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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

634 items

D. L. Murray to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 October 1921

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

Draft letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 18 November 1926

  • Date: November 18, 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

Draft letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 30 October 1926

  • Date: October 30, 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

E. D. McNelly to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 November 1922

  • Date: November 20, 1922
  • Creator(s): McNelly, Edward D.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Edgar J. Banks to Charles W. Chesnutt, 4 December 1922

  • Date: December 4, 1922
  • Creator(s): Banks, Edgar J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Edgar S. Byers to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 September 1932

  • Date: September 20, 1932
  • Creator(s): Byers, Edgar S.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Edith Brill to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 June 1932

  • Date: June 15, 1932
  • Creator(s): Brill, Edith
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Edith E. Robinson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 June 1932

  • Date: June 24, 1932
  • Creator(s): Robinson, Edith E.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Edmund Vance "Buck" Cooke Jr. to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 January 1932

  • Date: January 27, 1932
  • Creator(s): Cooke, Edmund Vance "Buck" Jr.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Edna M. Irvine to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 December 1931

  • Date: December 2, 1931
  • Creator(s): Irvine, Edna M.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Edward C. Williams to Charles W. Chesnutt, 3 December 1921

  • Date: December 3, 1921
  • Creator(s): Williams, Edward C.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Edwin J. Chesnutt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 23 July 1903

  • Date: July 23, 1903
  • Creator(s): Chesnutt, Edwin J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Elmer Adler to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 March 1931

  • Date: March 26, 1931
  • Creator(s): Adler, Elmer
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 August 1931

  • Date: August 1, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 11 August 1931

  • Date: August 11, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 August 1931

  • Date: August 17, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 29 August 1931

  • Date: August 29, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emilie Skarabotta to Charles W. Chesnutt, 5 August 1931

  • Date: August 5, 1931
  • Creator(s): Skarabotta, Emilie
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 12 October 1906

  • Date: October 12, 1906
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

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

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 August 1906

  • Date: August 21, 1906
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 December 1904

  • Date: December 21, 1904
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 22 March 1909

  • Date: March 22, 1909
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 March 1905

  • Date: March 27, 1905
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 November 1907

  • Date: November 27, 1907
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 January 1908

  • Date: January 6, 1908
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 May 1903

  • Date: May 6, 1903
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Emmett J. Scott to Charles W. Chesnutt, February 7, 1906

  • Date: February 7, 1906
  • Creator(s): Scott, Emmett J.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, MSS44669, box 39, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

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

Ernest Angell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 March 1922

  • Date: March 20, 1922
  • Creator(s): Angell, Ernest
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Ernest Angell to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 April 1922

  • Date: April 26, 1922
  • Creator(s): Angell, Ernest
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Ethel Chesnutt Williams to Charles W. Chesnutt, 25 April 1932

  • Date: April 25, 1932
  • Creator(s): Williams, Ethel Chesnutt
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Ferris Greenslet to Charles W. Chesnutt, 31 January 1931

  • Date: January 31, 1931
  • Creator(s): Greenslet, Ferris
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Fleta Harrison to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 October 1921

  • Date: October 20, 1921
  • Creator(s): Harrison, Fleta
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Francis W. Halsey to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 December 1900

  • Date: December 15, 1900
  • Creator(s): Halsey, Francis W.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Western Reserve Historical Society

Frank B. Willis to Charles W. Chesnutt, 8 May 1922

  • Date: May 8, 1922
  • Creator(s): Willis, Frank B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Frank H. Baer to Charles W Chesnutt, 11 April 1923

  • Date: April 11, 1923
  • Creator(s): Baer, Frank House
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 3

Frank H. Baer to Charles W. Chesnutt, 22 May 1923

  • Date: May 22, 1923
  • Creator(s): Baer, Frank H.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 3

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

Frank H. Baer to Charles W. Chesnutt, 31 August 1922

  • Date: August 31, 1922
  • Creator(s): Baer, Frank H.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Paper, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Frederic C. Howe to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 November 1906.

  • Date: November 6 1906.
  • Creator(s): Howe, Frederick C.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1-6

Frederick L. Hubbard to Charles W. Chesnutt, 14 February 1931

  • Date: February 14, 1931
  • Creator(s): Hubbard, Frederick L.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

George B. Cortelyou to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 November 1901

  • Date: November 27, 1901
  • Creator(s): Cortelyou, George B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Western Reserve Historical Society

George C. Anderson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 July 1920

  • Date: July 27, 1920
  • Creator(s): Anderson, George C.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

George E. Randles to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 June 1931

  • Date: June 10, 1931
  • Creator(s): Randles, George E.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

George W. Brown to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 April 1932

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

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

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

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

  • Date: October 10, 1922
  • Creator(s): Johnson, Georgia D.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Glenn Frank to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 June 1922

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