The file consists of correspondence to and from Wilder Penfield and F.C. James regarding project plans for a new wing of the Montreal Neurological Institute (plans, funding, reports on actions by the Executive Committee); arrangement of a fund for furnishing the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI); the death of Dr. McEachern and Dr. Kershman (including scholarships to McGill for their children); staffing (appointments, payroll, retirement allowances and incomes, report, rental fees for rooms, staff reorganization); the creation of the Lily Griffith McConnell Foundation for Neurological Research; Winston Churchill Trophy presentation arrangements; the MNI Annual Report (1952-1953) with correspondence questions about teaching; the potential enlargement of the stadium; leave of absence arrangements and Penfield’s resignation as Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Chairman of the Department.Correspondence to and from WGP and F. Cyril James, re: project plans for a new wing of the MNI (plans, funding, reports on actions by Excutive Committee), death of Dr. McEachern, correspondence surrounding retirement allowances and incomes + report and rental fees for rooms, arrangement of fund for furnishing the MNI, renomination to Senate Committee on Appointment of Doctors, staff appointments and payroll, scholarships from university for children of two recently deceased doctors (McEachern and Kershman), suggestion to invite Prince Philip to open the MNI that fall, the Lily Griffith McConnell Foundation for Neurological Research creation, MNI Annual Report 1952-53 and correspondence questions about teaching, leave of absence arrangements, suggestion of Dr. Preston Robb as Executive Assistant to the Director, potential enlargement of stadium - refers to moving entrance again, Winston Churchill Trophy arrangements for presentation to winners, announcement of staff reorganization at the MNI, WGP's resignation as Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Chairman of the Department

The file contains miscellaneous correspondence to and from Wilder Penfield including maintenance (doors, contracts, operations, storage); research activities (animals, sea-sickness training); daily operations (issues, costs, payments, mail); teaching (course materials, course changes); publicity in the lay press; committees; issues with the stadium entrance; the UNESCO Questionnaire on Canadian institutions devoted to research on the brain; the presentation of the illuminated resolution from the members of the Board of Governors of McGill University; federal and provincial responsibility towards research in the health fields; donations; and the opening of the McConnell Wing. In addition, there is a letter about the forwarding of Montreal Neurological Institute Annual Reports for R.C. Fetherstonhaugh’s use in his history of McGill University.

The file contains correspondence related to the activities of the Comptroller, such as grants/funds expenses, overhead allowances and the fellowship held by Dr. Orbach in connection to the National Research Council of the United States. The correspondence is primarily from G.A. Grison to Dr. Herbert H. Jasper or from S.H. Dobell to Wilder Penfield.

The file consists of correspondence to and from the Dean of Medicine’s Office, specifically with G. Lyman Duff and Lloyd Stevenson during their tenure as Dean. The correspondence is primarily from Theodore Rasmussen and Wilder Penfield on topics related to committees, budget concerns, funding considerations, newspaper clippings and articles, staffing, policy regulations for Americans studying at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), and reports of MNI activities to the Dean.

This file contains Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research correspondence. It includes a notice of inspection of the Faculty of Medicine by a representative of the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association and the Associations of American and Canadian Medical Colleges; a resolution concerning the late Dr. Colin K. Russel; committee minutes, notes and correspondence; recommendations for clinical staff appointments; and a memorandum about members of the department who had left Canada for the U.S.A. between the years of 1959 and 1964.

The file contains Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research correspondence. Included are lists of fellowships, studentships, scholarships, etc. (1955-1956); a list of candidates for Masters and Doctorates for the Neurology and Neurosurgery department (1956); student theses titles and grades; list of fellows registered for degrees; correspondence between the faculty and Rasmuseen on which members of the department who are actively engaged in research and training of graduate students; course enrollment forms for select students in the department; Graduate Faculty Policy Committee meeting minutes; Memorandum of a meeting on American support of medical research (1964); a report containing data concerning U.S. Government grants to the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI); discussions on changes in American Federal Funds; a letter and preparatory notes on American support of medical research at McGill; S.B. Frost, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research’s survey questions about Post-Doc’s; and recommendations for new posts on the Graduate Faculty.

The file contains correspondence to and from F.C. James as Principal of McGill University. The correspondence discusses the furnishings fund for the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI); an invitation to the annual meeting of the MNI; decisions and announcements of new appointments; the selection of a new location for the proposed Medical Sciences Building; budget notes; the administrative scheme at the MNI; use and construction plans for the stadium and potential issues with noise for MNI patients; appointment of secretaries, technicians, bottle-washers etc. who are on the academic budget; and discussions with Rasmussen on promotions to the rank of professor.

This file contains correspondence to and from F.C. James as Principal of McGill University. It primarily includes correspondence related to F.C. James’ resignation as Principal and includes personal letters, official notices, telegrams and cables, newspaper clippings, and discussions on the conditions offered to Principals at McGill. In addition, there is correspondence about Wilder Penfield’s retirement, changes in how investments of endowments are handled, notification of a degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, invitations to speak, and the budget of the Montreal Neurological Institute.

The file contains correspondence to and from McGill University Principal H.R. Robertson. It includes a report on the Financing of the Hospital Division of the Montreal Neurological Institute (1963) and other correspondence referring to the financial status of the MNI; the incorporation of the MNI; a discussion about a poem published in the McGill Daily; nomination as a member of the Selection Committee for a Chair in the French Language; donations and tax deductions; geographic full-time clinical positions at the Institute; the Walters Memorial Fund; the relationship between the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the French Canadian Community of Quebec.

The file contains miscellaneous correspondence with Dr. Hans Seyle and includes correspondence with the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds on building maintenance; an analysis of the situation faced by the Faculty of Engineering (the situation not described); a McGill Daily article on the MNI; Report of the Committee on Research Funds, 1957; Summary of Proposals by the Committee on Research Funds, 1957; book section ‘The Coats-of-Arms of McGill University and the Faculty of Medicine’ pages 77-88; discussion of the inclusion of men from local French universities and hospitals in their associates list; dedication of the annual publication of the Old McGill to Wilder Penfield, 1958; an appeal to help acquaint Faculty of Medicine teaching staff with the McGill Guidance Service and its resources; Senate notices of departures, including Penfield’s; McGill-Hospitals Advisory Committee meeting notices; awareness of the need for increased financial support for research; and the storage of radioisotopes in the Montreal Neurological Hospital.