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Wilder Penfield Fonds Series
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Administrative

This series consists of records generated by Dr. Penfield as an employee of McGill University or the Montreal Neurological Institute. Most of the material in this series is the property of those institutions, and is not considered personal material.

Archives/Visual

Photographs and illustrations of colleagues, physicians, and other medical professionals.

Penfield books

This series contains the final drafts of Dr. Penfield's various published books.

Correspondence

This series consists of most of Dr. Penfield's correspondence. The series is composed of three sub-series corresponding to Dr. Penfield's "Simple System." (C = Correspondence)

Diaries

The series is comprised of personal and appointment diaries, recording Dr. Penfield's work engagements, personal thoughts, and travels between 1904 and 1976. The series also includes two scrap books and several diaries by Dr. Penfield's wife, Helen Kermott Penfield.

Events

This series includes records of events, biographical and historical data, and many visual materials. Much of this material is ephemeral and was originally found in Dr. Penfield and Mrs. Penfield's boxes of memorabilia. The series is divided into 15 subseries, each of which may be grouped into two divisions: general and personal (indicated by addition of WGP to file identifier).

Helen Kermott Penfield correspondence

This series contains correspondence between Helen Kermott Penfield and Wilder Graves Penfield, as well as other friends and family between 1920 and 1932.

Miscellaneous

Series consists of miscellaneous material produced and collected by Dr. Penfield. This series includes art work, notes, and correspondence, as well as Dr. Penfield's academic robes and hats. This includes copies of the French 'Bulletin de l'Académie Royale de medecine', 'Bulletin de l'Académie nationale de medecine' and 3 editions of the Montreal La Lancette Canadienne journal. The series also includes less than 1 cm of photographs (found in file J 13-1), a framed diploma (file J 2-3) and selections for an exhibit from 1991 by William Feindel.

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