[Lobby of First National Bank, Austin, Texas]

Photograph of the lobby of First National Bank, including the bank teller window behind a grill. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) is the teller. Another man stands behind the front counter, one is seated in back, and a customer is at the teller window. The man behind the open counter is listed as Brackenridge.
Date: [1890,1900]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Passing of Black Eagle (open access)

The Passing of Black Eagle

A short story set in Texas.
Date: March 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
About New York with O. Henry (open access)

About New York with O. Henry

Article excerpted from a literature magazine providing a description of the places in New York that O. Henry used as settings for many of his short stories. The article is illustrated with photographs.
Date: September 1913
Creator: Maurice, Arthur Bartlett, 1873-1946
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Phoebe (open access)

Phoebe

Short story set in New Orleans.
Date: November 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order form for Rolling Stones, the last of twelve 12 volumes of O. Henry Complete Works (open access)

Order form for Rolling Stones, the last of twelve 12 volumes of O. Henry Complete Works

Advertisement order form for “Rolling Stones,” Doubleday, Page & Co. editions (leather and limited manuscript)
Date: unknown
Creator: Doubleday, Page & Co.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas" (open access)

O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas"

Negative image of affidavit concerning Jossiah [sic] Willbarger employment of O. Henry to illustrate "Indian Depredations in Texas," 10 November 1932, signed by N.A. Rector
Date: November 10, 1932
Creator: Rector, N. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

School attended by O. Henry

Postcard with an illustration of a small, one-story building surrounded by a fence with a forest in the background; text beneath the image says, "Little School House Where O. Henry Went to School." Printed text on the back of the postcard reads: "This is the only school that O. Henry (Wm. Sydney Porter) ever attended. He was taught by his Aunt, Miss Lina Porter, and left this school when he was only fifteen."
Date: 1937
Creator: Bridges, Earley W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Athol Estes Porter Autograph book (open access)

Athol Estes Porter Autograph book

Autograph album belonging to Athol Estes, includes 10-line two stanza poem. First letters of first five lines acrostically spell Athol (first letters of lines) and Estes (last letters of lines). Signed "W.S.P."
Date: September 25, 1885
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Effie Roach Hofer Autograph Album] (open access)

[Effie Roach Hofer Autograph Album]

Autograph album belonging to Effie Roach Hofer. It includes page a 10-line verse poem entitled "Poetry," with drawing of fiddle and pointing finger and hand, signed "W.S. Porter/Secretary Jolly Brothers."
Date: August 2, 1885
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from O. Henry to Belle Palm] (open access)

[Letter from O. Henry to Belle Palm]

Letter detailing programme for a musical event to be held on October 1, 1886, in which Belle Palm is on the program and O. Henry is the Musical Director.
Date: September 23, 1886
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry's Wedding (open access)

O. Henry's Wedding

Original copy of statement by Lawrence K. Smoot, as recorded by Ralph Bickler, a court reporter, and furnished to [Trueman] O‘Quinn, relating the events surrounding the marriage of William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes at the Smoot home one July evening in 1887, with Lawrence as an “unofficial” witness when he was about 12 years of age. The date of the wedding was actually July 1, 1887 as a notice of the marriage appeared the next day in the Austin Daily Statesman.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bickler, Ralph A. & Smoot, Lawrence K.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lawrence K. Smoot]

Lawrence K. Smoot at his desk in the Texas Supreme Court, where for many years he was the editor (usually called ‘Reporter’) of the Supreme Court’s official publications of the Court’s opinions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Presbyterian Church]

The Presbyterian Church at Lavaca and Sixth Streets where William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes sang in the choir.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Smoot House]

The Smoot home at 1316 West Sixth Street, where William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes were married by Dr. R. K. Smoot, pastor of the Southern Presbyterian Church where Will and Athol sang in the choir.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jane Smoot to Trueman O’Quinn] (open access)

[Letter from Jane Smoot to Trueman O’Quinn]

Letter referencing photograph of Lawrence Smoot at age twelve (12) that he witnessed the marriage of William Sydney Porter and Athol Estes.
Date: August 17, 1975
Creator: Smoot, Jane
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lawrence K. Smoot]

Back of photograph reads, "Lawrence K. Smoot Age 13 years Height 4 ft 4 in."
Date: 1887
Creator: Marks, H. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement by Judge J.W. Maxwell (open access)

Statement by Judge J.W. Maxwell

Regarding William S. Porter's note on some debt he owed Hatzfeld and Co.
Date: June 1936
Creator: Maxwell, J.W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter] (open access)

[Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter]

Cancelled checks written by Maddox Bros. & Anderson all made out to W. S. Porter. Some are endorsed on the back by Porter.
Date: 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History