1934-03-23

Copy of a typewritten letter from Wilder Penfield to Barnet Phillips. Penfield writes in regards to plans for the entrance hall to the Montreal Neurological Institute, offering several suggestions he has formulated based on feedback from consulted parties. These suggestions concern the ceiling, use of the brain or ram as a symbol, a statue in the entryway, the use of hieroglyphics, and an inscription in Greek.

text.typescript.black and white 27.0 x 21.5 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Phillips, Barnet, 1876-1942 -- Correspondence.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.

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 Wilder Penfield to Mr. Barnet Phillips March 23, 1934. [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 25, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9799

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Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976.

Handwritten note in upper left corner of page 1: "Filed P. General".

Handwritten note bottom page 2: "The ram and the hieroglyphics".

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

A/N 1-1/6