The file contains original letters concerning the Montreal Neurological Institute, specifically the naming of the wards; the creation of the motto; the Rockefeller Foundation; and a report on the ‘Review of the Discussions of the Bridge and Functional Cooperation between the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Neurological Institute’ by Wilder Penfield.

The file contains xerox copies of original letters concerning the beginnings of the Montreal Neurological Institute from the years 1929 to 1934.

The file contains Wilder Penfield’s general correspondence regarding the organization of the Montreal Neurological Institute between 21 August 1931 and 23 May 1934.

This file contains correspondence to and from C.F. Martin as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor J. Simpson regarding budget concerns. Included is reference to the care and upkeep of the Animal House with specific mention to the monkeys and cats housed there.

This file contains correspondence to and from C.F. Martin as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine regarding budgets, articles and the Rockefeller Foundation Grant. In addition, there is a letter to Sir Arthur Currie regarding the operative mortality of the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology at the Montreal Neurological Institute.

The file contains correspondence surrounding the offer from the University of Pennsylvania and Wilder Penfield’s refusal. A note in the file indicates that “If Dr. Penfield had accepted, the Rockefeller Grant would have gone there and M.N.I. would not have been built”.

This file contains correspondence to and from C.F. Martin as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine regarding the staffing and lecture schedule of the Department of Neurosurgery. Included are reports from the Department of Neurosurgery for the years 1928-1929, 1931, 1932-1933, and 1933.

This file contains a letter to J.C. Meakins from Wilder Penfield discussing the announcement of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.

This file contains a letter to Sir Arthur Currie from the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, C.F. Martin, regarding the creation of the Penfield Research Fund and the terms for its creation and use, 1930. There is also a letter from Sir Arthur Currie to Wilder Penfield informing him to ignore a forwarded letter, 1932.

The file contains an original sketch of the MNI by Wilder Penfield which was included in No Man Alone. The sketch has been cut down for inclusion in the book. In addition, there is a description of the image and its creation in English and French.