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Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976
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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

George Edward Tremble Fonds

  • CA OSLER P056
  • Fonds
  • 1924-1935

Fonds contains G.E. Tremble's notes on the anatomy of the ear from lectures by Professor Ruttin at the University of Edinburgh in 1924, a letter from Dr. Wilder Penfield and a photograph of a case of 1935. The fonds includes a notebook, a letter and a photograph.

Tremble, George Edward, 1896-1977

Penfield, Wilder

• Correspondence, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1969
• Letters discussing possible nominations to Royal Society of London of Canada, 1969
• Reprints, biographical sketches
• Program from Memorial Meetings for Dr. Penfield, October 29, 1976.

Reid, William Lister

Letter of thanks from Dr. Reid to Wilder Penfield.; Newpaper clipping announcing his engagement to Mary Thompson Ferguson, November 25, 1938

Reid, William Lister

Jefferson Lewis Collection

  • CA OSLER P190
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1860] – 1981; predominantly 1907-1981.

This collection is divided into material either by, or about, Wilder Graves Penfield. The material was collected by Lewis in order to write his biography. The fonds also includes materials associated with Mr. Lewis' writing of the biography.

The Penfield material is organized by family member, with the largest portion belonging to Wilder Penfield and his wife Helen Penfield. This material is largely personal in nature. It consists of originals and photocopies of diaries, as well as personal correspondence between Penfield and his wife, family photographs, and ephemera from a variety of social and professional events. There is also a small selection of personal correspondence between family members.

Lewis created drafts, revisions, letters concerning the development of the screenplay, and research material. Correspondence between Lewis and the family is contained in the material covering personal family matters.

Lewis, H. Jefferson, 1951-

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