Background
Helme, James Buckelew was born on April 27, 1924 in Portuguese Chester, New York, United States. Son of James Buckelew and Mary DeHaven (Van Deren) Helme.
Helme, James Buckelew was born on April 27, 1924 in Portuguese Chester, New York, United States. Son of James Buckelew and Mary DeHaven (Van Deren) Helme.
Graduate Choate School, 1942. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1947. Doctor of Medicine, U. Washington, 1952.
September 1974); children: Susan Van Deren, Catherine Douglas, Martha Buckelew, John Franklin. Intern, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1952-1953, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1953-1954, resident, 1954-1955, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1955-1956. Practice medicine specializingin pediatrics, Nashville, 1956-1968.
Instructor pediatrics and community health Meharry Medical College, 1968-1971.
Pediatrician Davidson County Health Department, 1971-1972. Medical director Nashville Drug Treatment Center, 1972-1978, Tennessee State Prison and Hospital, 1978-1981.
Mental health consultant, 1981-1987. Chief pediatrics service Nashville General Hospital, 1956-1960.
Consultant Tennessee Fine Arts Commission, 1968-1970.
President Nashville Arts Council, 1963-1965. Board directors Tennessee Fine Arts Museum, 1963-1965, Theatre Nashville Management, 1973-1974. Contributor to The Yucatan Affair, 1974, Collectors Club journal, 1986-1992 (Best Article medal 1986, 1992).
Served to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1945. Member Nashville Academy Medicine, American Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association, Tennessee, Davidson County pediatric societies, American Philatelic Society (expert committee and writers unit), Middle Tennessee Princeton Alumni Association (president 1962-1965). Clubs: Collectors (New York City).
Married Josephine Coleman Douglas, May 22, 1953 (divorced September 1974). Children: Susan Van Deren, Catherine Douglas, Martha Buckelew, John Franklin.