The Rowfant Club of Cleveland Presents:
The Second Charles W. Chesnutt Symposium
to be held at the
Western Reserve Historical Society,
Cleveland, Ohio,
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 8-5:30 pm

Registration now open at https://www.chesnutt2026.com/

Registration Fee: $80.00 for regular participants and $50.00 for full-time students.

This conference will present a collection of presentations and materials by specialists and scholars in the lifetime and works of Charles W. Chesnutt. The list of scholars will include:

• Stephanie Browner, PhD, The New School
• Tess Chakkalakal, PhD, Bowdoin College
• Charles Duncan, PhD, William Peace University
• Bill Hardwig, PhD, University of Tennessee Knoxville
• Kenneth M. Price, PhD, University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Regennia Williams, PhD, Western Reserve Historical Society Cleveland

There will also be opportunities for a visit to the Rowfant Club of Cleveland, a white-gloves tour of the Chesnutt archives, and interaction with the Cleveland community.

Continental breakfast and a buffet luncheon will be served, and local accommodation will be available near the Case Western University campus, including the Glidden House.

Co-Sponsors: The Western Reserve Historical Society, the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society, the Cuyahoga County Public Library, the Cleveland Public Library, and the Charles W. Chesnutt Digital Archive.

Questions: Email cuw123@aol.com.