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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

William T. Mitchell (on behalf of State Mutual Assurance Company) to Charles W. Chesnutt, 5 December 1921

  • Date: December 5, 1921
  • Creator(s): Mitchell, William T.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William S. Bundy to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 December 1921

  • Date: December 15, 1921
  • Creator(s): Bundy, William S.,
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William R. Conners to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 November 1921

  • Date: November 19, 1921
  • Creator(s): Conners, William R.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William R. Conners to Charles W. Chesnutt, 16 November 1921

  • Date: November 16, 1921
  • Creator(s): Conners, William R.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

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

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

William Brace Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 24 January 1921

  • Date: January 24, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 30 July 1921

  • Date: July 30, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 3 March 1921

  • Date: March 3, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 May 1922

  • Date: May 26, 1922
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 November 1921

  • Date: November 21, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 September 1921

  • Date: September 15, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 15 December 1921

  • Date: December 15, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 12 August 1920

  • Date: August 12, 1920
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 11 January 1921

  • Date: January 11, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 October 1921

  • Date: October 10, 1921
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

William B. Pratt to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 March 1922

  • Date: March 10, 1922
  • Creator(s): Pratt, William B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Weston A. Price to Charles W. Chesnutt, 2 July 1931

  • Date: July 2, 1931
  • Creator(s): Price, Weston A.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Weston A. Price to Charles W. Chesnutt, 10 July 1931

  • Date: July 10, 1931
  • Creator(s): Price, Weston A.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Western Union Telegraph Company to Charles W. Chesnutt, 20 October 1921

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

Wendell Phillips Dabney to Charles W. Chesnutt, 3 September 1931

  • Date: September 3, 1931
  • Creator(s): Dabney, Wendell Phillips
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2

Wendell P. Dabney to Charles W. Chesnutt, 12 May 1932

  • Date: May 12, 1932
  • Creator(s): Dabney, Wendell Phillips
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 6

Warren Logan to Charles W. Chesnutt, 30 November 1915

  • Date: November 30, 1915
  • Creator(s): Logan, Warren
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Booker T. Washington papers, 1853-1946, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS44669, box 524, folder Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Walter White to Charles Chesnutt, 3 March 1932

  • Date: March 3, 1932
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Walter White to Charles Chesnutt, 27 March 1931

  • Date: March 27, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Collection 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Walter White to Charles Chesnutt, 2 February 1932

  • Date: February 2, 1932
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Walter White to Charles Chesnutt, 13 March 1931

  • Date: March 13, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Walter Hines Page to Charles W. Chesnutt, 14 June 1907

  • Date: June 14, 1907
  • Creator(s): Page, Walter Hines
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 1

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 6 September 1930

  • Date: September 6, 1930
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 4 September 1930

  • Date: September 4, 1930
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 August 1931

  • Date: August 27, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

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

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 19 October 1931

  • Date: October 19, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370

Walter F. White to Charles W. Chesnutt, 17 November 1930

  • Date: November 17, 1930
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

Walter F. White to Charles Chesnutt, 2 March 1931

  • Date: March 2, 1931
  • Creator(s): White, Walter F.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society

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

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

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, 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

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

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

W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 21 January 1927

  • Date: January 21, 1927
  • 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, 20 June 1928

  • Date: June 20, 1928
  • 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, 1903

  • Date: Between May 3 and June 27, 1903
  • 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, 16 July 1903

  • Date: July 16, 1903
  • Creator(s): Du Bois, W. E. B.
  • Format: letter
  • Source: James Lowell Gibbs collection of African-American documents, 1865-1918, Rare and Manuscript Collection, Cornell University, 4506, box 1, folder 16

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

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
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