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Wilder Penfield files [textual record]

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Date:

1952-1975.

Reference:

R2782-4-1-E, MG28-I117

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

182046

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Vanier Institute of the Family fonds

Wilder Penfield files
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

1952-1975.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.42 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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This series consists of correspondence, addresses and printed materials related to the establishment of the Vanier Institute of the Family. They are the working files of the first President of the Institute, Dr. Wilder Penfield, and include the following subjects: Canadian Conference on the Family/Congres Canadien de la famille materials 1963-1965, Penfield's correspondence with the first Secretary-General, Stewart Sutton 1960-1971, the Associate Secretary-General and subsequent Secretary-General, Gilles Lacroix 1966-1971, and the Rt. Rev. E.S. Reed, Chairman of the Executive Committee among others. Included are letters related to the design of the first brochure 1965-1966, letters to prospective donors soliciting donations to the Endowment Fund 1965-1967, donations in memory of Governor General Georges P. Vanier 1967, letters to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson 1965-1968, Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau 1968-1970, and various Cabinet members 1965-1969, as well as general correspondence arranged alphabetically from A-Z 1952-1971. The series also includes correspondence regarding the setting up of the Phrixos B. Papachristidis lecture series, a testimonial book for Dr. Wilder Penfield 1965-1970, and the Vanier portrait project 1965-1969.

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Private

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MG28-I117
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Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Volume [MG28 I 117] 16--18

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

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