Ray Orvin Hummel Papers

Ray Orvin Hummel was born in Humbolt, Nebraska, on March 12, 1880, the son of Christian L. and Josephine Beringer Hummel. He was a Company “D” member in the University’s Military Department in 1900 . He earned a BS degree from the University of Nebraska in 1902 and an MD from Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois, in 1906.

After interning in Joliet, Illinois, he returned to Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1908 to establish a practice with his father-in-law, Dr. G. A. Hullhorst. Hummel was on the staff of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and served on the Rating Board for the Veterans Administration from 1950 to 1956 .

In 1908, Hummel married Charlotte Hullhorst, a native of Columbus, Nebraska. The couple had two sons, Ray O., Jr., and Paul A. Dr. Hummel was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church, Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity, Delta Upsilon Social Fraternity, the Masons, the Scottish Rite, and the Shrine, as well as of the Lancaster County and the Nebraska State Medical Associations.

During his education in Lincoln, Hummel lived at the following addresses, based on notations written into the covers of his notebooks: Delta Upsilon House; 500 North 15th Street, Lincoln; 1409 Q Street; 346 N Street; 1619 Q Street; and 1412 R Street. While at Northwestern University Medical School, Hummel Lived at 2612 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. In Lincoln, Hummel worked at 140 South 13th Street, Funk Building, 1025 Sharp Building, 1307 N Street, and 206 South 13th Street. His Home Addresses were 3229 R Street and 2435 Bradfield Drive.

Dr. Hummel died on August 9, 1976, at 96.