Morris, Mary, 1862-1938

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daughter of William and Jane Morris

Epithet: designer and craftswoman; called May

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creatorOf 'Astarte Syriaca' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Dec. 1875 or later. 1409 and 1420 are written on similar paper. Fair copy, written on both sides of an octavo leaf (ff. 1, 1b) of white laid paper. Watermark 'Joy[ ] / 18[ ]'. The text found in the MS. dif..., 1875-1930 British Library
referencedIn WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XLIII (ff. 305). Contents:-(1) 'The Scribbler', a magazine produced by the young members of the Morris and Burne-Jones families at irregular intervals. The first number is undated, but the second is dated 16..., 1878-1881 British Library
creatorOf HAKE PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 271). Correspondence of G. G. Hake and his family. Viz.:– 1. ff. 1-55. Letters of D. G. Rossetti; circa 1872-1875. Printed, for the most part, in Letters of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, as with 49467, ff. 1-253, above. Included (f..., 1865-1894 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XI (ff. 149). 1925-1938, n.d.includes:f. 1 Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, sculptor: Letter to Miss May Morris: 1925.ff. 2, 13 Anna Simons, German calligrapher: Letters to Miss May Morris: 1925, 1927.f. 5 Welbore St Clair Baddeley, of Painsw..., 1925-1938 British Library
referencedIn WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XXII (ff. 96). Contents:-(1) 'The Niebelungennôt', 216 stanzas, being all of the translation from the Middle High German epic that Morris completed (see C.W., vii, p. xxxiii). A few stanzas are quoted in Mor..., 1865-1931 British Library
referencedIn GRANT to Mary al. May Morris, daughter of William Morris, the poet and artist, of the Royal Order of the Falcon of Iceland, Fourth Class; 1930. With related papers, 1921-1931. Icelandic (with the exception of E). Presented, with Add. MSS. 45338-45353... British Library
referencedIn (ff. 1-87). A-I.includes:f. 1. Art. Photographs: William Archer, drama critic and author: Portrait photograph of W. Archer: circa 1880-1890.f. 2 Michael Barnes, son of Kenneth Barnes: Photograph of M. Barnes: 1944?.ff. 3, 4 Hermann Bahr, Germa... British Library
creatorOf COCKERELL PAPERS. Vol. CXVIII (ff. 203). Morris, Mary (May).May Morris, alias Mary; daughter of William Morris: Correspondence with S. C. Cockerell: 1899-1934. British Library
creatorOf CODEX SINAITICUS PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 133). Letters; 22 Dec. 1933-3 Jan. 1934.James Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister: Correspondence rel. to Codex Sinaiticus: 1933-1934: Partly signed and copies.Sir Harold Idris Bell, Keeper of Manuscripts, British M... British Library
referencedIn Vol. II, ff. 306, H-O.includes:ff. 1, 5 Sir Francis Seymour Haden, etcher and surgeon: Letters to C. W. and C. D. Sherbom: 1880, 1902. f. 7 Louis Haghe, lithographer and painter: Letter to W. Jerdan: 1848. f.8 Louis Haghe, lithographer and painter:... British Library
creatorOf Letters to T. J. Wise from various correspondents, chiefly on biblio-graphical subjects; 18 May 1882-31 March 1936. Also included are five autograph poems, 1868-1877, by Edmund Gosse (ff. 50-54), a copy of a letter, 29 June 1888, from Robert Browning... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXIV (ff. 309). 1919-1942.includes:f. 1 Arthur M. Lawrence, of Holland Park: Letter to J. Burns: 1919. f. 2 William E. Hincks, Secretary, Leicester Charity Organisation: Letter to J. Burns: 1919.: Typewritten. Signed. f. 3 James Douglas, Editor,..., 1919-1942 British Library
referencedIn WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XII (ff. 204). Tales and other verses rejected or uncompleted by Morris and unpublished during his lifetime. Most of them were subsequently printed by May Morris, mainly in C.W., vol. xxiv. Contents:-(1) 'Th... British Library
creatorOf G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES II. Vol. LXXIII (ff. 310). Contributions and prefaces by Shaw to works by others; 1894-1942? Partly shorthand, typewritten and printed.1. ff. 1-18. Preface to 'The Theatrical “World” for 1894'.2. ff. 19-36. Chapter XXVII..., 1894-1943 British Library
creatorOf Vol. I, ff. 230; 1868-1881Jane Morris, wife of William Morris: Letters to,: 1868-1881.Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter: Letters to Mrs Jane Morris,: 1868-1881.includes:f. 45 Jenny Morris, alias Jane Alice; daughter of William Morris: Letter..., 1868-1881 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIII (ff. 267). Jan.-Apr. 1894.COUNTY OF London: Correspondence and papers of J. Burns as L.C.C. representative for Battersea: 1889-1905.Trade Unions: Correspondence, speeches, etc., of J. Burns, M.P., rel.to: 1872-1905.includes:ff. 1, 177b Th... British Library
referencedIn BURNS PAPERS. Vol. LXV (ff. 206). (1) Letters to Richard Moore the Chartist from political associates; 1839-1873. Included (ff. 1-6, 8-14) are some letters, etc., 1839-1841, n.d., from Francis Place (d. 1854), apparently all to Moore except one (f. 3..., 1819-1905 British Library
creatorOf IDRIS BELL PAPERS. Vol. XXIII (ff. 212). Alfred Dillwyn Knox -Sir John Linton Myres.includes:ff. 1-17 Alfred Dillwyn Knox, classical scholar: Letters to H. I. Bell: 1922-1929.f. 18 Wilfred Lawrence Knox: Letter to H. I. Bell: 1938: Typewritten. ... British Library
creatorOf Letters from May Morris , 1915-1938 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXII (ff. 297). April 1911-July 1914.includes:ff. 1 (typewritten; signed), 37 Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt: Correspondence with J. Burns: 1904-1911.f. 2 Sir Edward Strachey, 4th Baronet 1st Baron Strachie 1911: Invitation card to J.... British Library
creatorOf THE MAY MORRIS BEQUEST45298-45337. LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS OF WILLIAM MORRIS (b. 1834, d. 1896), the poet and artist, including examples of work from all periods of his literary career. These MSS. are among those used by May Morris, his younger daughter..., 1848-1933 British Library
creatorOf CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF RICHARD COBDEN, M.P., (b. 1804, d. 1865) and his daughter, Emma Jane Catherine Cobden (b. 1851, d. 1949), wife (1892) of Thomas Fisher Unwin, publisher; 1852-1939. Supplement Add. MSS. 43647, 43678, 43807, 43808, 50748-50..., 1852-1939 British Library
referencedIn WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. VII (ff. i + 27). The Man who never Laughed Again (C.W., v, pp. 159-204). It is not clear whether Morris's note on the original wrapper (f. i)-'First copy of man who'-refers to art. 1 or 2, or both. Contents:... British Library
referencedIn The Gordon Bottomley Papers, 1773, 1831-1958, nd British Library: Western Manuscripts
creatorOf Vol. X (ff. 202). 1909-1924.includes:f. 1 Mary Evelyn De Morgan, artist; wife of W F de Morgan: Letter to Mrs William Morris: 1909.f. 3 Longmans, Green and Co; publishers: Agreement with W. Morris's literary trustees for publication of an edition..., 1909-1924 British Library
referencedIn THE ROBERT STEELE GIFT (Continued) Add. MS. 45746 supplements Add. MSS. 45338-45353, 45407-45412, 52332, 52333, and like them was presented by Robert Steele, Esq., Litt.D., literary executor to Miss May Morris.45746. WILLIAM MORRIS PAPERS. Vol. XXIII..., 1871-1911 British Library
referencedIn (ff. 88-147). J-N.includes:f. 1. Art. Photographs: William Archer, drama critic and author: Portrait photograph of W. Archer: circa 1880-1890.f. 2 Michael Barnes, son of Kenneth Barnes: Photograph of M. Barnes: 1944?.ff. 3, 4 Hermann Bahr, Ger... British Library
creatorOf G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. XXXIV (ff. 99). Correspondence with:1. ff. 1-30. William Morris (correspondence of and concerning); 1884-1896. Partly printed.2. ff. 31-99. May Morris, daughter of William Morris; 1885-1913.includes:ff. 1-30 Wil..., 1884-1913 British Library
referencedIn Printed ephemera of Gordon Bottomley -William Morris, 1895-1931 British Library
referencedIn WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. I (ff. 135). Miscellaneous short poems and fragments, circ. 1853-1896, as follows:-(a) Juvenilia and early poems, arranged in the order of the list at ff. 1-3 (in an unidentified hand, possibly that of Jenny..., approximately 1853-1896 British Library
creatorOf Vol. IX (ff. 231). 1880-1908.includes:f. 1 Jane Alice Morris, daughter of Jane Morris: 'Record of the Secret Society': 1874.ff. 3, 36, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 54, 69 Prince Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin,; Russian revolutionary: Letters to Miss M. Morris..., 1880-1908 British Library
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Iceland, Europe
Denshawaï, Egypt
Iceland, Europe
London, county of, England
London, county of, England
Walthamstow, Borough of, London
Iceland, Europe
Iceland, Europe
Christchurch, Hampshire
Copenhagen, Denmark
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