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Goodwin (Willard) collection of William Osler correspondence
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Willard Goodwin collection of William Osler correspondence
Creator:
Willard E. Goodwin 1915-1998
Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0295
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1893-1947
Abstract: The collection is built around two sets of letters: 1. Twenty original letters from William Osler, M.D. to Howard Atwood Kelly,
M.D., dated 1897-1917, plus the notes and materials Dr. Goodwin used to write an article for the "Bulletin of the History
of Medicine" (20(5): 611-652, Dec. 1946) on the relationship between Osler and Kelly and correspondence pertaining to that
article before and after its publication. 2. Transcriptions of many letters from Osler to Henry Barton Jacobs, M.D., dated
1893-1919, and extensive notes made by Dr. Goodwin who probably intended to publish an article based upon this correspondence.
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[Identification of item], Willard Goodwin collection of William Osler correspondence (Collection 295). Louise M. Darling Biomedical
Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9963156263606533
Donated to the UCLA Biomedical Library by the family of Willard Goodwin, M.D. in 1999.
Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (1849–1919) has been called the Father of Modern Medicine and his influence on medical education
and practice is still huge. He was a person of great charm, energy, and wide intellectual interests, who excelled as physician,
teacher, bibliophile, and author. Canadian born, he received an M.D. from McGill University, Montreal, and taught there for
10 years. His career continued as Chair of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, then first Chief
of Staff at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and finally Regius
Chair of Medicine at Oxford University. Throughout his life Osler was known to write a large number of notes and letters to
his wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
The distinguished American gynecologist Howard Atwood Kelly (1858–1943) received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania,
where he also taught for a number of years and came to know William Osler. The two were rejoined when Kelly was appointed
professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University. They made up half of "The Four Doctors" who founded Johns
Hopkins Hospital and are depicted in a famous group portrait by John Singer Sargent. The pair also shared an interest in medical
history and a strong love of book collecting. Kelly's interest also extended to natural history; he was a herpetologist of
some renown.
Henry Barton Jacobs (1858-1939) received his A.B. and M.D. degrees from Harvard University. Within a year of his medical school
graduation he moved to Baltimore to become the private physician for Robert Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
In 1889 he joined the dispensary service of the newly-opened Johns Hopkins Hospital, under physician-in-chief William Osler.
Later he also taught classes in physical diagnosis and therapeutics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr.
Jacobs was especially interested in combating tuberculosis and he took an active role in anti-TB campaigns; for many years
he served as secretary of the National Tuberculosis Association. Jacobs was not only a physician serving under Osler's guidance;
the two became friends through their shared interest in medical history and collecting of books, and they were close physical
neighbors on Franklin Street in Baltimore.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. William Osler letters to Howard A. Kelly, 1897-1947. 10 folders
- Series 2. William Osler letters to Henry Barton Jacobs, 1893-1949. 2 folders
UCLA BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY HISTORY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE SCIENCES Manuscript Colletion #181: "Sir William Osler Portrait
by Seymour Thomas, and other Osler-Related Papers". Documents about the original portrait and the acquisition and presentation
of the replica hung at UCLA, which was obtained through Dr. Elmer Belt's initiative and support. Includes one folder of Osleriana
assembled by Elmer Belt and letters to and from him and Willard Goodwin.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Physicians -- |Correspondence, reminiscences, etc.
Jacobs, Henry Barton
Kelly, Howard A. (Howard Atwood)
Osler, William, Sir
Goodwin, Willard E. -- Archives