The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for July 1968. The diary has been written in a ‘Walker’s “Year by Year” Books’ volume and Penfield has crossed out the original dates. The diary documents Vanier Institute of the Family business; the preparation for various papers, forwards and lectures; accounts of spending time with his children and their families; an account of the history of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and his own experience in July 1968; and his learning of and reflections about the death of Henry Dale. Penfield has gone through and corrected his grammar and spelling or has expanded upon his initial thoughts, usually in pencil or pen.

The file contains the diary of Wilder Penfield for December 1967 to June 1968. The first 49 pages are numbered and Penfield has added in entries on extra paper. The diary documents Vanier Institute of the Family concerns; Penfield’s thoughts on the future, including ideas around second careers, possible future papers and projects, questions about his purpose, and what he would do if he was 30 years younger; accounts of his children and grandchildren; thoughts on Stanley Cobb’s death; account of Helen and Wilder’s travels to London, Berlin and Greece for a month and includes commentary on meeting friends and colleagues, history of the area and religions and the Gold Medal from the Royal Society of Medicine; his thoughts on stream of consciousness and neural processes; and a brief note of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King’s deaths. In addition, the diary includes a list of events for 1967, commentary on West and East Berlin, and an account of the 55th Princeton Reunion. Penfield has gone through and corrected his grammar and spelling or has expanded upon his initial thoughts, usually in pencil or pen.

This series contains several of Dr. Penfield's personal appointment diaries, and several diaries of his wife, Helen Kermott Penfiedl. It also currently includes a photograph album from 1913-1916, a scrapbook from Dr. Penfield's time at Galahad School (1905), some miscellaneous material collected by Dr. William Feindel concerning Dr. Penfield and the Montreal Neurological Institute, and an old reprint mailing list compiled by Dr. Penfield.

Sub-series consists of bound appointment diaries used by Dr. Penfield to kep track of both his personal and professional engagements between 1930 and 1976.

1 reprint, added to file Nov. 1978.; 1 hand-written and signed letter from Carr Sherrington to WGP, 23 Apr. 1934. The letter is 1 leaf (2 pages) and contains biographical data. The first page of the petter is annotated by WGP "Give to Elvidge".

The Penfield fonds consists of over eighty metres of Penfield's personal and professional records dating from his childhood up until his death in 1976, including during his career at the Montreal Neurological Institute. The materials in the fonds include photographs, correspondence, manuscripts and drafts of publications and speeches, research notes, glass slides, bound reports, films, and academic gowns.

1 typed manuscript (final).; 1 typed summary.; 4 typed drafts with hand-written amendments.; 2 hand-written and typed drafts with hand-written amendments.; 6 hand-written case reports and analyses.; 1 typed list of patients and no's.; 1 typed bibliography.; 12 sheets of mounted photographs.; 1 page of legends and neg. no's.; 1 reprint, added to file 1978.; 8 pieces of correspondence.

Folder #1:; 1 typed and hand-written draft, with hand-written amendments and hand-written notes.; 1 typed and hand-written draft (earlier).; 2 sets of correspondence (Set #1: 1 piece of correspondence. Set #2: 13 pieces of correspondence, plus 1 brochure and 3 hand-written notes.; ; Folder #2:; 1 typed draft with hand-written amendments.; 1 typed draft.; 1 hand-written draft.