1941-07-11

This is a typewritten letter from Wilder Penfield to Lieutenant Colonel C. E. Cross, at the No. 1 Neurological Hospital. In the letter Dr. Penfield recounts details of earlier correspondence with Cross, specifically that a letter addressed to Cross had been sent to Ken MacKenzie, founder of the University of Toronto’s Division of Neurosurgery. Dr. Penfield also discusses the details of a donation that had been received by the Montreal Neurological Institute, stating that it should be for the comfort of the staff at the Number 1 Neurological Hospital or for novel research, rather than for repaying debts. The letter is dated July 11, 1941.

text.typescript.black and white 27.8 x 21.5 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Cross, C.E. -- Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945.
Military hospitals.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Letter from Wilder Penfield to C.E. Cross, July 11, 1941. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 19, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=10210

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Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976.

A/N 11-1