1943-01-19

A typewritten letter from McGill University’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Frank Cyril James, to Wilder Penfield. In the letter Principal James recounts a conversation he had with the federal Minister of Pensions and National Health, Ian Mackenzie, regarding a proposed expansion of the Montreal Neurological Institute. James thinks that a comprehensive statements should be submitted to the federal government demonstrating the institute’s present overcrowding problems and explaining how, because of that situation, it cannot take on any more cases from the Armed Services. He requests that Dr. Penfield draft memorandums addressing these issues. The letter is dated January 19, 1943.

text.typescript.black and white 27.8 x 21.5 cm

English

James, F. Cyril (Frank Cyril), 1903-1973 -- Correspondence.
Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Mackenzie, Ian Alistair, 1890-1949.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.
Surgery, Military.
World War, 1939-1945.

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 Frank Cyril James to Wilder Penfield, January 19, 1943. [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 24, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=10026

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James, F. Cyril (Frank Cyril), 1903-1973.

Letter is typed on "MCGILL UNIVERSITY MONTREAL, CANADA" letterhead. At the center of the page is the McGill crest. The letterhead and crest are printed in red ink.

A/N 10-2