Twenty-six items are from the Porter Drug Store from 1853-1889. The majority are receipts for items purchased and several are signed by W.C. Porter. See the finding aid f[...]

One letter from William Sydney Porter to Burges Johnson.

This folder contains seventeen letters, seventeen covers, and two typed pages of notes dealing with O. Henry, possibly by Mrs. Arnett or possibly sent to her in a letter.[...]

The 1913 item is a two page TLS (typed letter signed) to Mr. Archibald Henderson of North Carolina regarding a lecture and/or contribution for an O. Henry memorial (1913)[...]

This group includes three items addressed to Eli Oettinger, ten carbon letters written from Eli Oettinger, and six memorandum sheets written by Eli Oettinger. The 1937-19[...]

These letters are from Margaret to her father. The early item is written to him while he was in prison and the others are written while Margaret was a student at Belmont [...]

Included is a 1907 letter to Lily Benbow, with cover, in which Sara speaks of her marriage and early family life. Two 1910 letters to Lily speak of the death and last mom[...]

These letters are addressed to Mrs. Harry Thornton in Greensboro. They speak of Shirley's nickname "Shell" and how it was acquired, mutual acquaintances in Greensboro, a [...]

The letters in this folder are written to Bob Davis, fiction editor of Munsey's Magazine. Most involve requests for various cash advances and also excuses as to why promi[...]

This group of letters was written by William Sydney Porter to his daughter Margaret between April 25, 1898, and July 24, 1901, while he was an inmate in the Ohio State Pe[...]

These letters were written by William Sydney Porter to daughter Margaret while she attended Belmont College, a finishing school in Nashville, Tennessee. They speak of Mar[...]

These letters speak of family matters, holidays, etc. Most are written to Margaret from New York, but several are from Asheville, North Carolina. Margaret's addresses ran[...]

The items in this folder include a calling card, three letters, and one cover. Three photostats of a letter from William Sydney Porter in Texas to his friend Dr. Beall in[...]

This folder consists of three photostatic and two typescript copies of letters William Sydney Porter wrote to Sara Coleman before they were married. The July 15 letter is[...]

Included are an Easter card and an ALS (autograph letter signed) (1897) with cover to Lina Gray from her aunt, Lina Porter. The letter discusses general family matters.

Lyndon Swaim followed William Swaim as editor of the "Greensboro Patriot" (1839-1854). He had been apprenticed under William. In 1842, he married the widowed Mrs. William[...]

The earliest item is a note to Margaret from her cousin Waldo Porter asking her to come back to Greensboro, written presumably after Margaret and her mother visited in 18[...]

This folder consists of a set of typed transcriptions of correspondence between William Sydney Porter and his daughter Margaret from approximately 1898 to 1910. The origi[...]

This series includes an original pencil drawing (12 inches by 15 inches) entitled "the pet fawn," by Lina Porter (1888), the tombstone sketch, probably by WSP, and the Pr[...]