O. Henry Collection

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Brenda Gunn

Email: bg9ba@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-1037

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

O. Henry Collection, Accession 6333, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Creator:

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

O. Henry Collection, Accession 6333, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[With autograph corrections; includes an autographed statement from Perriton Maxwell, editor of Metropolitan Magazine, re the purchase, publication, and authenticity of the story.] (Bound in green cloth portfolio)

[With some editorial markings.]

[With minor editorial markings.]

[With pencilled sentence fragment on back of page 1 and column of pencilled numbers on back of page 20.]

[Poem; a copy of the book O. Henryanais in second portfolio in slipcase.]

[With many penciled corrections in author's hand.]

[Contains an "Impressionistic sketch of Pittsburghand arrival of me"; mentions Pittsburgh; discusses briefly a dinner invitation.]

Acquisition information:

Deposit 16 Apr 1960

Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:

Physical description:

8 items