The file contains material compiled by Gertrude Henderson, including letters to Clare Gass, poetry and story written by Gass, and other ephemera, such as clippings, notes, and official documents. The story found in the file is a tyescript entitled, “The Witch of the Shubenacadie.” Letters include a memorial from King George to those who served in the war and a letter from mayor of Montreal regarding a special commemorative medal to be worn in commemoration of their Majesties' silver jubilee in1935. Clippings include notices of Gass's retirement and a 2014 on her diary. Manuscript notes oby Gass recount her educational and employment record, including years and places that she was stationed and other documents include her Certificate of Service from the Canadian Expeditionary Force, dated, 1920. The folder also contains assorted later photographs of Gass.
The file contains 3 xerox copies of letters each to E. Flanagan from W.V. Cone and C. Russell plus one newspaper clipping ‘That Kind of Canadian Nurse’ from the Sunday Post, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 16 1984.
Correspondence and material of general interest to Dr. Elliott. Includes records of the Montreal Neurological Institute, concerning Dr. Elliott’s work on the building of the new wing (1951), correspondence with Herbert Jasper, William H. Donner and F. Cyril James.
Correspondence regarding tributes to Dr. Cone, Memorial window dedication. Letters by or to Dr. Cone may also exist in the separate C-D/C files. In particular, a typed carbon copy letter or signed hand-written letter by WGP to WVC, 15 Dec. 1953 regarding succession at the MNI is filed in C/D 6-c.
Correspondence with Dr. William Vernon Cone. Last personal letter. Letters by or to Dr. Cone may also exist in the separate C-D/C files. In particular, a typed carbon copy letter or signed hand-written letter by WGP to WVC, 15 Dec. 1953 regarding succession at the MNI is filed in C/D 6-c.
The file contains photographs including one full image of the mural before the sheet was extended on the woman, one detail image of the upper right corner of the mural and photos of the vernissage held to unveil the mural by Duplessis, November 14 1954.
