Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from First National Bank. After his release from jail, he moved to New York City, 1902 and began writing. He is best known for short stories with surprise endings. He died June 5, 1910 in New York City.
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referencedIn Records, 1836-2003, (bulk 1985-2000) Texas State Archives
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Correspondence, 1898-1903. Houghton Library
creatorOf Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924. Correspondence and papers [manuscript] 1900-1931. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Biography -- Porter, William Sydney. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Wiener, Sally Dixon, 1926-. The blue magi: typescript, 1973. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Correspondence, 1898-1903. Houghton Library
creatorOf Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968,. Letters : from various correspondents, 1900-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Autograph letter signed : Austin, to "Dave", [1885?]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Cohen, Steve, 1954-. The cop and the athem : an opera in one act / music by Steve Cohen ; libretto by Alison Hubbard ; based on the short story by O. Henry. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn B. Rice Aston collection MC136., 1887-1989, (Bulk: 1923-1954) Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
creatorOf Porter, William Sydney, 1862-1910. Autograph letter signed with initials : Austin, Texas, to "Dear Dave" [David Harrell], 1885 Apr. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf James F. Drake Inc. Collection of autograph letters and autographs, 1678-1930 (bulk, 1800-1930). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Askin, Harry. Papers relating to Lo, a musical comedy, 1909-1910. Houghton Library
referencedIn Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924. C. Alphonso Smith papers, 1869-1923 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Correspondence, 1898-1903. Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers relating to Lo, a musical comedy, 1909-1910. Houghton Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Porter, William Sydney, collection, 1888-1974. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Papers of O. Henry, 1894-1895. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Ghisi, Federico. Il vagabondo e la guardia : scena comica televisiva / Testo e musica di Federico Ghisi ; riduz. for pforte e canto. Northwestern University
referencedIn Papers, 1903-1907 St. Lawrence University, Owen D. Young Library
creatorOf Schade, Barbara. Folklore paper, 1964. Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center
creatorOf Henderson, Alva Eugene, 1940-. The last leaf : an opera in one act / words and music by Alva Henderson ; from the story by O. Henry. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Clark, Robert Sterling, 1877-1956. Sterling and Francine Clark Papers: Reading Library, 1707-1961. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Austin (Tex. ). Office of the City Clerk Records AR. 2001. 014., 1860-1998 Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.
referencedIn Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916. Letter to Mrs. C.G. Macmillen 1910 June 8. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Gideon, Samuel Edward, b. 1875. Gideon, Samuel, papers, 1908-1945. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Ed Kilman Collection MSS 0080., 1905-1989 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary
referencedIn American authors collection, 1832-1956. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Papers, 1821-1929, 1899-1929 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Fred C. Kelly Papers, 1867-1966 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Portion of an unidentified play : ms., [undated]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Historic sites -- O. Henry house. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. O Henry letters, 1884 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Eaton, Walter Prichard, 1878-1957. Correspondence of Walter Prichard Eaton [manuscript] 1901-56. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Lo : a musical comedy in two acts / by O. Henry and Franklin P. Adams : manuscript, [ca. 1909] Houghton Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Autograph file, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
referencedIn Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, 1935-1965 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. O. Henry's treasure hunt : manuscript, 1925 and [not after 1936] Houghton Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Autograph letter signed : Austin, to "Dave", 1885 May 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. "Lo" : act II. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf [O. Henry, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Ken McCormick Collection of Doubleday and Company, Inc., Records, 1882-1992, (bulk 1910-1992) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Rollins, Hyder Edward, 1889-1958,. Papers concerning O. Henry, 1910-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Smith, Ed R. Letter from Ed R. Smith to Dr. Leonidas W. Payne concerning the life of William S. Porter (O. Henry), noted author, dated c. 1910-1920. Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University Library
referencedIn Frederic Dannay Papers, ca.1920-1982. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Armstrong, Paul, 1869-1915. Alias Jimmy Valentine. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Papers of O. Henry, 1897-1954. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Autograph File, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert H. Davis papers, 1871-1946, 1908-1942 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Henry, O., 1862-1910. Papers, 1905-1953. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf O. Henry Letters, ., 1884 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Straughan's Book Shop. Straughan's Book Shop records, 1930-1962, bulk 1945-1962. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries
creatorOf Chapman, William Gerard, 1877-1945. Correspondence with H.E. Maule of Doubleday, Page & Co., and Gabriel Wells regarding a serialization of O'Henry's Waifs and strays [manuscript] 1917-23. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Frackenpohl, Arthur Roland, 1924-. Domestic relations : (to beat or not to beat) : chamber opera in one act / libretto (based on "A Harlem tragedy" by O. Henry) and music by Arthur Frackenpohl. SUNY College at Potsdam, F.W. Crumb Memorial Library
referencedIn Witter Bynner letters from various correspondents, 1900-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982. Papers, ca.1920-1982. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Jacocks, Frank Gillam. [O. Henry Scrapbook / compiled by Frank Gillam Jacocks, Jr.]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Trueman O'Quinn O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) Resources Collection AR. L. 015., 1886-1987 Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Austin TX US
Greensboro NC US
New York NY US
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American literature
American literature
Publishers and publishing
Authors, American
Authors, American
Short stories, American
Authors and publishers
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Authors
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Birth 1862-09-11

Death 1910-06-05

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Americans

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