Boyd and Louise Hume were active in the Ohio deaf community, especially in their hometown of Akron, for more than 40 years. However, their papers do not cover the time period of 1930 to 1975. Instead, it covers sporadically their careers in the deaf community. Most of the papers are related to Louise's work after Boyd passed away. There are award certificates, correspondence, death notices (for Boyd), newspaper clippings, and several addresses and reports. In addition, there are copies of reports Louise wrote while working for the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority. They all provide an excellent insight into the lives of two deaf people committed to the lives of other deaf persons over a 40-year period.