William Worcester Cutler, Jr. diary and travel ephemera
Overview
The collection contains a diary and travel ephemera chronicling William Worcester Cutler, Jr.’s travels in France, England, Scotland, Italy and Switzerland with classmate Carl Richard Hauers (AB 1923) and members of his family from June 16, 1924 to September 1, 1924. William Worcester Cutler, Jr. (1901-1996), insurance broker, received his Harvard AB in 1923 and MBA in 1925.
Dates
- Creation: 1924
Researcher Access
Open for research.
Extent
.19 cubic feet (1 half-document box, 1 flat box)The collection contains a diary and travel ephemera chronicling Cutler’s experiences traveling in France, England, Scotland, Italy and Switzerland with classmate Carl Richard Hauers (AB 1923) and members of his family from June 16, 1924 to September 1, 1924. The diary notes his adventures, visits, and discoveries traveling in Europe. The travel ephemera including a United States passport, a dinner menu, airline flyer and ticket, golf scorecards, and a passenger list, provide a permanent record of Cutler’s trip.
Biographical note
William Worcester Cutler, Jr., insurance broker, was born on August 11, 1901, in Brookline, Massachusetts to William Worcester and Alice (Rust) Cutler. He received his Harvard AB in 1923 and MBA in 1925. Following graduation from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Cutler worked in advertising and promotion for the Seaver-Howland Press in Boston, Lincoln & Smith Press of Boston, and the New England Council. In 1930, he began working for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Cutler served as director of the Boston Life Underwriters Association from 1946 to 1948, and in the mid-1950s opened his own insurance office. Cutler also served as president of Goodwill Associates of Morgan Memorial from 1962 to 1963. Cutler died on July 4, 1996.
Cutler married Mary V. Johnston in 1940; they had one son, William Worcester Cutler III (born 1941), a graduate of Harvard College (AB 1963).
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series:
- Diary, 1924
- Travel ephemera, 1924
Acquisition information
William Worcester Cutler, Jr. diary and travel ephemera donated to the Harvard University Archives in two accessions by William W. Cutler III.
- Accession number: 18985; 2013 June 25
- Accession number: 2019.319; 2019 May 20
References
- Cutler, Jr., William Worcester. Harvard Class of 1923, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Printing Office, 1948.
- Cutler, Jr., William Worcester. Harvard Class of 1923, Fiftieth Anniversary Report. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Printing Office, 1973.
Processing Information
William Worcester Cutler, Jr. diary and travel ephemera processed in September 2019 by Dominic P. Grandinetti. Processing included rehousing the records into appropriate containers and the creation of this finding aid.
Alma ID:
990137180300203941
- Title
- William Worcester Cutler, Jr. diary and travel ephemera, 1924: an inventory
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua21019
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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