University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections C. Guy Cutlip Collection Cutlip, C. Guy (1881–1938). Papers, 1867–1967. 5 feet. Judge. Records (1930–1931) of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s board of governors; speeches (1927–1936) by Cutlip; manuscripts (n.d.) regarding the history of Seminole County, Oklahoma, Wewoka, Oklahoma, and the Seminole Indian Nation; Seminole Indian land allotment certificates (1901–1902); Cutlip’s travel diaries and personal diaries (1920– 1936); records (1905–1910) of the Wewoka Masonic Lodge; and a financial ledger (1867– 1872) of the Wewoka Trading Company. This collection is available online at the University of Oklahoma Libraries website. Provenance of Records C. Guy Cutlip was born near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on April 6, 1881. In 1889 his family made the run into Oklahoma, settling at Kingfisher. In 1895 they moved to Tecumseh. After a public school education, Cutlip worked as a clerk and stenographer for Judge J. D. F. Jennings until 1901 when he became a stenographer for a lawyer in Wewoka. In 1902 he and his father tried the banking business for short time. Cutlip then became a clerk for the Atlas Abstract Company of Holdenville, which gave him useful training in oil leases. Through private study he became an attorney at Wewoka. From 1908 to 1911, he served as assistant county attorney for Seminole county. In 1919, he bought the Wewoka Trading Company and the Wewoka Realty and Trust Company, which were destroyed by fire in 1925. He was a law partner to Thomas J. Horsley. In 1930, Cutlip became a member of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association. In 1931 Governor William H. Murray appointed Cutlip as judge of the newly created Superior Court at Seminole; he was then elected to the position in 1934. Late in 1936 Cutlip was incapacitated by a heart attack. Recovering, he returned to court in the summer of 1937 only to suffer a second attack that fall. He died on January 24, 1938. Cutlip was active in the Wewoka Masonic Lodge and a member of the Lions Club. He served as the first president of the local Chamber of Commerce. He was Wewoka's first mayor from 1921, 1926 and a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention. Cutlip married Amo Butts in 1903. Their daughter Maxine (Mrs. Claud Douglas) was born in 1906. Amo Cutlip, who served as president of the Oklahoma Federation of Women's Clubs, died on January 14, 1945. The papers came to the Manuscripts Collection from the estate of Maxine Cutlip in 1971. Description of Collection Many of the documents relate to C. Guy Cutlip's career and influence as a public figure. Some of these materials describe the history of Seminole County and Wewoka. Several records are associated with former Oklahoma Governor, William H. Murray. Other documents concern Cutlip's personal life and his family. A majority of the materials date from the 1920's and 1930's. The entire collection includes records from 1867 to 1967. Arrangement of Collection Box 1 Speeches and Addresses, 1927 - 1936 Memorials, Eulogies, and Tributes, 1929 - 1938 Box 2 Nonfiction Writings Expressing Cutlip's Philosophy, Opinions, and Definitions Writings for Newspapers Box 3 Biographical and Autobiographical Writings Fiction Miscellaneous Box 4 Bound Volumes, 1890 - 1910 Box 5 Correspondence A-L, 1884 - 1967 Box 6 Correspondence M-Z, 1910 - 1944 Box 7 Records Relating to Cutlip's Service on the Board of Governors of the State Bar Association, 1929 - 1933 Box 8 Scrapbook of Records Relating to Cutlip's Death, 1938 Box 9 Deeds, 1901 - 1937 Miscellaneous Records Relating to the Cutlip Family, 1907 - 1941 Box 10 Legal Records, 1926 - 1937 Box 11 Miscellaneous Printed Materials, 1917 - 1938 Box 12 Miscellaneous Printed Materials, 1908 - 1944 Box 13 Newspaper Clippings Box 14 Wewoka Trading Company Ledgers, 1864 - 1872 Oversized Certificates Maps Box 1 Speeches and Addresses Folder: 1. Address to the Pottawatomie County Bar Association, regarding citizenship. December 16, 1927. 2. Armistice Day address. November 11, 1929. 3. Address at Statehood Day banquet, Tulsa, The Seminoles. (Banquet program is located in Box 11, Folder 7). November 16, 1929. 4. Address for memorial services to Shawnee Elk's Lodge, regarding war. Speech outline is on the back of a letter from Iris C. Saunders in Box 6, Folder 42. December 1, 1929. 5. Remarks as toastmaster, Oklahoma Memorial Association banquet. November 16, 1931. 6. Address on George Washington. 1932. 7. Campaign speech for William H. Murray. January 23, 1932. 8. Address to Federation of Women's Clubs, Oklahoma City, The Pioneer Woman. April 19, 1932. 9. Armistice Day address, Okemah. November 11, 1932. 10. Address at Jefferson Day banquet, Seminole, Thomas Jefferson. April 12, 1933. 11. Address at Chamber of Commerce, Tulsa, regarding crime and punishment. November 17, 1933. 12. Radio speech on Seminole County. April 14, 1934. 13. Sketch for speech on the flag. April 24, 1935. 14. Address to the reserve officers of Oklahoma, Holdenville, regarding defense of militarism. October 19, 1935. 15. Address at Oklahoma Memorial Association banquet, at Historical Society. Banquet program located in Box 11, Folder 7. November 16, 1935. 16. Address to Young Democrats at Jackson Day banquet. January 7, 1936. 17. Address to Wewoka Women's Business and Professional Club, Fairer Distribution of Wealth. January 8, 1936. 18. Address to Wewoka Rotarians, regarding George Washington. February 18, 1936. 19. Address to Scout Leaders, regarding dangers and pitfalls for boys. February 27, 1936. 20. Address to the Independent Oil Field Workers Association. Maud, OK. March 10, 1936. 21. Address to Business and Professional Women's Club, Holdenville, OK. March 16, 1936. 22. Address to Masonic Bodies at Seminole, Lodge and Government. March 30, 1936. 23. Address to the graduating class of Mountain View School. Program possibly correlating to this event is located in Box 11, Folder 4. May 14, 1936. 24. Address to State Lions Convention, Ada, OK. A letter, originally attached to this speech, from William H. Goodner is located in Box 5, Folder 61. June 9, 1936. 25. Address to the Rotarians of Wewoka. July 2, 1936. 26. Address at dedication of the Wewoka Post Office. August 15, 1936. 27. Address to the Shawnee Stamp Club, regarding crime prevention. September 18, 1936. 28. Address to the Ministerial Alliance. September 30, 1936. 29. Address to the Child Conservation League of America, Shawnee, regarding "What Constitutes a Modern Good Father". Letter from Jane Waldrop located in Box 6, Folder 61 relates to the speech. November 10, 1936. 30. Armistice Day address, Wewoka. November 11, 1936. 31. Tribute to the American Flag, written for Lorraine Davis. November 1936. 32. Address to Tulsa Bar dinner. November 25, 1936. 33. Address at the 25th anniversary of the Security State Bank, Wewoka. Letter from T. E. Burch in Box 5, Folder 12 relates to speech. December 5, 1936. 34. Speech to 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America, regarding industry and self-reliance. n.d. 35. After dinner speech. n.d. 36. Address to American Legion banquet. n.d. 37. Campaign speech for Thomas P. Gore. n.d. 38. Address to democrats. n.d. 39. Speech by Mrs. Cutlip to Federated Women's Club (OSFWC) about Wewoka history. n.d. 40. Partial draft of speech about George Washington. n.d. 41. Address to a graduating high school class. Program possibly correlating to this event is located in Box 11, Folder 4. n.d. 42. Speech about Highway 270. n.d. 43. Hospital Day address. n.d. 44. Speech welcoming KGFF Radio to Wewoka. n.d. 45. Address to a Lions Club, regarding Robert E. Lee. n.d. 46. Nomination of George B. Sheritt for Lions Club President. n.d. 47. Lions Club welcoming speech to Wewoka. n.d. 48. Speech to Masons about Wewoka. n.d. 49. Notes for program and after dinner speech. n.d. 50. Notes for speeches. n.d. 51. Radio speech about Wewoka. n.d. 52. Speech concerning the state of the country and friendship. n.d. Memorials, Eulogies, and Tributes 53. Tribute to C. Guy Cutlip in The Wewoka Times-Democrat. Includes note by Fred Berry. January 25, 1938. 54. Memorial to Thaddeus G. Cutlip, the father of C. Guy, Shawnee, OK. December 3, 1936. 55. Tribute to Mrs. Alice Brown Davis of Wewoka, presented to the OK Historical Society Hall of Fame. Program located in Box 11, Folder 7. November 15, 1930. 56. Mrs. Cutlip's eulogy to Mrs. Alice Brown Davis, presented at Historical Building, Wewoka. Program located in Box 11, Folder 7. November 16, 1935. 57. Memorial to Al Grall. c. 1929. 58. Memorial to Frank M. McGuire. n.d. 59. Tribute to Jeptha Weston Smith. n.d. 60. Memorial to Roland H. Smith. c. 1932. Box 2 Nonfiction Folder: 1. Battle of Violent Springs, as told by Isaac Botley. n.d. 2. Notes on the Going Snake Courthouse Fight. n.d. 3. History of the Law. (partial draft). n.d. 4. The Autobiography of Mary Anne Lilley, copy 1. n.d. 5. The Autobiography of Mary Anne Lilley, copy 2. n.d. 6. The Autobiography of Mary Anne Lilley, copy 3. n.d. 7. Notes on Lilley Genealogy. n.d. 8. No. 1 Fire Fighter to the World, referring to Myron M. Kinley. n.d. 9. Notes on Cherokee Bill and Ft. Smith. n.d. 10. Notes on Ft. Smith and Judge Parker. n.d. 11. Brief synopsis for The Hanging Judge. n.d. 12. Notes on justice in Indian Territory and Oklahoma. n.d. 13. Notes on Judge Parker's court cases. n.d. 14. Fort Smith and Judge Isaac C.