Charles S. Nutter (1871)

Charles Sumner Nutter graduated from the School of Theology in 1871, the year in which the Boston Theological School merged with Boston University.  When not serving as a Methodist minister, Nutter collected hymnals and wrote  hymns and authoritative books on hymnology. In 1913, he also taught hymnology at Boston University.  Nutter’s hymn collection provided the basis for Boston University’s hymnological collection.  In addition, Nutter corresponded with numerous hymn writers, and his letter collection is available at the School of Theology.

Works:

Nutter, Charles S. Hymn Studies: An Illustrated and Annotated Edition of the Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1884

_____. Historic Hymnists: A Portrait Gallery of Great Hymn Writers. Boston: The Author, 1893.

Nutter, Charles S. and Wilbur Fisk Tillett, eds. The Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church: An Annotated Edition of the Methodist Hymnal. Cincinnati; New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1911.