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, 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 Laurens Maynard (on Behalf of Small, Maynard & Co.), 26 December 1900

  • Date:
    • December 26, 1900
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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 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 Horace Traubel, 25 March 1902

  • Date:
    • March 25, 1902
  • 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, 16 August 1902

  • Date:
    • August 16, 1902
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Horace Traubel and Anne Montgomerie Traubel Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS43141

Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 19 December 1902

  • Date:
    • December 19, 1902
  • 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, 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 M. A. De Wolfe Howe, 31 October 1899

  • Date:
    • October 31, 1899
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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 Booker T. Washington, 24 February 1900

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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 24 May 1897

  • Date:
    • May 24, 1897
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 9218

Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 1 February 1908

  • Date:
    • February 1, 1908
  • 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 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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 29 December 1915

  • Date:
    • December 29, 1915
  • 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, 24 October 1907

  • Date:
    • October 24, 1907
  • 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 Albion W. Tourgée, 25 June 1895

  • Date:
    • June 25, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 8566

Charles W. Chesnutt to Albion W. Tourgée, 3 September 1895

  • Date:
    • September 3, 1895
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • The Albion W. Tourgee Papers, Chautauqua County Historical Society, 8826

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

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

Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 12 March 1921

  • Date:
    • March 12, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Swan E. Micheaux, 27 July 1921

  • Date:
    • July 27, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Rexford L. Holmes, 13 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 13, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to the Secretary to the Governor of Ohio, 14 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 14, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Houghton Mifflin Company, 13 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 13, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to the Secretary to the Governor of Ohio, 17 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 17, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to the Publishers of the Chicago Defender, 19 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 19, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Clara M. Henderson, 26 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 26, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Anson Henry Russell, 1 October 1921

  • Date:
    • October 1, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to L. L. Winkelman & Company, 28 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 28, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Robert Levy, 17 February 1921

  • Date:
    • February 17, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to Alexander H. Martin, 23 September 1921

  • Date:
    • September 23, 1921
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • Source:
    • Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 24 May 1889

  • Date:
    • May 24, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 9 September 1889

  • Date:
    • September 9, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 2 September 1889

  • Date:
    • September 2, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 4 October 1889

  • Date:
    • October 4, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 12 February 1889

  • Date:
    • February 12, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 2 February 1889

  • Date:
    • February 2, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 10 January 1889

  • Date:
    • January 10, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 22 February 1889

  • Date:
    • February 22, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • 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

  • 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

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

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 1 April 1889

  • Date:
    • April 1, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 1 March 1889

  • Date:
    • March 1, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 4 March 1889

  • Date:
    • March 4, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 10 April 1889

  • Date:
    • April 10, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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, 13 March 1889

  • Date:
    • March 13, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • 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

  • Date:
    • September 16, 1912
  • 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 the Editor of Family Fiction, 15 May 1890

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

Charles W. Chesnutt to George Washington Cable, 10 January 1889

  • Date:
    • January 10, 1889
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • Format:
    • letter
  • 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

  • Date:
    • December 15, 1899
  • Creator(s):
    • Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell)
  • 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

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