May King Van Rensselaer

Black and white portrait of an older woman with her hair in an updo.
Portrait of May King Van Rensselaer that appeared in The Evening World in 1920.

May King Van Rensselaer (née Maria Denning King; May 25, 1848 – May 11, 1925), was an American author, historian and prominent member of the New York Historical Society. She was instrumental in the founding of the Museum of the City of New York.