Letter from Wilder Penfield to Charles F. Martin, February 5, 1929.
Date:
1929-02-05
Description:
This is a typewritten cover letter from Wilder Penfield to Charles F. Martin dated February 5, 1929. In the letter Dr. Penfield indicates that he is enclosing both a letter he wrote to Dr. Richard M. Pearce, head of the medical grants branch of the Rockefeller Foundation, as well Dr. Pearce’s response. The letter to Dr. concerned Dr. Penfield’s initial proposal to establish a neurological institute in Montreal, and whether the Rockefeller Foundation would be willing to help fund its construction. As Dr. Penfield indicates in his comment concerning Dr. Pearce’s response, the foundation was not willing to support the idea at the time.
Physical Description:
text.typescript.black and white 28.0 x 21.5 cm
Language:
English

is Part Of:
Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/M (Administration, McGill)
Publisher:
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University
Citation:
Letter from Wilder Penfield to Charles F. Martin, February 5, 1929. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/M (Administration, McGill) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved October 9, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9876
Rights:
This material has been made available with the consent of the copyright holders and can be used in accordance with fair dealing provisions of Canadian copyright law. For more information, please contact the Osler Library of the History of Medicine.
Creator:
Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976.
Notes:
Valediction reads: "WGP/HL".

Call Number:
A/M 1-2/1