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William Sidney Porter Papers

This collection contains many first editions, as well as correspondence, printed materials, financial/legal documents, and literary productions. It also includes scrapbooks, radio dramalogues, newspaper clippings, sketches and drawings, photographs, magazines, paintings and an audio recording. The digitized items are letters, financial/legal documents, and sketches.

Letters to Ethel Arnett from Porter family members
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. These letters are to Mrs. Arnett from members of the Coleman and Porter families. They speak generally of William Sydney Porter anecdotes and mention the publication of "O. Henry from Polecat Creek" by Arnett. The information in these letters was probably used in an article written by Arnett on firsthand remembrances of William Sydney Porter (see literary production series).

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