1934-03-26

Typewritten letter from Wilder Penfield to Carr Sherrington [son of Charles Sherrington]. Penfield writes of the disappointment felt by everyone in Montreal that Sherrington could not make it for the opening of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI). He requests help from Carr in gathering material to use in the short sketch of Charles Sherrington's life that is being written by Arthur Elvidge to be published in a volume at the time of the opening.

text.typescript.black and white 27.9 x 21.5 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Sherrington, C. E. R. (Charles Ely Rose), 1897-1973? -- Correspondence.
Sherrington, Charles Scott, Sir, 1857-1952.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.

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 Carr Sherrington, March 26, 1934. [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=10390

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Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976.

Typewritten at bottom left following valediction: "WGP/HL".

A/N 3-1/2