The Melbourne Shakespeare Society, for many years the most flourishing literary society in Victoria, was also founded on his suggestion and was its inaugural president 1884–1888. Morris took the greatest interest in the Melbourne public library of which he was appointed a trustee in 1879.
This statement highlights Morris's significant role in establishing two influential institutions: the Melbourne Shakespeare Society, which was the most prominent literary organization in Victoria at the time, and the Melbourne public library, where he took on a trustee position in 1879.