The file contains material compiled by Gertrude Henderson, including letters to Clare Gass, poetry and story written by Gass, and other ephemera, such as clippings, notes, and official documents. The story found in the file is a tyescript entitled, “The Witch of the Shubenacadie.” Letters include a memorial from King George to those who served in the war and a letter from mayor of Montreal regarding a special commemorative medal to be worn in commemoration of their Majesties' silver jubilee in1935. Clippings include notices of Gass's retirement and a 2014 on her diary. Manuscript notes oby Gass recount her educational and employment record, including years and places that she was stationed and other documents include her Certificate of Service from the Canadian Expeditionary Force, dated, 1920. The folder also contains assorted later photographs of Gass.
The McGill Group in Medical Genetics Oral Histories Collection documents the history of the McGill Group in Medical Genetics, active 1972 to 2009, through fourteen oral histories with the group's members. The Collection contains transcripts in English and in French translation of oral history interviews conducted with the members of the McGill Group in Medical Genetics between 2009 and 2011. The oral history interviews were held in the course of a larger project conducted by a group of researchers at McGill's School of Social Studies of Medicine to document the history of the group and its role in the development of the field of medical genetics in Canada more broadly. These researchers included Christopher Canning, Andrea Tone, George Weisz, and Alberto Cambrosio. The project received guidance from David Rosenblatt and funding from the Canada Research Chair Program in the Social History of Medicine. The fourteen interviews document the members' individual biographies and careers, as well as the history and development of the McGill Group in Medical Genetics during a transformative period in the field of medical genetics. The interviews are available as transcripts, created by Christopher Canning. French translations of the transcripts were also created by McGIll's Translation Services and are also made available. The following individuals were interviewed as part of the oral histories project:
F. Clarke Fraser, interviewed by Christopher Canning on November 3, 2009
David Rosenblatt, interviewed by Christopher Canning on December 1, 2009
Rima Rozen, interviewed by Andrew Hoffman on February 16, 2010
Charles Scriver, interviewed by Andrew Hoffman on March 2, 2010
Reynold Gold, interviewed by Christopher Canning on July 13, 2010
Leonard Pinsky, interviewed by Christopher Canning on July 21, 2010
Emil Skamene, interviewed by Christopher Canning on August 5, 2010
Peter Hechtman, interviewed by Christopher Canning on September 30, 2010
Eric Shoubridge, interviewed by Christopher Canning on October 8, 2010
Mark Trifiro, interviewed by Christopher Canning on October 22, 2010
Andrew Karaplis, interviewed by Christopher Canning on November 30, 2010
Robert MacKenzie, interviewed by Christopher Canning on February 2, 2011
Roy Gravel, interviewed by Christopher Canning on February 4, 2011
H. Susie Tenenhouse, interviewed by Christopher Canning on February 8, 2011
The file contains 3 xerox copies of letters each to E. Flanagan from W.V. Cone and C. Russell plus one newspaper clipping ‘That Kind of Canadian Nurse’ from the Sunday Post, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 16 1984.
Letter to William Osler from Robert Palmer Howard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Howard knows that Osler would have preferred to teach Practical Physiology than Botany. He hopes Osler understands that the offer of the Chair of Botany was made by McGill in an attempt to develop a connection between Osler and the University. McGill is so poor and needy that it could not fund a lectureship in Practical Physiology at present. He advises Osler to concentrate on general practice and to obtain a degree from the F.R.C.S. in Edinburgh.
Correspondence and material of general interest to Dr. Elliott. Includes records of the Montreal Neurological Institute, concerning Dr. Elliott’s work on the building of the new wing (1951), correspondence with Herbert Jasper, William H. Donner and F. Cyril James.
Letter to William Osler from J.C. (Jemmy) Morgan, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jemmy describes his trip to Dundas, where he met the Oslers, Mr. Hatt and Mr. Young. He reports on the Weston School and students that have recently passed away. Includes manuscript notes.
Letter to William Osler from Arthur Jukes Johnson, Trinity College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Johnson has sent Osler bone specimens. He has been working very hard studying classics, but is anxious to study medicine. He saw Charlie Locke.