1931-11-30

Typewritten letter from Wilder Penfield to Alfred Stengel of the Maloney Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Penfield expresses his regrets in turning down University of Pennsylvania's offer. He writes of the honor of receiving an invitation and the number of friends in Philadelphia he will miss working with. He explains that colleagues at McGill University have devoted much effort into making it possible to build an institute with funds from the Rockefeller Foundation. He also notes the relative isolation of Montreal would minimize administrative tasks and enable him to focus on his scientific interests. Penfield ends his letter repeating his many thanks.

text.typescript.black and white 28.0 x 21.5 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.
Stengel, Alfred, 1868-1939 -- Correspondence.

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 Alfred Stengel, November 30, 1931. [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=9780

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Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976.

Text from the second side of the letter (letter is one sheet of paper double sided) can be seen through the paper, slightly obscuring the text at the top of the first side.

Typed at bottom left of page after the valediction: "WGP/HL".

A/N 1-3