The fonds comprises of files including letters to Jean Purvis in Montreal from her mother Jennie Purvis and father Henry Purvis in Paisley Scotland, and letters to her from relatives from the United Kingdom (1930-1944). Included is also one letter to Jean from Lalla Stanhope addressed to the Recruiting Office in Paisley in 1918. The fonds also contains the accounts of the execution of the will of the late John Purvis (1954), brother of Jean’s father Henry Purvis.
The fonds comprises of three scrapbooks. The two first volumes, titled McGill University, cover the years from 1948 to 1977 and include newspaper clippings, correspondence with professional organizations, as well as private letters, information on seminars and lectures given by Dorothy Freeman, evaluations from 1972 to 1976 and photographs of Dorothy. The third volume, titled Marital Crisis and Short-Term Counseling, covers the years from 1979 to 1992 and consists of correspondence related to the publishing of Dorothy Freeman’s book and newspaper articles.
These papers consist of class notes, examinations and other materials connected with Dorothy Brewster's nursing training. Her notebooks in pediatrics, psychology, bloodvessels and parasites, obstetrics and post-natal care, hospital housekeeping, nursing theory and psychology are supplemented by loose notes on various diseases, hospital dietetics, sanitation, and the techniques of study. An attendance card and case-work sheets document her practical training at the Montreal General and Montreal Maternity Hospitals. Finally, copies of examination questions for the School of Nursing and for Registered Nurses Association of Québec, 1924-1927, are accompanied by Brewster's answers.
Most of this small file of correspondence concerns the work of various Jewish relief agencies collecting funds to assist European Jews during and after World War I.
These scientific papers consist of an autograph article (with photocopy) on 'Nematophytoncrassum' (ca 1897), and an undated manuscript statistical table.
MacFarlane's 1966 research project on the impact of industrial mechanization in Brazil is documented by notes, correspondence, reports, articles and financial records.
Murray's pocket diaries for 1883-1934 provide a brief record of his activities, social engagements, letters, visits and the weather. The earliest volumes, covering his last years as an undergraduate at Dalhousie and the final ones written after his retirement are the most detailed.
This copy of Mowatt's commonplace-book contains poems, some of them original compositions by herself or McGill friends; clippings, principally of poetry; and a few items of family correspondence.
Judah's teaching activity is documented by his lectures for a bilingual summer course in general museum technique and a course on medical museum administration and techniques.