The fonds includes Dr. Archibald’s correspondence and reports pertaining to the Ministry of National Defence, 1940-1945; certificates and diplomas; and a photograph. The correspondents include family members, Dr. John McCrae and Sir William Osler. There is also a draft of a book on wound ballistics and gas gangrene; an Army Field Service book, 1916 and two notebooks on internal and external pathology, “matiere medicale et therapeutique,” and “medecine legale et toxicologie,” 1895.

• File 3.1 – Archibald, Edward W. – 20 Letters – 12 May-Dec 30, 1915 (Letters from E.W.A. to his wife, and: McCrae to Lady Osler dated May 12th, Dr. Sidney Blanchet to Mrs. Archibald dated June 28th, E.W.A.’s mother to E.W.A., E.W.A. to daughter Nancy, “Jack” to Agnes. Also includes cast list from “Christmas Pantomime, 1915.”)
• File 3.2 – Archibald, Edward W. – 33 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 5 May-Dec. 4, 1915 (Includes 3/5 pages of an incomplete letter, unknown date)
• File 3.3 – Archibald, Edward W. – 26 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 6 Jan-Nov. 30, 1916.
• File 3.4 – Archibald, Edward W. – 12 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 9 May-Aug. 2, 1917.
• File 3.5 – Archibald, Edward W. – 8 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 6 June-July 30, 1918.
• File 3.6 – Archibald, Edward W. – 12 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 20 April-Sept. 1, 1919.

• File 2.1 – Archibald, Edward W. – 25 pages of WWI Medical Notes – 1915 (Page 1-5 are E.W.A.’s journal notes on his treatment of wounded soldiers picked up in European hospitals. Pages 6-24 are a dissertation on the management of abdominal wounds, treatment of infections, etc. Page 25 is his notes on the game Bridge)
• File 2.2 – Archibald, Edward W. – WWI Service in France Notes – July 9-30, 1916 (July 9-23 are E.W.A.’s notes on field service while in-camp, July 24-30 is his trip to Paris)
• File 2.3 – Archibald, Edward W. – Field Service Book, 34 pages – 1916.

• File 4.1 – Archibald, Edward W. – Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 27 June-Dec. 2, 1920 (15 letters to wife Agnes Maud Black Barron – also contains telegrams from Nancy and Joan)
• File 4.2 – Archibald, Edward W. – 9 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 2 June-Oct. 20, 1921.
• File 4.3 – Archibald, Edward W. – 16 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 6 March-Dec. 13, 1922 (Mentions Harvey Cushing performing operation on Edward’s mother in March)
• File 4.4 – Archibald, Edward. W. – 8 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 3 March-July 30, 1923 (Mentions Dr. Finney and possible placement at McGill)
• File 4.5 – Archibald, Edward W. – 6 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 17 April-Sept. 22, 1924.
• File 4.6 – Archibald, Edward W. – 4 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 4 May-19 Nov. 1925.
• File 4.7 – Archibald, Edward W. – 18 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 25 Jan-Oct. 15, 1928.
• File 4.8 – Archibald, Edward W. – 8 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 10-28 Aug. 1933 (Mentions interactions with William Osler)
• File 4.9 – Archibald, Edward W. – Speech for Opening of Montreal Neurological Institute – 1934 (Also includes two letters to Mrs. Archibald, dated Nov. 29)
• File 4.10 – Archibald, Edward W. – 9 Letters to Mrs. Archibald – 11 Oct-Nov. 28, 1944 (First is an Armed Forces Air Letter – cut at sides, though text – incomplete)

Contains typed notebook pages from lecture preparation, 9 January 1979. With comments from compiler, R. Robertson.