The collection contains private records and papers relating to the medical and teaching career of Maude Abbott. It consists in large part of correspondence, 1894-1920, including family correspondence with, among others, her sister Alice Abbott, 1904-1919, and her brother Rev. Harry M. Babin, 1916-1920. Also included are manuscripts and drafts of articles and addresses; case reports; post-mortem records; glass slides and drawings; exhibit panels largely pertaining to her research on congenital heart disease; programmes of medical meetings, 1902-1937; reprints and papers relating to the history of medicine in Montreal and Quebec, as well as to the history of McGill, 1829-1936. In addition, there are photographs, some poems, an autobiographical sketch and a printed copy of her Classified and Annotated Bibliography of Sir William Osler's Publications, 1939, with corrections and annotations by W. W. Francis. Fonds also includes a draft of Abbott's letter to the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, regarding admission (1889).

One brown envelope addressed to Abbott from Taussig.

“We recently found a congenital heart legion at necropsy, which I have interpreted as failure of fusion of the endocardial cushions, with no other abnormality. This child of four months had had quite frequent attacks of cyanosis.”

“Very many thanks for the copy of the anatomical description of the case of patent foramen ovale, with hypoplasia of the aorta (B.T.), which you kindly forwarded me, together with the clinical summary.”

File consists of approximately 25 letters, including outgoing letters from Abbott and incoming letters from correspondents. Letters are arranged alphabetically.

Related to above case sent by Weingart.

“Your case is exceptional in the fact that the ductus is completely closed in the presence of a closed interventricular septum…”

File consists of approximately 15 letters, including outgoing letters from Abbott and incoming letters from correspondents. Letters are arranged alphabetically.