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 Frank B. Willis, 6 May 1922
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Date:
- May 6, 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 Bernard Quaritch, Limited, 8 April 1922
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Date:
- April 8, 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 Ernest Angell, 18 March 1922
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Date:
- March 18, 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 Editor of the Chicago Defender, 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:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Benjamin G. Brawley, 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:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Edwin Jackson Chesnutt, 24 November 1922
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Date:
- November 24, 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, 17 January 1923
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Date:
- January 17, 1923
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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 3
Charles W. Chesnutt to Henry Clay Tyson, 22 November 1922
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Date:
- November 22, 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 Frank H. Baer, 3 October 1922
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Date:
- October 3, 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 Judson Douglas Wetmore, 28 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Henson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 May 1922
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Date:
- May 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, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Nathan C. Newbold, 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:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Harry C. Smith, 17 May 1922
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Date:
- May 17, 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 Arthur H. Clark, 1 September 1922
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Date:
- September 1, 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 Micheaux Film Corporation, 25 September 1922
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Date:
- September 25, 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 Walter D. Sayle, 12 June 1922
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Date:
- June 12, 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 Charles Henser, 30 June 1922
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Date:
- June 30, 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 Ethel Chesnutt Williams, 18 March 1922
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Date:
- March 18, 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 Harold M. Kingsley, 3 October 1922
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Date:
- October 3, 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 Harry E. Davis, 5 October 1922
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Date:
- October 5, 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 A. Frank Counts, 2 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Eulalie M. Counts, 2 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Mary Ellen Delahunte, 2 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 The Treasurer of Geauga County, 5 January 1924
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Date:
- January 5, 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 Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4
Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Dickerson Donahey, 5 February 1924
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Date:
- February 5, 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 Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4
Charles W. Chesnutt to William D. Vincent, 22 December 1922
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Date:
- December 22, 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 Weber-Lind Company, 17 November 1922
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Date:
- November 17, 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 Albert Johannsen, 29 December 1923
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Date:
- 29 December 1923
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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 3
Charles W. Chesnutt to William D. Vincent, 6 December 1922
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Date:
- December 6, 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 Robert F. Bingham, 22 November 1922
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Date:
- November 22, 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 Glenn Frank, 27 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Walter M. Hill, 28 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Harry S. Day, 8 September 1924
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Date:
- September 8, 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 Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4
Charles W. Chesnutt to Elroy M. Avery, 21 August 21 1924
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Date:
- August 21, 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 Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4
Charles W. Chesnutt to G. R. Hanna, 23 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Treasurer of Geauga County, 23 October 1922
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Date:
- October 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 Houghton Mifflin Company, 4 August 1924
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Date:
- August 4, 1924
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W., (Charles Waddell) 1858–1932
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Format:
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Charles W. Chesnutt to Cassie Mae Reed, 25 April 1932
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Date:
- April 25, 1932
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858–1932
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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 Booker T. Washington, 19 October 1908
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Date:
- October 19, 1908
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W.
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell
Charles W. Chesnutt to Richard W. Gilder, 1 January 1901
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Date:
- January 1, 1901
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W.
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Century Company records, Berg Collection, New York Public Library, MssCol 504
Charles W. Chesnutt to Robert Underwood Johnson, 15 May 1900
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Date:
- May 15, 1900
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W.
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Century Company records, Berg Collection, New York Public Library, MssCol 504
Victor K. Chesnut to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 July 1924
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Date:
- July 23, 1924
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Creator(s):
- Chesnut, V.K. (Victor King), 1867–1938
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4
Mildred Chadsey to Charles W. Chesnutt, 22 September 1931
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Date:
- September 22, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Chadsey, Mildred
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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
Joyce H. Caldwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 March 1931
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Date:
- March 24, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Caldwell, Joyce H.
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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
Joyce H. Caldwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 13 January 1931
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Date:
- January 13, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Caldwell, Joyce H.
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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
Joyce H. Caldwell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 13 February 1931
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Date:
- February 13, 1931
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Creator(s):
- Caldwell, Joyce H.
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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
George Washington Cable to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 June 1890
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Date:
- June 17, 1890
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Creator(s):
- Cable, George Washington
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2
George Washington Cable to Charles W. Chesnutt, 9 May 1890
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Date:
- May 9, 1890
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Creator(s):
- Cable, George Washington
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane, box 82, folder 47
Edgar S. Byers to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 September 1932
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Date:
- September 20, 1932
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Creator(s):
- Byers, Edgar S.
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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
Robert E. Butler to Charles Waddell Chesnutt, 28 July 1921
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Date:
- July 28, 1921
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Creator(s):
- Butler, Robert E.
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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