The file contains a single page letter from Wilder Penfield to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, C.F. Martin, about research which has been carried out by the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
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 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”.
The file contains original letters concerning the Montreal Neurological Institute, specifically the building of the Institute (architects, plans, meetings, etc.).
The file contains original letters concerning the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), specifically the budget, definitions of what the MNI is, the Rockefeller Foundation, the breaking of ground in its construction, and the MNI’s connection to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The file contains correspondence between Wilder Penfield and Alan Gregg, concerning the Rockefeller Foundation Grant and McGill’s application. In addition, there is a newspaper clipping on the events.