The Charles W. Chesnutt Literary Society of Idlewild, MI

The Charles W. Chesnutt Literary Society of Idlewild, MI The Charles W. Chesnutt Literary Society Fan Page was created as a central location for'all things Chesnutt'

The Society is a Society of readers, writers and others with an interest in and love of literature.

07/02/2025
https://chesnuttarchive.org/This is a great resource/website to learn more about Charles Waddell Chesnutt.
01/18/2024

https://chesnuttarchive.org/

This is a great resource/website to learn more about Charles Waddell Chesnutt.

The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive seeks to make Chesnutt's writings conveniently accessible to all. Writing in the years after Reconstruction as white supremacy took new virulent forms, Chesnutt addressed topics of vital concern, then and now, including race, identity, violence, class, and the familia...

This is a poster display of Helen Maria Chesnutt, daughter of Charles W. Chesnutt. A pioneer, in her own right, she and ...
02/16/2022

This is a poster display of Helen Maria Chesnutt, daughter of Charles W. Chesnutt. A pioneer, in her own right, she and her sister Ethel were the first black students to enroll in Smith College. Helen studied Latin and Greek and co-authored a Latin Book. The display is located at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Helen was a Latin teacher and was proud that she taught Langston Hughes. She also taught Mother DeScott, an Idlewild resident who is now 100+ years.

This is a picture of a display at the Charles W Chesnutt Library in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
02/16/2022

This is a picture of a display at the Charles W Chesnutt Library in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Happy Heavenly Birthday Charles W Chesnutt - June 20, 1858 - November 15, 1932.
06/20/2020

Happy Heavenly Birthday Charles W Chesnutt -

June 20, 1858 - November 15, 1932.

03/31/2019

The Charles W Chesnutt Literary Society of Idlewild Michigan is now a 501(c)(3) public charity. More information coming soon.

This cottage was built by Charles Waddell Chesnutt in 1925.
12/02/2015

This cottage was built by Charles Waddell Chesnutt in 1925.

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Idlewild, MI
49642

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(231) 745-0211

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