Manuscripts

O. Henry letters to Herman P. Pressler

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Description: A group of material in one oversize blue clam shell folder related to O. Henry, the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter. The label on the folder has the title: "An Unpublished Chapter in O. Henry's Life, 1896-1897." The material includes letters from O. Henry to Pressler, letter from Herman Pressler to Dear Sir, 1921 (mssHM 12006), financial documents (mssHM 12013-12017), letter from R. M. Johnston to Herman Pressler (mssHM 12018), a letter from the Houston Daily Post to Herman Pressler (mssHM 12019), and a telegram (mssHM 12020).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1896-1921.
Call number: mssHM 12006-12020
Creator: Henry, O (1862-1910)(Opens in new tab)

Charles Fletcher Lummis letter to Herman Henry Kerckhoff

Manuscripts

Letter with rubber stamp signature on Southwest Society, Archaeological Institute of America letterhead to Herman Henry Kerckhoff, approving his membership in the Southwest Society and giving some background on the scope of the collections and remarking on famous members including President Theodore Roosevelt and Henry E. Huntington. Included is a 6 page list of members and a "Out West" cover with canceled stamp postmarked in Los Angeles on October 25.

mssHM 19815

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Henry, Bill

Manuscripts

Approx. 12 items. Subjects include: coverage of U.S.-Russian (Soviet) relations; Henry's accomplishments; letter to Henry from Williams on physical ailments of Times editors "Hotch" [Hotchkiss], "Kyle" [probably Palmer], and James Bassett; a 1970 letter from Patricia Henry Yeomans (Bill Henry's daughter) to Richard Nixon, nominating Bill Henry to receive a medal from him; 4 pp. titled, "Bill Henry - Humanitarian," outlining his lifetime accomplishments; a 2 pp. tribute to Norman Chandler by Henry titled "One In a Million"; etc. Also, other letters from Bill Henry dated February and March 1961. Henry letters from 1961 removed from Autograph File and returned to Williams Subject Files.

mssLAT

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Henry M. Greene Creative Works: Sketchbooks, Art and Design Drawings

Visual Materials

Box 38 contains Henry's sketchbook from his years in Boston, and some loose sketches. Box 39 contains some small design drawings and a photograph of a table designed by Henry. Flat File Folder 38 contains drawings for the gravestone of Henry's wife Emeline.

Subseries J.

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Quick, Herman

Manuscripts

Sixteen items comprising fifty-three pages pertaining to Herman Quick, containing letters, memos, newspaper and magazine clippings and also brochures and photographs. Also a letter from George Ellery Hale is included.

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Henry, Bill

Manuscripts

4 items: 1967 exchange of letters between Bill Henry and Norman Chandler, plus a 1973 letter to Norman Chandler from members of Henry's family after his death.

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William Henry Herndon correspondence

Manuscripts

Two autograph letters bound into a presentation volume. Includes Abraham Lincoln letter to William Henry Herndon (mssHM 23470) and William Henry Hernson letter to Charles Henry Hart (mssHM 23471).

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O. Henry letters to Herman P. Pressler

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