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The Fourth in Salvador

Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.

Date: July 1903

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

The Gentle Grafter

This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. The stories in this volume were inspired by tales of confidence men that O. Henry had heard while in Columbus, Ohio.

Date: 1908

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

Georgia's Ruling

Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.

Date: June 30, 1900

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

A Ghost of Chance

Short story about a ghost.

Date: January 1903

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Gift of the Wise Men

A short story about the secret Christmas gifts that a young married couple with little money buy for each other.

Date: 1911

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

The Guardian of the Scutcheon

Short story about a bank porter.

Date: May 1903

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss

Short story set in a German restaurant.

Date: May 1907

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

The Handbook of Hymen

Short story about a man and a very helpful book.

Date: July 1906

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

[Handwritten letter from F.M. Maddox to W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

F. M. Maddox's reply to O. Henry's request for Maddox to lend him seventy-five dollars. Maddox asks if it's possible for O. Henry to get the money from his friend in New York.

Date: April 29, 1902

Creator: Maddox, F. M.

Item Type: Letter

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to F.M. Maddox]

Handwritten letter from O. Henry asking F.M. Maddox to loan him $75 to relocate to New York City from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Date: March 18, 1902

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Franklin Pierce Adams]

Letter relating the better climate in Asheville, North Carolina compared to New York and the move to a new employer, "Everybody's Magazine."

Date: unknown

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to H. H. McClure]

Letter from Porter to H. H. McClure asking for an advance to pay for his daughter's private school tuition.

Date: October 6, 1907

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Jeemo]

O. Henry inviting "Jeemo" to visit New York.

Date: June 3, 1905

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Mrs. Lacey]

Letter regarding raising capital for invention by Forney Lacey that would be placed on telephones to prevent the spread of disease.

Date: May 1909

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Letter

The Head-Hunter

A man is inspired by his time in the Philippine Islands.

Date: May 1908

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Heart of the West

This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in Texas.

Date: 1907

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Book

Hearts and Crosses

Short story set in Texas.

Date: December 1904

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Hearts and Hands

Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.

Date: December 1902

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

Helping the Other Fellow

Short story set in South America.

Date: December 1908

Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910

Item Type: Prose fiction

O. Henry

Biography and literary analysis of O. Henry's life and works.

Date: January 1917

Creator: Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950

Item Type: Article

O. Henry

Poem in honor of O Henry's death, first published by Mr. Christopher Morley in the "New York Evening Post", June 5, 1915.

Date: unknown

Creator: Morley, Christopher

Item Type: Poem

O. Henry and New Orleans

A description of the places in New Orleans that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.

Date: May 1914

Creator: Richardson, Caroline Francis

Item Type: Article

O. Henry As I Knew Him

Article from unknown magazine where Mrs. Porter discusses her experience being courted by O. Henry

Date: March 1939

Creator: Porter, Sara L. C.

Item Type: Article

O. Henry Biography

This work is the first biography of O. Henry.

Date: 1916

Creator: Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924

Item Type: Book

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The Fourth in Salvador

The Gentle Grafter

Georgia's Ruling

A Ghost of Chance

The Gift of the Wise Men

The Guardian of the Scutcheon

The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss

The Handbook of Hymen

[Handwritten letter from F.M. Maddox to W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to F.M. Maddox]

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Franklin Pierce Adams]

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to H. H. McClure]

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Jeemo]

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Mrs. Lacey]

The Head-Hunter

Heart of the West

Hearts and Crosses

Hearts and Hands

Helping the Other Fellow

O. Henry

O. Henry

O. Henry and New Orleans

O. Henry As I Knew Him

O. Henry Biography