Charles W. Chesnutt to Walter White, 25 March 1931 Charles W. Chesnutt Stephanie Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen proofing and encoding Transcription and encoding Swift, Bianca Matheis, Caitlin S. Gilmore, Samantha Barney, Brett Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School University of Nebraska-Lincoln UCARE Program 2022 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Charles W. Chesnutt to Walter White, 25 March 1931 March 25, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of the original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932 MS 3370 Correspondence Van Vechten, Carl Chesnutt, Susan Utley Perry Robeson, Paul New York, New York Post-Bellum—Pre-Harlem typed copy unsigned Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) White, Walter New York, New York Brett Barney changed ref for Robeson to point to standard bio note Brett Barney instituted Stephanie's proofing corrections Laura K. Weaklyproofed Samantha Gilmoreannotated Caitlin Matheisproofed Bianca Swiftproofing and encoding Bianca SwiftTranscribing Encoding March 25, 1931 My dear Walter:

I presume you read my article in the current number of The Colophon. It was in some respects a difficult article to write, but the editors were very much pleased, and I have had some commendatory letters, including from Carl Van Vechten.

I hope you had a very successful Spingarn Medal presenting meeting. Mrs. Chesnutt is in New York and meant to be present at the meeting, but I had a letter from her yesterday in which she said that the friends with whom she is stopping, at the Dunbar Apartments, had bought tickets for the Paul Robeson recital, which took place at the same time, and she felt under obligation to follow their schedule.

Referring to your letter of the other day, I have no doubt whatever, in view of your past record of achievement, that you will be able to hold down your present job and that you will continue the good work in the capacity of "Secretary" rather than "Acting Secretary."

With the best of good wishes,

Cordially yours,
Mr. Walter White, Acting Secretary N. A. A. C. P., 69 Fifth Avenue, New York City.