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 Bernard Quaritch, Limited, 8 April 1922

  • Date:
    • April 8, 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 Benjamin G. Brawley, 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 Arthur H. Clark, 1 September 1922

  • Date:
    • September 1, 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 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

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 Archibald C. Poole, 1 June 1932

  • Date:
    • June 1, 1932
  • 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 Anson Henry Russell, 1 October 1921

  • Date:
    • October 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 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 Allen A. Wesley, 5 September 1922

  • Date:
    • September 5, 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 Alfred Anderson, 3 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 3, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Alfred A. Knopf, 20 December 1921

  • Date:
    • December 20, 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 Alexander H. Martin, 23 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 23, 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 Albion W. Tourgée, 3 September 1895

  • Date:
    • September 3, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 8826

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 27 November 1893

  • Date:
    • November 27, 1893
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 7537

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 27 April 1895

  • Date:
    • April 27, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 8517

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 Albion W. Tourgée, 25 June 1895

  • Date:
    • June 25, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 8566

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 25 April 1896

  • Date:
    • April 25, 1896
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 9218

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 24 May 1897

  • Date:
    • May 24, 1897
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, The Chautauqua County Historical Society, 9442

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 21 November 1893

  • Date:
    • November 21, 1893
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 7513

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 Albion W. Tourgée, 18 April 1893

  • Date:
    • April 18, 1893
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 6876

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albert Johannsen, 29 December 1923

  • Date:
    • 29 December 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 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 A. Frank Counts, 2 October 1922

  • Date:
    • October 2, 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 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 Henson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 May 1922

  • Date:
    • May 27, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles Henson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 May 1922

  • Date:
    • May 17, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Henson, Charles
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Charles F. Thwing to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 March 1915

  • Date:
    • March 24, 1915
  • Creator(s):
    • Thwing, Charles F.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles F. Thwing to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 November 1901

  • Date:
    • November 21, 1901
  • Creator(s):
    • Thwing, Charles F.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles Chesnutt to Samuel Edward Courtney, 16 May 1905

  • Date:
    • May 16, 1905
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles B. Curtis to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 February 1931

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

Charles B. Curtis to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 November 1921

  • Date:
    • November 15, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Curtis, Charles B.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Chandler Owen to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 May 1922

  • Date:
    • May 10, 1922
  • Creator(s):
    • Owen, Chandler
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Catharine D. Lealtad to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 October 1921

  • Date:
    • October 28, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Lealtad, Catharine D.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Cassie Mae Reed to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 April 1932

  • Date:
    • April 19, 1932
  • Creator(s):
    • Reed, Cassie Mae
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

C. Gannon to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 May 1932

  • Date:
    • May 19, 1932
  • Creator(s):
    • Gannon, C.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, July 1907

  • Date:
    • 1907-07
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 9 March 1906

  • Date:
    • March 9, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 7 July 1908

  • Date:
    • July 7, 1908
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 7 July 1903

  • Date:
    • July 7, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 December 1907

  • Date:
    • December 6, 1907
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 4 June 1908

  • Date:
    • June 4, 1908
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 31 October 1904

  • Date:
    • October 31, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 29 October 1906

  • Date:
    • October 29, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 September 1906

  • Date:
    • September 27, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 July 1910

  • Date:
    • July 27, 1910
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 October 1903

  • Date:
    • October 26, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 May 1908

  • Date:
    • May 26, 1908
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 March 1907

  • Date:
    • March 26, 1907
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Divisions, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

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