1916-03-26

This is a typewritten telegram from Wilder Penfield to “Helen Cromtt” (presumably Helen Kermott Penfield). The telegram indicates that while Wilder ad been aboard the S.S. Sussex when it was attacked by a German U-boat, he was safe and alive. The telegram was sent in response to a newspaper article which had stated that had not survived the attack. The telegram was sent on March 26, 1916.

text.telegram.black and white 18 x 21.5 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Shipwreck survival.
Penfield, Helen Kermott, 1891-1978 -- Correspondence.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series C (Correspondence) -- Sub-Series C/D (Correspondence, domestic)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Telegram from Wilder Penfield to Helen Kermott Penfield, March 26, 1916. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series C (Correspondence) -- Sub-Series C/D (Correspondence, domestic) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 25, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9503

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Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976.

Transcription reads: C86CH PK Dated 26, Paris 8, HELEN CROMTT, 264, Downer College Milwaukee Wisc, Safe, Penfield, 125PM March 26th 1916." The handwriting beneath states: "Lame 44". The stamped area to the right states, in handwriting and stamped: "L3145 by Telephone No L3145, Telephoned to H (?), Time 828 AW, By W to be."

Telegram on Western Union Cablegram Stationary.

D-C/D 21-2/1