Charles W. Chesnutt to Emmett J. Scott, 6 September 1905
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CHAS. W. CHESNUTT
1005 WILLIAMSON BUILDING
CLEVELAND, O.
September 06, 1905.
Mr. Emmett J. Scott,
Editor The Tuskegee Student,1
Tuskegee, Ala.
My dear Mr. Scott:-
I wish to thank you for the little preliminary announcement in the "Student" of August 26th, of my forthcoming novel, "The Colonel's Dream."2 The publishers will doubtless send you a copy when the work is out, and I trust it may sufficiently meet your approval to call for favorable comment.
Sincerely yours, Chas. W. Chesnutt.Correspondent: Emmett Jay Scott (1873–1957), a Black journalist from Texas, became Booker T. Washington's personal secretary in 1897 and was his influential advisor until Washington's death in 1913. He served at the Tuskegee Institute until 1917, and later at Howard University (1919–1939). During World War I, he was Special Assistant for Negro Affairs under Secretary of War Newton D. Baker (1871–1937). His notes on Chesnutt's letters often steered Washington's attention to specific letters; his direct correspondence with Chesnutt spanned over three decades.
1. The Tuskegee Student: Devoted to the Interests of Students and Graduates of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute was the Tuskegee Institute's weekly paper from 1889 to 1924. Emmett J. Scott (1873–1957) was its editor while he was at the Tuskegee Institute (1897–1917). The Tuskegee Student regularly published Booker T. Washington's writings and speeches. [back]
2. The Colonel's Dream (New York: Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1905) was Chesnutt's last published novel. [back]
