The file contains correspondence to William Bentley, Secretary and Brusar from Wilder Penfield about 3566 University Street (vacating and occupying the property); donations to the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) and their status as anonymous or named; and acceptance by the Board of Governors of Wilder Penfield’s resignation as Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and reappointment to Director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Chairman of the Department.

The file contains correspondence primarily related to the proximity of the Stadium to the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) and the Royal Victoria Hospital, and the issues this creates. Of note is the letters from staff and from Wilder Penfield to the Comptroller requesting that either events end early or the entrance to the stadium be moved to prevent disturbances to the patients. In addition, there is correspondence about the purchasing procedures for the MNI and a set of correspondence from H.H. Jasper to Dobell about laboratory equipment, university pension plan for staff, appointing Mr. Bain as Business Manager of the MNI, expenditures and the collection of patients’ outstanding accounts.

The file contains correspondence between Wilder Penfield and J.C. Meakins, Dean, regarding staffing (appointments, duties due to war, discharge, chinese fellowship, terms of retirement), teaching (diploma requirements, new curriculum materials, instructional moving pictures, appointments), Ferrier Lecturer at the Royal Society (letter of congratulations), funds for scholarships/fellowships, and recommendations for appointments to the McGill Radioactive Isotope Committee.

This file contains correspondence between wilder Penfiled and Dean Frederick Smith about examinations and fees for diplomas, tenure regulations, staffing, expenditures and the appointment of doctors from India.

The file contains correspondence between Wilder Penfield and Dean G. Lyman Duff about the appointment of fellows, Penfield’s retirement, staffing recommendations, grant applications, reports, appointment of lecturers, budgets, teaching materials for undergraduates, scholarships, the Hughlings Jackson Memorial Lecture, faculty meetings and the annual address to the first year men.

The file contains correspondence to and from Wilder Penfield on Faculty of Medicine business. Topics include textbook orders, rules for procedures in regard to candidates for diplomas in the study and training of clinical subjects, Association of Canadian Medical Colleges meeting, grant applications, teaching, faculty meetings, staffing (including holidays), report on diplomas and certificates (1951) and Summary of the Proposal for the Creation of a McGill Hospitals Association (1954).

The file contains correspondence to and from Wilder Penfield on Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research business discussing graduate fellows training, membership in the faculty, research grants, awarding of theses, prerequisites for MSc or PhD in Neurosurgery, staffing, appointments, students, funding and the Hughlings Jackson Lecture.

The file contains correspondence to and from Wilder Penfield and F.C. James regarding funding (gifts, distribution, Maple Leaf Fund, Ottmann Fund, Penfield Fund, applications, announcements, bequests), Fellows (research fellows, McGill Chinese Fellowships), Buildings (renovation of office space and storage, resupplying equipment, transfer of Military Annex to the MNI or University), animal experiments, the MNI Annual Meeting, the National Research Council Survey (1947-1948) and relevant correspondence for the survey.

The file contains correspondence to and from Wilder Penfield and F.C. James regarding the stadium question (should the entrance be moved to prevent disruption to the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) and Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) patients?); budget changes and expenditures, fundraising for the MNI (correspondence, Time Magazine publicity, McGill Fund Campaign), grant renewal by the Canadian Federal Government, Penfield’s retirement, bequests, and improvements in MNI Administrative activities (advice sought from Dr. MacLean at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY). Notable names include Jean Gregoire, Maurice Duplessis, Judge Thomas Tremblay, the Redford Family, and the Hodgson Family.

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