Overview
Papers of Episcopal minister Wolcott Cutler including articles and essays, 1937-1961; special correspondence on controversy surrounding flags in the church, 1943-1945, the John Howard Melish case, 1949-1956, the William Roger Rice case, 1941-1954; general correspondence; and scrapbook, 1901-1960, including material about St. John's Church, Charlestown, Mass.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1964.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
4 boxesThis collection consists of articles and essays, 1937-1961; special correspondence on controversy surrounding flags in the church, 1943-1945, the John Howard Melish case, 1949-1956, and the William Roger Rice case, 1941-1954; general correspondence; and a scrapbook, 1901-1960, including material about St. John's Church, Charlestown, Mass.
Biographical / Historical
Wolcott Cutler (1891-1965) attended Harvard University and served as curate in three New York City parishes. He then went on to serve as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Charlestown, Massachusetts, from 1924 to 1959. In 1927, Cutler started Wings of Love, the St. John's monthly newsletter. Cutler was a conscientious objector to World War II, as well as an avid photographer who donated over 1,000 photographs of the city to the Boston Public Library.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series I. Index to diaries and letters to James R. Tanis
- Series II. Articles and essays
- Series III. Special correspondence: subject - flags, 1943-1945
- Series IV. Special correspondence: subject - John Howard Melish case, "Freedom of the Pulpit," 1949-1956
- Series V. Special correspondence: cubject - William Roger Rice case, 1941-1959
- Series VI. Special correspondence: individual letters
- Series VII. General correspondence
- Series VIII. Unidentified correspondence
- Series IX. Notes
- Series X. Scrapbook
- Title
- Cutler, Wolcott, 1891-1965. Papers, 1901-1964: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00507
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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