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07/30/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter to family from Sumner T. Bernstein regarding correspondence received from others; apologies for state of typewriter ribbon and legal sized paper; workplace annoyances; update on reading (Joyce's Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man)
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07/29/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter to family from Sumner T. Bernstein regarding correspondence from friends and (other) family; zionism.
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07/28/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter to family from Sumner T. Bernstein regarding letters from friends and (other) family. Displeasure over "Bring on the Girls" film.
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07/27/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter to family from Sumner T. Bernstein regarding British politics.
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07/26/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein to family regarding family correspondence, an evening out with "Major Mghee", and further complaints about volleyball.
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07/25/1945 A
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein to "Uncle Lou" (Major Louis Bernstein), Dayton Ohio. Discussion of post-war cottage plans and "being taken to the cleaners" during a poker game.
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07/25/1945 B
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein to family. Discussion of correspondence received from (other) family and friends;. Disappointment over lack of men to play volleyball with; frustration over poor bridge game. More talk of attending film.
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07/24/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein to family regarding an Ida Lupino film, other family correspondence, and a Massachusetts "chiropractory bill" which he hopes Gov. Tobin will veto.
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07/23/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter to family from Sumner T. Bernstein regarding Sumner's feelings on an ammendment to limit the tenure of the US president to two terms.
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07/13/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Sumner T. Bernstein to family about books he has read recently, and crosswords he has attempted.
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07/11/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein reporting on a recent bridge game and the articles he has read recently.
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07/10/1945
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein to family regarding a volleyball game.
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07/08/1945 A
Sumner T. Bernstein
Letter from Sumner T. Bernstein to "The Jacob Thurmans" regarding news of a wedding.
Sumner Thurman Bernstein (1924 - 2002) grew up in Portland, Maine, the son of lawyer parents. He served in the South Pacific in the U.S. Army during World War II (achieving the rank of Captain) and attended Harvard University for his undergraduate education and for law school. He returned to Portland after marrying Rosalyne Spindel in 1949, to join his father and uncle’s law practice, which he helped to grow into Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer and Nelson in 1964. He was very engaged with the community, participating in the following organizations, among others, often serving as president or chair of these groups for a portion of his tenure: Portland City Council (1955-1961); Portland School Committee (1955-58); Portland Housing Authority; Downtown Portland Corporation; Maine State Bar Association; Maine Bar Foundation; Jewish Federation of Southern Maine; Temple Beth El; Maine Jewish Council; Jewish Community Center; National Council of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee; Pine Tree Council of the Boy Scouts of America; Portland YMCA; Maine Medical Center; Portland Public Library; and World Affairs Council of Maine. He also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine School of Law from 1993-98 and was a member of their Board of Visitors, and he was an instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Southern Maine. The Papers document his civic work and personal life. They include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and text of his speeches and talks. Of particular value are 25 folders of family correspondence dating from 1940 to 1945, which include letters covering Bernstein’s military training and World War II service. Other records and reminiscences of his army service and Harvard education are present, as well. The Papers also include materials related to his final illness and death, including letters of sympathy and condolence, information about contributions made in his honor, obituaries, eulogies, and other tributes, and videos/cassettes of memorial services and other celebrations of his life. The Papers also include two albums – one documenting the 85-year history of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer, and Nelson and the other a collection of notes and photos compiled for The Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine’s Evening to Honor Sumner and Rosalyne Bernstein (May 15, 2000).
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