1927-10-25

This is a typewritten letter from Edward Archibald to Wilder Penfield. In the letter Dr. Archibald states that there is widespread support for Dr. Penfield's appointment at the Royal Victoria Hospital, and that he is almost guaranteed a co-appointment at the Montreal General Hospital. Dr. Archibald believes that, while based at the RVH, Dr. Penfield will draw most of his private practice’s neurological work from the MGH. However, in a hand-written note at the end of the letter, he stresses that his comments concerning the MGH are strictly confidential. Dr. Archibald also writes that he wishes to recruit [Dr. William Vernon] Cone to Montreal as well, and has raised a stipend of four thousand dollars per annum for that purpose. The letter is dated October 25, 1927.

text.typescript.black and white 27.5 x 21.3 cm

English

Archibald, Edward W. (Edward William), 1872-1945 -- Correspondence.
Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Mackay, Frederick Holland, 1884-1947.
Cone, William Vernon, 1897-1959.
McGill University. Faculty of Medicine -- History.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/M (Administration, McGill)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Letter from Edward Archibald to Wilder Penfield, October 25, 1927. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/M (Administration, McGill) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 27, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9929

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Archibald, Edward W. (Edward William), 1872-1945.

A handwritten post script reads: "What I said about it to Gen. Hosp. is confidential. I maybe (?) to much anyway on their unofficial promise of support as there are some others to be consulted. But the (?) chief surgeon, Mackay are all of you & they count for a lot."

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