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

Mark your calendars!

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.

Cosponsors: The Western Reserve Historical Society, The Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society, The Charles W. Chesnutt Digital Archive