Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 29 January 1924 Charles W. Chesnutt Stephanie P. Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding, and annotation Swift, Bianca Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. Barney, Brett Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2024 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Charles W. Chesnutt to Oscar Micheaux, 29 January 1924 January 29, 1924 Transcription derived from scan of microfilmed original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 4 Correspondence The House Behind the Cedars The House Behind the Cedars (film adaptation) Birthright (film adaptation) typed copy unsigned Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Oscar Micheaux Chicago, Illinois Brett Barney checked; corrected Laura K. Weaklyreview Antje Andersonannotated, further corrections Bianca Swifttranscribed, encoded January 29, 1924.
Micheaux Film Corporation, 3457 S. State Street, Chicago, Ill.
Gentlemen: Attention Mr. Oscar Micheaux.

In your last letter to me regarding your unpaid note of $100.00 for the picture rights of my "The House Behind the Cedars," you stated that you would pay the note when you had made the film.

I had the pleasure of seeing your picture of "The Birthright" about a week ago. It was very well done, and was certainly extremely realistic. Neither the author nor the picture flattered the negro one particle, and they both showed up the southern white in his least amiable characteristics, which seem always to come to the front in his dealings with the negro.

I learned from your brother, who was in Cleveland the night I saw the picture, that "The House Behind the Cedars" has been filmed, and that you expect to run it before very long. I am looking forward with interest to see what you will do with it, and in the meantime I am wondering if I may not expect payment of that note before very long.

Hoping that you will relieve my suspense in the matter and give me any further information you may have about the picture, I remain,

Very truly yours, CWC:S