W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 July 1925 W. E. B. Du Bois Browner, Stephanie P. Price, Kenneth M. Cohen, Matt Transcription, encoding, and proofing Swift, Bianca McMullen, Kevin Matheis, Caitlin S. Weakly, Laura K. Anderson, Antje 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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 The Chesnutt Archive has two digital images of this letter. This copy (ccda.corr01819) is the transcript of the sent, signed letter on letterhead found in the Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers at the Western Reserve Historical Society. The other image and transcription, ccda.corr00047, is from an unsigned carbon copy in the W.E.B. Du Bois Letters, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. W. E. B. Du Bois to Charles W. Chesnutt, 28 July 1925 July 28, 1925 A carbon copy of this letter can be found here: Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932 MS 3370 1, Image 562 1 Correspondence typed letter signed Du Bois, W. E. B. New York, New York Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Typist Unknown Kevin McMullen fixed letterhead encoding; added related item encoding Brett Barney added ref to Du Bois as correspondent Antje Andersonannotated, corrected Laura K. Weaklyname encoding Caitlin Matheisproofed Bianca Swift encoded and proofed Kevin McMullen proofed Bianca Swift transcribed and encoded
EDITORIAL ROOMS OF THE CRISIS 69 FIFTH AVENUE., NEW YORK, N.Y. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE W.E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS
July 28, 1925
Mr. Charles W. ChestnuttChesnutt 1106 Willamson Building Cleveland, Ohio
My dear Mr. ChestnuttChesnutt:

Some time ago, if you remember, you promised to act as judge in our short story contest. I am sending you herewith four short stories. Could you possibly read them right off and let me have your judgment of them? I should be so pleased.

I hope this will find you well.

Very sincerely yours, W.E.B. DuBois WEBD/KF