The Osler Library of the History of Medicine McGill University, Montreal Canada Osler Library Archive Collections P184 JOSEPH STRATFORD FONDS FINDING AID & 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. Joseph Stratford Fonds – P184 – Inventory List P184 P184: Joseph Stratford Fonds PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 3.3 m of textual records. – approximately 150 photographs (some framed). – 1 glass slide. – 1 35mm slide. – 15 large building blueprints. DATES: 1933-2007 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Joseph Graham Stratford was born on September 1923, in Brantford, Ontario to Nora Wallace and Graham Stratford. He was the great-nephew of John H. Stratford, founder of the Brantford General Hospital. Joseph Stratford began his studies in the Faculty of Science at McGill University in 1943. During his studies, he became president of the McGill Osler Society. After graduation from McGill Faculty of Medicine in 1947, Stratford moved to England to continue his medical training at the National Hospital, Queen Square, London. It was here that he practiced as a house surgeon at The Royal Postgraduate Medical Centre in Hammersmith before his return to Montreal, where he completed a residency at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) under Dr. William Cone. Following his residency, he was appointed Clinical Assistant in Neurosurgery at the MNI, Fellow in Neurosurgery at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH), and Junior Consultant in Neurosurgery at Queen Mary Veteran’s Hospital. He also gave lectures on neurosurgery at McGill University. In the summer of 1952, Stratford married Aurelie Forbes, personal assistant to Wilder Penfield. The couple had a son named Huntly, and a daughter named Leslie. The Stratford family moved to Saskatchewan in 1956 where J. Stratford was appointed Professor of Surgery and Director of Neurosurgery at the University of Saskatchewan at the new neurology and neurosurgery unit created by Dr. William Feindel and Dr. Allan Bailey. Stratford later returned to Montreal in the early 1960s to join the Montreal General Hospital as Director of the Division of Neurosurgery at the behest of Dr. H. Rocke Robertson. Stratford participated in the development of a neurological intensive care ward at the McGill-MGH Pain Centre and Palliative Care Task Force. Stratford served as the 1974 President of the Canadian Neurosurgical Society and was a long standing member of the board of directors for the Victorian Order of Nurses. In 2000, he was the recipient of the Montreal General Hospital Award of Merit. Joseph Stratford passed away on July 22, 2007 while visiting his daughter and family in France. SCOPE AND CONTENT: The fonds consists of professional correspondence between J. G. Stratford and colleagues from the MGH, Montreal Neurological Institute, University of Saskatchewan, and the Osler Society. It also includes personal research material on pain (the causes and treatments), original drafts of his various publications (1953-2007), Montreal General Hospital daily journals (1966-1998), and some patient files (1943-1972, file 33). Stratford’s bachelors, masters, and medical degrees from McGill University, as well as various professional certificates awarded to Stratford throughout his career are included in the fonds. Additional items include portraits and group photographs from the Neurological Department at Saskatchewan and the Montreal Neurological Institute, several brain scan prints, architectural blueprints of the Montreal General Hospital and Montreal Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 2 Joseph Stratford Fonds – P184 – Inventory List Neurological Institute, as well as letters between Joseph & Aurelie Stratford and their close friends, Wilder & Helen Penfield. SOURCE OF SUPPLIED TITLE PROPER: Title based on the document of the fonds. LANGUAGE: The documents are in English. FINDING AIDS: Inventory list is available. CUSTODIAL HISTORY: A portion of the fonds was acquired by the McGill University Archives from Dr. Joseph Stratford on November 6, 2006 and eventually was transferred to the Osler Library. The rest was donated to the Osler Library from the Stratford estate on October 31, 2007. The contents of boxes 17, 18, 19, and 20 were added to the fonds in March, 2016. SERIES: n/a GENERAL NOTE: n/a SUBJECTS: McGill University Doctors Stratford, Joseph Neurology Montreal General Hospital Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Hospital Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 3 Joseph Stratford Fonds – P184 – Inventory List Box List Box 1: Folders 1-12 Box 2: Folders 13-19 Box 3: Folders 20-25.2 Box 4: Folders 26-32 Box 5: Folders 33-34 (Contains restricted material) Box 6: Folders 35-39 Box 7: Folders 40-52 Box 8: Folders 53-65 Box 9: Folders 66-78 Box 10: Daily Journals – Montreal General Hospital Box 11: Daily Journals – Montreal General Hospital Box 12: Daily Journals – Montreal General Hospital Box 13: Daily Journals – Montreal General Hospital Box 14: Daily Journals & Record Books – Montreal General Hospital Box 15: Framed photographs Box 16: Framed photographs Box 17: Contains oversized items, box kept on oversized shelf Box 18: Folders 79-99 (Contains restricted material) Box 19: Folders 100-117 Box 20: Contains oversized blueprints – Montreal General Hospital Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 4 Joseph Stratford Fonds – P184 – Inventory List Box 1 Folder 1: Robert Malcolm Ford, March 2004 • Notebook containing notes on Robert Ford’s death and correspondence with his family members and friends Folder 2: Master’s Thesis & Pathology Lab • Hardcover copy of Joseph Graham Stratford’s Master’s Thesis, B.Sc., M.D., entitled “A Study of Certain Corticothalamic Relationships” 1951 • Pathology lab record, Joseph Stratford, 1945 Folder 3: MUHC Proposal • “A Montreal solution to the SUPER-hospital dilemma” report by E. van Walsum, January 6, 2003. Includes letter from Walt van Walsum to Dr. Stratford (August 2003) and e-mail to Katy van Walsum from Dr. Stratford (May 2004) Folder 4: Correspondence with Manufacturer of Neurological Instruments, 1958-1981 • Letter from Stratford to Ivan Slodre, 1981, with enclosed comments re: Penfield #7 dissector from N.G. Shove in 1958 • Correspondence between Stratford and N.G. Shove re: Penfield #7 dissector, 1958 • Abstract of “The Development of the Penfield Dissectors: An Untold Story” by Joseph A. Shehadi and W. Feindel, 1999 • Catalogue of medical tools, 1988 Folder 5: MGH Pain Center, Published Articles and Correspondence, 1979-2001 • Letter from Mary Ellen Jeans and “Kathy” to Stratford, March 2001 • Card from Mary Ellen and Kathy to Stratford with enclosed photograph, May 2000 • Reprint of “Assessment of Pain,” Mary Ellen Jeans, Joseph Stratford et al., Can. Fam. Physician, vol. 25, February 1979 • Reprint of “The Montreal General Hospital Pain Centre (1974 to 2000): The contributions of Ronald Melzack,” Mary Ellen Jeans, Joseph Stratford, et al., Pain Res. Manage, vol. 5, no. 3, Autumn 2000 Folder 6: Published Articles and Correspondence with Editor, 1996 • Reprint of “Bilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Injury with Occipital Condylar Fracture,” Cornelius H. Lam and Joseph Stratford Can. J. Neurol. Sci., vol. 23, no. 2, May 1996 • Correspondence between John A. Jane, Editor of Journal of Neurosurgery, and Joseph Stratford, March-June 1994 Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University 5 Joseph Stratford Fonds – P184 – Inventory List • Photocopy of “Collet-Sicard Syndrome after Minor Head Trauma,” Takahiro Hashimoto et al., Neurosurgery, vol. 23, no. 3, September 1988 • Photocopy of “Traumatic Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy,” R.S. Delamont and R.S. Boyle, Clinical and Experimental Neurology, vol. 26, 1989 • Photocopy of “Bilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Due to Vertical Subluxation of the Odontoid Process in Rheumatoid Arthritis,” T.F. Macedo et al. British Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 27, 1988 • Photocopy of Letters page from AJR, vol. 132, March 1979 • Photocopy of “Fracture of the Occipital Condyle,” Jose A. Spencer et al., Neurosurgery, 1984 • Photocopy of “Fracture of the Occipital Condyle,” Nicole Bolender et al., AJR, vol. 131, October 1978 • Photocopy of “Fracture of the Occipital Condyle: A Case Report and Review of the Literature,” J. Harding Smith et al. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, September 1981 • Photocopy of “Collet-Sicard Syndrome Resulting From Closed Head Injury: Case Report,” M.A. Wani et al. The Journal of Trauma, vol. 31, no. 10, 1991 • Photocopy of “Late Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following Fracture of the Occipital Condyle,” Toygun Orbay et al. Surg. Neurol. Vol. 31, 1989 • Photocopy of “A Case of Left Hypoglossal Neuropraxia Following G. Exposure in a Centrifuge,” Marc S. Katchen et al. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, September 1990 • Photocopy of “Computed Tomography of Spinal Fractures,” Stanley F. Handel et al. Radiologic Clinics of North America, vol. 19, no. 1, March 1981 Folder 7: Published Articles, 1954-1978 • Reprint of “Atypical Teratomas of the Pineal,” I. Lewis et al. The Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 89, July 1963 • Reprint of “Cubital Tunnel Compression in Tardy Ulnar Palsy,” William Feindel et al. The Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 78, March 1958 • Abstract Form, 32nd Meeting of the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 24-28, 1997 • Reprint of “The