Albert Johannsen to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 December 1922

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  • Source Text: Albert Johannsen to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 December 1922, Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers, 1889-1932, Western Reserve Historical Society, MS 3370, box 1, folder 2.
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  THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY ALBERT JOHANNSEN PROFESSOR OF PETROLOGY CHICAGO, Dec. 26—1922. My dear Mr. Chesnutt,

To my collection of autographs of American writers I should very much like to add yours. A page of manuscript, a short letter, or even a signature would give me great pleasure.

Yours truly Albert Johannsen


Correspondent: Albert Johannsen (1871–1962) was a White Iowa-born geologist who specialized in microscopal petrography. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey (1903–1925) and taught at the University of Chicago (1909–1937). He was also a photographer, collected autographs, dime novels, and first editions of Charles Dickens, and, after his retirement, published a multi-volume guide to dime novels and a book on an early Dickens illustrator.



  • Cite (Chicago style): Albert Johannsen, "Albert Johannsen to Charles W. Chesnutt, 26 December 1922," The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive, Gen. Ed. Stephanie P. Browner, Matt Cohen, and Kenneth M. Price, accessed May 9, 2026. https://chesnuttarchive.org/item/ccda.corr01642.
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