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Osler Library Subseries
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Childhood and early career

Subseries consists of chiefly of correspondence but also includes some accompanying notes, clippings, articles, and other ephemera related to Osler's childhood and early career period in Montreal.

Research Files

This sub-series consists of all manner of notes and a variety of secondary materials gathered by Lewis as he researched the life of his grandfather. Secondary materials include historical publications, photocopies of reference works, scientific article reprints, and newspaper and magazine clippings. These series also contains dubbed copies of taped interviews with Penfield obtained by Lewis through the CBC, as well as transcripts of these interviews and others conducted by Lewis in the course of preparing the biography.

Philadelphia and Baltimore years

Subseries consists of chiefly of Osler's correspondence collected by Cushing relating to the period between 1886 to 1904, during which time Osler was in Philadelphia and then Baltimore. Correspondence includes both original letters and transcriptions of letters. In addition to correspondence are some accompanying notes (both by Cushing and by Osler), clippings, articles, and other ephemera related to Osler.

Administration/Neuro

Files which are associated with administration of the MNI, but which contain personal materials and records that belonged to Dr. Penfield.

Correspondence

This sub-series consists of letters exchanged between Wilder Penfield and his family, friends, and acquaintances. The correspondence is of a general and family nature, but covers many aspects of Penfield’s life, including his financial affairs, the indemnity sought for injuries sustained in the Sussex disaster, contacts with medical and scientific men, personal friendships, and a few letters regarding his partnership with Dr. William Cone. A small amount of professional correspondence also appears in this sub-series.

Writings / Unpublished by Subject

Subseries consists of unpublished writings, arranged by subject. This sub-series includes lecture notes, unfinished jobs, and some published writings. In addition, W/US 33, 34 and 35 consist of similar material which was found loose in Dr. Penfield's office after his death. (W/US = Writings / Unpublished by Subject)

Personal Diaries

  • CA OSLER P142-Diaries-Personal
  • Subseries
  • 1904-1905, 1910, 1912-1916, 1919-1921, 1925, 1935-1976
  • Part of Wilder Penfield Fonds

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.

Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976

Events / Visual

Subseries consists of general pictorial records concerning Dr. Penfield, the Montreal Neurological Institute, and other individuals in the field of neurology. (E/V = Events / Visual)

Oxford period

Subseries consists of chiefly of Osler's correspondence collected by Cushing beginning in 1905 with Osler's appointment at Oxford University until his death in 1919. Correspondence includes both original letters and transcriptions of letters. In addition to correspondence are some accompanying notes (both by Cushing and by Osler), clippings, articles, and other ephemera related to Osler.

Diaries

This sub-series consists of diaries, photocopies of diaries, a datebook, and travel notes kept by Helen Penfield at various points in her life.

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