Francis Lothian Mcnaughton Fonds, 1934-1983
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The Osler Library of the History of Medicine McGill University, Montreal, Canada Osler Library Archive Collections P165 FRANCIS LOTHIAN McNAUGHTON FONDS COMPLETE INVENTORY LIST This is a guide to one of the collections held by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Visit the Osler Library Archive Collections homepage for more information Francis Lothian McNaughton Fonds - P165 - Complete Inventory List P165: FRANCIS LOTHIAN McNAUGHTON FONDS TITLE: Francis Lothian McNaughton Fonds DATES: 1934-1983 EXTENT: 43 cm of textual records. – 216 photographs. – 116 drawings. – 100 slides. – 3 postcards. – 2 film reels. – 1 technical drawing. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Francis Lothian McNaughton was born in Westmount, Quebec, in 1906. He was educated at McGill University where he received a B.A. in 1927, a M.D.,C.M. from the Faculty of Medicine in 1931, winning the Holmes Medal for outstanding achievement, and a M.Sc. in 1941. Between 1933 and 1934, Dr. McNaughton undertook his postgraduate training in London, England (Guy’s Hospital, Maida Vale, and Queen Square). He then carried out research at the Montreal Neurological Institute (1935- 1938). Dr. McNaughton taught at McGill University (lecturer of neurology, 1940-1944, assistant professor of neurology, 1945-1951, associate professor of neurology, 1952-1958, professor of neurology, 1959-1973, professor emeritus of neurology, 1974-1986). In 1951, Dr. McNaughton was also a neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the Royal Victoria Hospital. A year later he was appointed Neurologist-in-Chief, retaining this position until 1968. Dr. McNaughton died on Feb. 27, 1986. CUSTODIAL HISTORY: The fonds was transferred to the Osler Library from the Montreal Neurological Institute in 1986. This was part of accession 864. SCOPE AND CONTENT: The fonds illustrates Dr. McNaughton’s work as a neurosurgeon and consists of correspondence, letters, articles, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photographs, slides, research material and notes, course material, annual reports and drafts of his work. The fonds is divided into three (3) series: A) Subject Files, 1934-1981; B) Correspondence, 1940-1983; C) Visual Items, 1936-1980; SOURCE OF SUPPLIED TITLE PROPER: Title based on the documents in the fonds. LANGUAGE: The documents are in English. RESTRICTIONS: Access subject to approval of the executors. Please contact the Osler Library for details. FINDING AIDS: Inventory list available. Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 2 Francis Lothian McNaughton Fonds - P165 - Complete Inventory List RELATED GROUPS OF RECORDS: The Osler Library Archives also has material created by other members of the Montreal Neurological Institute, specifically Wilder Penfield (P142), William Vernon Cone (P163) and Kenneth Allan Caldwell Elliott (P164). SERIES A – SUBJECT FILES DATES: 1934-1981 EXTENT: 38 cm of textual records. – 200 photographs. – 114 drawings. – 2 postcards. – 2 slides. – 1 technical drawing. – 1 film reel. SCOPE AND CONTENT: Series A contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, research and teaching materiel, photographs and drafts of work from Dr. McNaughton’s association with McGill University, the Montreal Neurological Institute, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Neuro Musical International, and various professional associations. Of special importance are the biographical files pertaining to Dr. Wilder Penfield. A large portion of this series is devoted to the study of headaches including drafts of works on this topic. Series A comprises 64 files (files no. 1 to 64). The records in each file are arranged in reverse chronological order. SOURCE OF SUPPLIED TITLE PROPER: Title based on the documents in the series. LANGUAGE: The documents are in English. Some documents are in French. RESTRICTIONS: Access subject to approval of the executors. Please contact the Osler Library for details. FINDING AIDS: Inventory list available. GENERAL NOTE: Some files are undated. Box 1 File 1 – Appointments, Awards, 1949-1981. Correspondence concerning both emeritus and professional appointments of Dr. McNaughton. File 2 – Brain and musical perception, 1959-1975. Research material pertaining to the relationship between the brain and musical perception. File 3 – Castaigne, Paul (visit of), 1963. Correspondence between Dr. McNaughton and Professor Castaigne, concerning the latter’s visit to Montreal. Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 3 Francis Lothian McNaughton Fonds - P165 - Complete Inventory List File 4 – Neurological study of laughter, 1958-1975. Annotated typescript of “A Neurological Study of Laughter”. Includes research material. File 5 – Associations and Societies, 1956-1959. Copies of the M.N.I. Fellows Society Newsletter, M.N.I. Women’s Club Annual Bulletin, agenda notice and correspondence concerning 1957 Canadian Neurological Society meeting. File 6 – Willis, Thomas, 1976-1977. Research material concerning the career of Thomas Willis (1621-1675). File 7 – Willis, Thomas, 1976-1978. Research material for an article by Dr. McNaughton entitled “Dr. Thomas Willis and the Headache”. Includes typescript and prints. File 8 – Innervations of Intracranial Structures: A Reappraisal, 1976-1978. Typescript and printed copy of “Innervations of Intracranial Structures: A Reappraisal” by Dr. McNaughton and Dr. W.H. Feindel. Includes correspondence. File 9 – M.N.I. songs and no. 1 Neurological Hospital Reports, 1940-1974. Copies of M.N.I. songs composed by various M.N.I. personnel and no. 1 Neurological Hospital Reports forwarded to Dr. McNaughton. File 10 – Headaches, 1963-1975. Research and teaching material on the general topic of headaches. Box 2 File 11 – Penfield. Wilder G., 1968-1978. Correspondence to Dr. McNaughton concerning publication of a memoir for Dr. Penfield for the 1977 yearbook of the American Philosophical Society. Includes a copy of Dr. Penfield’s tribute to Stanley Cobb entitled: “Hail and Farewell to Stanley Cobb”. File 12 – Penfield, Wilder G., 1976-1980. Copies of “Treatment: Film portrait of Wilder Penfield” by The National Film Board (June 1980); “No Man Alone: Epilogue” by Wilder Penfield (March 1976); General bibliography of Wilder Penfield; “Wilder Penfield: His Legacy to Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 4 Francis Lothian McNaughton Fonds - P165 - Complete Inventory List Neurology”; “Wilder Penfield (1891-1976): The Man and his Work” by Dr. W.H. Feindel. File 13 – Penfield, Wilder G. – Dr. McNaughton’s contribution to Penfield Legacy, 1976- 1977. Dr. McNaughton’s manuscript “Wilder Penfield: His impact on Medical Neurology”. Includes typescripts. File 14 – Penfield, Wilder G. – Obituaries, Tributes, 1975-1981. Tributes and Obituaries. Includes book reviews of Dr. Penfield’s published works. File 15 – Penfield, Wilder G. – Article for encyclopaedia of World Biography, 1970-1972. Correspondence between Dr. McNaughton and McGraw-Hill Book Company concerning Dr. McNaughton’s biographical article on Dr. Penfield. Includes a copy of article. File 16 – Penfield, Wilder G. – Published Tributes, 1976-1977. Tributes includes Dr. McNaughton’s article for the American Philosophical Society “Wilder Graves Penfield, 1891-1976” by Sir John Eccles and William Feindel; “Wilder Penfield, 1891-1976” by Theodore Rasmussen. Includes book reviews for “No Man Alone”. File 17 – Penfield, Wilder G. – Dr. Harrover’s poem, 1951. Copies of Dr. Harrover’s poem for Dr. Penfield commemorating his 60th birthday. File 18 – Penfield. Wilder G. – Biographical material, 1934-1976. Newspaper clippings and articles pertaining to Dr. Penfield and his career. Includes original newsclipping of September 27, 1934 announcing the official opening of the M.N.I. File 19 – Penfield, Wilder G. – Biographical material, 1959-1981. Correspondence concerning Dr. Penfield between Dr. McNaughton and Howard Jefferson Lewis, William Gibson, Dr. R.V. Christie, and Dr. A. D. Delly. Box 3 File 20 – Canadian Neurological Sciences meeting, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1976. Correspondence concerning 1976 C.N.S. meeting. Includes a reprint “11th Canadian Neurological Sciences, Winnipeg, Manitoba”. Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 5 Francis Lothian McNaughton Fonds - P165 - Complete Inventory List File 21 – M.N.I. Publicity, 1942-1961. Newspaper clippings and correspondence concerning the M.N.I. and multiple sclerosis. File 22 – Obituary File, 1941-1978. Obituaries and death notices of associates. File 23 – [A patient] (personal file), 1980-1983. Medical file of [a patient] and his daughter [name] (confidential). File 24 – “Dual headache and Innervations of Dura”, 193?. Photographs used for the study of the anatomy of the headache. File 25 – “Headache and Dura”, 1936. Photographs used for the study of the anatomy of the headache. File 26 – Anatomy of Dural nerves, 1937. Research notes on topic of dural nerves concerning the study of the anatomy of the headache. File 27 – Innervations of Intracranial Blood Vessels, 1937. Research notes for paper by Dr. McNaughton on “Innervations of Vessels and Dural Sinuses” for the Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease. File 28 – Anatomy of Dural Nerves Drawings, 193?. Research notes and drawings on the subject of dural nerves and the anatomy of the headache. File 29 – Headaches, 1940. Research notes and typescripts of Dr. McNaughton’s “Headache and the Nerve Supply of Cranial Structures”. File 30 – Cerebral Circulation, 1939-1940. Manuscripts and typescripts of “Anatomy of the Cerebral Circulation”