O. Henry Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

O. Henry Collection, Accession 6333-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

O. Henry Collection, Accession 6333-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Pages 10 and 11 of a play; included dialogue between Bunker and Sailor; Bunker: "I am. Besides that I'm a song and dance artist, . ." Bunker tells the sailor of his various performing skills and displays some magic.]

[Discusses the acceptance of "The Miracle of Lava Canon" and the rejection of other stories.]

[Discusses in detail a brief reference in Davis' Three Gringoes in Venezuela and Central Americaas the basis for O. Henry's " The Phonograph and the Graft. "]

[Discusses an advance, with book-rights as security.]

[Discusses need for an extension of the deadline for a story.]

[Mentions a woman visiting soon; discusses being ill, Broadway Magazine, and a forthcoming story showing some better work.]

[Mentions poor health limiting his work; discusses beginning the "southern series."]

[Discusses and advance in exchange for a promise of 2 or 3 stories.]

[Discusses an overdue story, a portion of which is enclosed.]

[Mentions the expected completion date of a story.]

[Mentions illness, the expected completion date of a story.]

[Discusses a long overdue story; mentions sleeplessness.]

[Discusses the thanks she owes for "unfailing goodness" to O. Henry; mentions O. Henry's debt, in particular to Everybody's Magazine; mentions O. Henry's death; mentions Paris, [George Crouse] Tyler, a play, New York, [Gilman] Hall, Henry James Forman, [Charles Russell] Hancock. ]

[Discusses O. Henry's death; mentions the importance of saving O. Henry's letters; mentions [Gilman] Hall, [Charles Russell] Hancock, New York, [George Barr] Baker, Everybody's Magazine, [Margaret Worth Porter. ]

[Discusses in detail O. Henry's death and how she might have prevented it; discusses briefly an enclosed snapshot of O. Henry; mentions Margaret [Worth] Porter, [Gilman] Hall, Mrs. [Gilman] Hall. ]

[Discusses briefly illness preventing his going somewhere.]

[Discusses briefly a delayed check, work on "past due stuff," a request to make no engagements for him.]

[From The New YorkTimes Book Review, 1941 Jan 5; shows O. Henrywith arms crossed.]

[Signed by O. Henrywith figures in pencil and ink on outside of envelope; two invitations to the wedding of Sara Lindsay Colemanand William Sydney Porter; envelope addresses to Fagg Mallay. ]

[Discusses pending story.]

[Discusses a story delayed by illness.]

[Discusses contract for five "southern stories" in consideration of a $500 advance; mentions [Charles Belmont] Davis. ]

[6 reports of sales of O. Henry's books; 1 account statement incorporating the above.]

[Reviews Best Stories of O. Henry, selected by Bennett Cerfand Van H. Cartmell; includes biographical sketch of O. Henryand photograph.]

[Advertises the works of O. Henry; includes a poem " O. Henry" by James Whitcomb Rileyand a photograph.]

Acquisition information:
Deposit [17 Dec 1963]22 Feb 1966
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
25 items