Philadelphia. General Hospital. Osler Memorial Committee.

The Osler Memorial Committee was formed in Oct. 1939; original members were chairman Robert J. Hunter, William G. Turnbull, and William E. Hughes. The committee held its first official meeting on 6 Dec. 1939.

The committee was appointed to establish a museum and memorial to Sir William Osler in the old autopsy house of the Philadelphia General Hospital and to organize a ceremony for dedication of the building. The dedication ceremony was held on 8 June 1940; in association with the dedication, the committee commissioned artist Dean Cornwell to paint a portrait ,"Osler at Old Blockley". After the completion of its duties, the Osler Memorial Committee was discharged in Dec. 1940. At that time, a new committee, the Osler Memorial and Blockley Historial Museum Committee, was created to oversee daily administration of the museum.