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- 1906-7 City Directory of Austin With Street Directory of Residents
- This is a general directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "A Classified Business Directory, Complete Revised Directory of Austin, Rural Routes, Directory of the State, County and City Governments, and a Reference Directory of the Churches, Educational Institutions, Associations, Societies and Organizations of the City."
- Austin High School class of 1907
- Photograph of the twenty-four students in the Austin High School class of 1907. Bottom row (left to right): Ernest von Rosenberg, Tom Byrne, Harwood Stacey, Eugene Hill, Offie Leonard. Middle row (left to right): Arthur Crawford, Irene Maddox, Lillian Krohn, Eva von Homeyer, Louise Smith, Elva Powell, Amelia Nelson, Mabel Harrison, William Ruggles. Back row standing (left to right): Harris Brush, Mary Thaxton, Juanita Yarbrough, Leona Dean, Esther Bishop, Anna Maxwell, Josephine McGuire, P.J. Anthony, and William Jackson. Not present: Johanna Runge and Windom Burke.
- [Congress at 7th]
- Photograph of a concrete crew working on Congress Avenue at 7th Street, looking north. Several businesses, including Nixon Commercial College, are visible along the left side of the street.
- [Family in Lampasas, Texas]
- Photograph of a family gathered at the front porch of a two-story house in Lampasas, Texas. The house is behind a small picket fence, and the porch is elevated several feet off the ground.
- [Governor's Mansion front entrance]
- Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion front elevation with cacti urns out front, shows iron fence with gate, very simple limestone steps up to the gate in a white wrought-iron fence. All windows are shuttered. The Carriage House is visible in the right background. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1907 was Governor S.W.T. Lanham. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
- Governor’s Mansion with first family
- Black and white photograph of the Campbell Family standing in front of the Governor's Mansion. Governor Campbell served 1907-1911.
- Heart of the West
- This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in Texas.
- History of the Hornsby-Dunlap Consolidated School (Travis County) With Course of Study 1907-1908
- This publication includes a brief history of the school, statements about the aims of the school and endorsements for consolidation, course of study for all grade levels, and the rules and regulations.
- Letter from O. Henry to "Jeems"
- Letter, manuscript, “Dear Jeems,” dated Thursday, 1907, New York, from O. Henry. Letter is facetious in spelling and content.
- Memories of the lost cause; and Ten years in South America
- A biography by J.M. Polk about his life, and years with Hood's Texas Brigade.
- [Old City Hall]
- Photograph of the front elevation of the old city hall in Austin.
- The Trimmed Lamp
- This work is O. Henry's second collection of short stories set in New York City.
- The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson
- A short story set in Texas.
- [Group Portrait of a Family]
- Photograph of a family in a group pose in front of a wooden house. A handwritten note on the back reads "House made from RR [railroad] ties." The photograph is a cyanotype.
- The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss
- Short story set in a German restaurant.
- The Caballero's Way
- Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
- The Ransom of Red Chief
- Short story about the kidnap and ransom of a wealthy Alabaman's son.
- The Fifth Wheel
- Short story set in New York
- The World and the Door
- A short story about a New York broker who flees to Central America.
- [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.
- Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter
- Contract between H.H. McClure and Sydney Porter, signed by both parties, dated 21 October 1907.
- [Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]
- Two unsigned copies of publishing contracts by two different publishing houses: H. H. McClure and Co., and Phillips Publishing Co.
- Phoebe
- Short story set in New Orleans.
- Next to Reading Matter
- Short story set in New York