Charles Chesnutt - Correspondence

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6-2 Letter to Mr. W. M. Trotter December 28, 1901

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to M.W. Trotter regarding a subscription to the newspaper The Guardian.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-5 Letter to Mr. Page 1899

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page- marked as after February 1899

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-6 Letter to Mr. Page March 22, 1899

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-7 Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- April 17, 1899

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to an unknown recipient regarding adding one of Chesnutt's stories to the Youth's Companion children's magazine.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-8 Letter to Houghton, Mifflin and Co. October 11, 1899

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a publisher Houghton Mifflin requesting more copies of a circular featuring one of Chesnutt's stories

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-9 Letters to Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin and Co. November 12, 1899

Charles W. Chesnutt

Two letters from Charles W. Chesnutt to publisher Houghton Mifflin pertaining to display images and background writings for advertising his published works.

Both letters written on Nov 12, 1899

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-1 Letter to Mr. Page March 20, 1898

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page enclosing the first six "conjure woman" stories that would eventually go on to become the foundation of his first published book 'The Conjure Woman.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-2 Letter to Mr. Page March 20, 1898

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page with a personal note in addition to his previous letter about his Conjure Woman stories.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-3 Letter to Mr. Page November 10, 1898

Charles W. Chesnutt

Hand-written letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
5-4 Letter to Mr. Page December 27, 1898

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter to Mr. Cable, April 1895

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable concerning Mr. Chesnutt's return to writing and a short novella he planned on publishing.
Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter to Mr. Cable, February 1890

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable regarding concerns of plagiarism in a short story.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter to Mr. Cable, July 1890

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. George Cable regarding concerns of plagiarism in a short story.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter to Mr. Cable, March 1890

Charles W. Chesnutt

Hand-written letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable regarding a statistical analysis.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter to Mr. Cable, May 1890

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable regarding concerns of plagiarism in a short story.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter to Mr. Cable, May 1890

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable regarding the conclusion of accusations of plagiarism in a short story.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
4-1 Letter to an unknown recipient 1889

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to an unknown recipient regarding advice on the literary field. Written while Chesnutt was employed as a stenographer in Cleveland.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
4-2 Letter to Miss A.M. Moffott November 13, 1889

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to Miss A.M. Moffett regarding a shared letter from former Congressman Waddell.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
4-3 Letter to George Cable March 1889

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable, possibly from March 1889

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
7-13 Chesnutt To Houghton, Mifflin Date Unknown

Charles W. Chesnutt

A letter in which Chesnutt attempts to solicit publication of a collection of 8 short stories, one of which is entitled Rena Walden. This short story would later be reworked into the novel House Behind the Cedars.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
7-13 Letter To Houghton Mifflin

Charles W. Chesnutt

Letter from Charles Chesnutt to publishers Houghton Mifflin regarding the possible publication of a book of short stories to be titled "Rena Walden and Other Stories" or just "Rena Walden". One of the short stories, "Rena Walden", would go on to become Chesnutt's first published book The House Behind the Cedars.

The letter is not dated. Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC