William Morris papers

The papers of William Morris contain correspondence and manuscript materials, including drafts, fragments, notes, notebooks, diaries, and translations spanning all periods of Morris literary career. The collection also contains books from Morris' personal library, his printing press, the Kelmscott press, and others. The material spans the period from 1751 to 1976.

This series consists of a series of 9 autographed letters written by William Morris to friends and acquaintances, as well as the various folders of correspondence from Morris acquaintances William Henry Bowden, Elizabeth Burden, Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, Frederick Startridge Ellis, J. & J. Leighton, Bookbinders and Booksellers, Jane Morris, Sarah A. Peddie, Henry Halliday Sparling, Philip Webb, and Stopford Augustus Brooke.

Arrangement is alphabetical by creator.

The Books series spans from 1751 to 1976, though the bulk of the material dates from the latter half of the 19th century. This series contains poetry, literature, histories, lectures, and socialist materials from the Kelmscott press, Morris' personal llibrary, or other, non-Kelmscott presses.

The sub-series contains 34 of the 53 books produced by the Kelmscott Press, spanning the years 1891 to 1898. It contains books of poetry, history, as well as works by Morris himself, amoung others. The Kelmscott Press was founded by Morris in 1891 as a means of returning to pre-Industrial production methods.

The Non-Kelmscott Press Works span the years 1858 to 1976. The sub-series contains books, poetry, lectures, and literature about the Socialist movement of which Morris was an active advocate for.