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


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Charles W. Chesnutt to John J. Wolf, 15 May 1922

  • Date:
    • May 15, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to King, Ramsey, Flynn & Pyle, 24 March 1922

  • Date:
    • March 24, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to Edward Hicks, 9 March 1922

  • Date:
    • March 9, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to Matthew L. Hicks, 24 March 1922

  • Date:
    • March 24, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to Houghton Mifflin Company, 9 March 1922

  • Date:
    • March 9, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to Jesse B. Hutchins, 12 June 1922

  • Date:
    • June 12, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to The Cleveland Call, 12 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 12, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to William Brace Pratt, 17 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 17, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan Emerson Micheaux, 19 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 19, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Rexford L. Holmes, 19 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 19, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Russell W. Jelliffe, 3 January 1922

  • Date:
    • January 3, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 12 December 1921

  • Date:
    • December 12, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Micheaux Film Corporation, 12 December 1921

  • Date:
    • December 12, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to William T. Mitchell (on behalf of State Mutual Life Assurance Company), 12 December 1921

  • Date:
    • December 12, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 10 October 1921

  • Date:
    • October 10, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 26 October 1921

  • Date:
    • October 26, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Fleta Harrison, 27 October 1921

  • Date:
    • October 27, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to A. Frank Counts, 1 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 1, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Bettie Wilson, 12 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 12, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Catharine D. Lealtad, 1 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 1, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 13 January 1890

  • Date:
    • January 13, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 17 October 1889

  • Date:
    • October 17, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8

Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Adelene Moffat, 14 November 1889

  • Date:
    • November 14, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 30 December 1889

  • Date:
    • December 30, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 3 February 1890

  • Date:
    • February 3, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 1 August 1890

  • Date:
    • August 1, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 23 May 1890

  • Date:
    • May 23, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 13 June 1890

  • Date:
    • June 13, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 25 July 1890

  • Date:
    • July 25, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 26 September 1889

  • Date:
    • September 26, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 4026

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 2 March 1921

  • Date:
    • March 2, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 18 October 1889

  • Date:
    • October 18, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 4077

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 5 August 1898

  • Date:
    • August 5, 1898
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 27 February 1895

  • Date:
    • February 27, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 11 April 1895

  • Date:
    • April 11, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 13 January 1891

  • Date:
    • January 13, 1891
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 22 September 1890

  • Date:
    • September 22, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 12 September 1890

  • Date:
    • September 12, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to Richard W. Gilder, 24 April 1899

  • Date:
    • April 24, 1899
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Century Company records, Berg Collection, New York Public Library, MssCol 504

Charles W. Chesnutt to Richard W. Gilder, 19 May 1899

  • Date:
    • May 19, 1899
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Century Company records, Berg Collection, New York Public Library, MssCol 504

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 29 March 1890

  • Date:
    • March 29, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 18 February 1890

  • Date:
    • February 18, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 4 February 1890

  • Date:
    • February 4, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 15 April 1890

  • Date:
    • April 15, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 6 May 1890

  • Date:
    • May 6, 1890
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to Richard W. Gilder, 11 April 1895

  • Date:
    • April 11, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Century Company Records, Berg Collection, New York Public Library, MssCol 504

Charles W. Chesnutt to Abraham Edward Bernsteen, 8 March 1923

  • Date:
    • March 8, 1923
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 3

Charles W. Chesnutt to George W. Chesnutt, 7 April 1924

  • Date:
    • April 7, 1924
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4

Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 29 January 1924

  • Date:
    • January 29, 1924
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4

Charles W. Chesnutt to Micheaux Film Corporation, 28 April 1922

  • Date:
    • April 28, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

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