| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Chesnutt, Charles Waddell | | | | Dates: | 1889-1932 | | | | Abstract: | Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932) was a Cleveland, Ohio, court reporter, novelist and short story writer. He was the first African American novelist and short story writer to win recognition on a nationwide scale. The collection consists of correspondence, copies of speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, invitations, programs, photographs and other papers relating to Chesnutt's activities as a court reporter and writer. | | | | Call #: | MS 3370 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Authors, American -- Correspondence. | African American authors -- Correspondence. | Authors, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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