Background on Frederick A. Cutter
Born in Pelham, New Hampshire, in 1882, Frederick A. Cutter attended Lowell High School before enrolling into the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1902. One of the first students on a five year plan, Cutter graduated as a member of the class of 1907. During his time at the college, he became known for his jovial nature, earning the nickname "Joke," and for his involvement in athletics. The center on the varsity football team, he was also a forward on the basketball team, manager of the baseball team, and a member of the Undergraduate Athletic Board. In his equally active social life, he served as head of the Komical Klub, a Vaudeville cast member, and he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
After graduating, Cutter established a successful tree care business in Orange, New Jersey.
Scope of collection
A quirky reflection of an undergraduate's life at Massachusetts Agricultural College at the turn of the twentieth century, the Frederick A. Cutter collection includes photographs of the 1907 football team and the 1906 and 1907 members of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, a uniform for the 1907 M.A.C. basketball team, large MAC pennants and banners, and a Lowell High School sweater from 1902. There is also a collection of 1907 M.A.C. football gear, including cleats and a nose guard.
Worthy of note is a photograph of the graduating class of 1907, which includes one of the university's first female graduates, Susie D. Livers, as well as one of its first African American graduates, John T. Caruthers. Cutter's collection also contains the earliest extant M.A.C. basketball uniform. Among the remainder of the collection are some reunion paraphernalia from the class of 1907, Columbia University Calendars for 1909 and 1910, the 1914 M.A.C. bulletin, a 1907 commencement program from Mount Holyoke College, and Cutter's own Zoology notebook. The collection is organized chronologically, with textiles housed in separate boxes.
Inventory
Football membership certificate
1903 Dec. 4
Box 1: 1
Zoology Lab. Notes and Drawings
ca.1904
Box 1: 2
M.A.C. Senior Banquet Program
1907 June 19
Box 1: 3
Mount Holyoke Commencement Program
1907 June 16
Box 1: 4
Columbia University Calendar
1909
Box 1: 5
Columbia University Calendar
1910
Box 1: 6
M.A.C. Bulletin
1914
Box 1: 7
25th Reunion Photo
1932
Box 1: 8
Felt Reunion Arm Band
1957
Box 1: 9
Massachusetts Alumnus
1957 Summer
Box 1: 10
F.A. Cutter and Co. Tree Surgery
1958-1959
Box 1: 11
Interiors of non-M.A.C. buildings
Undated
Box 1: 12
Pelham, NH Calendar
1996
Box 1: 13
Football and student photos
ca.1906
Box 1: 14
Graduating class Photo, Phi Sigma Kappa Photos, Marching Band Photo
1906-1907
Box 2
M.A.C. Calendars
1906, 1913
Box 3
M.A.C Pendant, M.A.C. Banner
Undated
Box 4
Lowell High Sweater, M.A.C. Basketball uniform
ca.1902-1907
Box 5
Football Gear
ca.1907
Box 6
Administrative information
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Contributors
- Cutter, Frederick A. [main entry]
- Cutter, Frederick A.
- Caruthers, John T.
- Livers, Suzie D.
Genres and formats
- Photographs.
- Sports uniforms.
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