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- A Call Loan
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Venturers
- Short story on the theme of chance.
- Thimble Thimble
- Short story about a wealthy family.
- No Story
- Short story about a journalist in New York.
- The Caballero's Way
- Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
- The Marquis and Miss Sally
- Short story set in Texas.
- Round the Circle
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Cactus
- Short story about a young bachelor.
- Hearts and Hands
- Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
- Thimble Thimble
- O. Henry's selection of the winners of the puzzle prize, as announced in December 1908. Includes a letter to the editor from O. Henry with his reasons for selecting the four winners.
- Receiver's Memorandum
- These two pages are exerpts from a 141-page Receivers Memorandum dated 1887-1888. Pages appear to show payroll advances to O. Henry, here identified by his given name William S. Porter or W.S. Porter, for the months of June 1887 through December 1887. These pages are written in O. Henry's hand, and show his signature several times.
- My Recollections of O. Henry (W. S. Porter)
- Multiple typescript copies of a short character sketch describing O. Henry as a young man in the late 1800s, before he was a published writer. O. Henry worked as a draftsman at the General Land Office and for Maddox Brothers and Anderson.
- O. Henry Relics Guarded by State Land Office
- Photo essay containing images of photos, maps, and documents describing the General Land Office Archives holdings related to O. Henry. Includes a photo of Land Commissioner Bascom Giles standing next to O.Henry's drafting table in the Land Office.
- Patent 87, Volume 40-A
- This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
- Roster of Employees in the General Land Office
- Ledger contains lists of General Land Office employees, their job titles, and monthly earnings. Excerpted here are 98 pages covering January 1887-January 1891, which are the dates O. Henry was employed at the land office. W.S. Porter, later known as the writer O. Henry, is listed as draftsman, compiling draftsman and assistant draftsman, earning $100 per month. Porter's name appears on roughly half of the pages.
- Stories of the Old Land Office
- Pamphlet printed by the Texas Capital Visitor's Center. Contains a foreward and two O. Henry short stories: "Bexar Scrip 2692" and "Georgia's Ruling." Both stories take place in the old land office building where O. Henry worked as a draftsman, and both are about Texas land grants.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files stacked vertically. There are eight drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1900.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files in two sections, stacked vertically. There are 10 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1900.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files in three sections, stacked vertically. There are 15 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1900.
- Drafting table
- Drafting table with a single metal pedestal. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.
- Drafting table
- Drafting table with a single metal pedestal. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files in four sections, stacked vertically. The base has four legs and there is a box top as well as 14 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files in two sections, stacked vertically. There are paneled sides with 10 drawers and brass nameplates. These files were used to store documents and at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files in three sections, stacked vertically. There are paneled sides, box top, eight drawers with dark metal nameplates. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.
- Flat files
- Wood flat files in three sections, stacked vertically. The base has four legs, box top and 15 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.
- Flat files
- Oak flat files in four sections, stacked vertically. The base has four legs and there are 12 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store maps at the General Land Office around 1900.
- Drafting table
- Pine drafting table. It has a slant top with hinges and no drawers. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1890, when O. Henry worked in the department.
- Drafting table
- Pine drafting table. It has a slant top, straight legs and three drawers. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1890, when O. Henry worked in the department.
- Drafting table
- Pine drafting table. It has a slant top with two drawers and wood pulls. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1890, when O. Henry worked in the department.
- Whirligigs
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in New York City and the Western and Southern United States. The volume was published posthumously.
- The Four Million
- This work is O. Henry's first collection of short stories, many of which are set in New York City. Stories in this volume include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem."
- Wind of Destiny
- This work is a collection of fictional letters written by O. Henry.
- My Friend O. Henry
- A biography of O. Henry.
- The O. Henry index
- Index to O. Henry's written works includes a biography of O. Henry. Index starts on page 25.
- A Christmas Pi-
- A short story set at Christmastime.
- O. Henry Biography
- This work is the first biography of O. Henry.
- Money Maze
- A short story set in Central America. This story is said to have served as the literary foundation of "Cabbages and Kings."
- The Hypothesis of Failure
- A short story set in a lawyer's office.
- Compliments of the Season
- A short story set during Christmastime, centered around the misadventures of several characters.
- The Roads of Destiny
- A short story about a traveling poet.
- The Lonesome Road
- A short story set in Texas.
- Sixes and Sevens
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. It was published posthumously.
- Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
- Short story set in Texas.
- 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.
- A Ghost of Chance
- Short story about a ghost.
- Bulger's Friend
- Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
- Strictly Business
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. It was published just before his death in 1910.
- The Trimmed Lamp
- This work is O. Henry's second collection of short stories set in New York City.
- The Voice of the City
- This is O. Henry's third collection of short stories set in New York City.
- Waifs and Strays
- This work contains short stories by O. Henry and critical and biographical analyses of his life and works, which were written by various contributors.