This collection is divided into material either by, or about, Wilder Graves Penfield. The material was collected by Lewis in order to write his biography. The fonds also includes materials associated with Mr. Lewis' writing of the biography.

The Penfield material is organized by family member, with the largest portion belonging to Wilder Penfield and his wife Helen Penfield. This material is largely personal in nature. It consists of originals and photocopies of diaries, as well as personal correspondence between Penfield and his wife, family photographs, and ephemera from a variety of social and professional events. There is also a small selection of personal correspondence between family members.

Lewis created drafts, revisions, letters concerning the development of the screenplay, and research material. Correspondence between Lewis and the family is contained in the material covering personal family matters.

Black and white photographs from WGP's 60th birthday; photograph envelope labelled 'Mrs Penfield'.

Black and white photographs of WGP and others including standing at a ceremony, a photograph of hospital staff (?) etc, mainly unlabeled; an envelope labeled 'On Penfield 6th Floor MNI'.

Including newspaper clippings on WGP's Order of Merit; various magazine articles.

Including newspaper clippings on a variety of medical and social topics.

Includes magazine and periodical articles regarding higher education and professional society meetings.

Includes a thankful note from a patient's parents with a poem; various magazine and newspaper clippings regarding political and moral topics, medical findings, historical events, and obituaries of colleagues; and the transcript of a speech by Richard Pennington about the Montreal Children's Library.

Copy of 'Ideology and Coexistence: Moral Re-Armament"; handwritten notes marked 'J.K. Davies'; list of personnel from the annual meeting of the MNI, Friday June 2 1961; clipping entitled 'Brushes of Comet's Hair'; copy of Carnegie Corporation of New York Quarterly; misc. notes.

Clipping with "Riddle" by John Vincent Costello; miscellaneous notecards; New York Times, March 18, 1959, "Lone Horn Player Marches Last"; Science, Feb 16 1916 vol 135 no. 3503, "A Scientific Society - The Beginnings".

Including annual reports of the librarian, annual statements of expenditures, minutes of the steering committee, promotional material, newspaper articles, and notes.