News & Record--O. Henry Collection--Finding Aid
* Addresses and Lectures -- Clippings *
Thomas Dixon Talks of William Porter; Tells Daily News of How O. Henry Lost Out on "Alias Jimmy Valentine"
-Greensboro Daily News 9/28/1913
O.Henry (Address delivered at the dedication of the O. Henry Memorial in Raleigh, Dec. 2, by C. Alphonso Smith)
-Greensboro Daily News 12/3/1914
Achievements of O. Henry Are Pictured by a Boyhood Friend (C. Alphonso Smith)
-Greensboro Daily News 3/12/1916
Smith Will Speak on O. Henry tonight
-Greensboro Daily News 7/13/1917
In Last of Series of Lectures: Dr. C. Alphonso Smith Told His Hearers Last Night of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 7/14/1917
Dr. Smith Makes an Address on O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 6/26/1919
O. Henry Expert Speaks Tonight (Paul S. Clarkson)
-Greensboro Daily News 11/9/1967
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* Ancestry -- Clippings *
Greensboro Female College [O. Henry's mother, Mary Swaim, was one of the graduates]
-Greensboro Patriot 6/8/1850
Journalism of 80 Years Ago
-Greensboro Daily News 3/1/1914
O. Henry; Something of the Early Life in Greensboro and Fame of the Great Short Story Writer
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry and His Parents
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
1846 Letter Reveals O. Henry's Mother Ranked at Top in her Work at College.
-Greensboro Daily News 5/16/1937
O. Henry Lived for Time in Old Place at Sumner (house built by Dr. David Worth, his great-grandfather)
-Greensboro Record 4/12/1938
He Came from Sturdy Ancestry--William Sidney Porter (O. Henry)
-Greensboro Daily News 9/11/1938
Worn Family Bible and Old Tombstone Tell Story of Forgotten Grandmother (Abiah Swaim)
-Greensboro Daily News 9/8/1940
Mother of O. Henry: Mary Swaim Was a Cultured, Refined and Gifted Girl
-Greensboro Daily News 9/7/1941
William Swaim: Early Tar Heel Gadfly
-Greensboro Daily News 4/7/1963
O. Henry Memorial [at Greensboro Civic Center at that time--represented drug store in Greensboro where he worked--such a room is now at the Greensboro Historical Museum. Room included writing desk former owned by O. Henry's mother]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/8/1947
O. Henry's Grandfather Stayed at Summerfield Inn
-News & Record 4/11/1985
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* Anniversaries -- Clippings *
Observe Birthday Anniversary of O. Henry in Greensboro
-Greensboro Daily News 8/12/1925
O. Henry, Romance Weaver, Started Eventful Life Here 65 Years Ago; Young Cousin [Roberta Sloan Porter] Pays Tribute to City's Renouned Son
-Greensboro Daily News 9/11/1927
Birthday of O. Henry Today Recalls Writer's Great Work
-Greensboro Daily News 9/11/1930
Museum Will Observe O. Henry Anniversary [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1951
Celebration of O. Henry Birthday Set
-Greensboro Daily News 7/16/1962
Special Seals Will Honor O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 8/26/1962
100th Anniversary; Birth of O. Henry to Be Observed
-Greensboro Daily News 9/2/1962
The Life of O. Henry--It Was His Best Story
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
A Centennial Collection: O. Henry's Short Stories
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
For O. Henry's 100th Birthday: A New Portrait [Arnett's biography, O. Henry from Polecat Creek]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
O. Henry's 100th Anniversary to Be Observed Here Tonight
-Greensboro Record 9/11/1962
O. Henry's 100th
-Greensboro Record 9/11/1962
O. Henry Event Celebrated Here
-Greensboro Record 9/12/1962
The Enduring Quality of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1962
Drug Store Replica Displayed; O. Henry Room Also Opened [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1962
William Sidney Porter Born 101 Years Ago
-Greensboro Record 10/11/1963
"Happy Birthday, O. Henry"
-Greensboro Daily News 9/11/1968
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* Autobiographia *
The Discovery and Finding of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 9/17/1916
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* Bibliography -- Clippings *
Writings of O. Henry Collected by Lawyer
-Greensboro Daily News 12/9/1957
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* Biographical -- Clippings *
O. Henry: Mrs. McNinch, of Charlotte, Writes Interestingly of a "Greensboro Boy"
-Greensboro Record 9/11/1912
O. Henry's Romance (with Athol Estes)
-Greensboro Daily News 6/10/1923
Woman Scholar to Use Award to Write O. Henry Biography
-Greensboro Daily News 3/10/1940
Young Biographer (Mary Harrell) Finds O. Henry Material Here
-Greensboro Daily News 7/28/1940
Rockingham Kinsman of O. Henry [Samuel Sidney Porter] Proud of Writer's Rise to Fame
-Greensboro Record 5/22/1952
O. Henry Brought Fame to Place of His Birth
-Greensboro Daily News 8/10/1952
Library Has Good Selection of References on O. Henry
-Greensboro Record 8/11/1952
Incident in O. Henry's Life Was Like Stories [Eli M. Oettinger tells story]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/14/1952
Reidsville Resident (Samuel Sidney Porter) Tells of Youth, "Cousin Will"
-Greensboro Daily News 8/16/1952
Cousin Recalls O. Henry Stay in New York
-Greensboro Daily News 8/18/1952
Dale Kramer Reads O. Henry File Here for New Biography
-Greensboro Record 7/16/1953
New Slant on O. Henry Turned up by Writer (writer Dale Kramer)
-Greensboro Daily News 7/19/1953
New O. Henry Biography (by Dale Kramer)
-Greensboro Record 7/22/1953
Biography of O. Henry: The Heart of O. Henry by Dale Kramer
-Greensboro Daily News 10/17/1954
The Real O. Henry (about Langford's biography)
-Greensboro Daily News 6/26/1957
A New and Excellent Biography of O. Henry by Langford
-Greensboro Daily News 6/30/1957
Book of the Week: Alias O. Henry, by Gerald Langford
-Greensboro Daily News 7/7/1957
Only One Interview with O. Henry Known
-Greensboro Daily News 12/30/1957
Public Pulse (Letter by an O. Henry fan who visited Greensboro)
-Greensboro Daily News 9/30/1960
O. Henry--His Life Was His Best Story
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
Caliph of Bagdad Had "Only Genius"
-Greensboro Daily News 9/8/1968
On Finding O. Henry in Them Thar Hills (Richard O'Connor's biography)
-Greensboro Daily News 6/10/1970
About Books: O. Henry: The Legendary Life of William S. Porter, by Richard O'Connor
-Greensboro Daily News 6/21/1970
Greensboro's O. Henry Kept Prison Secret
-Greensboro Record 9/9/1970
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* Boyhood -- Clippings *
A Greensboro Boy
-Greensboro Daily News 12/1/1914
O. Henry and His Parents
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry; Something of the Early Life in Greensboro and Fame of the Great Short Story Writer
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Greensboro Reminiscences:O. Henry in the Light of His Boyhood Friends. Will Porter Was Also Something of a Tuner, by John S. Michaux. Always Smiling and Happy and Cheerful, by John N. Wilson. Draws Picture, Then He Draws a Flogging, by Clem G. Wright. Charged Accounts by Drawing Man's Picture.
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry's Town and Its Awakening; Story of Greensboro and Its Other Days by Former Greensboro Citizen [Rufus W. Weaver]
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Article by Bettie D. Caldwell (a neighbor)
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Young Porter Looked upon as Second Nash, by Dr. W.P. Beall
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
His First Effort Was Book of Caricatures, by Henry W. Wharton
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Night Journey after Magnolias for a Lady, by Thos. H. Tate
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
"The Hypothesis of Failure," Interior of Clark Porter's Drug Store [drawing]
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Miss Lina Porter's School House
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry's Pen Picture of Judge Tourgee
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry Had Early Romance; Miss Sallie Coleman Was O. Henry's Only Greensboro Sweetheart
-Greensboro Record 9/11/1925
Miss Lina a School Teacher with Force
-Greensboro Daily News 10/4/1925
Boyhood Friend of O. Henry Reads Interesting Paper; Tom Tate Describes Man Who Made Short Story Famous in Article
-Greensboro Record 4/29/1928
Dwelling in Which O. Henry Was Born Disapears Before March of Business Progress
-Greensboro Record 12/4/1928
O. Henry's Fame Shared by City
-Greensboro Daily News 9/8/1935
O. Henry Sixty-five Years Ago
-Greensboro Daily News 8/2/1936
O. Henry's Greensboro Gone with Windmill
-Greensboro Daily News 8/29/1937
Historic O. Henry Elm Tree, Where Writer Played
-Greensboro Daily News 10/22/1939
Magnolias Figured in Life of O. Henry; Biographer Recalls Trip to Tourgee for Theft of Flowers for Sweetheart
-Greensboro Daily News 1/14/1940
Reidsville Man Remembers Friendly Act of Will Porter [T.E. Idol]
-Greensboro Daily News 6/30/1946
O. Henry Left Greensboro to Gain Fame but His Memory Is Still Cherished Here
-Greensboro Daily News 8/10/1952
Elderly Man Recalls Boyhood of O. Henry [Charles J. Brockman]
-Greensboro Record 8/20/1952
Invitation to Ethel Arnett's autographing party for O. Henry from Polecat Creek
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
There's More [Ethel Arnett didn't tell everything in her book, O. Henry from Polecat Creek]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1962
O. Henry's Birthplace: Well-marked Goof
-Greensboro Record 10/24/1969
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* Collections *
O. Henry Memorabilia
-Greensboro Daily News 2/1/1937
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* Criticism & Estimates -- Clippings *
O. Henry; John H. Barry in N.Y. Telegram
-Greensboro Daily News 4/12/1915
Achievements (Described by C. Alphonso Smith)
-Greensboro Daily News 3/12/1916
Literature in North Carolina Is Treated [Benjamin Sledd has negative comments on O. Henry]
-Greensboro Daily News 7/22/1916
An English Reaction to O.Henry, by James Douglas
-Greensboro Daily News 4/15/1917
O. Henry, Appraised Again, Classed as Permanent Figure in Literature
-Greensboro Daily News 11/6/1927
O. Henry; A New Estimate, by Archibald Henderson
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry Survives as Most Popular Writer of Short Stories of Generation in America, by Dr. Archibald Henderson
-Greensboro Daily News 11/6/1927
Other Countries Read O. Henry; Interesting Letter from British West Indies Found Among Collection of Manuscripts Assembled by Late Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, by Colvin Leonard
-Greensboro Daily News 9/17/1933
O. Henry Versatile in Many Fields; Famous Short-story Writer, Had He Not Died Before His Time, Would Likely Have Turned to Drama and Poetry, by Edna Shelton
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1937
O. Henry in the Spring
-Greensboro Daily News 5/2/1942
Professor Burton's Class; O. Henry Short Stories Continue to Hold Freshness, Appeal, by W.C. Burton
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
Legacy to the Humble Heart [review of The Complete Works of O. Henry]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/9/1953
O. Henry, New Edition
-Greensboro Daily News 8/30/1953
Professor Burton's Class; Greensboro's O. Henry: "No Talent, All Genius," by W.C. Burton
-Greensboro Daily News 11/7/1954
Famed Author Revealed as Cartoonist and Poet
-Greensboro Daily News 7/31/1960
Why the Russians Like O. Henry, by Joachim T. Baer
-Greensboro Daily News 1/25/1976
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* Death and Funeral -- Clippings *
Funeral of O. Henry Just Like Incident from One of His Best Stories--Tragedy and Romance
-Greensboro Record 9/11/1925
Local Resident [Mrs. Z.V. Conyers] Recalls Day She Attended O. Henry Rites
-Greensboro Record 9/12/1951
Author Have Death Warning?
-Greensboro Daily News 6/19/1960
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* Dramatization -- Clippings *
Thomas Dixon Talks of William Porter; Tells Daily News of How O. Henry Lost Out on "Alias Jimmy Valentine"
-Greensboro Daily News 9/28/1913
A Double-Dyed Deceiver, by O. Henry; upon which Norman Hackett's Play, "A Double Deceiver," Is Founded
-Greensboro Daily News 11/16/1913
Grand Opera House, Tuesday Evening, Popular O. Henry Memorial Fund Night
-Greensboro Record 11/16/1913
The Memorial Benefit Performance
-Greensboro Daily News 11/18/1913
O. Henry on the Stage; "A Double Deceiver" to be Presented at the Grand Tonight by Norman Hackett
-Greensboro Record 11/18/1913
Mrs. Wm. Sydney Porter; Wife of O. Henry Will See Norman Hackett in "A Double Deceiver" Tonight
-Greensboro Record 11/18/1913
Memory of O. Henry Honored Last Night; Large Crowd Gathered to See Hackett's Presentation of Play by Greensboro's Great Son
-Greensboro Daily News 11/18/1913
"Fair Lady" Stars in O. Henry Tale [The Gift of the Magi"]
-Greensboro Daily News 12/7/1958
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* Drawings -- Clippings *
His First Effort Was Book of Caricatures, by Henry W. Wharton
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Where O. Henry Clerked; Tourgee Leaving South [copies of drawings]
-Greensboro Record 3/7/1930
O. Henry Told His Story with a Drawing Sketched in the Old Porter Drug Store
-Greensboro Daily News 2/8/1942
William S. Porter's? "O. Henry" Painting Hangs in Local Inn
-Greensboro Daily News 6/11/1959
Signatures Similar [signature on painting similar to O. Henry's]
-Greensboro Daily News 6/11/1959
Public Pulse: O. Henry's Painting [Letter to the editor by A. Earl Weatherly]
-Greensboro Daily News 6/17/1959
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* Drugstore -- Clippings *
When Greensboro Was Young
-Greensboro Daily News 5/30/1919
Pharmacy's Writing Genius, O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 7/9/1922
O. Henry Told His Story with a Drawing Sketched in the Old Porter Drug Store
-Greensboro Daily News 2/8/1942
Foundation of Vast Business Laid in Porter's Drug Store; Story of Vick Chemical Company Is Romance of Modern Achievement
-Greensboro Daily News 8/15/1943
O. Henry Exhibit Placed in Museum; Formal Opening of Memorial Room to Mark 85th Anniversary of Birth
-Greensboro Daily News 9/8/1947
Greensboro and O. Henry [drug store replica at Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1947
Old Porter Drug Fixtures Put in O. Henry Museum [at Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Record 6/17/1951
O. Henry Cut His Work Teeth in Drug Store
-Greensboro Daily News 8/16/1952
Museum Exhibit Piece
-Greensboro Daily News 5/5/1954
Atmosphere of Uncle's Elm Street Drug Store Flavored Many of Will Porter's Short Stories
-Greensboro Daily News 6/13/1954
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* Festival, O. Henry (1985) *
Novelist to Open O. Henry Festival (Maxine Kumin)
-News & Record 3/19/1985
Celebration O. Henry (editorial)
-News & Record 4/7/1985
To a Child's Eye, O. Henry an Exalted Figure (W.C. Burton shares memories)
-News & Record 4/7/1985
Story Contest Collects Entertaining Batch (review of O. Henry Festival Stories)
-News & Record 4/7/1985
Reliving Days of O. Henry's Youth
-News & Record 4/8/1985
Writer's Fans welcome O. Henry, Lovely Home
-News & Record 4/9/1985
O. Henry Still Felon as Pardon Is Denied
-News & Record 4/10/1985
Theater Review: "What's Around the Corner" (drama about O. Henry by Joseph Hoesl)
-News & Record 4/10/1985
Museum Opens O. Henry Exhibit During Festival
-News & Record 4/10/1985
Justice Officials Reject Pardon for O. Henry by Jim Schlosser
-News & Record 4/11/1985
Music Review "The Purple Dress" (chamber opera based on O. Henry's work)
-News & Record 4/11/1985
Students Receive O. Henry Awards
-News & Record 4/11/1985
Art in O. Henry Era (Exhibition)
-News & Record 4/11/1985
All This O. Henry Hoopla Reeks of Pretense
-News & Record 4/12/1985
O. Henry's Week One of Celebration, Cultural Enrichment
-News & Record 4/13/1985
O. Henry Festival Ends with Mix of Old, New
News & Record 4/14/1985
A Lifetime Devoteer Missed the Festival
-News & Record 5/10/1985
Gifts [to Greensboro Historical Museum] Appreciated
-News & Record 5/21/1985
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* Grave *
O. Henry Widow Declines to Move Author's Remains; Mrs. William Porter Tells City [of Greensboro] She Prefers Buncombe Cemetery
-Greensboro Daily News 3/10/1945
Widow Denies Council Offer; Body of O. Henry Not to Be Removed Here [to Greensboro]
-Greensboro Record 3/9/1945
Visits O. Henry's Grave
-Greensboro Daily News 9/7/1947
Two Famous Authors Rest in Cemetery at Asheville
-Greensboro Daily News 10/30/1949
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* Greensboro in O. Henry's writings *
References to Greensboro, North Carolina and South Woven Deftly into Stories of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 4/18/1954
Atmosphere of Uncle's Elm Street Drug Store Flavored Many of Will Porter's Short Stories
-Greensboro Daily News 6/13/1954
Will Porter Wrote Many Stories of Old South, Next to New York Tales Considered His Best
-Greensboro Daily News 10/3/1954
Traces of Greensboro Found in O. Henry's Stories by Jim Schlosser
-News & Record 4/12/1985
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* Homes -- Clippings *
O. Henry's Old Home Sketched by Brother; Shell Porter Says Tom Tate's Idea Was All Wrong
-Greensboro Daily News 9/13/1936
Birthplace of O. Henry Is Reconstructed by the Artist; Short Story Writer's Old Home on West Market Street Is Pieced Together after Careful Research. Is Called Excellent Likeness
-Greensboro Daily News 12/12/1937
O. Henry's Birthplace: Well-Marked Goof--Wrong Location…and the Real Site
-Greensboro Record 10/24/1969
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* Jennings, Al *
The Literary Scene
-Greensboro Daily News 10/24/1954
Museum Obtains Letter by Friend of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 1/9/1955
Badman (He Said So) Dies with Boots Off
-Greensboro Record 12/27/1961
Jennings Was Friend of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 12/28/1961
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* Letters -- Clippings *
O. Henry's Letters
-Greensboro Daily News 10/12/1954
The Letters of O. Henry -- Look Between the Lines
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
O. Henry's Letters Added to City Library [later moved to Greensboro Historical Museum]
-News & Record 3/20/1985
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* Marker *
Greensboro Observes O. Henry Anniversary; Opening of Memorial Room Scheduled Tonight at Civic Center; Historic Markers Replaced
-Greensboro Daily News 9/11/1947
Right Marker for O. Henry Being Sought
-Greensboro Record 8/4/1965
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* Marriage [see also Porter, Sara Coleman (wife)] *
O. Henry's Romance [1st wife, Athol]
-Greensboro Daily News 6/10/1923
O. Henry's Widow [Sara Coleman Porter] Tells of Their Courtship and Marriage
-Greensboro Daily News 7/10/1932
O. Henry: Love's Young Dream Comes True as He Finds Girl of His Past [Sara Lindsay Coleman], by Ethel S. Arnett
-Greensboro Daily News 9/14/1969
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* Memorials -- Clippings *
[Unveiling of tablet to O. Henry in Raleigh]
-Greensboro Record 12/1/1914
O. Henry Memorial Is Under Planning
-Greensboro Record 2/28/1916
An O. Henry Evening Has Been Arranged; Dr. C. A. Smith to Speak
-Greensboro Daily News 3/6/1916
Story-teller and Inn [publications' making fun of naming a Greensboro inn after O. Henry]
-Greensboro Daily News 4/20/1919
Announcing the Formal Opening of North Carolina's Newest adn Most Palatial Hotel: The O. Henry, Greensboro, N.C.
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Opening of O. Henry Today Marks Climax of Undertaking Begun Three Years Ago
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Public Pulse: The Daily News and the O. Henry [about O. Henry Hotel]
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Public Pulse: The Origin of the Idea [About O. Henry Hotel]
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
To O. Henry [poem by Lucy M. Cobb]
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
Dr. Smith Talks about O. Henry; Suggests Marker for Home Grounds. Discusses Nom de Plume
-Greensboro Record 6/20/1922
Highway Beautifying Approved by Rotary: Three Clubs in Harmony on Planting Shrubs on the Way to High Point. Order O. Henry Tablet
-Greensboro Daily News 9/27/1922
Woman's Realm: Miss Phife Wins O. Henry Cup
-Greensboro Daily News 2/21/1923
Will Porter's Home Town Pays His Memory a Belated Tribute
-Greensboro Daily News 3/28/1924
Honor O. Henry's Memory
-Greensboro Daily News 3/30/1924
Valuable O. Henry Collection Given to Greensboro's Library; Mrs. C. Alphonso Smith Gives Her Husband's Collection
-Greensboro Record 8/29/1926
Smith O. Henryana Data Is Given Greensboro Library; Formal Gift of Mrs. C. Alphonso Smith
-Greensboro Daily News 8/29/1926
An O. Henry Shrine; Little House in Austin, Texas, Pointed Out to Thousands of Visitors as Place Where O. Henry Wrote First Successful Short Story
-Greensboro Daily News 2/10/1929
An O. Henry Museum at Austin Texas
-Greensboro Record 2/26/1926
Henderson to Talk at Event Honoring O. Henry's Memory
-Greensboro Daily News 9/21/1939
O. Henry Portrait Unveiled; Gift to Library [painted by Henry Rood, Jr.]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/28/1939
Says O. Henry Moral Force in Literature; Dr. Henderson, Speaking at Portrait Unveiling, Lauds Genius of Writer
-Greensboro Daily News 9/28/1939
O. Henry Club Receives After Portrait Unveiling
-Greensboro Daily News 9/28/1939
Memorials to O. Henry Are Statewide in Nature; Bronze Tablet Erected in Supreme Court Building at Raleigh in 1914 Was the First--Other Tributes to Short Story Writer
-Greensboro Daily News 10/8/1939
O. Henry Library Exhibit
-Greensboro Daily News 10/22/1939
Greensboro and O. Henry [says that Greensboro does little to remember him]
-Greensboro Daily News 12/31/1943
An O. Henry Fete
-Greensboro Record 9/3/1947
O. Henry Exhibit Placed in Museum; Formal Opening of Memorial Room to Mark 85th Anniversary of Birth
-Greensboro Daily News 9/7/1947
O. Henry Memorial Room Is Opened to Public [Greensboro's Civic Center Museum Has Replica of Drug Store]
-Greensboro Record 9/12/1947
O. Henry Display Honors Birthday of Famed Writer [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Record 9/10/1951
O. Henry, 1862-1910
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1951
Historical Museum Plans O. Henry Week
-Greensboro Record 8/12/1952
Full O. Henry Celebration Scheduled; Local Museum Plans Program
-Greensboro Daily News 8/12/1952
Week of August 17 Is "O. Henry Week" by Official Decree
-Greensboro Daily News 8/14/1952
Cousin of O. Henry [Sam Porter]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/18/1952
Both Their Grandfathers Worked Here [W. C. Porter, III and Lunsford Richardson, Jr., pictured in replica of drug store located in Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/18/1952
August 17-23 Is Dedicated to O. Henry
-Greensboro Record 8/18/1952
City Pays Tribute to a Native Son; Museum Gets Painting of Porter Drug Store [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/18/1952
Street May Bear O. Henry's Name [O. Henry Boulevard]
-Greensboro Daily News 2/9/1954
O. Henry Boulevard
-Greensboro Record 2/10/1954
O. Henry Boulevard
-Greensboro Daily News 2/12/1954
O. Henry Honored by Scottish rite
-Greensboro Daily News 4/29/1954
Rare O. Henryana Gift to the Shown [Robert H. Davis collection given to Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/10/1954
Exhibits in Museum Shed New Light on Author
-Greensboro Daily News 10/17/1954
O. Henryana Collection to Be Unveiled Here [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/20/1954
O. Henry's Works Given to Historical Museum
-Greensboro Daily News 10/22/1954
Museum Gets Four O. Henry Editions
-Greensboro Record 10/21/1954
Alderman Schedules School Unit Exhibit of New O. Henryana [school visits to Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Record 10/26/1954
Letters of O. Henry to Publisher Secured for Historical Museum
-Greensboro Record 10/23/1954
O. Henry's Letters [Added to Greensboro Historical Museum collection]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/29/1954
O. Henryana Exhibit Features Celebration of Museum Birthday [Robert H. Davis collection]
-Greensboro Record 10/29/1954
Surprise O. Henry Gifts Received by Museum [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/29/1954
Artist [Robert C. Barritt] to Present O. Henry Portrait to Museum Here
-Greensboro Daily News 10/16/1955
Museum Gets O. Henry Portrait [by Robert C. Barritt]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/19/1955
Students Will Replace Local O. Henry Plaque
-Greensboro Record 1/12/1957
Ceremony Set to Dedicate Boulevard [O. Henry Boulevard]
-Greensboro Daily News 1/14/1957
Talking about O. Henry [picture of Gaines kelley, Thomas Mitchell, and Edwin Gill]
-Greensboro Record 1/14/1957
Actor Thomas Mitchell Her at O. Henry Ceremony; State Treasurer [Edwin Gill] Dedicates Boulevard [O. Henry Boulevard]
-Greensboro Record 1/14/1957
Gill Speaker at Boulevard Dedication; Treasurer Lauds O. Henry's Works [Edwin Gill, state treasurer; O. Henry Boulevard]
-Greensboro Daily News 1/15/1957
Will Porter's Road of Destiny, by Edwin Gill [includes picture of Gill]
-Greensboro Daily News 1/20/1957
Historic Spot Marked Again
-Greensboro Daily News 3/15/1957
Cactus Sent for O. Henry Memorial [from Texas fans to be placed by his grave in Asheville]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1961
O. Henry Statue Dedicated
-Greensboro Record 4/26/1972
Russian Stamp Honors O. Henry
-Greensboro Record 9/10/1962
U. S. Turns Down O. Henry Stamp; Russia Issues One
-Greensboro Daily News 9/11/1962
O. Henry--an Exception [stamp]
-Greensboro Record 9/19/1962
Russia and O. Henry [stamp]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/26/1962
Soviet Likes O. Henry, Defends Stamp Issue
-Greensboro Daily News 9/30/1962
Here Nor There [brief comment on Russian O. Henry stamp]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/7/1962
Presentation of Nameplate Set Thursday [nameplate of ship O. Henry presented to city of Asheville]
-Greensboro Daily News 2/20/1963
Public Pulse: Oh? Henry? [use of his name on businesses and street in Greensboro]
-Greensboro Daily News 2/23/1963
Reds' Stamp Design Lacking Originality
-Greensboro Daily News 4/16/1963
O. Henry Art [sketches by Ogden Deal for two sculptures] Seeking Patron
-Greensboro Record 1/20/1968
O. Henry Statue Dedicated
-Greensboro Record 4/26/1972
O. Henry Memorial is Unveiled at Plaza: Statues of Writer, Dog Bring Author Home
-News & Record 4/9/1985
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* Miscellaneous -- Clippings *
"Home in the Dark," [poem] by F. A. Phelps
-Greensboro Record 11/30/1910
Memory of O. Henry Honored Last Night
-Greensboro Daily News 11/19/1913
"The Influence of Misfortune on the Gifted" [about Alphonso Smith's biography]
-Greensboro Daily News 11/5/1916
O. Henry: Some Impressions [by D. Hiden Ramsey]
-Greensboro Daily News 12/3/1916
Barrie Like O. Henry [Barrie quoted as saying he was like O. Henry]
-Greensboro Daily News 11/18/1923
O. Henry Ever in Need of Money, Says Griffith, Editor of Current Opinion [William Griffith]
-Greensboro Daily News 2/15/1925
O. Henry's Cradle and Chair May Now Be Viewed on Exhibition at the Greensboro Public Library
-Greensboro Daily News 8/16/1925
Boyhood Friend of O. Henry [Tom Tate] Reads Interesting Paper
-Greensboro Record 4/29/1928
Friend Clears Blot from Story of O. Henry's Life [Robert E. Dalton]
-Greensboro Daily News 5/13/1932
O. Henry Service at Store Replica Set September 11 [Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/23/1947
Local Event on O. Henry Set Sept. 11
-Greensboro Daily News 8/31/1947
O. Henry Room Opens Next Week
-Greensboro Daily News 9/4/1947
Negro Who Knew O. Henry [Will Lindsay] Sends Polio Contribution
-Greensboro Daily News 1/20/1949
Professor Burton's Class: Literary Vogue Starts Backtracking Through Arbors of Old Authors
-Greensboro Daily News 3/18/1951
Famous People of Greensboro [McDuffie-Eubanks Drug Co. ad]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
Faces Are Red over a Name at O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 9/3/1953
Margaret Porter Hopkins [great-niece of O. Henry] Weds George Long in Episcopal Vows
-Greensboro Daily News 9/4/1955
Ohio Proud of O. Henry Prison Cell
-Greensboro Record 10/3/1955
Famed Author Revealed as Cartoonist and Poet
-Greensboro Daily News 7/31/1960
O. Henry Fan [letter to the editor]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/30/1960
O. Henry's 100th Anniversary to Be Observed Here Tonight
-Greensboro Record 9/11/1962
Drug Store Replica Displayed [at Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Daily News 9/12/1962
He Spells O'Henry Correctly [ errors in spelling found on signs in Asheville ]
-Greensboro Daily News 12/8/1967
O'Henry: This Is Wrong, By Gosh, New Society States Emphatically
-Greensboro Record 3/24/1947
Wrong-brand Writers
-Greensboro Daily News 3/19/1952
Wisconsin Attorney Seeks O. Henry Data [on his birth & death]
-Greensboro Daily News 10/18/1968
O. Henry: A Famous Son
-Greensboro Daily News 5/29/1971
Doll Collectors! (Ad for O. Henry doll)
-News & Record 4/10/1985
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* Moving Pictures -- Clippings *
Five O. Henry Tales to Be Filmed
-Greensboro Daily News 3/16/1952
Chamber of Commerce May Make Attempt to Get First Showing of O. Henry Movie
-Greensboro Record 3/27/1952
"The O. Henry Story": Movie Premiere Here Considered
-Greensboro Daily News 4/24/1952
City Considered for Introduction of O. Henry Film [world premiere may be in Greensboro]
-Greensboro Record 4/24/1952
O. Henry Quintet [stories in film]
-Greensboro Daily News 4/29/1952
O. Henry Premiere Sought for City
-Greensboro Daily News 7/3/1952
World Premiere of O. Henry Film Scheduled Here ["O. Henry's Full House" to play at Carolina Theater, Greensboro]
-Greensboro Record 7/10/1952
"O. Henry's Full House" to Have Premiere Here
-Greensboro Daily News 7/11/1952
Spare Us from This!
-Greensboro Daily News 7/12/1952
Plans Being Made for O. Henry Film
-Greensboro Record 7/14/1952
Film Premiere Will Honor O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 7/14/1952
Date of Premiere for O. Henry Film Moved to August 17
-Greensboro Record 7/24/1952
O. Henry Film Premiere Slated Here August 17
-Greensboro Daily News 7/24/1952
Greensboro Merchants Ready for Premiere
-Greensboro Daily News 8/9/1952
First O. Henry Story Published in Today's News [paper will publish leading short stories]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/11/1952
Movie Stars Won't Attend Premiere; O. Henry's Widow Will Miss Event
-Greensboro Daily News 8/11/1952
O. Henry's Kin Hopes to See Film Premiere [Samuel Sydney Porter]
-Greensboro Record 8/13/1952
Director to Attend O. Henry Showing
-Greensboro Record 8/16/1952
Film Director Expected to Arrive Here Today [Henry King]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/16/1952
A Red Letter Event [premiere of "O. Henry's Full House"]
-Greensboro Record 8/16/1952
O. Henry's Stories Come Home
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
World Premiere of O. Henry Stories in Film Slated for Carolina Today
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
World Film Premiere to Open
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
World Premiere Starts Today [includes pictures of stars]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
O. Henry Played at Movie Site [as a child, O. Henry played where the theater later stood]
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
Director [Henry King] Attends O. Henry Picture Premiere Here
-Greensboro Record 8/18/1952
"O. Henry's Full House"
-Greensboro Daily News 8/20/1952
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* New York, NY *
New Yorkers to Raze Famous House Where O. Henry Wrote
-Greensboro Daily News 1/18/1948
O. Henry's New York by Jim Schlosser
-News & Record 4/7/1985
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* Poetry *
O. Henry's Last Poem ["Hard ye may be in the tumult…"]
-Greensboro Daily News 6/1/1913
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* Porter, Miss Lina (aunt) -- Clippings *
Miss Lina Porter; a School Teacher with Force
-Greensboro Daily News 10/4/1925
Miss Lina Porter, Little Schoolhouse Where O. Henry Went to School and Some of Miss Lina's Pupils 35 Years Ago
-Greensboro Daily News 10/4/1925
Teacher
-Greensboro Record 3/7/1930
Tribute to "Miss Lina" who Taught O.Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 9/6/1942
Behind O. Henry's Genius: Miss Lina
-Greensboro Daily News 12/30/1956
Resident [Mrs. Leonard Faulconer] Recalls School Punishment [article includes memories of Mrs. Faulconer's sister, Mrs. Mary Bailey]
-Greensboro Daily News 1/9/1962
Miss Lina: A Great Teacher and an Exceptional Person, by Ethel Arnett
-Greensboro Daily News 2/17/1963
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* Porter, Margaret (daughter) -- Clippings *
Would Emulate Father; Daughter of O. Henry Seeks to Follow in His Foot-steps
-Greensboro Record 2/11/1913
Daughter of O. Henry A Bride in New York
-Greensboro Record 7/22/1916
Daughter's Last Years Follow Pattern of Story from the Pen of O. Henry, by Nell Craig
-Greensboro Record 5/24/1927
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* Porter, Sara Coleman (wife) *
Burning of Mrs. Porter's Home Marks Passing of Another O. Henry Landmark
-Greensboro Daily News 7/12/1933
Mrs. William Sydney Porter Gives Insight into His Life
-Greensboro Daily News 5/15/1938
Mrs. William Sydney Porter Likes to Talk about Husband, by Eleanor Bradford Church
-Greensboro Daily News 3/2/1941
Widow of O. Henry Observes Birthday
-Greensboro Daily News 2/19/1949
Unable to See Premiere: Mrs. Porter Disappointed, by James Sloan Coleman
-Greensboro Daily News 8/17/1952
Widow of O. Henry Claimed by Death
-Greensboro Record 8/14/1959
Mrs. Porter, O. Henry's Wife, Dies
-Greensboro Daily News 8/15/1959
Rites Set for Mrs. Porter
-Greensboro Daily News 8/16/1959
O. Henry: Love's Young Dream Comes True as He Finds Girl of His Past
-Greensboro Daily News 9/24/1969
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* Porter, Shirley (brother) -- Clippings *
Shirley Porter, O. Henry's Brother, Interred at Ayden
-Greensboro Record 11/15/1945
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* Portraits -- Clippings *
For O. Henry's 100th Birthday: A New Portrait
-Greensboro Daily News 9/9/1962
Restored Portrait to be Featured [artist unknown; given to Greensboro Historical Museum]
-Greensboro Record 11/8/1967
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* Pseudonym -- Clippings *
Origin of the Pen Name O. Henry, by Charles Alphonso Smith
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
A Nom de Plume Mystery: Whence Porter's O. Henry?
-Greensboro Daily News 6/17/1962
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* Religion -- Clippings *
O. Henry Great Believer in Religion, Says Brother
-Greensboro Daily News 9/8/47 or 9/7/47
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* Smith Biography -- Clippings *
"The Influence of Misfortune on the Gifted" [Review of Smith's biography of O. Henry]
-Greensboro Daily News 11/5/1916
Life of O. Henry Out in October
-Greensboro Record 9/12/1916
Dr. Smith Is Author of Number of Books
-Greensboro Daily News 7/15/1917
Seven Study Clubs Hear Dr. C. Alphonso Smith
-Greensboro Record 11/25/1923
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* Stories -- Clippings *
A Double-Dyed Deceiver, by O. Henry; upon which Norman Hackett's Play, "A Double Deceiver," Is Founded
-Greensboro Daily News 11/16/1913
O. Henry's Stories: I. Makes the Whole World Kin
-Greensboro Patriot 7/5/1914
Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
-Greensboro Daily News 7/2/1919
O. Henry Story: The Clarion Call
-Greensboro Daily News 8/11/1952
O. Henry Story: The Cop and the Anthem
-Greensboro Daily News 8/12/1952
The Last Leaf
-Greensboro Daily News 8/13/1952
The Ransom of Red Chief
-Greensboro Daily News 8/14/1952
The Gift of the Magi
-Greensboro Daily News 8/15/1952
References to Greensboro, North Carolina and South Woven Deftly into Stories of O. Henry
-Greensboro Daily News 4/18/1954
Will Porter Wrote Many Stories of Old South, Next to New York Tales Considered His Best
-Greensboro Daily News 10/3/1954
Will Porter Observed Isolation and Loneliness of Carolina Mountain People in Short Stories
-Greensboro Record 12/26/1954
A Christmas Classic: O. Henry's -- The Gift of the Magi
-Greensboro Daily News 12/30/1956
Manuscript by O. Henry Held Genuine ["The Venturers"]
-Greensboro Daily News 4/24/1959
O. Henry Manuscript ["The Venturers"] Sold for $1,100
-Greensboro Daily News 6/10/1959
Extra Pennies: O. Henry's Story Puzzles Editors ["Gift of the Magi"]
-Greensboro Daily News 12/19/1959
O. Henry's "Mammon and the Archer" (text of the story)
-News & Record 4/6/1985
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* Television series *
O. Henry Playhouse Begins Tuesday [Thomas Mitchell in O. Henry Role]
-Greensboro Daily News 11/25/1956
O. Henry Series Starts Tuesday over WFMY-TV
-Greensboro Daily News 11/26/1956
O. Henry's Portrayer [Thomas Mitchell] to Visit; Actor to Appear at Dedication [of O. Henry Boulevard]
-Greensboro Daily News 1/6/1957
Thomas Mitchell [actor playing O. Henry on O. Henry Playhouse] Plans Appearances
-Greensboro Daily News 1/13/1957
Screaming Reception; Portrayer of O. Henry [Thomas Mitchell] Tells of Favorite Role
-Greensboro Daily News 1/14/1957
Thomas Mitchell as O. Henry in Original Drug Store
-Greensboro Daily News 1/15/1957
[Pictures of Thomas Mitchell]
-Greensboro Daily News 1/15/1957
O. Henry's Living Image [actor Thomas Mitchell] Has Happy Time in City
-Greensboro Daily News 1/15/1957
Professor Burton's Class: Thomas Mitchell: Middle-aged Kewpie
-Greensboro Daily News 1/20/1957
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* Translations -- Clippings *
O. Henry in Russia
-Greensboro Daily News 1/14/1914
Many of O. Henry's Stories Once Popular among Russian Readers
-Greensboro Daily News 10/15/1950
Soviet to Publish O. Henry Stories
-Greensboro Record 3/19/1953
Oriental Seeks Means for Translating O. Henry Works into Chinese Language
-Greensboro Record 11/26/1953
O. Henry in the News [Russian interest in O. Henry]
-Greensboro Daily News 11/24/1956
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* Trial *
O. Henry Trial Held Travesty on Justice
-Greensboro Daily News 8/16/1952
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* Valentine, Jimmy *
Famous Thief, O. Henry Friend, Passes in S.C. [Henry Hyatt; met O. Henry when both were in prison and is believed to have inspired the story "A Retrieved Reformation"]
-Greensboro Record 7/26/1945
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