The Guardian of the Scutcheon (open access)

The Guardian of the Scutcheon

Short story about a bank porter.
Date: May 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Door of Unrest (open access)

The Door of Unrest

Short story about a newspaper editor.
Date: May 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Moment of Victory (open access)

The Moment of Victory

Short story about a young war veteran.
Date: May 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Best-Seller (open access)

The Best-Seller

Short story set in Pittsburgh
Date: May 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Books Reviewed: O. Henry's Short Stories (open access)

New Books Reviewed: O. Henry's Short Stories

Book review of "The Four Million." Also contains thoughts on "The Trimmed Lamp" and "Heart of the West."
Date: May 1908
Creator: Forman, Henry James, 1879-1966
Object Type: Review
System: The Portal to Texas History
His Courier (open access)

His Courier

A short story about a boy tasked with delivering a message.
Date: May 1902
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Emancipation of Billy (open access)

The Emancipation of Billy

Short story set in the southern United States.
Date: May 1904
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss (open access)

The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss

Short story set in a German restaurant.
Date: May 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Head-Hunter (open access)

The Head-Hunter

A man is inspired by his time in the Philippine Islands.
Date: May 1908
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Money Maze (open access)

Money Maze

A short story set in Central America. This story is said to have served as the literary foundation of "Cabbages and Kings."
Date: May 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Mrs. Lacey] (open access)

[Handwritten letter from O. Henry to Mrs. Lacey]

Letter regarding raising capital for invention by Forney Lacey that would be placed on telephones to prevent the spread of disease.
Date: May 1909
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bullring in Juarez, Mexico]

Photograph of two men outside of a bullring in Juarez, Mexico. One man is identified as Jon Denton of Austin and the other is "Stewart". The bullring has various advertisements posted on it in English.
Date: May 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Fifty-Second Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas, Held in All Saints' Chapel, Austin, May 8th, 9th and 10th, 1901 (open access)

Journal of the Fifty-Second Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas, Held in All Saints' Chapel, Austin, May 8th, 9th and 10th, 1901

This publication includes the reports made by the members of the council, lists of clergy in the diocese, and the minutes of the council meetings.
Date: May 1901
Creator: Protestant Episcopal Church. Diocese of Texas. Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History