Morris, May, 1862-1938

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May Morris was the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris. She was a skilled embroiderer, teaching embroidery and running Morris & Co.'s embroidery department. She became an important figure in the Arts & Crafts movement, and joined her father in actively promoting socialism. Her introductions to the twenty-four volume set of Williams Morris's works published between 1910 and 1915 provided fresh details of Morris's career and family life.

From the description of May Morris letters and postcard to Mrs. Morse, 1900-1928. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54667711

Daughter of William Morris.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Soller, Majorca, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1913 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612999

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lechlade, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1929 Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612833

May Morris, daughter of William Morris, was an artist, writer and editor.

From the description of May Morris collection. [ca. 1910]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676738339
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creatorOf Morris, William, 1834-1896. Papers of William Morris, 1839-1999. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. May Morris letters and postcard to Mrs. Morse, 1900-1928. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. William De Morgan : recollections of his life and work : typescript, 1917 / by May Morris. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. Autograph letter signed : Lechlade, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1929 Oct. 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922. T.J. Cobden-Sanderson papers : and other materials, 1874-1984 (bulk 1884-1922). UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Carruthers, John, 1836-1914. Personal and family papers relating to William Morris, 1866-1938. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Janet Achurch and Charles Charrington correspondence, 1887-1900. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Morris, William, 1834-1896. List of books and manuscripts bought by William Morris, partly in his autograph, circa 1876. Yale Center for British Art
referencedIn Blow, Detmar, 1867-1939. Autograph letter signed : Hilles, Stroud, Glos., to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1938 Oct. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. Autograph letter signed : London, to Henry Watson Kent, 1929 Sept. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Omar Khayyam. [Stanzas from Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubáiyát, written out by William Morris. Newberry Library
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. William De Morgan : recollections of his life and work, 1917 / by May Morris. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Papers of May Morris, 1960s-1980s The Women' s Library
creatorOf Morris, William, 1834-1896. [Wallpaper samples] [realia]. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn Adams, Katharine, 1862-1952. Katharine Adams correspondence : and other material, circa 1898-1960. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. May Morris collection. [ca. 1910]. University of Victoria Libraries, UVic
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. Letters, 1916-1936, Lechlade, England, to Philip Darrell Sherman. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Carter, John, 1905-1975. John Carter calligraphic letters, 1946-1971. Newberry Library
referencedIn De Morgan, William Frend, 1839-1917. William Frend De Morgan correspondence, 1866-1917. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Morris, William, 1834-1896. Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1868-1896 (1934). Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935. Papers, 1846-1961 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948. Papers of W. Graham Robertson, 1875-1948. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. Autograph letter signed : Soller, Majorca, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1913 July 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Janet Achurch and Charles Charrington correspondence, 1887-1900. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Morris, May, 1862-1938. [Sketchbook from Iceland] University of California, Los Angeles
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associatedWith Adams, Katharine, 1862-1952. person
associatedWith Blow, Detmar, 1867-1939. person
associatedWith Carruthers, John, 1836-1914. person
associatedWith Carter, John, 1905-1975. person
correspondedWith Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922. person
associatedWith Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962, person
associatedWith De Morgan, William Frend, 1839-1917. person
associatedWith Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917. person
associatedWith Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935. person
associatedWith Morris, William, 1834-1896. person
associatedWith Morse, Juliet Tylor, person
associatedWith Omar Khayyam. person
associatedWith Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948. person
associatedWith Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. person
associatedWith Sherman, Philip D. (Philip Darrell), 1881-1957, person
associatedWith Wood, P. H., person
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Death 1938-10-17

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