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Obit: WFP Oct 1989; unknown paper May 1987 (wife); memoriams: MMA Inter-Com v152 27 Nov 1989; HSC Chronicle v2(10) Nov 1989; UWinnipeg Alumni Jour Spring v5(2) 1990 (5pp)
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Published pictures from Prairie Med J ; Guide to the PHT Papers, Downtowner (3pp)
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Faculty questionnaire with accompanying signed letter 1928 and copy of 5 x 7 faculty card (4pp)
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Announcement of his appointment to Head of Surgery WFP 3 Sep, Tribune 2 Sep 1946 with photocopy of letter of congratulations from U ot T Banting Institute “Bill”(ie William Boyd) (3pp)
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Copy of letter of HSC resignation 1968 & WFP article on retirement as surgeon-in-chief 1956. (2pp)
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Photocopy of photograph and dedication WCQ 18: 67, Sept 1965 (2pp)
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Biog material: RB Mitchell’s (unpublished chapter 6 of book) “Professor of Surgery”; R Bennett’ “Biography of P.H.T. Thorlakson” from Guide to the PHTT Papers; “Dr Thorlakson, Grand old man of medicine”Wpg Tribune 4 Apr 1970; Eggertson, AG: “A tribute to PHT Thorlakson” talk at Icelandic dinner 1953; PHTT biog info 13 May 1959; Canadian Who's Who 1955-57; excerpt on PHTT: John Grierson & the NFB p109; (18pp)
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Interviews/anecdotes - autobiographical - copies: McManus, J: “Dr. Thor’s vision grows” WFP 26 Nov 1983; Harlem, OK: “Paul HT Thorlakson, MD”; “Interview with Mr. Cooper 13 May 1983”; “Dr. Paul HT Thorlakson-Anecdotes” 5 Nov 1979; Thorlakson, PHT: “Remarks at a testimonial Dinner for Dr. Bardal at Shoal Lake 23 May 1970”; Dr. Banting’s advice to PHHT: Banting, A Biography by M Bliss; (28pp)
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Items on Chancellorship of UWpg: interview with D. Haglund 1977; “Dr. Thorlakson’s Chancellorship”, 1980; WFP 10 Feb 1969; MMR v49(3) Mar 1969; UM Alum J v35(2) Winter 1975; WFP 10 Dec 1977; Invitation/dinner menu 1980 in honour of PHTT (1 card+20pp)
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Wpg Clinic Dinner in honour of PHTT incl: speeches by by CHA Walton and PHTT 1970; Presentation of PHT bust (bust by Leo Mol) no source but possibly WCQ (29pp)
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Honours and awards:
-CMA medal: MMA Inter-Com No.150; 25 Sep 1989, HSC Chronicle Aug 1989; (2pp)
-Citizens Hall of Fame: Real Estate News 8 June 1990 & 28 Sept 1990, Man Med v63(1) 1993; (4pp)
-Hon Fellow Internat'l College of Surgeons, 1968 Med Post 19 Nov 1968, WFP 12 Oct 1968, Wpg Tribune 12 Oct 1968, MMR v48(10) Dec 1968; (3pp)
-Icelandic Order of the Falcon: unknown newspaper 30 Apr 1953; CMAJ v42(3) Mar 1940; (3pp)
-Scholarship in PHT's name at U of W: invitation; speech by A Rogers (2pp)
-MMA Distinguished Service Award; LLB(Hon) U of W no sources (1p)
-Wpg Clinic Research Inst renamed Paul HT Thorlakson Research Foundation Trib 19 May 1978; WFP 19 May 1978 (1p)
-Order of Canada, Companion gg website (1p)
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3 generations photo of PHTT, son and grandson WFP 2 Apr 1968 (1p)
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Honorary Life Membership: Winnipeg Medical Society, remarks by LG Bell (9pp)
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Short biographies of PHTT: prob WCQ nd; CC Ferguson’s One hundred years of surgery; TAJ Cunnings' The Saga of Doctor Thor: Paul HT Thorlakson CC MD: WFP 3 Oct 1987; UM Press release, foreward, dust cover; millenium book: Dr Paul HT Thorlakson, Surgeon, Benefactor, Visionary invitation to launch; UM Bull 22 June 2000, UM Annual Report to Donors 2000; “Dr. Thor’s vision still grows” WFP 26 Nov 1983(13pp)
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Paul H.T. Thorlakson Building: “The Proposed Manitoba Medical Centre” speech by PHTT 11 Mar 1946 HBSC Dining Room. See notes below); Invitation of P Swerhone and the Hon Pearl McGonigal remarks, PHTT reply at dedication of bldg to PHTT; “Support Services Building dedicated to Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson” CentreScope v13(5) Summer 1985 (14pp)
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The Inominate Club, brief history of, incl constitution 1925; Surgeons Club, corres 1942-44 (6pp)
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Surgical Society of Western Canada: PHTT elected president 1950 Edmonton Journal 21 Feb 1950; WFP 22 Feb 1950 (2pp)
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Staff record - restricted access (8pp)
See also:
-Guide to the Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Papers in NJM Ref WZ100 T494T494g 1994
-Transcript of interviews with Dr. C.G. Roland Manitoba Authors’ Collection
-Cunning The saga of Dr. Thor 1987 in NJM Library
-file 2.24.1 his Report for the Department of Surgery 1946
-file 12.1.17 Thorlakson Fund
-file 14.3.1- 17.3.5 Manitoba Medical Centre historical files
-file 14.3.0 for recap of planning for the Man Med Centre
-file 17.1.8 and .9 Winnipeg Clinic Research Institute
-file 17.4.1 International Congress on Group Medicine, 1st, Wpg 1970
-file 19.2.1 (1) Government proposals on health, medical education and manpower
-List of Publications and reprints listing held in Archives at Dafoe Library, Fort Garry (list held at F.G.)
Note:
-Chief Hunter of the Order of the Buffalo Hunt, 1980
-Companion, Order of Canada 1970
-DSc(Hon) (Brandon) 1970
-Fellowship, American College of Hospital Administrators (Hon) 1972
-Canadian Silver Jubilee Medal 1977
-LLD(Hon) (Winnipeg) 1979
Folder 2
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Bibliography of presentations and reprints prepared by Edith Banks [his secretary] (34pp)
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Copies of speeches, writing, corres: (39pp)
- “Communication to the Faculty of Medicine” Apr 30, 1945 (pp2(1-9))
- Talk on Research and the Medical School May 29th, 1945 (pp2(10-14))
- Talk to the incoming group of internes, WGH July 1945 (pp2(15-19))
- “Medical education reconsidered” Wpg Clin Weekly Bull 1966 (pp2(20-22))
- “Medical education” Nov 28, 1966 (pp2(23-26))
- Introduction of speaker, Dr. LG Bell, at the Joseph Doupe Memorial Symposium luncheon (pp2(27-29))
- Address by PHTT to Cancer Chemotherapy Symposium, Montreal 22 June 1967 (pp2(30-35))
- Letter to JP Gemmell re memories of Joseph Doupe, particularly with regard to research; also incl AT Mathers' attitudes re research 22 Feb 1973 (pp2(36-39))
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Corres Kerr/Roland re transcript of his interviews with PHTT (3pp)
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Title page & list of contents of Guide to the Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Papers (NJM Ref WZ100…); incl article re papers Bull v21(8) 10 Dec 1986 (3pp)
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“Dr. P.H.T. Thorlakson and the Medical Record” (work in progress) by ZS Gawron (16pp)
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“Thorlakson Collection” list by ZS Gawron, UM Archives and Special Collections, Fort Garry. This list contains "Items xeroxed or duplicates removed and incorporated into the Faculty of Medicine Archives." - in pencil: "First Version. later revised" (10pp)