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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

469 items

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 27 October 1926

  • Date: October 27, 1926
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, 1803–1999 (bulk 1877–1963), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 15 October 1926

  • Date: October 15, 1926
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, 1803–1999 (bulk 1877–1963), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 13 October 1926

  • Date: October 13, 1926
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, 1803–1999 (bulk 1877–1963), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 25 September 1926

  • Date: September 25, 1926
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, 1803–1999 (bulk 1877–1963), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 25 September 1926

  • Date: September 25, 1926
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: The Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 5

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 22 June 1926

  • Date: June 22, 1926
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, 1803–1999 (bulk 1877–1963), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 17 June 1926

  • Date: June 17, 1926
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, 1803–1999 (bulk 1877–1963), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 April 1926

  • Date: April 15, 1926.
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 3 August 1925

  • Date: August 23, 1925
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 July 1925

  • Date: July 28, 1925
  • 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

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 July 1925

  • Date: July 28, 1925
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 25 July 1925

  • Date: July 25, 1925.
  • 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 W. E. B. Du Bois, 25 July 1925

  • Date: July 25, 1925.
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 July 1925

  • Date: July 24, 1925
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries Special Collections and University Archives, MS 312

Charles W. Chesnutt to Editor of the Survey [Paul Underwood Kellogg], 17 March 1925

  • Date: March 17, 1925
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 5

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 December 1924

  • Date: December 24, 1924
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 16 September 1924

  • Date: September 16, 1924
  • 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 W. E. B. Du Bois, 16 September 1924

  • Date: September 16, 1924
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Paper 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 8 September 1924

  • Date: September 8, 1924
  • 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

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 8 September 1924

  • Date: September 8, 1924
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Charles W. Chesnutt to Victor K. Chesnut, 4 August 1924

  • Date: August 4, 1924
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4

Victor K. Chesnut to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 July 1924

  • Date: July 23, 1924
  • Creator(s): Chesnut, V.K. (Victor King), 1867–1938
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4

Charles W. Chesnutt to George W. Chesnutt, 7 April 1924

  • Date: April 7, 1924
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4

Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 29 January 1924

  • Date: January 29, 1924
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 May 1923

  • Date: May 2, 1923
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Charles W. Chesnutt to S. W. Rutherford, 27 March 1923

  • Date: March 27, 1923
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Carter Godwin Woodson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS46342, box I:5

Chester K. Gillespie to Charles W. Chesnutt, 9 March 1923

  • Date: March 9, 1923
  • Creator(s): Gillespie, Chester K. (Chester Karl), 1897–1985
  • 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

Chester K. Gillespie to Charles W. Chesnutt, 3 March 1923

  • Date: March 3, 1923
  • Creator(s): Gillespie, Chester K. (Chester Karl), 1897–1985
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 3

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 February 1923

  • Date: February 20, 1923
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 3

Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 17 January 1923

  • Date: January 17, 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 William D. Vincent, 22 December 1922

  • Date: December 22, 1922
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

William D. Vincent to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 December 1922

  • Date: December 2, 1922
  • Creator(s): Vincent, William D.
  • Format: letter
  • 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

  • Date: November 22, 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 The Weber-Lind Company, 17 November 1922

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

Henry Clay Tyson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 16 November 1922

  • Date: November 16, 1922
  • Creator(s): Tyson, H. Clay
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

William D. Vincent to Charles W. Chesnutt, 13 November 1922

  • Date: November 13, 1922
  • Creator(s): Vincent, William D.
  • Format: letter
  • 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

  • Date: October 28, 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 Walter M. Hill, 28 October 1922

  • Date: October 28, 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 Glenn Frank, 27 October 1922

  • Date: October 27, 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 G. R. Hanna, 23 October 1922

  • Date: October 23, 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 The Treasurer of Geauga County, 23 October 1922

  • Date: October 23, 1922
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

The Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 October 1922

  • Date: October 23, 1922
  • Creator(s): Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Harry E. Davis to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 October 1922

  • Date: October 17, 1922
  • Creator(s): Davis, Harry E.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Georgia Douglas Johnson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 October 1922

  • Date: October 10, 1922
  • Creator(s): Johnson, Georgia Douglas
  • Format: letter
  • 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

  • Date: October 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 Frank H. Baer, 3 October 1922

  • Date: October 3, 1922
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Frank H. Baer to Charles W. Chesnutt, 30 September 1922

  • Date: September 30, 1922
  • Creator(s): Baer, Frank H.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Harry E. Davis to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 September 1922

  • Date: September 28, 1922
  • Creator(s): Davis, Harry E.
  • Format: letter
  • 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

  • Date: September 25, 1922
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
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