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 Booker T. Washington, 21 July 1910
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Date:
- July 21, 1910
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell
Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Dickerson Donahey, 13 March 1922
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Date:
- March 13, 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, 23 February 1922
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Date:
- February 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 Swan E. Micheaux, 23 February 1922
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Date:
- February 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, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 9 March 1922
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Date:
- March 9, 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 Edward C. Williams, 20 December 1921
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Date:
- December 20, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Alfred A. Knopf, 20 December 1921
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Date:
- December 20, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Harcourt, Brace and Company, 12 November 1921
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Date:
- November 12, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 16 January 1922
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Date:
- January 16, 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 Henry Clay Tyson, 20 December 1921
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Date:
- Decemberer 20, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 19 February 1921
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Date:
- February 19, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Robert Levy, 12 March 1921
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Date:
- March 12, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Wendell Phillips Dabney, 7 June 1931
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Date:
- June 7, 1931
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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 6
Minnie E. Jones to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 December 1931
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Date:
- December 21, 1931
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Ruth McConnell, 25 April 1932
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Date:
- April 25, 1932
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to John P. Green, 10 February 1899
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Date:
- February 10, 1899
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- John Patterson Green Papers,, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3379, box 5, folder unknown
Charles W. Chesnutt to Archibald C. Poole, 1 June 1932
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Date:
- June 1, 1932
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to W. E. B. Du Bois, 16 September 1924
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Date:
- September 16, 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 Paper 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370
Charles W. Chesnutt to Harry L. Davis, 14 December 1921
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Date:
- December 14, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Samuel S. Rosenthal, Inc., 4 October 1932
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Date:
- October 4, 1932
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Houghton Mifflin Company, 8 October 1921
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Date:
- October 8, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Samuel S. Rosenthal, 3 February 1932
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Date:
- February 3, 1932
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Edna M. Irvine, 11 December 1931
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Date:
- December 11, 1931
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 16 November 1901
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Date:
- November 16, 1901
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 W. E. B. Du Bois, 27 June 1903
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Date:
- June 27, 1903
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- W. E. B. Du Bois Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, MS 312
Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 8 October 1901
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Date:
- October 8, 1901
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 Booker T. Washington, 13 March 1901
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Date:
- March 13, 1901
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 Booker T. Washington, 10 November 1900
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Date:
- November 10, 1900
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 Booker T. Washington, 29 October 1900
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Date:
- October 29, 1900
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 Booker T. Washington, 5 November 1901
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Date:
- November 5, 1901
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 Booker T. Washington, 25 November 1901
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Date:
- November 25, 1901
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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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 Unidentified Correspondents, 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 William Donahey, 12 May 1922
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Date:
- May 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 William Donahey and Mary Dickerson Donahey, 23 May 1922
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Date:
- May 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 William Donahey, 6 September 1922
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Date:
- September 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
Theodore E. Burton to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 March [1913?]
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Date:
- March 19, [1913?]
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Dickerson Donahey, 6 September 1932
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Date:
- September 6, 1932
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to Edith E. Robinson, 13 September 1932
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Date:
- September 13, 1932
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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
Charles W. Chesnutt to William Frederick Mackay, 21 September 1932
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Date:
- September 21, 1932
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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 6
Charles W. Chesnutt to D. K. Cherry, 21 September 1932
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Date:
- September 21, 1932
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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
Charles W. Chesnutt to The Cleveland Call, 12 November 1921
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Date:
- November 12, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to William Brace Pratt, 17 November 1921
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Date:
- November 17, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan Emerson Micheaux, 19 November 1921
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Date:
- November 19, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Rexford L. Holmes, 19 November 1921
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Date:
- November 19, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Russell W. Jelliffe, 3 January 1922
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Date:
- January 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 William B. Pratt, 12 December 1921
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Date:
- December 12, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Micheaux Film Corporation, 12 December 1921
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Date:
- December 12, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to William T. Mitchell (on behalf of State Mutual Life Assurance Company), 12 December 1921
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Date:
- December 12, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 10 October 1921
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Date:
- October 10, 1921
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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 1
Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 26 October 1921
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Date:
- October 26, 1921
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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 1