125th Anniversary of Kelmscott Press Chaucer

On June 26th, 2021, The William Morris Society in the United States is organizing International Kelmscott Press Day, a celebration commemorating the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Kelmscott Press and the 125th anniversary of the publication of the Press’s edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. The Chaucer is without question one of the most beautiful books ever created.

To mark the occasion, libraries, museums, and other institutions across the world will create special digital and in-person displays and host activities such as talks and printing demonstrations. See: https://morrissociety.org/wmsus/events/international-kelmscott-press-day/

The UO Special Collections and University Archives owns several leaves of the Chaucer, several books by the Kelmscott Press, and two books from the personal library of William Morris.

To read about our holdings of Kelmscott Press, see: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/scua/2019/01/16/kelmscottiana-books-owned-and-published-by-william-morris/

To read about our holdings of other fine presses who were influenced by Morris and his work at the Kelmscott Press, see: https://researchguides.uoregon.edu/c.php?g=466815&p=7943472