Skip to main content

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

170 items

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 16 November 1901

  • Date: November 16, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 5 November 1901

  • Date: November 5, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Emmett J. Scott, 24 October 1901

  • Date: October 24, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 8 October 1901

  • Date: October 8, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Emmett J. Scott, 4 September 1901

  • Date: September 4, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 10 May 1901

  • Date: May 10, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 13 March 1901

  • Date: March 13, 1901
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 10 November 1900

  • Date: November 10, 1900
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 29 October 1900

  • Date: October 29, 1900
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Helen M. Chesnutt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 5 March 1900

  • Date: March 5, 1900
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Helen M.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 24 February 1900

  • Date: February 24, 1900
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscripts Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 36, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Charles W. Chesnutt to William Dean Howells, [3 February 1900]

  • Date: February 3, 1900
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: William Dean Howells, Gilded Age Collections, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, GA-20

Charles W. Chesnutt to Jerome B. Howard, 15 December 1899

  • Date: December 15, 1899
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: African American History collection (1729–1970, bulk 1800–1865), William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, M-454 et al., box 5, folder 21a

Charles W. Chesnutt to Herbert Small, 6 November 1899

  • Date: November 6, 1899
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt letters, 1899-1900, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, 1969-0092R VF Lit

Charles W. Chesnutt to M. A. De Wolfe Howe, 31 October 1899

  • Date: October 31, 1899
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt letters, 1899-1900, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, 1969-0092R VF Lit

Charles W. Chesnutt to Herbert Small, 26 October 1899

  • Date: October 26, 1899
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: African American History collection (1729–1970, bulk 1800–1865), William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, M-454 et al., box 5, folder 20a

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 13 March 1889

  • Date: March 13, 1899
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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, 5 August 1898

  • Date: August 5, 1898
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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, 24 May 1897

  • Date: May 24, 1897
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, The Chautauqua County Historical Society, 9442

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

  • Date: April 25, 1896
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 9218

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

  • Date: April 27, 1895
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 8517

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

  • Date: April 11, 1895
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Century Company Records, Berg Collection, New York Public Library, MssCol 504

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

  • Date: April 11, 1895
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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, 27 November 1893

  • Date: November 27, 1893
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 7537

Albion W. Tourgée to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 November 1893

  • Date: November 23, 1893
  • Creator(s): Tourgée, Albion W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 7527

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

  • Date: November 21, 1893
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 7513

Albion W. Tourgée to Charles W. Chesnutt, 7 November 1893

  • Date: November 7, 1893
  • Creator(s): Tourgee, Albion W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 2, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 18 April 1893

  • Date: April 18, 1893
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 6876

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

  • Date: January 13, 1891
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

George Washington Cable to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 June 1890

  • Date: June 17, 1890
  • Creator(s): Cable, George Washington
  • Format: letter
  • Source: George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2

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

  • Date: June 13, 1890
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Richard W. Gilder to George Washington Cable, 28 May 1890

  • Date: May 28, 1890
  • Creator(s): Gilder, Richard W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University

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

  • Date: May 23, 1890
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9

Charles W. Chesnutt to the Editor of Family Fiction, 15 May 1890

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

George Washington Cable to Charles W. Chesnutt, 9 May 1890

  • Date: May 9, 1890
  • Creator(s): Cable, George Washington
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane, box 82, folder 47

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

  • Date: May 6, 1890
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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, 29 March 1890

  • Date: March 29, 1890
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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, 3 February 1890

  • Date: February 3, 1890
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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 1890

  • Date: January 13, 1890
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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, 30 December 1889

  • Date: December 30, 1889
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • 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. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8

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

  • Date: October 18, 1889
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 4077
↑