The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for November 1975 to April 1976. The diary details the last few months before his death in April 1976. This includes reflections on love, his marriage, his health, and finishing work on No Man Alone. Penfield has gone through and corrected his grammar and spelling or has expanded upon his initial thoughts, usually in pencil or pen. After the last entry, there is a line in a different hand started but most of it is illegible.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for April 1961 to December 1961. The diary details Wilder Penfield’s travels to Glasgow, London, and Jerusalem and contains writings on his speeches, addresses and research. In addition, the volume describes the countries he visits, the people he meets with, and his attendance at the Stratford Festival. It includes an additional entry at the back, with staples.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for June 1960. The diary details Wilder Penfield’s travels, speeches, addresses and also sketches out his environments, the people he interacted with and religoius beliefs. Additional pages have been pasted in to the book and a list of students at the ‘R. Institute’ have been set at the back.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for March to August 1962. The front cover is inscribed “ 1962 March Lake Como August Australasia via LA”. The diary details Penfield’s travels, progress on the Alan Gregg biography and his reaction to the death of Herbert Jasper.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for February 1962. The front cover is inscribed with “Feb 1962 Moscow-Consultation Lev Landau To Mtl Feb 25 8pm → Ar Mtl Mch 1 810pm”. The diary details the lead up to, and the consultation and aftermath of Lev Landau, Physicist, in Moscow by Wilder Penfield. The diary is stapled sheets of paper in an office specialty file folder.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for September and October 1962. The diary details his travels including Manial, Montreal, Canton, and Peking. It includes descriptions of the people Wilder and Helen stayed with, and their activities while abroad, including visiting other neurology wards.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for October 1962 to 1965. The spine is inscribed with Chinese script, while the front cover features an image of a man crossing a bridge. The first page indicates that the volume was purchased in Peking after the last was finished. The front cover is inscribed “Bequeathed by WP to TR + WF”. The diary details his travels to Peking, Moscow, London, Montreal and Rome and includes entries on his activities which include attending the Royal Society of Medicine meeting in London April 1964, attendance of the Stratford Festival, and his progress on the Alan Gregg biography. The entries are sometimes written on hotel paper and inserted. In addition, he comments on religious concerns, includes bible verses and verses of Shakespeare in the pages, and addresses questions of whether there is “something more important to do” in relation to what his future holds.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for June 1966 to April 1967. The front cover is inscribed “June 1966 - Private Wilder Penfield to April 1967”. The diary details his travels to Copenhagen, London and Oslo during this time and includes Penfield’s progress on the Alan Gregg biography, speeches, and addresses that accompanied the trips. In addition, it includes his thoughts on what he should do next, his thoughts on becoming older, and descriptions of encounters with individuals and places.
The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for August 1966 to December 1967. The diary details his activities during this time and includes attending plays at the Stratford Festival, the writing of the Alan Gregg biography, speeches, addresses and medals that were given and received, and a recalling of the Canadian American Relations conference. In addition, it includes Penfield’s thoughts on what his future holds in terms of work and for his relationship with Helen, and thoughts on the relationship between William Stewart Halsted and Sir William Osler.
The file contains a travel journal by Ray Jackson for 1925. The spine reads “Travel Journal Ray Jackson 1925 “adopted” son of Jean J. Penfield LD”. The inside cover reads “This is a travelogue of Ray Jackson recording his trip to England and Oxford in 1925 and on to Europe. My mother [Jean J. Penfield] met Ray on a ship voyage through the great lakes and they became enthusiastic correspondents - W.P.”. The travelogue is comprised of 294 pages written in blue ink and is in a cloth bound metal binder and contains diary entries but also includes literary topics, recounts of history, and lists of things he misses while travelling. In addition, there is an extremely water damaged letter written in blue ink.
