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Cabbages and Kings

This work is O. Henry's first published volume and is considered to be his only novel. The plot is composed of several short stories, which were inspired by the author's six-month stay in Honduras in the late 1890s.

Date: 1904

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

The Cactus

Short story about a young bachelor.

Date: October 1902

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Calendar page

Front page of calendar, found in the room in which O. Henry passed away, with June (month of death) showing.

Date: June 1910

Item Type: Text

A Call Loan

Short story set in Texas.

Date: July 1903

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Calloway's Code

A newspaper staff tries to decipher a code sent by a reporter abroad.

Date: September 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

[Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter]

Cancelled checks written by Maddox Bros. & Anderson all made out to W. S. Porter. Some are endorsed on the back by Porter.

Date: 1886

Item Type: Text

A Christmas Pi-

A short story set at Christmastime.

Date: December 1909

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Compliments of the Season

A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.

Date: December 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter, signed by both parties, dated 21 October 1907.

Date: October 21, 1907

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]

Two unsigned copies of publishing contracts by two different publishing houses: H. H. McClure and Co., and Phillips Publishing Co.

Date: October 21, 1907

Creator: H. H. McClure and Co.

Item Type: Legal Document

The Country of Elusion

Short story about a magazine editor.

Date: December 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Crucible

Three-stanza poem by O. Henry. "O. Henry's last poem...One of two poems found in a notebook after his death."

Date: September 1910

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Crucible

A poem entitled "The Crucible" by O. Henry turned into a song by Alexander McFayden.

Date: 1921

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910 & McFayden, Alexander

Item Type: Musical Score/Notation

[Description of gift from Jenny Lind Porter Scott and Lawrence E. Scott]

Description of donation of O. Henry letters and their authenticity.

Date: unknown

Creator: Scott, Jenny Lind Porter & Scott, Lawrence E.

Item Type: Letter

A Dinner at _____

Short story set in New York.

Date: June 1904

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Discounters of Money

A short story about a young millionaire in New York City.

Date: October 1908

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Door of Unrest

Short story about a newspaper editor.

Date: May 1904

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

Short story about a young man who flees to South America to avoid being sentenced for murder.

Date: December 1905

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

[Effie Roach Hofer Autograph Album]

Autograph album belonging to Effie Roach Hofer. It includes page a 10-line verse poem entitled "Poetry," with drawing of fiddle and pointing finger and hand, signed "W.S. Porter/Secretary Jolly Brothers."

Date: August 2, 1885

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

The Emancipation of Billy

Short story set in the southern United States.

Date: May 1904

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Enchanted Kiss

Short story set in San Antonio

Date: February 1904

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Enchanted Profile

A short story about a wealthy woman and a young typist.

Date: November 1908

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Ethics of Pig

Short story about a man who practices "unillegal graft." The advertisement on the cover of the magazine for Cream of Wheat includes the brand's mascot, Rastus, a racist depiction of a Black cook.

Date: October 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Excerpt pages from The Caliph of Baghdad

Excerpt pages from "The Caliph of Baghdad" relevant to J.W. Maxwell’s certifying claim with copy of receipt to PH Hatzfeld’s.

Date: 1931

Creator: Davis, Robert H. & Maurice, Arthur B.

Item Type: Book

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Cabbages and Kings

The Cactus

Calendar page

A Call Loan

Calloway's Code

[Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter]

A Christmas Pi-

Compliments of the Season

Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter

[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]

The Country of Elusion

The Crucible

The Crucible

[Description of gift from Jenny Lind Porter Scott and Lawrence E. Scott]

A Dinner at _____

The Discounters of Money

The Door of Unrest

A Double-Dyed Deceiver

[Effie Roach Hofer Autograph Album]

The Emancipation of Billy

The Enchanted Kiss

The Enchanted Profile

The Ethics of Pig

Excerpt pages from The Caliph of Baghdad