Jane E. Hunter to Charles W. Chesnutt, 3 October 1922
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The Phillis Wheatley Association1
INCORPORATED
OFFICERS
Mrs. W. H. Merriam President
Mrs. W. S. Biggs, Vice Pres.
Mrs. Fred L. Taft, 2nd Vice Pres.
Mr. J. R. Wyllie, Treasurer
Miss Jane E. Hunter, Gen. Sec'y
EAST 40TH STREET AND CENTRAL AVE.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Oct. 3, 1922
Mr. Charles W. Chestnutt,
9719 Lamont Ave.,
Cleveland, O.
My dear Mr. Chestnutt:
Your nice note came with your check for one hundred ($100.00) dollars, a contribution by you to our building fund. If I should write you all day, I could not express my appreciation in more endearing terms than to say, I have always felt you were the dearest man in the world and I appreciate both your support and the support of the Misses Chestnutt. I shall endeavor to prove myself worthy of so much confidence placed in me.
Yours truly, Jane E. Hunter General Secretary. JEH/BTCorrespondent: Jane Edna Hunter (1882–1971) was a Black woman from South Carolina who came to Cleveland in the early 1900s. She studied law and passed the Ohio bar, but worked as a trained nurse and social worker. She established the Phillis Wheatley Association, originally as the Working Girls' Home Association, in September of 1911 and ran it until 1948. She was a member of the NAACP and knew the Chesnutts personally.
1. The Phillis Wheatley Association of Cleveland (PWA) was established in 1911 by a Black social worker, Jane Edna Hunter (1882–1971), to house and support single Black women. In 1927, the Association built a 9-story building at 4450 Cedar Avenue with the support of White benefactors. The Association hosted social and educational activities in cooperation with other Black organizations. Although some Black leaders criticized the organization on the grounds that it fostered segregation, Chesnutt and his family were long-standing supporters, and Charles' wife Susan Chesnutt served on the board for a time in the 1930s. [back]
