Description
The Samuel J. and Portia Bell Hume Papers, 1848-1990, contain the
professional and personal papers of Samuel J. Hume, theatrical entrepreneur, and Portia Bell
Hume, psychiatrist. Included in Samuel J. Hume's papers are writings, speeches, theater
memorabilia, correspondence, and papers related to his work with the Council on Oriental
Relations. Portia Bell Hume's papers include her writings, work for the California
Department of Mental Hygiene (1943-1972), teaching files, other professional work, and
personal ephemera.
Background
Samuel James Hume, a leading scholar of drama and a nationally known theatrical director
and producer, was born in San Francisco in 1885. Hume graduated from the University of
California and Harvard.Portia Bell Hume, Psychiatrist, was born in Napa, California on July 26, 1901. Hume was
educated at the University of California. After graduation she studied sculpture in Paris,
marrying Samuel J. Hume while there. When they returned to Berkeley, they built a home at
2900 Buena Vista Way. She returned to the university to study medicine, receiving her M.D.
in 1938. She taught psychiatry at the Medical School in San Francisco, and at the Schools
of Social Welfare and Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley from 1940
through 1971.
Extent
Number of containers: 7 boxes, 18 cartons, 2 oversize boxes, 8 volumes, 9 oversize
folders, 2 tubes
Linear feet: circa 28
Restrictions
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U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of
University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of
the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited
without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively
with the user.
Availability
Collection is open for research.