1905-1936
Offsite Storage Inventory
The George R. Nutter diaries are stored offsite and must be requested at
least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at
library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request
materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before
requesting cartons by barcode.
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| Creator: | Nutter, George R. (George Read),
1863-1937. |
| Title: | George R. Nutter diaries |
| Dates: | 1905-1936 |
| Physical Description: | 4 record
cartons |
| Call Number: | OFFSITE STORAGE |
| Repository: | Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org |
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Abstract:
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This collection consists of the diaries of George
R. Nutter, a prominent Boston attorney, kept from 1 Jan. 1905 - 30 Aug. 1936.
The diaries, also used as scrapbooks, contain clippings, theater programs, and
misc. letters and invitations, and describe Nutter's legal cases, and his
extensive involvement in several organizations, including the Good Government
Association, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Boston Bar Association.
Other topics include national, state, and local politics, in particular World
War I; the Harvard University Class of 1885 of which he was a member; and the
nomination of Louis D. Brandeis, Nutter's law partner, for the Supreme Court.
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Gift of Charles R. Nutter, June 1942.
The George R. Nutter diaries are stored offsite and must be requested at
least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at
library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request
materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before
requesting cartons by barcode.
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| Carton | Barcode | Volume | Contents |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 1 | Diary,
1 Jan. 1905 - 30 Jan. 1907 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 2 | Diary,
31 Jan. 1907 - 28 Apr. 1909 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 3 | Diary,
29 Apr. 1909 - 1 Mar. 1911 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 4 | Diary,
1 Mar. 1911 - 2 Oct. 1912 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 5 | Diary,
3 Oct. 1912 - 11 Jun. 1914 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 6 | Diary,
12 Jun. 1914 - 5 Jun. 1915 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 7 | Diary,
6 Jun. 1915 - 29 Feb. 1916 |
| Carton 1 | SH 183R + | Vol. 8 | Diary,
1 Mar. 1916 - 30 Nov. 1916 |
| Carton 1A | SH 183S % | Vol. 9 | Diary,
1 Dec. 1916 - 26 Sept. 1917 |
| Carton 1A | SH 183S % | Vol. 10 | Diary,
27 Sept. 1917 - 26 Oct. 1918 |
| Carton 1A | SH 183S % | Vol. 11 | Diary,
27 Oct. 1918 - 10 Jul. 1919 |
| Carton 1A | SH 183S % | Vol. 12 | Diary,
11 July 1919 - 14 May 1920 |
| Carton 1A | SH 183S % | Vol. 13 | Diary,
15 Mar. 1920 - 8 Apr. 1921 |
| Carton 1A | SH 183S % | Vol. 14 | Diary,
9 Apr. 1921 - 14 Dec. 1921 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 15 | Diary,
15 Dec. 1921 - 16 Dec. 1922 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 16 | Diary,
17 Dec. 1822 - 24 Feb. 1924 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 17 | Diary,
25 Feb. 1924 - 7 Feb. 1925 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 18 | Diary,
8 Feb. 1925 - 4 Feb. 1926 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 19 | Diary,
5 Feb. 1926 - 23 Feb. 1927 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 20 | Diary,
24 Feb. 1927 - 27 Feb. 1928 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 21 | Diary,
28 Feb. 1928 - 16 Oct. 1928 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 22 | Diary,
16 Oct. 1928 - 6 Feb. 1929 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 23 | Diary,
7 Feb. 1929 - 31 Oct. 1929 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 24 | Diary,
1 Nov. 1929 - 20 May 1930 |
| Carton 2 | SH 1559 M | Vol. 25 | Diary,
21 May 1930 - 20 Dec. 1930 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 26 | Diary,
21 Dec. 1930 - 21 Jun. 1931 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 27 | Diary,
22 Jun. 1931 - 7 Jan. 1932 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 28 | Diary,
8 Jan. 1932 - 30 Jun. 1932 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 29 | Diary,
1 July 1932 - 6 Mar. 1933 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 30 | Diary,
7 Mar. 1933 - 18 Sept. 1933 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 31 | Diary,
19 Sept. 1933 - 4 Dec. 1933 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 32 | Diary,
5 Dec. 1933 - 6 Oct. 1934 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 33 | Diary,
7 Oct. 1934 - 13 July 1935 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 34 | Diary,
14 July 1935 - Mar. 31 1936 |
| Carton 3 | SH 155A N | Vol. 35 | Diary,
1 Apr. 1936 - 30 Aug. 1936 |
George R. Nutter diaries, Massachusetts Historical Society.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
ABIGAIL,
the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should
search the catalog using these headings.
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| Persons: |
| | Brandeis, Louis Dembitz,
1856-1941. |
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| Organizations: |
| | Boston Bar
Association. |
| | Boston Chamber of
Commerce. |
| | Good Government
Association. |
| | Harvard College (1780- ). Class
of 1885. |
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| Subjects: |
| | Boston (Mass.)--Politics and
government. |
| | Boston (Mass.)--Social life and
customs. |
| | Diaries, 1905-1936. |
| | Lawyers--Diaries. |
| | Lawyers--Massachusetts--Boston. |
| | Massachusetts--Politics and
government--1865-1950. |
| | Scrapbooks--1905-1936. |
| | United States--Politics and
government--1901-1953. |
| | World War, 1914-1918--Public
opinion. |
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