Mary Eccles, Viscountess Eccles
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| Born | Mary Morley Crapo 8 July 1912 |
| Died | 26 August 2003 (aged 91) |
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| Years active | 1941–2003 |
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| Relatives | Henry H. Crapo (great-grandfather) |
Mary Morley Eccles, Viscountess Eccles (née Crapo; 8 July 1912 – 26 August 2003) was an American-British book collector and author. She was renowned for establishing one of the largest private collections of 18th century literature with her first husband, Donald Hyde (1909-1966). This includes works from Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. She also created an Oscar Wilde Collection which was bequeathed to the British Library in 2003.