Correspondence
This digital edition of the correspondence of Charles W. Chesnutt offers hundreds of letters, incoming and outgoing, as well as drafts, dating from 1882 to 1932. With letters relating to personal, political, business, civic, and literary matters, the edition illuminates the expansive social and literary network of this prominent African American writer, lawyer, and voting rights activist and sheds light on his times. The edition includes transcriptions along with images of the original documents whenever possible. Our editorial policies can be found here.
Full Introduction to the Correspondence of Chesnutt
Complete Catalog of All Incoming and Outgoing Letters
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Charles W. Chesnutt to William Brace Pratt, 20 January 1921
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Date:
- January 20, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Micheaux Book & Film Company, 2 August 1920
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Date:
- August 02, 1920
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 27 January 1921
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Date:
- January 27, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Harry C. Gahn, 1 November 1921
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Date:
- November 1, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Dickerson Donahey, 1 November 1921
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Date:
- November 1, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 8 October 1921
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Date:
- October 8, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 18 February 1921
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Date:
- February 18, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Robert Levy, 18 February 1921
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Date:
- February 18, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Robert Levy, 7 February 1921
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Date:
- February 7, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Alfred Anderson, 3 September 1921
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Date:
- September 3, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 19 September 1921
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Date:
- September 19, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 23 September 1921
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Date:
- September 23, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to William Eglin Ambler, 10 June 1918
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Date:
- June 10, 1918
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, 4506, box 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 21 July 1910
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Date:
- July 21, 1910
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell
Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Dickerson Donahey, 13 March 1922
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Date:
- March 13, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 23 February 1922
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Date:
- February 23, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 23 February 1922
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Date:
- February 23, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 9 March 1922
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Date:
- March 9, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Edward C. Williams, 20 December 1921
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Date:
- December 20, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Alfred A. Knopf, 20 December 1921
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Date:
- December 20, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Harcourt, Brace and Company, 12 November 1921
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Date:
- November 12, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 16 January 1922
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Date:
- January 16, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Henry Clay Tyson, 20 December 1921
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Date:
- Decemberer 20, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 19 February 1921
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Date:
- February 19, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Robert Levy, 12 March 1921
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Date:
- March 12, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Wendell Phillips Dabney, 7 June 1931
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Date:
- June 7, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Minnie E. Jones to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 December 1931
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Date:
- December 21, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Ruth McConnell, 25 April 1932
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Date:
- April 25, 1932
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to John P. Green, 10 February 1899
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Date:
- February 10, 1899
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- John Patterson Green Papers,, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3379, box 5, folder unknown
Charles W. Chesnutt to Archibald C. Poole, 1 June 1932
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Date:
- June 1, 1932
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 16 September 1924
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Date:
- September 16, 1924
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Paper 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370
Charles W. Chesnutt to Harry L. Davis, 14 December 1921
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Date:
- December 14, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Samuel S. Rosenthal, Inc., 4 October 1932
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Date:
- October 4, 1932
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Houghton Mifflin Company, 8 October 1921
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Date:
- October 8, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Samuel S. Rosenthal, 3 February 1932
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Date:
- February 3, 1932
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Edna M. Irvine, 11 December 1931
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Date:
- December 11, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Thorpe J. Struggles, 28 July 1922
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Date:
- July 28, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to The Cleveland Call Publishing Company, 28 July 1922
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Date:
- July 28, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to the editor of Church Life, 27 August 1922
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Date:
- August 27, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Burrows, Preusser, and Morris, 24 March 1922
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Date:
- March 24, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 9 March 1922
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Date:
- March 9, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 24 May 1922
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Date:
- May 24, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Micheaux Film Corporation, 23 May 1922
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Date:
- May 23, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to The Standard Book Company, 9 March 1922
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Date:
- March 9, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Small, Maynard & Company, 9 March 1922
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Date:
- March 9, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Jimmie Hicks, 9 March 1922
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Date:
- March 9, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to the editor of The Churchman, 27 August 1922
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Date:
- August 27, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to the editor of The Southern Churchman, 27 August 1922
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Date:
- August 27, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 September 1922
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Date:
- September 2, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Allen A. Wesley, 5 September 1922
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Date:
- September 5, 1922
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2