey Cushing], 29 40. Osler to Leonard L. Mackall, 6 August 7. Osler, “The collecting of a library,” August 1903, quoted in Cushing, Sir 1918, quoted in Sir William Osler in Bibliotheca Osleriana, pp. xxi-xxxii, William Osler, 1: 614-615. Memorial Number, 99-100. quote from p. xvi. 22. Cushing shared Osler’s passion for 41. Osler to J. Collins Warren, 4 8. Osler, “Letter to Jefferson Medical medical history and book collecting. December 1916, quoted in Cushing, College students,” The Jeffersonian, See Emile Holman, “Sir William Osler Sir William Osler, 2: 546. September 1914, 15: 1-2. and Harvey Cushing: two great 42. Bibliotheca Osleriana, entry 1357, p. 9. Osler, “Books and Men,” Bost. Med. personalities and medical bi- 136. Surg. J. 1901, 144: 60-61, quote from bliophiles,” Stanford Med. Bull., 1961, 43. See William W. Francis, Reginald H. p. 60. 19: 173-185, and Elizabeth H. Hill, and Archibald Malloch. “Editors’ 10. Interest in “Medical Americana” Thomson, “Early manifestations of preface,” in Bibliotheca Osleriana, pp. ix- peaked during the first half of the bibliomania in three collectors: xiv. twentieth century. In recent decades, Harvey Cushing, Arnold Klebs, and 44. See D. Evan Bedford, “Harvey’s third medical collectors in the United John Fulton,” J. Albert Einstein Med. circulation: de circulo sanguinis in States have tended to focus more on Center, 1962, 10: 98-107. corde,” Br. Med. J., 1968, 4: 273-277. the literature of the medical and 23. Cushing, Sir William Osler, 1: 579. 45. Osler to George Dock, 5 May 1918, surgical specialties. This reflects both 24. E.Y. Davis. Jr. [William Osler], quoted in Cushing, Sir William Osler, the dramatic growth of specialty “Burrowings of a Bookworm,” c1902, 2: 601-602. medicine during the twentieth quoted in Cushing, Sir William Osler, 46. Osler, “Physic and physicians as century and the disappearance of 1: 579-580. Additional material from depicted in Plato,” Boston Med. Surg. J., eighteenth and nineteenth century this unpublished essay and sup- 1893, 128: 129-133, 153-156, quote medical imprints from the market. See plementary notes were published from p. 129. Leonard L. Mackall, Catalogue of an recently, see Richard L. Golden, The 47. William S. Thayer, “Osler,” in Sir Exhibition of Early and Later Americana Works of Egerton Yorrick Davis, M.D.: Sir William Osler Memorial Number, 286- (New York: New York Academy of William Osler’s Alter Ego (Montreal: 293. Medicine, 1926) and W. Bruce Fye, Osler Library, 1999). 48. Osler, An Alabama Student and Other “Collecting medical books: 25. Osler, “Books and Men,” quote from Biographical Essays (London: Oxford Challenges and opportunities in the p. 35. University Press, 1908). 80s,” Bull. N.Y. Acad. Med., 1985, 61: 26. See W. Bruce Fye, “William Osler’s 49. Osler, “Some aspects of American 250-265. departure from North America: The medical bibliography,” [1902], in 11. Osler, “The collecting of a library,” price of success,” N. Engl. J. Med., 1989, Aequanimitas: With other Addresses to p. xxi. 320: 1425-1431. Medical Students, Nurses and Practitioners 12. See John Shaw Billings, “Rare medical 27. See Fielding H. Garrison and F. of Medicine (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston’s books,” Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull., 1890, Neumann, “How to collect old Son & Co., 1904), pp. 307-326, quote 1: 29-31. medical books in Europe: Where to from p. 311. 13. For a detailed study of Osler’s practice go and what to look for,” J.A.M.A. 50. Osler, Incunabula Medica: A Study of the and his various sources of income 1911, 57: 895-898. Earliest Printed Medical Books, 1467-1480 based on his diaries and daybooks, see 28. Cushing, Sir William Osler, 2: 84. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Edward H. Bensley and Donald G. 29. W.W. Keen, “A tribute to Sir William 1923). Bates, “Sir William Osler’s auto- Osler,” in Sir William Osler Memorial 51. Osler to Joseph H. Pratt, 24 August biographical notes,” Bull. Hist. Med., Number, 246-248. 1918, quoted in Cushing, Sir William 1976, 50: 596-618 and George T. 30. Holman, “William Osler and Harvey Osler, 2: 616. Harrell, “Osler’s practice,” Bull. Hist. Cushing,” p. 176. 52. John F. Fulton, “The story of the Osler Med., 1973, 47: 545-568. 31. Cushing, Sir William Osler, 2: 166. catalogue, 1922-1929, by a somewhat 14. Osler, “The collecting of a library,” 32. Bibliotheca Osleriana, entry 566, p. 57. prejudiced observer,” in W.W. Francis: p. xxii. 33. Bibliotheca Osleriana, entry 3544, p. Tributes from his Friends (Montreal: Osler 15. See Edward C. Streeter, “Osler as a 315. See also Francis A. Neelon, Society, 1956), pp. 28-34. bibliophile,” Boston Med. Surg. J., 1920, “Osler and Ernulf’s curse,” Lancet, 53. The Osler Library (Montreal: Osler 182: 335-338. 1997, 350: 1245-1246. Library, McGill University, 1979). 16. Grace Osler to [Harvey Cushing], 34. Osler to [Harvey Cushing], 9 July 54. Osler, “The collecting of a library,” July 1901, quoted in Cushing, Sir 1911, published in Cushing, Sir quote from p. xxvi. William Osler, 1: 558. William Osler, 2: 279. 55. John Ruhrah, “Osler’s Influence on 17. Grace Osler to [Harvey Cushing], 35. See Cushing, Sir William Osler, 2: 166- Medical Libraries in the United July 1901 [another letter], quoted in 167. States,” Ann. Med. Hist., 1919, 2: 170- Cushing, Sir William Osler, 1: 558-559. 36. Streeter, “Osler as a bibliophile.” 183, quote from p. 170. See also 18. George Dock to Willard Goodwin, 37. Osler, “Address before the Thomas E. Keys, “Sir William Osler nd, published in, Willard Goodwin, International Association of and the medical library, Bull. Med. Lib. “William Osler and Howard Kelly; Antiquarian Booksellers at the Assoc., 1961, 49: 24-41, 127-148. Physicians, Medical Historians, Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, Jan. 56. Osler to Charles Sayle, November Friends, as revealed by 19 letters from 26, 1911,” Bookseller, 3 February 1911, 1916, published in Cushing, Sir Osler to Kelly,” Bull. Hist. Med., 1946, p. 144. William Osler, 2: 545-546. 20: 611-652, quotation from p. 630. 38. Osler to Charles Camac, 19 57. Henry R. Viets, “Glimpses of Osler 19. Osler to [Harvey Cushing], 17 July December 1916, published in Earl F. during the War,” in Sir William Osler 1903, quoted in Cushing, Sir William Nation and John P. McGovern, Student Memorial Number, 402-406, quote from Osler, 1: 612-613. and Chief: The Osler-Camac p. 405. ·7· • 58. Osler to Mabel Brewster, December dispersed, the Osler Library has 1914, quoted in Cushing, Sir William benefitted from the unfortunate Osler, 2: 453. demise of this venerable institution. 59. Osler to Archibald Malloch, Spring When preparing for the exhibition 1918, published in Cushing, Sir to celebrate the 150th anniversary of William Osler, 2: 600. See also The Book Osler’s birth, we were surprised to of the Tudor and Stuart Club of the Johns Hopkins University ([Baltimore: Johns learn that we did not own any of the Hopkins University], 1927). famous twelve Hartnack microscopes 60. John F. Fulton, “William Osler as a purchased by Professor Osler from medical historian,” Univ. Manitoba Med. Paris for his students in 1875. J., 1949, 20: 113-119. However, a visit to the CMHM 61. See Genevieve Miller, “In praise of resulted in a loan for the exhibition amateurs: Medical history in America of two microscopes used by Osler, Inkstand, inscribed “Dr. Osler from Bull. Hist. Med before Garrison,” ., and two slides prepared by him. The medical friends in Toronto, May 1973, 47: 586-615. Museum had many other Osler 62. Owsei Temkin, “Introduction [to the treasures which we could not display, 16, 1892.” William Osler memorial number],” including James Bovell’s desk at Bull. Hist. Med., 1949, 23: 319-320, in 1900, which we have now quote from p. 319. which Osler had worked with his 63. Philip M. Teigen, “William Osler’s microscope as a student. This is now acquired. His father’s bleeding historiography: a rhetorical analysis,” at the Museum of Science and lancets, each blade marked “Laundy” Can. Bull. Hist. Med., 1986, 3: 31-49, Technology in Ottawa. (I tried.) We (instrument makers 1783-1844), and quote from p. 45. are delighted to have acquired a protected by tortoishell wings all 64. See Thomas E. Keys, “Libraries of Hartnack microscope, not one of housed in a small battered leather some twentieth-century American Osler’s Paris order, but one belonging holder, are now in our care. bibliophilic physicians,” Library to Dr. Holford Walker of Dundas, (Clergymen were often called upon Quart., 1954, 24: 21-34. Ontario, the Osler family physician to perform minor surgery in remote 65. See W. Bruce Fye, “Medical book with whom Osler is believed to have areas.) Although the lancets are small, collecting: A retrospect and a they are very evocative pieces. A forecast,” J. Med. Soc. New Jersey, 1992, worked in the summer of 1869 after 89: 835-841. his first year at the University of chair from Osler’s examining room in Toronto’s medical school.1 Dr. Baltimore, passed on to Dr. Thomas Walker claimed that Osler had used McCrae and then via relations to the it during that summer, which would Toronto Academy of Medicine is OSLER ARTIFACTS not be surprising given Osler’s now with us. As can be seen from the intensive interest in microscopy at photographs, the acquisitions include ast spring we received an offer that time. The instrument is marked an extraordinary inkstand, inscribed we could not resist: the “E. Hartnack & A. Praznowski, Rue “Dr. Osler from medical friends in L Canadian Museum of Health Bonaparte 1, Paris”. Two slides Toronto, May 16, 1892.” W.W. and Medicine in Toronto was closing prepared by Osler in 1869 and 1870 Francis presented this to the Toronto its doors and offered us several items accompanied the microscope. Academy of Medicine in 1957 on the directly related to William Osler. For our display, the CMHM also occasion of the Academy’s 50th While it is always tremendously sad offered us William Osler’s fur-lined anniversary. The Toronto Academy’s when a museum collection is winter overcoat, bought in Baltimore collection later became part of the

Artifacts from left to right: Hartnack microscope, Osler’s fur-lined winter coat and chair from Osler’s examining room in Baltimore.

• ·8· CMHM and so, with its closure, it Sciences Area Librarian and Health the Bedside: The Story of William seemed natural for the inkstand to Sciences Librarian and thus joined Osler” as part of its series “The return to us. the Osler Library’s Board of Curators. Canadians: Biographies of a Nation”. Artifacts are not new to the Osler Several times in the last thirty years Roberto Verdecchia is the writer and Library. We own several pieces of Mr. Crawford has been the Acting director and Patrick Watson the Osler silver, one of Osler’s desks, a Head of the Osler Library and it was narrator. Much of the filming takes bookcase from Norham Gardens and during one of these assignments that place in the Osler Library and Revere Osler’s table, also from he obtained private funding to features many images from our Norham Gardens. Combined with catalogue our collection of 22,000 collections. Michael Bliss, Dr. Osler’s books and archives they help French theses and in the late 1990s Charles Roland and Pamela Miller are to keep his memory and his he was the driving force behind the interviewed and there is a cameo achievements alive.
plans to renovate the library – plans appearance by Dr. W.H. Feindel. which were in their final stages of Those wishing to purchase a copy of 1 Harvey Cushing, The Life of Sir William implimentation as he retired. He was the video may do so by calling toll Osler, Oxford, 1925, p. 57. also instrumental in seeing the free at 1-877-843-9371 or by complete records of the Osler ordering on line by going to http:// Library’s print and microform www.historytelevision.ca and click- AVID RAWFORD collections added to the McGill ing on “Boutique” on the menu.
D C University online catalogue, ETIRES MUSE—a massive project which was R completed in spring 2002. Staff numbers at McGill’s libraries have APPEAL TO THE been decreasing for many years and Mr. Crawford’s aim has always been FRIENDS, to ensure that as much ‘general library work’ as possible was transferred from 2002-2003 the Osler Library so that the remaining staff in Osler could he Faculty of Medicine and While you concentrate on the activities only Dentistry has just welcomed might think they could do—selecting material for Tthe Class of Medicine 2006, the collection, preparing finding aids 150 doctors and 30 dentists. This is that all our and catalogues and dealing with the the time when students receive increasing flood of reference masses of information, instruction attention this questions from researchers and and advice from deans, professors, year has students at McGill and elsewhere and students and administrators. At the Oslerians throughout the world. We welcoming ceremony, Dean focused on the will miss his energy, attention to Abraham Fuks urged the new arrivals renovations detail and sense of humour and wish not to hesitate to ask for help from him a very happy, far too early everyone and above all to listen, to alone, in fact retirement. teachers, classmates and to the we have Jim Henderson takes over from patients. Dean James Lund of the

Portrait by Randy Cole David as Head, Health Sciences Faculty of Dentistry reminded continued to Library. Jim who has had a busy students that for the first 18 months carry out avid Crawford has recently career in health sciences libraries, medical and dentistry students would retired from McGill comes to McGill from British be taking the same classes, but noted many of our DUniversity after over 30 Columbia where he served as that the subsequent separation of normal years of service. Mr. Crawford Director, Medical Library Service, medicine and dentistry is un- graduated from Queen’s University of College of Physicians and Surgeons. fortunately reflected in our current functions. Belfast and worked in the Medical We wish him a happy, fruitful time at health-care system, which gives free Library there for 5 years before the Health Sciences Library.
care only to children under 10 years moving to Canada in 1971. He came of age. He emphasized the negative to McGill in 1972 as Assistant effect of poor oral health on general Medical Librarian and shortly health and pointed out McGill’s thereafter became Assistant Life WILLIAM OSLER research aimed at remedying the Sciences Area Librarian. In these situation. positions he was responsible for the ON THE HISTORY Osler is omnipresent when the smooth running of the Medical (later students are welcomed. Professor Health Sciences) Library and for CHANNEL Faith Wallis, formerly Osler better integrating the Osler Library’s Librarian, finished the session with procedures and services with those of istory Television has just panache, giving a succinct and the adjacent Health Sciences Library. presented a biography of humourous history of the Faculty of In 1990 he was appointed Life H William Osler entitled “At Medicine. What never fails to bring ·9· • a reaction from new students is the Europe – all these will be on our “new regularly on our web page. If you do fact that Sir William Osler’s ashes lie books” shelves located on the fourth not, however, have access to the web, in the Osler Library. This catches floor of the Osler Library, when we we are always happy to send you a their interest and hopefully, over the re-open. Among these books will also printed copy. next four years, they will snatch some be found the late Roy Porter’s Bodies Naturally, our principal pre- time to develop a life-long attach- Politic: Disease, Death and Doctors in occupation has been the renovations. ment to Osler and his Library. Britain, 1650-1900, Ithaca, New York, The dreams of many Osler librarians, While you might think that all our 2001. As usual we have several very the plans of David Crawford, the By the time attention this year has focused on the attractive works, for example Stones enthusiasm of Dean Abraham Fuks, this letter renovations alone, in fact we have Unturned: Memorials of Medical and the generosity of Dr. John continued to carry out many of our Significance in Exeter Cathedral, by McGovern have led to what looks reaches you, normal functions. Service to the Christopher Gardner-Thorpe. The like a stunning success. As I write this, we should be public stopped in March but Rockefeller University Achievements, by we have to thank you for responding purchasing books for the September Elizabeth Hanson, celebrates 100 to Dr. Cruess’ letter enclosed with the unpacking opening continued. So also did the years of what Osler knew as the last Newsletter. The sums donated the rare books Newsletters, and to keep our Friends Rockefeller Institute for Medical have enabled us to order compact up-to-date on the renovations, we Research and for which his Principles shelving which gives us 50% more and archives. continue to add photographs of the and Practice of Medicine was the storage space in a given area, a renovations to our web page. We also inspiration. A two volume critical spectacular result. Apart from a more  continue to answer basic reference appraisal of the Enlightenment, efficient use of space, our architect, questions, having kept several dozen entitled The Encyclopedia of the Julia Gersovitz, has produced an reference books for ourselves out of Enlightenment is the English edition of elegant design to harmonize with the the hands of the packers. Our recent the original French work by Michel care and financial resources which acquisitions cover a stunning range Delon containing 200 essays, factual have gone into the Osler Library in of subjects. Topics such as the Mexico and interpretive by contemporary the past. City Poor House, a history of QI (the scholars. Your generosity has also By the time this letter reaches you, Chinese understanding of material enabled us to add 602 microfiche of we should be unpacking the rare existence), the British contribution to the Annals of the Royal College of books and archives. The circulating twentieth century neurology, many Physicians, 1915-88, and 333 books have been accessible since new architectural histories including microfiche of the Council minutes of September 3rd. The look of the British hospital and asylum archi- the Royal College from 1836-1978. Wellcome Camera and the Osler tecture, the Provincial Asylum in Thanks also to you, we have Room will be the same, but behind Toronto, the history of dialysis, drug purchased the Recueil des pièces qui ont the scenes, many changes have abuse, the history of group concouru pour le prix de l’académie Royale occurred. The W.W. Francis Wing psychotherapy, the history of de Chirurgie, Paris,1770-1795, and remains in place, housing the W.W. psychiatry in Canada, biographies, Claude Lachaise’s Précis physiologique Francis Seminar Room, the library public health, health and the sur les courbures de la colonne offices and the circulating collection. Highland Clearances, restoration to vertébrale…chez les jeunes filles, sans le Books in this area will be available for health of the Maori people after secours des lits mécaniques à extension, Paris, longer hours, after the Osler closes contact with white invaders, 1827. Recent acquisitions are listed at 5:00 p.m. and on weekends. All the reinterpretation of the plague in by Mary Simon and updates appear post-1840 rare books, archives and artifacts are now located in the H. Rocke Robertson, Class of Medicine Left: The ’36 Wing above and surrounding the Osler Room. Pre-1840 books are arrival of the found in the Osler Room, which now rails for the has a controlled environment all its compact own, suitable to books of this age. The original glass doors are back on shelving. the shelves and there is a great deal Right: the new more security in this famous room environmental designed by Percy Nobbs. From the beginning of the project control unit. we benefitted from the advice of Stefan Michalski, Manager of Preventive Conservation Services of the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa. He informed us that the CCI is beginning to find mould in collections that have installed climate control over the last 20 years. This appears to occur when significant • ·10· humidity is added to a collection, Duke Medical Center Library, combined with a lack of adequate air Duke University circulation. In addition, buildings of FRIENDS OF THE Myron J. Echenberg the age of the McIntyre have walls (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) which can only be sealed by adding OSLER LIBRARY Russel L. Edwin Clare M. Flint a vapour barrier, at incredible Roger Fontaine expense. He further stated (and has he Library gratefully Robert Roy Forsey published articles on this subject) that acknowledges the support it Robert A. Fortuine the greatest danger to a collection is T has received from Friends, Conrad Fulkerson from fire, theft and vandalism so that both old and new, who have Roger Ghys it would be better to concentrate on responded to the appeal for funds for Allan Gibofsky fire prevention and security. This we the 2001-2002 academic year. Over John E. Gilbert have done. In addition, he suggested the year, 248 Friends have given a John T. Golden that we physically split the collection total of approximately $71,642 and Maurice S. Goldstein at 1840, roughly the date of the they are listed below. Most of the Rosemary Haddad H. Alexander Heggtveit introduction of chemicals in the contributions have come from Shigeaki Hinohara production of paper, causing greater Friends in Canada and the United Robert Jackson acidity. Since the Osler Room does States of America. However, very Ruby G. Jackson not touch any outside walls, it welcome contributions have also Guy Joron provided a perfect, natural location come from several other continents. Harriet Joseph for the pre-1840 books which need a As you can see, your generosity has Richard J. Kahn slightly elevated RH (relative made 2001-2002 an exceptional year Peter B. Kang humidity) in the winter and slightly for us. We would like to extend our Camilo Larrian depressed RH in the summer. The thanks to those who have helped us Michael A. Lefson point is to avoid dramatic changes in with our renovations project. We Douglas W. MacEwan Health Sciences Library, temperature and humidity. The Osler would also like to take this McMaster University Room now has its own environmental opportunity to send a special thank Erich Meyerhoff unit. The post-1840 books will be you to all the Friends of the Osler (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) shelved in the areas above and beside Library for their continued support. Kimie Moriyama the Osler Room in the Robertson Your kindness is overwhelming and Sean B. Murphy Wing, where the compact shelving we could not get along without you. Harry Oxorn is installed. This area requires a The appeal to the Friends for the Benjamin E. Potter cooler, dryer atmosphere in winter 2001-2002 academic year concluded Susan C. Reid but is capable of tolerating gradual on May 31, 2002. Contributions Steven Riethmiller changes in the environment, received after May 31, 2002 will be N. Paul Rosman History of Medicine Library, Royal following the seasons, i.e. able to recorded in the 2003 fall issue of the  Australasian College of Physicians cope with the outside walls. The area Osler Library Newsletter. Michael J. Shea outside the Osler Room is affected The appeal for the 2002-2003 Theodor K. Shnitka by the McIntyre’s heating and academic year is made in this issue, Seymour A. Siegal ventilating system, but with controls No. 98-2002. Ralph H. Speken to prevent violent fluctuations in Edward A. Sprague temperature and humidity. Operating Contributing Friends William G. Stein room quality air filters are being R. Austrian Allen J. Steinberg installed throughout. Françoise Bloch Richard Sveum Two completely new research Georges Bordage G. Thomas Tanselle William A. Taylor rooms have been added off the Robert Campbell Library, R. Carmichael Tilghman Wellcome Camera for secure Canadian Centre for Architecture H.D. Vos consultation of pre- and post-1840 Carmine J. Capalbo Karin-Maria Waterhouse volumes. There are lockers in the Richard M. Caplan Jan Weryho cloakroom where researchers will Dorothy J.H. Cavagnaro leave their bags when working on Robert J. Chapman Supporting Friends rare books and archives. It is thrilling Richard R. Cherry Lawrence K. Altman to be able to give the collections the N.A. D’Amato Charles T. Ambrose environment and security they Sunil K. Das Elizabeth Atkinson and Hugh Anson- require to make them accessible for Stacey B. Day Cartwright (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) years to come. A.F. de Schaepdryver Andrew A. De Szalay J. Ronald D. Bayne This brief report launches our Nicholas Dewey Gerald Beasley annual appeal. I hope that it also Peter S.B. Digby Gregory Kent Bergey expresses the Library’s gratitude for Alfred M. Donovan Jacques Bernier your support, which enables us to Patrick Doran J. Robert Bowen care for this outstanding collection.
William R. Dorsey Watson A. Bowes, Jr. Donald E. Douglas Bernard Brais ·11· • Chester R. Burns Marvin J. Stone Charles Jose D.J. Canale Samuel Tirer (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) Edward Carter Marshall Trossman Kazuo Kinoshita Donald Chambers A. Robert Turner Neil Klar Francis P. Chinard (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) Geoffrey W. Lehman Alan J.H. Coffey Walter Van Emde Boas Joseph W. Lella David F. Copeland Woodword Biomedical Library, A. Brian Little Audrey Copping University of British Columbia Victor Lui Richard A. Currie C.P. Warren Ian M. Macdonald Lyubica Dabich John Whaley C. Dunella MacLean Martin L. Dalton Frederick M. Wiegand Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Marjorie K. Dewar Jack W. Wilkerson Edward L. Margetts Jacalyn Duffin John P. McGovern Thomas W. Dukes Patrons Peter J. McLeod Robert Armour Forse Sarah J. Aitken R.E. Mitchell Dr. and Mrs. David Fraser American Osler Society, Inc. J. Fraser Muirhead (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) Billy F. Andrews Earl F. Nation Richard S. Fraser Gary Ashby Granville Nickerson W. Bruce Fye Bank of Montreal Hisae Niki Esther and Leonard Geller (In memory of John Hale) Richard T. O’Kell Peter G. Gillett J.A. Barondess Silvio J. Onesti Alan B. Gold Robert H. Bartlett Henrietta Osler David S. Goldbloom William K. Beatty Richard R. Osler Editorial Paul Grandmaison L. George Bendikas Robert Z. Perkins Committee for Peter E. Greig Peter G. Bernad (In memory of Dr. Don James Benjamin Phillips the Newsletter: S.W.A. Gunn G. Bates and in honour of M.B. Pranesh Faith Wallis, Theodore J. Haywood Dr. Shapiro) Peter C. Pulrang Editor; Pamela Campbell P. Howard Michael Bliss Harold N. Rode Miller, History Brahm B. Hyams John W. Brennan Fred B. Rogers of Medicine Sally Jackson Rea A. Brown (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) Librarian and Tomoyoshi Kanayama Ronald Forbes Buchan Charles G. Roland Assistant Stuart G. Kenning Françoise P. Chagnon David Schiff Editor; Lily Robert A.H. Kinch Eugene Conner Henry J. Scott Douglas G. Kinnear R.F.P. Cronin Pierre M. Senécal Szczygiel, Charles P. Leblond Richard and Sylvia Cruess Bernard J. Shapiro Editorial Philip W. Leon James H. Darragh M.E. Hart Foundation Assistant. Rosamund Felecity Lewis Andre Dascal (Sally and Michael Sheehy) Hoong Lim Richard B. Davis Huntington Sheldon Malcolm H. Macdonald Eric de Bellaigue Theodore L. Sourkes J. Peter MacLeod George E. Delaney Edward T. Stevens Breen N. Marien Anthony R.C. Dobell Sarah Stevenson Robert U. Massey Martin P. Edelstein Friends of 13 Norham Gardens Maurice McGregor (In honour of Dr. Jesse Roth) Joseph Stratford Wayne McShane Martin A. Entin J. Van Gijn Thomas G. Middlebro’ Frank P. Estey Faith Wallis Pamela Miller Charlotte I. Ferencz (In memory of Dr. Don G. Bates) Donald W. Misch Samuel O. Freedman A. Kevin Watters Sumner E. Moulton Arthur D. French William A. Whitelaw Margret Nathanson Palmer H. Futcher H. Bruce Williams Les Neuman William C. Gibson Robert G. Wilson Betty Osler Richard Golden Charles F. Wooley William Clyde Partin John H. Greist David. C. Young Murray C. Patrick Frances Groen
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