1 20 219 https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/72/1896-A-Beckett-Arthur_William.jpeg e109008d0f49fe643c0a76c1626661b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1844 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1909 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Journalist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Arthur William à Beckett (1844–1909; Oxford DNB); humorist and journalist. Published novels and plays, including collaborations with <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Burnand-Francis-Cowley">F. C. Burnand</a>. Acted as editor for several periodicals including the Glow-Worm, Britannia, Tomahawk, Naval and Military Magazine, the Sunday Times, and Punch (working under Burnand). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30318</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee Drama Sub-Committee Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-Chairman (Committee of Management) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of Arthur William à Beckett. Photograph. 1896. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_William_%C3%A0_Beckett#/media/File:Arthur_William_A_Beckett.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_William_%C3%A0_Beckett#/media/File:Arthur_William_A_Beckett.jpg</a>. Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1891 Committee of Management Start Date The date the person joined the Committee of Management 1891 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource À Beckett, Arthur William Subject The topic of the resource À Beckett, Arthur William (1844–1909) Description An account of the resource Arthur William à Beckett (1844–1909); humorist and journalist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-Beckett-Arthur-William Committee of Management copyright Council drama editing fiction journalism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/20/1889-Adams-Francis-Ottiwell-Swiss-Conferederation.png f48080e8bc862fd1c1053c7731a2b7bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Diplomat Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Francis O. Adams (1826–1889); diplomat. Ambassador to Switzerland (1881–1888). Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Published works on the history of Japan. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Adams, Francis Ottiwell and C. D. Cunningham. The Swiss Confederation. London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. <a href="https://archive.org/details/cu31924024903381" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/cu31924024903381</a>. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1825 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1889 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adams, Francis Ottiwell Subject The topic of the resource Adams, Francis Ottiwell (1825–1889) Description An account of the resource Sir Francis O. Adams (1825–1889); diplomat. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Adams-Francis-Ottiwell history international Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/21/1879-Allon-Henry.jpeg d794f9204cb8c419a8dcfedf201ede47 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Minister Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Henry Allon (1818–1892; Oxford DNB); Non-Conformist theologian. Editor of the British Quarterly review from 1865; also published memoirs, sermons, and hymn collections. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/411" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/411</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Vice-President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Lock & Whitfield. Portrait of Henry Allon. Photograph. 1879. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Allon,_1879,_by_Lock_%26_Whitfield.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Allon,_1879,_by_Lock_%26_Whitfield.jpg</a>. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1818 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1892 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allon, Henry Subject The topic of the resource Allon, Henry (1818–1892) Description An account of the resource Henry Allon (1818–1892); Non-Conformist minister and periodical editor. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Allon-Henry editing theology Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/73/1916-Anderson-Robert.jpg 36b85e4233b83bbe2e2037beb629488f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1841 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1918 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Spymaster Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Robert Anderson (1841–1918; Oxford DNB); spymaster, detective chief, and author. Devoted himself to writing after resigning from Scotland Yard in 1901. Published religious criticism, works on crime and reminiscences. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/41262" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/41262</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Stoneman, Walter. Portrait of Sir Robert Anderson. Platinum Print. James Russell & Sons, c. 1916. NPG Ax39125 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93810/Sir-Robert-Anderson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93810/Sir-Robert-Anderson</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anderson, Robert Subject The topic of the resource Anderson, Robert Description An account of the resource Sir Robert Anderson (1841–1918); spymaster, detective chief, and author. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Anderson-Robert Committee of Management Council criticism life writing police politics theology https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/115/1906-Anson-William-Reynell.jpg dfa79fd47ec449882de6e96197a68c57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1843 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1914 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Politician Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir William Reynell Anson, third baronet (1843–1914; Oxford DNB); politician and college head. Associated with the Law Quarterly Review. Published legal works including Law and Custom of the Constitution (three volumes in 1886, 1892 and 1908). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30423" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30423</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Lafayette Photography Studio. Portrait of Sir William Reynell Anson. Photograph. 1906. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Anson,_3rd_Baronet#/media/File:Sir_William_Reynell_Anson,_3rd_Bt._(1843-1914).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Anson,_3rd_Baronet#/media/File:Sir_William_Reynell_Anson,_3rd_Bt._(1843-1914).jpg</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anson, William Reynell Subject The topic of the resource Anson, William Reynell (1843–1914) Description An account of the resource Sir William Reynell Anson, third baronet (1843–1914); politician and college head. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Anson-William-Reynell Council law politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/116/1893-Arnold-Edwin.jpg 904ca2735a47d6723ab483961f530b85 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1832 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1904 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Journalist Poet Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904; Oxford DNB); poet and journalist. Published several volumes of poetry and became a leader writer for the Daily Telegraph, taking over as chief editor in 1873. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30455" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30455</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Downey, W. and D. Portrait of Sir Edwin Arnold. Carbon Print. Cassell & Company, 1893. NPG Ax16173 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156889/Sir-Edwin-Arnold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156889/Sir-Edwin-Arnold</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arnold, Edwin Subject The topic of the resource Arnold, Edwin (1832–1904) Description An account of the resource Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904); poet and journalist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Arnold-Edwin Council editing journalism poetry https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/22/1886-Arnold-Matthew.jpeg e51c96a66c39280b211beec56add2817 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author School Inspector Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Matthew Arnold (1822–1888; Oxford DNB); poet, writer and inspector of schools. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors for the promotion of international copyright. Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Vice-President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Elliott & Fry. Portrait of Matthew Arnold. Woodburytype. Bickers & Son, 1886. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Arnold#/media/File:Matthew_Arnold.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Arnold#/media/File:Matthew_Arnold.jpg</a>. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/679</a> Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1822 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1888 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arnold, Matthew Subject The topic of the resource Arnold, Matthew (1822–1888) Description An account of the resource Matthew Arnold (1822–1888); poet, writer and inspector of schools. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Arnold-Matthew copyright criticism education poetry Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/117/1894-Austin-Alfred.jpg 0563d926f9d3a4aefb2705ace7beaa92 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1835 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1913 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Poet Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Alfred Austin (1835–1913; Oxford DNB); poet. Joined the Society of Authors in 1889. Appointed Poet Laureate in 1896. Published over forty volumes of verse, poetical drama, novels and criticism. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30503" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30503</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of Alfred Austin. Albumen Print. c. 1894. NPG P1700(12c) © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw233732/Alfred-Austin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw233732/Alfred-Austin</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1889 Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1890 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Austin, Alfred Subject The topic of the resource Austin, Alfred (1835–1913) Description An account of the resource Alfred Austin (1835–1913); poet. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Austin-Alfred Council drama fiction poetry https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/23/1863-Bailey-Philip-James.jpg db79d5dbfbd324630292ac470689e26a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Barrister Poet Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Philip James Bailey (1816–1902; Oxford DNB); barrister, author and spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus (1839). Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30529" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30529</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Vice-President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Whitlock, Henry Joseph. Portrait of Philip James Bailey. Carte De Visite. 1863. NPG x148 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161557/Philip-James-Bailey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161557/Philip-James-Bailey</a>. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1816 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1902 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bailey, Philip James Subject The topic of the resource Bailey, Philip James (1816–1902) Description An account of the resource Philip James Bailey (1816–1902); barrister, poet and author. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bailey-Philip-James law poetry Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/199/1903-Balfour-Arthur-James.jpg fa46770351029781aa2e4d36e124e1b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1848 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1930 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Philosopher Politician Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Arthur James Balfour, first earl of Balfour (1848–1930; Oxford DNB); prime minister and philosopher. Published several volumes of philosophy as well as political pamphlets and articles. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30553" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30553</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Barnett, H. Walter. Portrait of Arthur James Balfour. Whole-plate Glass Negative. 1903. NPG x81444 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw188509/Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw188509/Arthur-James-Balfour-1st-Earl-of-Balfour</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Balfour, Arthur James Subject The topic of the resource Balfour, Arthur James (1848–1930) Description An account of the resource Arthur James Balfour, first earl of Balfour (1848–1930); prime minister and philosopher. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Balfour-Arthur-James Council philosophy politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/209/1913-Bantock-Granville-Ransome.jpeg b92116bae51d9f6e791972a1b1a63e0f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1868 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1946 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Composer Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Granville Ransome Bantock (1868–1946; Oxford DNB); composer. Published a range of musical works including operas, choral works, orchestral works, concertos, tone poems, chamber music and songs. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30577" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30577</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Composers Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Lafayette, Dublin. Portrait of Granville Ransome Bantock. Photograph. Reproduced in Hadden, J. Cuthbert. Modern Musicians. Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1913. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Bantock#/media/File:Granville_Bantock_1868_-_1946.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Bantock#/media/File:Granville_Bantock_1868_-_1946.jpg</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bantock, Granville Ransome Subject The topic of the resource Bantock, Granville Ransome (1868–1946) Description An account of the resource Sir Granville Ransome Bantock (1868–1946); composer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bantock-Granville-Ransome drama music poetry https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/119/1892-Barrie-James-Matthew.jpeg 7beaa3bc50d13174c4f577b62c9e250b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1860 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1937 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Playwright Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir J. M. Barrie, baronet (1860–1937; Oxford DNB); playwright and novelist. Prolific author and contributor to major journals. Best known for the creation of Peter Pan. Joined the Society of Authors in 1891. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30617" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30617</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Barraud, Herbert Rose. Portrait of J. M. Barrie. Sepia Carbon Print. 1892. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie#/media/File:James_Matthew_Barrie00.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie#/media/File:James_Matthew_Barrie00.jpg</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1891 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barrie, James Matthew Subject The topic of the resource Barrie, James Matthew (1860–1937) Description An account of the resource Sir J. M. Barrie, baronet (1860–1937); playwright and novelist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Barrie-James-Matthew Council drama fiction journalism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/74/1917-Bateman-Alfred-Edmund.jpg 287cdc14016c977d235b27619528156a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1844 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1929 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Statistician Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Alfred Edmund Bateman (1844–1929); statistician. Held the position of President of the Royal Statistical Society in 1897; a civil servant, he was also Chairman of the Enemy Exports Committee. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission <div class="contentColumn"> <div class="mainImage"> Stoneman, Walter. Portrait of Sir Alfred Edmund Bateman. Bromide Print. 1917. NPG x163942 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw109355/Sir-Alfred-Edmund-Bateman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw109355/Sir-Alfred-Edmund-Bateman</a>. </div> </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bateman, Alfred Edmund Subject The topic of the resource Bateman, Alfred Edmund (1844–1929) Description An account of the resource Sir Alfred Edmund Bateman (1844–1929); statistician. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bateman-Alfred-Edmund civil service Committee of Management Council statistics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/75/1910-Bateman-Robert.jpeg d0c6f50652019592a9706a4635527b1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1842 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1922 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Architect Painter Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Robert Bateman (1842–1922); painter, architect and horticultural designer. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of Robert Bateman. Photograph. c. 1910. <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209083739/robert-bateman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209083739/robert-bateman</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bateman, Robert Subject The topic of the resource Bateman, Robert (1842–1922) Description An account of the resource Robert Bateman (1842–1922); painter, architect and horticultural designer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bateman-Robert architecture Committee of Management Council https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/200/Beddard-Frank-Evers.jpeg f1d55bc85c04252176935761d1332ab6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1858 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1925 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Zoologist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources F. E. Beddard (1858–1925); zoologist. Published research and textbooks on natural history. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of Frank Evers Beddard. Photograph. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Evers_Beddard#/media/File:Frank_Evers_Beddard.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Evers_Beddard#/media/File:Frank_Evers_Beddard.jpg</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beddard, Frank Evers Subject The topic of the resource Beddard, Frank Evers (1858–1925) Description An account of the resource F. E. Beddard (1858–1925); zoologist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Beddard-Frank-Evers Council natural history zoology https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/77/1901-Bergne-Henry.png c5da0a7aaa3381b6f7e85367c6d8a663 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1842 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1908 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Diplomatist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Henry Bergne (1842–1908; Oxford DNB); diplomatist. Wrote on diplomatic topics for periodicals including the Quarterly Review, Blackwood's Magazine and The Spectator. Became a member of the Society of Authors in 1890, and served on the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> and <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Copyright+Sub-Committee&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Copyright Sub-Committee</a> after retiring from the Foreign Office. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30724" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30724</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Chairman (Committee of Management) Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1907 (Chairman of Committee of Management) Position End Date The date the person stepped down from the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1908 (Chairman of Committee of Management) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission House of Commons. 'Select Committee on Steamship Subsidies. Appendix.' Reports from Committees: Four Volumes. Session 23 Jan. 1901–17 Aug. 1901. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1901. p. 269. <a href="https://archive.org/details/sessionalpapers33unkngoog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/sessionalpapers33unkngoog/</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1890 Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1890 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bergne, John Henry Gibbs Subject The topic of the resource Bergne, John Henry Gibbs (1842–1908) Description An account of the resource Sir Henry Bergne (1842–1908); diplomatist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bergne-John-Henry-Gibbs Committee of Management copyright Council journalism politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/1/1888-Besant-Walter.jpeg 0673317aa3fd65cbee2ec98fcc16f8aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30736</a> Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Walter Besant (1836–1901; Oxford DNB); writer and campaigner for authors' rights. One of the founding members of the Society of Authors, and the first chairman of the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> and the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/council">Council</a>. After his second tenure, resigned as Chairman of the Committee of Management on 17 December 1892, in an attempt to stop the Society being seen as a mouthpiece for Besant alone. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Founders' Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Barraud, Herbert Rose. Portrait of Walter Besant. Carbon Print. Richard Bentley & Son, 1888. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Besant_by_Barraud_c1880s.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Besant_by_Barraud_c1880s.jpg</a>. Committee Start Date The date the person joined the committee(s) specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1884 1884 Committee End Date The date the person left the committee(s) specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1901 1901 Committee of Management Start Date The date the person joined the Committee of Management 1884 Committee of Management End Date The date the person left the Committee of Management 1901 Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1884 Council End Date The date the person left the Council 1901 Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Chairman (Committee of Management) Chairman (Council) Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Chairman of Committee of Management) 1888 (Chairman of Committee of Management) Position End Date The date the person stepped down from the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1885 (Chairman of Committee of Management) 1892 (Chairman of Committee of Management) Publisher(s) When used for publications, publisher of the periodical or book. When used for people, list of publishers they worked with during their lifetime A. & C. Black Arrowsmith Blackwood Chapman & Hall Chatto & Windus Macmillan & Co. Methuen Sampson Low Thomas Burleigh Tinsley Brothers Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1836 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1901 Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1884 Interactive Timeline Embed a timeline built using knight lab (https://timeline.knightlab.com) <iframe width="100%" height="635" src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1CGpToYotW2gSLSIuuV6pPyBEw9OhKZ2_j-GFMpUMd5M&font=Default&lang=en&timenav_position=top&initial_zoom=0&height=635" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe> Society Membership End Date When they left the SoA (YYYY) 1901 Sub-Committee Start Date The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1883 (Founders' Sub-Committee) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Besant, Walter Subject The topic of the resource Besant, Walter (1836–1901) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Besant-Walter Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Description An account of the resource Sir Walter Besant (1836–1901); writer and campaigner for authors' rights. Committee of Management Council fiction founders history The Author https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/175/1936-Besier-Rudolf.png 36245d8b4976c62ae36f385cd7d5324e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1878 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1942 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Dramatist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Rudolf Wilhelm Besier (1878–1942); dramatist and translator. In addition to writing his own plays, worked with writers (including <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Wells-George-Herbert">H. G. Wells</a>) to adapt their works for the stage. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Dramatic Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Besier, Rudolf. The Barretts Of Wimpole Street. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1936. <a href="https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.351050/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.351050</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Besier, Rudolf Wilhelm Subject The topic of the resource Besier, Rudolf Wilhelm (1878–1942) Description An account of the resource Rudolf Wilhelm Besier (1878–1942); dramatist and translator. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Besier-Rudolf-Wilhelm drama translation https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/120/1893-Birrell-Augustine.jpg 3c6b2010fb36cfff1705dc11d77839bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1850 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1933 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Politician Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Augustine Birrell (1850–1933; Oxford DNB); politician and author. Joined the Society of Authors in 1889. MP for West Fife and Bristol North; published political works and several volumes of essays. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/31901" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/31901</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of Augustine Birrell. Half-Plate Glass Negative. 1893. NPG x96419 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw55115/Augustine-Birrell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw55115/Augustine-Birrell</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1889 Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1890 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Birrell, Augustine Subject The topic of the resource Birrell, Augustine (1850–1933) Description An account of the resource Augustine Birrell (1850–1933); politician and author. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Birrell-Augustine Council criticism politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/24/1877-Black-William.jpg 61fcd83a1ebb296e79b5a96a562e3f0c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources William Black (1841–1898; Oxford DNB); journalist and novelist. Joined the staff of the Morning Star and the Daily News; wrote a weekly serial in The Graphic and acted as a war correspondent during the Austro-Prussian War. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/2499" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/2499</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Vice-President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Lock & Whitfield. Portrait of William Black. Woodburytype. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1877. NPG Ax17520 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw121665/William-Black" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw121665/William-Black</a>. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1841 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1898 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black, William Subject The topic of the resource Black, William (1841–1898) Description An account of the resource William Black (1841–1898); journalist and novelist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Black-William fiction journalism Vice-Presidents