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
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Edwin J. Chesnutt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 July 1903
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Date:
- July 23, 1903
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Edwin J.
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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 Thorpe J. Struggles, 28 July 1922
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Date:
- July 28, 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 The Cleveland Call Publishing Company, 28 July 1922
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Date:
- July 28, 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 the editor of Church Life, 27 August 1922
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Date:
- August 27, 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 Burrows, Preusser, and Morris, 24 March 1922
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Date:
- March 24, 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, 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, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to William B. Pratt, 24 May 1922
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Date:
- May 24, 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 Micheaux Film Corporation, 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 The Standard Book Company, 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, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Small, Maynard & Company, 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, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Jimmie Hicks, 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, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to the editor of The Churchman, 27 August 1922
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Date:
- August 27, 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 the editor of The Southern Churchman, 27 August 1922
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Date:
- August 27, 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 Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 September 1922
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Date:
- September 2, 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 Allen A. Wesley, 5 September 1922
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Date:
- September 5, 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 John J. Wolf, 15 May 1922
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Date:
- May 15, 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 King, Ramsey, Flynn & Pyle, 24 March 1922
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Date:
- March 24, 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 Edward Hicks, 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, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Matthew L. Hicks, 24 March 1922
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Date:
- March 24, 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 Houghton Mifflin Company, 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, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2
Charles W. Chesnutt to Jesse B. Hutchins, 12 June 1922
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Date:
- June 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 George Washington Cable, 24 May 1889
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Date:
- May 24, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 9 September 1889
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Date:
- September 9, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to Mary Adelene Moffat, 2 September 1889
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Date:
- September 2, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 4 October 1889
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Date:
- October 4, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 12 February 1889
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Date:
- February 12, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 2 February 1889
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Date:
- February 2, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 10 January 1889
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Date:
- January 10, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 22 February 1889
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Date:
- February 22, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 9
Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 10 November 1905
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Date:
- November 10, 1905
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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, 16 March 1906
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Date:
- March 16, 1906
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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 George Washington Cable, 1 April 1889
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Date:
- April 1, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 1 March 1889
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Date:
- March 1, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 4 March 1889
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Date:
- March 4, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 10 April 1889
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Date:
- April 10, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 13 March 1889
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Date:
- March 13, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to Booker T. Washington, 16 September 1912
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Date:
- September 16, 1912
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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 the Editor of Family Fiction, 15 May 1890
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Date:
- May 15, 1890
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane, LaRC-2, box 17
Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 10 January 1889
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Date:
- January 10, 1889
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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Source:
- George Washington Cable Papers, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, LaRC-2, box 17, folder 8
Charles W. Chesnutt to Jerome B. Howard, 15 December 1899
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Date:
- December 15, 1899
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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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, 26 October 1899
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Date:
- October 26, 1899
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Creator(s):
- Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
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Format:
- letter
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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 Booker T. Washington, 10 May 1901
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Date:
- May 10, 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, 1902
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Date:
- 1902
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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, 9 December 1901
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Date:
- December 9, 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, 12 July 1906
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Date:
- July 12, 1906
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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, 21 March 1903
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Date:
- March 21, 1903
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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, 21 June 1902
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Date:
- June 21, 1902
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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, 23 May 1902
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Date:
- May 23, 1902
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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 March 1902
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Date:
- March 5, 1902
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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 Victor K. Chesnut, 4 August 1924
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Date:
- August 4, 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 Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 4