1916-03-26

This is a handwritten telegram from John Grier Hibben to Wilder Penfield. The telegram message indicates that Princeton University had received news of Penfield's surviving the attack on the S.S. Sussex and that he had assisted in caring for the wounded. Hibben states that the university was proud of him and requests that he send a message to the university recounting his experiences. The telegram was sent on March 26, 1916.

text.telegram.black and white 13.8 x 21.8 cm

English

Hibben, John Grier, 1861-1933 -- Correspondence.
Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Princeton University.

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 John Hibben to Wilder 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=9525

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Hibben, John Grier, 1861-1933.

Transcription reads: "RP 10 Van Western Union, Princeton N. J., RP 10 Wilder Penfield (?) Hospital Dover Princeton is proud of you cable about yourself, John Hibben".

D-C/D 21-2/1