1932-10-12

Typewritten letter from Wilder Penfield to Alan Gregg of the Rockefeller Foundation. Penfield writes that he is going abroad and inquires as to whether he and Gregg could meet briefly before his departure. Penfield also writes of his wish to have a copy made of the "statue which stands at the entrance to the Ecole de Medecin in Paris". He inquires as to Gregg's thoughts on this and how he believes it could be achieved.

text.typescript.black and white 27.8 x 21.3 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Gregg, Alan, 1890-1957 -- Correspondence.
Faculté de médecine de Paris. Chaire de biologie médical.
Barrias, Louis Ernest, 1841-1905.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection


Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Sussex Series -- Sussex Photo Album

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 Alan Gregg, October 12, 1932. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Sussex Series -- Sussex Photo Album Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 24, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9985

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Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976.

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

Handwritten letter at bottom left: "Could you give me a letter that would keep[?] the authorities of the Luxembourg gallery [?] the statue [?]? So you or D.O'Brien know a likely sculptor to copy it?"

The statue mentioned by Barrias mentioned by Penfield is titled "La Nature se dévoilant à la Science", or in English, "Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science".

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