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Correspondence

Here we present our growing digital edition of the correspondence of Charles W. Chesnutt. Chesnutt’s letters illuminate the expansive social and literary network of this prominent African American writer, lawyer, and voting rights activist, and shed light on his times. The letters, dating from 1883 to 1932, range widely, relating to personal, political, business, civic, and literary matters. Our edition includes transcriptions of incoming as well as outgoing letters, and Chesnutt’s drafts, along with images of the original documents whenever possible. Our editorial policies can be found here.

The edition includes a catalog of all of Chesnutt’s known correspondence, incoming and outgoing.


Full Correspondence Catalog


Correspondence

634 items

Charles W. Chesnutt to Frederick L. Hubbard, 5 February 1931

  • Date: February 5, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Joyce H. Caldwell, 5 February 1931

  • Date: February 5, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Otelia Cromwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 9 February 1931

  • Date: February 9, 1931
  • Creator(s): Cromwell, Otelia
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Joyce H. Caldwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 13 February 1931

  • Date: February 13, 1931
  • Creator(s): Caldwell, Joyce H.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Frederick L. Hubbard to Charles W. Chesnutt, 14 February 1931

  • Date: February 14, 1931
  • Creator(s): Hubbard, Frederick L.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Otelia Cromwell, [16] February 1931

  • Date: February 16, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Otelia Cromwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 February 1931

  • Date: February 23, 1931
  • Creator(s): Cromwell, Otelia
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Sarah Mitchell Bailey, 26 February 1931

  • Date: February 26, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Walter F. White to Charles Chesnutt, 2 March 1931

  • Date: March 2, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Mayo Fesler to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 March 1931

  • Date: March 6, 1931
  • Creator(s): Fesler, Mayo
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Munson A. Havens, 6 March 1931

  • Date: March 6, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Walter White, 11 March 1931

  • Date: March 11, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Collection 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Charles W. Chesnutt to Mayo Fesler, 11 March 1931

  • Date: March 11, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Walter White to Charles Chesnutt, 13 March 1931

  • Date: March 13, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Munson A. Havens to Charles W. Chesnutt, 18 March 1931

  • Date: March 18, 1931
  • Creator(s): Havens, Munson A.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Resreve Historical Sociery, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Joyce H. Caldwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 March 1931

  • Date: March 24, 1931
  • Creator(s): Caldwell, Joyce H.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Walter White, 25 March 1931

  • Date: March 25, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Charles W. Chesnutt to Elmer Adler, 25 March 1931

  • Date: March 25, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Elmer Adler to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 March 1931

  • Date: March 26, 1931
  • Creator(s): Adler, Elmer
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Joyce H. Caldwell, 26 March 1931

  • Date: March 26, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Walter White to Charles Chesnutt, 27 March 1931

  • Date: March 27, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Collection 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

William T. Couch to Charles W. Chesnutt, 30 March 1931

  • Date: March 30, 1931
  • Creator(s): Couch, William T.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to William T. Couch, 3 April 1931

  • Date: April 3, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 April 1931

  • Date: April 10, 1931
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Arthur B. Spingarn to Charles W. Chesnutt, 11 April 1931

  • Date: April 11, 1931
  • Creator(s): Spingarn, Arthur B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 14 April 1931

  • Date: April 14, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, MS 312

Charles W. Chesnutt to Arthur B. Spingarn, 14 April 1931

  • Date: April 14, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Arthur B. Spingarn, 29 April 1931

  • Date: April 29, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

H. A. Schwab to Charles W. Chesnutt, 30 April 1931

  • Date: April 30, 1931
  • Creator(s): Schwab, Henry A.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

William R. Conners to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 May 1931

  • Date: May 1, 1931
  • Creator(s): Conners, William R.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Julia Gavney, 11 May 1931

  • Date: May 11, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Mary Madeleine Lynch to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 May 1931

  • Date: May 19, 1931
  • Creator(s): Lynch, Mary Madeleine
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Wendell Phillips Dabney, 7 June 1931

  • Date: June 7, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

George E. Randles to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 June 1931

  • Date: June 10, 1931
  • Creator(s): Randles, George E.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Andrew Merlack, 16 June 1931

  • Date: June 16, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Michigan Public Service Company, 16 June 1931

  • Date: June 16, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Plain Dealer Publishing Company, 20 June 1931

  • Date: June 20, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Charles W. Chesnutt to Radio Station WTAM, 22 June 1931

  • Date: June 22, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Mary Dickerson Donahey to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 June 1931

  • Date: June 23, 1931
  • Creator(s): Donahey, Mary D.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Weston A. Price to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 July 1931

  • Date: July 2, 1931
  • Creator(s): Price, Weston A.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Weston A. Price to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 July 1931

  • Date: July 10, 1931
  • Creator(s): Price, Weston A.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 August 1931

  • Date: August 1, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 5 August 1931

  • Date: August 5, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 11 August 1931

  • Date: August 11, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 August 1931

  • Date: August 17, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 August 1931

  • Date: August 27, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 29 August 1931

  • Date: August 29, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Harleigh Dean Robbins to Charles W. Chesnutt, 29 August 1931

  • Date: August 29, 1931
  • Creator(s): Robbins, Harleigh D.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Wendell Phillips Dabney to Charles W. Chesnutt, 3 September 1931

  • Date: September 3, 1931
  • Creator(s): Dabney, Wendell Phillips
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Mildred Chadsey to Charles W. Chesnutt, 22 September 1931

  • Date: September 22, 1931
  • Creator(s): Chadsey, Mildred
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
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