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.


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Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 21 March 1903

  • Date:
    • March 21, 1903
  • 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 W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903

  • Date:
    • 1903
  • 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

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1903

  • Date:
    • Between May 3 and June 27, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, MS 312

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 May 1903

  • Date:
    • May 6, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 27 June 1903

  • Date:
    • June 27, 1903
  • 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 Horace Traubel, 3 July 1903

  • Date:
    • July 3, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Horace Traubel and Anne Montgomerie Traubel Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS43141

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

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 16 July 1903

  • Date:
    • July 16, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918, Rare and Manuscript Collection, Cornell University, 4506, box 1, folder 16

Edwin J. Chesnutt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 July 1903

  • Date:
    • July 23, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Edwin J.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 11 August 1903

  • Date:
    • August 11, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Kelly Miller to Charles W. Chesnutt, 5 October 1903

  • Date:
    • October 5, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Miller, Kelly
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918, Cornell University, 4506, box 1, folder 17

Booker T. Washington to Charles Chesnutt, 26 October 1903

  • Date:
    • October 26, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918, Cornell University, 4506, box 1, folder 18

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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 31 October 1903

  • Date:
    • October 31, 1903
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 5 March 1904

  • Date:
    • March 5, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 9, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 March 1904

  • Date:
    • March 10, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Washington, Booker T.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 9, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 28 May 1904

  • Date:
    • May 28, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 9, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 8 June 1904

  • Date:
    • June 8, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 27 October 1904

  • Date:
    • October 27, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 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

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 December 1904

  • Date:
    • December 21, 1904
  • Creator(s):
    • Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 March 1905

  • Date:
    • March 27, 1905
  • Creator(s):
    • Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

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 W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 2 June 1905

  • Date:
    • June 2, 1905
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Horace Traubel and Anne Montgomerie Traubel Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS43141, box 58

Charles W. Chesnutt to Emmett J. Scott, 6 September 1905

  • Date:
    • September 6, 1905.
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 16 September 1905

  • Date:
    • September 16, 1905
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Horace Traubel and Anne Montgomerie Traubel Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS43141, box 58

Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 6 November 1905

  • Date:
    • November 6, 1905
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Horace Traubel and Anne Montgomerie Traubel Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS43141, box 58

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 10 November 1905

  • Date:
    • November 10, 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

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 14 November 1905

  • Date:
    • November 14, 1905
  • 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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 5 February 1906

  • Date:
    • February 5, 1906
  • 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

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, February 7, 1906

  • Date:
    • February 7, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1906

  • Date:
    • 1906
  • 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

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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 12 March 1906

  • Date:
    • March 12, 1906
  • 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 W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 16 March 1906

  • Date:
    • March 16, 1906
  • 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

Booker T. Washington to Charles W. Chesnutt, 25 April 1906

  • Date:
    • April 25, 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, 12 July 1906

  • Date:
    • July 12, 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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 12 July 1906

  • Date:
    • July 12, 1906
  • 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 W. Chesnutt to Emmett J. Scott, 14 July 1906

  • Date:
    • July 14, 1906
  • 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

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 August 1906

  • Date:
    • August 21, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Scott, Emmett J.
  • 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, 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

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

  • Date:
    • October 9, 1906
  • 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

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 12 October 1906

  • Date:
    • October 12, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Scott, Emmett J.
  • 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, 25 October 1906

  • Date:
    • October 25, 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, 25 October 1906

  • Date:
    • October 25, 1906.
  • 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, 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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 3 November 1906

  • Date:
    • November 3, 1906
  • 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

Frederic C. Howe to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 November 1906.

  • Date:
    • November 6 1906.
  • Creator(s):
    • Howe, Frederick C.
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1-6

Selden Bacon to Charles W. Chesnutt, 4 December 1906

  • Date:
    • December 4, 1906
  • Creator(s):
    • Bacon, Selden
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 23 March 1907

  • Date:
    • March 23, 1907
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Library of Congress, Manuscript Divisions, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

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