PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00317::O. Henry Collection)//EN" "ViU00317.sgm" A Guide to the O. Henry CollectionHenry, O. 6333-aProcessed by Special Collections Dept. staff]; machine-readable finding aid created by Courtney BoissonnaultFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Virginia Library © 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00317::O. Henry Collection)//EN" "ViU00317.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the O. Henry Collection A Collection in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature 6333-a

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Department Staff 1997 Courtney Boissonnault Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #6333-a Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
O. Henry Collection 6333-a 25 items English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Acquisition Information

Deposit [17 Dec 1963]22 Feb 1966

 Funding Note

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

 Item Listing Manuscript Fragment of an unidentified play n. d. AMs, 2 p.

[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.]

 Letters S. S. McClure Co.to O. Henry 1897 Dec 2 AMs, 1 p.

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

 O. Henry, New York, to [Richard Harding] Davis [1903] Aug 22 ALS, 3 p.

[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. "]

 [William Aspenwall] Bradley, McClure, Phillips & Co., New Yorkto O. Henry, The Caledonia, New York 1907 May 14 TLS, 1 p.

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

 O. Henry, Good Ground, Long Island, to Charles Belmont Davis, Collier's 1908 Jul 10 ALS, 3 p.

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

 O. Henry, Long Island, to "Colonel" William Griffith, Broadway Magazine [1908] Jul 10 ALS, 3 p.

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

 O. Henry, The Caledonia, to Charles Belmont Davis [1909] Apr 26 ALS, 2 p.

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

 O. Henry, The Caledonia, New York, to Charles Belmont Davisat Collier's [?1908 or 1909]Monday ALS, 3 p.

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

 O. Henryto [Charles Belmont] Davis [?1908 or 1909] Monday ALS, 2 p.

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

 O. Henryto [Charles Belmont] Davis] [?1908 or 1909] Wednesday ALS, 1 p.

[Mentions the expected completion date of a story.]

 O. Henryto [Charles Belmont] Davis [?1908 or 1909] Friday ALS, 1 p.

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

 O. Henry, The Caledonia, New York, to Charles [Belmont] Davis [?1908 or 1909] Friday ALS, 3 p.

[Discusses a long overdue story; mentions sleeplessness.]

 Sara [Lindsay] Coleman Porterto [John O'Hara] Cosgrove [1910 Jun] ALS, 4 p.

[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. ]

 [John O'Hara Cosgrave]to [Sara Lindsay Coleman Porter 1910 Jun 14 TL,3 p.(carbon)

[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. ]

 Sara [Lindsay] Coleman Porterto [John O'Hara] Cosgrave [1910] ALS, 7 p.

[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. ]

 O. Henryto "Colonel" [William Griffith] n. d. ALS, 2 p.

[Discusses briefly illness preventing his going somewhere.]

 O. Henryto H. H. n. d. ALS, 2 p.

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

 Photographs Newspaper photograph n. d. Photograph

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

 Miscellaneous Wedding Invitations [1907] Nov 27 Invitationsw/env

[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. ]

 O. Henryto Charles [Belmont] Davisat Collier's Weekly 1908 Feb 3 Telegram

[Discusses pending story.]

 O. Henryto [Charles Belmont] Davis at Collier's, New York 1908 Mar [10] Telegram

[Discusses a story delayed by illness.]

 O. Henryto Collier's Weekly 1909 Jan 6 TDS, 1 p.

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

 Doubleday, Page & Co., New Yorkto O. Henry 1909 Feb 1 Ds,7 p.w/env

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

 Newspaper Clipping from The New York Times 1945 Apr 21 Clipping

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

 Doubleday, Page & Co.advertisement n. d. Printed Flyer

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