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William Feindel fonds

  • CA MUA MG4264
  • Fonds
  • 1915-2017

The William Feindel fonds documents the research, writing, teaching, and various professional activities of William Feindel. Materials related to Feindel’s research make up the bulk of the fonds and cover his many research interests in the field of neurology as well as his interest in the history of medicine and the legacies of Wilder Penfield, William Osler, and 17th-century physician and neuroanatomist Thomas Willis. An entire series is dedicated to records related to Feindel’s role as the curator for the Wilder Penfield archives. The William Feindel fonds also documents his work for the Montreal Neurological Institute, his role as Acadia University’s Chancellor, and several professional appointments. A series of notebooks consists of Feindel’s notes on various research topics but also contains notes regarding personal matters. Along with the notebooks, a series that documents Feindel’s personal life includes materials related to his family, his years as a student, and a variety of souvenirs and books that he kept as part of his personal library.

Feindel, William

Margaret A. Somerville Fonds

  • CA MUA MG4270
  • Fonds
  • 1934-2016

The fonds chiefly reflects the public role of Margaret Somerville through the dissemination of her ideas on ethical issues through conferences, lectures, various publications, teaching activities, consults and research with some records concerning her family and personal life. The fonds consists of the following series; conference papers and lectures, (1981-2013), committee memberships, (1977-2005); media relations, (1980-2013); personal/family matters, (1934-2016); writing/publishing activities, (1979-2015); communications, (1983-2010); subject files/consults,(1987-2015); teaching materials, (1990-2015); and general filing, (1995-2016).

Somerville, Margaret A.

H. Rocke Robertson Fonds

  • CA MUA MG2001
  • Fonds
  • 1912-2015

The fonds document H. Rocke Robertson’s personal and family life, including his early education, his athletic abilities, his experiences during WWII in Britain, Sicily, and Italy, as well as some aspects of his professional life, including articles, speeches, and correspondence on his activities as a surgeon, surgeon in chief, professor of surgery, and as McGill’s principal, inclusive 1912-1998. In particular, his tenure as McGill’s principal is characterized by records in diverse formats such as personal diaries, correspondence files, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and related ephemera reflecting his administrative duties, including the changes he implemented at McGill, as well as his efforts to cope with radical student behaviour and the Quebec government’s unwillingness to provide McGill with much needed financial assistance. Robertson’s retirement activities are also reflected in the records. Also included are numerous documents that reveal his interest in rare English dictionaries, rare books, and the history of medicine, in particular the history of surgical techniques. The fonds consist of 18 boxes with some files arranged into subject categories while others have a chronological arrangement scheme.

The series consist of 1) Diaries; 2) Publications and Research Notes; 3) Speeches; 4) Personal and Family Related Materials; 5) Student Years at Brentwood College and McGill; 6) Medical and Professional Activities; 7) McGill Principalship and Administrative Activities; and 7) Awards and Honours.

Robertson, H. Rocke (Harold Rocke), 1912-1998

Arvind Sharma Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4275
  • Fonds
  • 1955-2015

The fonds contains professional and person records created or compiled by Arvind Sharma, divided into 7 series:
A. Biographical records
B. Writings
C. Public addresses
D. Teachings
E. Distinctions
F. Correspondence
G. Photographs

The fonds contain textual material such as correspondence, unpublished and published material, notes, research and teaching material, as well as photographs of Sharma and acquaintances. It also contains visual and audio recordings of Sharma from events in addition to objects having belonged to Sharma.

Sharma, Arvind

Yvan Lamonde Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4128
  • Fonds
  • 1961-2014

The fonds documents Yvan Lamonde’s research activities as a student and professor chiefly through research notes, correspondence and journals, his participation in national and international colloquia and cultural organizations through minutes and correspondence, as well as his publishing activities through contracts, correspondence and book reviews. There is also some personal correspondence and photographs.

Lamonde, Yvan

Peter F. McNally Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4300
  • Fonds
  • 1951-2007, 2013

The fonds chiefly documents teaching activities and contains McGill University library education course materials including lecture notes, handouts, and assignments for library reference materials and methods, humanities and social sciences as well as government information courses. There is also a much smaller amount of records concerning academic community activities including involvement with the Canadian Studies Committee, 1951-2007. In addition, the fonds includes the print and digital versions of the last curriculum vitae prepared by McNally prior to his retirement form the School of Information Studies in August 2013.

McNally, Peter F.

Charles Robert Scriver Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4285
  • Fonds
  • 1955-2013

The fonds consists of textual records, photographs, graphic materials and objects relevant to the professional and academic career of Dr. Charles R. Scriver from his early years at McGill until the transfer of his personal records into the McGill University Archives in 2013. The publications series reflects Dr. Scriver’s prolific publication record in the original order in which they were received, while the Course Materials series showcases the scientist’s teaching style through lecture notes, paper clippings, and overhead slides. In Professional Activities, correspondence, working papers, and transcripts offer textual evidence of a number of Scriver’s professional endeavors and contributions to the biogenetics profession at and beyond McGill, particularly his participation in the Human Genome Project, several international committees, and many McGill-based research initiatives. The Research Records series represents the working papers and correspondence between Scriver and various international colleagues culminating in papers and monographs described in the Publications series. In addition to textual records, the series identified in this fonds includes a number of photographs, graphic materials, and objects maintained by Scriver for professional and personal purposes

Scriver, Charles R.

John A. Schweitzer Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4316
  • Fonds
  • 1905-2013

The fonds reflects the artistic and teaching activities of John A. Schweitzer and includes professional archives as gallerist, curator, critic and collector; teaching records and related course materials; research pertaining to series of art works; the archives of various artists, such as the Hugo McPherson papers, Lise Gervais' materials and Embassy Row residence of Peter Dickinson and his materials; "Outsider" art and research collections; materials related to research and work on human sexuality; and materials pertaining to Canada, Quebec, Montreal and Expo 67 and Montreal Olympics.

Schweitzer, John A., 1952-

University Club of Montreal Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4286
  • Fonds
  • 1906-2013

The fonds consists of multiple functions that demonstrate the University Club of Montreal’s administrative responsibilities, association with different clubs, operation of various committees, and activities from 1906 to 2013.

The series are comprised of 1) Administration; and 2) Committees. The subseries within Administration are comprised of A) Communications; B) Events; and C) Reciprocal Clubs. The subseries within Committees are comprised of A) Admission; B) Council, and Annual and Special General Meetings; C) Library and Art Committee; D) Financial Committee; E) Future Development Committee; F) House Committee; G) Intermediate Members Committee; H) Membership Committee; I) Programme Committee; J) Property Committee; and K) Wine and Food Committee.

University Club of Montreal

Roderick A. Macdonald Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 4284
  • Fonds
  • approximately 1976-2012

The fonds consists of documents relating to Macdonald’s publications and professional activities outside the classroom both prior to and during his tenure at McGill and for various professional associations. The scope covers the period of 1976 to 2012 and includes: articles, essays, and speeches (both draft, final and off-print) and their assorted documentation (travel itinerary, correspondence, conference notes, and research).

The fonds is divided into four series which were imposed by the archivist. The first is Publications which relates to any of Macdonald’s published material. The second is Professional Activities which is composed mainly of speeches and conference notes and materials. The third is Publications and Professional Activities which encompasses any professional activity which was subsequently published or vice versa. The last is Course Materials.

Macdonald, Roderick A., 1948-2014

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