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Title
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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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; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); 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
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Barraud, Herbert Rose. Portrait of Walter Besant. <span>Carbon Print. Richard Bentley & Son, 1888. </span> <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
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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
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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
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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
Alfred Egmont Hake (1849<span>–</span>1916; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); author and social philosopher. Author of a popular biography of Major-General Charles George Gordon (<em>The Story of Chinese Gordon</em>, 1884). One of the founding members 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 href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/75599" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/75599</a>
Publisher(s)
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Archibald Constable & Co.
C. Kegan Paul & Co.
Remington & Co.
Image Source
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Hake, Alfred Egmont. <em>The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C. B., at Kartoum</em>. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885. <a href="https://archive.org/details/journalsofmajorg00gord" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/journalsofmajorg00gord</a>.
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1849
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1916
Society Membership Start Date
When they joined the SoA (YYYY)
1884
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hake, Alfred Egmont
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hake, Alfred Egmont (1849–1916)
Description
An account of the resource
Alfred Egmont Hake (1849–1916); author and social philosopher.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Hake-Alfred-Egmont
Committee of Management
founders
life writing
philosophy
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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
Journalist
Translator
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
S. G. C. Middlemore (1848–1891); translator and journalist. One of the founding members of the Society of Authors.
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
Kegan Paul & Co.
Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Founders' Sub-Committee
Committee of Management Start Date
The date the person joined the Committee of Management
1884
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Burckhardt, Jacob. <em>The Civilisation of the Period of the Renaissance in Italy</em>. Trans. Samuel George Chetwynd Middlemore. London: Kegan Paul & Co., 1878. <a href="https://archive.org/details/civilisationofpe02burc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/civilisationofpe02burc</a>.
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1848
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1891
Society Membership Start Date
When they joined the SoA (YYYY)
1884
Sub-Committee Start Date
The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field
1883 (Founders' Sub-Committee)
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Title
A name given to the resource
Middlemore, Samuel George Chetwynd
Subject
The topic of the resource
Middlemore, Samuel George Chetwynd (1848–1891)
Description
An account of the resource
S. G. C. Middlemore (1848–1891); translator and journalist.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Middlemore-Samuel-George-Chetwynd
Committee of Management
founders
journalism
translation
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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
Editor
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Walter Herries Pollock (1850<span>–</span>1926); writer, poet, lecturer and journalist. Best known as editor of the <em>Saturday Review </em>(1884-1894). One of the founding members of the Society of Authors.
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
Chatto & Windus
C. K. Paul
Hachette & Co.
Henry & Co.
John Lane
John Murray
Longmans, Green & Co.
Smith, Elder
S. French
R. Bentley
Remington & Co.
T. Fisher Unwin
Virtue & Co.
W. Heinemann
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Council
Founders' Sub-Committee
Articles of Association Sub-Committee
Committee of Management Start Date
The date the person joined the Committee of Management
1884
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Ward, Sir Leslie. Walter Herries Pollock ('Men of the Day no. 553'). Chromolithograph. <em>Vanity Fair </em>(31 Dec. 1892). NPG D44627 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw258370/Walter-Herries-Pollock-Men-of-the-Day-No-553" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw258370/Walter-Herries-Pollock-Men-of-the-Day-No-553</a>.
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1850
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1926
Society Membership Start Date
When they joined the SoA (YYYY)
1884
Sub-Committee Start Date
The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field
1883 (Founders' Sub-Committee)
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Pollock, Walter Herries
Subject
The topic of the resource
Pollock, Walter Herries (1850–1926)
Description
An account of the resource
Walter Herries Pollock (1850–1926); writer, poet, lecturer and journalist.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pollock-Walter-Herries
Committee of Management
Council
editing
founders
journalism
poetry
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Pen Name
Any name used to publish
Dale, Felix
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1839
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1906
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
Herman Charles Merivale (1839–1906; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); playwright and novelist. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors in 1884, joining the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> in the same year.
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/34993" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34993</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Council
Committee of Management Start Date
The date the person joined the Committee of Management
1884
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 Herman C. Merivale. Photograph. Reproduced in<em> Bar, Stage & Platform. </em>London: Chatto & Windus, 1902. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Charles_Merivale#/media/File:Herman_Charles_Merivale_autobiography_portrait.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Charles_Merivale#/media/File:Herman_Charles_Merivale_autobiography_portrait.jpg</a>.
Society Membership Start Date
When they joined the SoA (YYYY)
1884
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Merivale, Herman Charles
Subject
The topic of the resource
Merivale, Herman Charles (1839–1906)
Description
An account of the resource
Herman Charles Merivale (1839–1906); playwright and novelist.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Merivale-Herman-Charles
Committee of Management
Council
drama
fiction
Vice-Presidents
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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)
1845
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
Jurist
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Sir Frederick Pollock, third baronet (1845–1937; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); jurist. Published widely on the history of law. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors in 1884; also a member of the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/council">Council</a>. Appointed Chairman of the <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> in May 1890, established to draft a copyright bill. Took over the role of Chairman of the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> in November 1892, when <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Besant-Walter">Walter Besant</a> stepped down. Succeeded by <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Conway-William-Martin">Martin Conway</a> in February 1895.
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)
Chairman (Copyright Sub-Committee)
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
1892 (Chairman of Committee of Management)
1884 (Vice-President)
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
1895 (Chairman of Committee of Management)
Image Source
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Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of Sir Frederick Pollock. Photograph. Reproduced in Frederick Pollock, <em>For My Grandson</em>. London: John Murray, 1933. <a href="Bassano.%20Portrait of Sir Frederick Pollock. Photograph. Reproduced in For My Grandson. London: John Murray, 1933. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Frederick_Pollock,_3rd_Baronet#/media/File:Sir_Frederick_Pollock,_3rd_Baronet.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Frederick_Pollock,_3rd_Baronet#/media/File:Sir_Frederick_Pollock,_3rd_Baronet.jpg</a>.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35563" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35563</a>
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Title
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Pollock, Frederick
Subject
The topic of the resource
Pollock, Frederick (1845–1937)
Description
An account of the resource
Sir Frederick Pollock, third baronet (1845–1937); jurist.
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Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pollock-Frederick
Committee of Management
copyright
Council
history
law
Vice-Presidents
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Title
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); 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 <em>Glow-Worm</em>, <em>Britannia</em>, <em>Tomahawk</em>, <em>Naval and Military Magazine</em>, the <em>Sunday Times</em>, and <em>Punch</em> (working under Burnand).
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<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
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Portrait of Arthur William à Beckett. Photograph.<span> 1896. </span><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
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Title
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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
-
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Title
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); 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 <span>© 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>.</span>
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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
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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">
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<p class="alignRight creditline">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>.</p>
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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
-
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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>.
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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
-
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Title
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Pen Name
Any name used to publish
Curtin, Philip
Lowndes, Marie Belloc
Rayner, Elizabeth
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1868
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1947
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
F
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
Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868–1947; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); author. Published more than seventy books including biographies, romances and crime novels.
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/39089" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/39089</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Council
Price of Novels Sub-Committee
Sub-Committee Start Date
The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field
1909 (Price of Novels Sub-Committee)
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Portrait of Marie Belloc Lowndes. Photograph. <em>The Bookman: A Magazine of Literature and Life</em> (November, 1916): p. 234. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Belloc_Lowndes#/media/File:Photo_of_Marie_Adelaide_Belloc_Lowndes.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Belloc_Lowndes#/media/File:Photo_of_Marie_Adelaide_Belloc_Lowndes.jpg</a>.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Lowndes, Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Renée Julia Belloc
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lowndes, Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Renée Julia Belloc (1868–1947)
Description
An account of the resource
Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868–1947); author.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Lowndes-Marie-Adelaide-Elizabeth-Renee-Julia-Belloc
Committee of Management
Council
fiction
life writing
-
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); diplomatist. Wrote on diplomatic topics for periodicals including the <em>Quarterly Review</em>, <em>Blackwood's Magazine</em> and <em>The Spectator</em>. 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.' <em>Reports from Committees: Four Volumes. Session 23 Jan. 1901–17 Aug. 1901.</em> <span>London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1901. </span>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
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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
-
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />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)
1849
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1916
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Gallery Director
Theatre Manager
Biography
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J. Comyns Carr (1849–1916; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); author, gallery director and theatre manager. Advocate of Pre-Raphaelite art, writing criticism of the art establishment. Became editor of <em>L'Art</em> in 1875, founded <em>Art and Letters</em> (1881–1883), and was editor of the <em>English Illustrated Magazine</em> (1883–1886). Published several books of his journalism.
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Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Articles of Association Sub-Committee
Committee of Management Start Date
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1884
Image Source
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London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company. Portrait of Joseph William Comyns Carr. Albumen Cabinet Card. 1900s. NPG x5674 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw178528/Joseph-William-Comyns-Carr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw178528/Joseph-William-Comyns-Carr</a>.
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Carr, Joseph William Comyns
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Carr, Joseph William Comyns (1849–1916)
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J. Comyns Carr (1849–1916); author, gallery director and theatre manager.
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Carr-Joseph-William-Comyns
Committee of Management
Council
criticism
editing
fiction
journalism
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Society of Authors Members
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1858
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1920
Sex
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M
Occupation
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Antiquarian
Author
Biography
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Egerton Castle (1858–1920; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); author, antiquarian and champion fencer.
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Committee of Management
Council
Image Source
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Elliott, Ernest Clarence. Portrait of Egerton Castle. Collotype. Elliot & Fry, 1904. NPG x5709 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw178555/Egerton-Castle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw178555/Egerton-Castle</a>.
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Castle, Egerton
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Castle, Egerton (1858–1920)
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Egerton Castle (1858–1920); author, antiquarian and champion fencer.
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Person
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Castle-Egerton
Committee of Management
Council
fiction
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1865
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1926
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
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Literary Agent
Biography
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William Morris Colles (1865–1926); literary agent, and founder and managing director of <a href="https://historysoa.com/groups-organisations/Authors-Syndicate">The Authors' Syndicate</a> (founded 1890). Leader-writer for <em>The Standard</em>.
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Copyright Sub-Committee
Position(s)
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Secretary (Committee of Management)
Image Source
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<div class="csl-bib-body">
<div class="csl-entry">Colles, William Morris. <i>Literature and the Pension List. An Investigation Conducted for the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Authors</i>. London: Henry Glaisher, 1889. <a href="https://archive.org/details/cu31924027163488" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/cu31924027163488</a>.</div>
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Colles, William Morris
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Colles, William Morris (1865–1926)
Description
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William Morris Colles (1865–1926); literary agent, and founder and managing director of The Authors' Syndicate.
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Person
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Colles-William-Morris
Committee of Management
copyright
Council
journalism
pensions
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1850
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1934
Sex
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M
Occupation
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Painter
Biography
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John Collier (1850–1934; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); portrait painter. Published several works on painting including an art primer and an oil painting manual.
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<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32499" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32499</a>
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Art Sub-Committee
Position(s)
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Chairman (Art Sub-Committee)
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<div class="contentColumn">
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<p class="eventHeading">Mills, E. H. Portrait of John Collier. Platinum Print. c. 1894. NPG x128268 <span>© National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw115324/John-Collier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw115324/John-Collier</a>.</span></p>
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Committee of Management Start Date
The date the person joined the Committee of Management
1892
Council Start Date
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1892
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Collier, John
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Collier, John (1850–1934)
Description
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John Collier (1850–1934); portrait painter.
Type
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Person
Identifier
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Collier-John
art
Committee of Management
Council
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1856
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
Art Historian
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
(William) Martin Conway, Baron Conway of Allington (1856–1937; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); art historian and mountaineer. Published books on artists including Reynolds, Gainsborough and Dürer; also published works on travel and mountaineering. Took over from <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Pollock-Frederick">Frederick Pollock</a> as Chairman of the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> in February 1895.
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Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Art Sub-Committee
Position(s)
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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
1895 (Chairman of Committee of Management)
Image Source
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Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of (William) Martin Conway. Dry-Plate Glass Negative. 1895. NPG x1054 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw160423/William-Martin-Conway-1st-Baron-Conway-of-Allington" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw160423/William-Martin-Conway-1st-Baron-Conway-of-Allington</a>.
Position End Date
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1896 (Chairman of Committee of Management)
Committee of Management Start Date
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1890
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Conway, William Martin
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Conway, William Martin (1856–1937)
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(William) Martin Conway, Baron Conway of Allington (1856–1937); art historian and mountaineer.
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Person
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Conway-William-Martin
art
Committee of Management
Council
travel writing
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1840
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1921
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Poet
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
(Henry) Austin Dobson (1840–1921; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); poet and author. Published poetry in periodicals including <em>Temple Bar</em> and <em>St Paul's</em>, and several volumes of verse. Also published <em>The Civil Service Handbook of English Literature</em> (1874), and several works of biography and criticism.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32845" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32845</a>
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Image Source
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Barraud, Herbert Rose. Portrait of Austin Dobson. Carbon Print. Eglington & Co., 1891. NPG Ax5544 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw121363/Henry-Austin-Dobson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw121363/Henry-Austin-Dobson</a>.
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Dobson, Henry Austin
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Dobson, Henry Austin (1840–1921)
Description
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(Henry) Austin Dobson (1840–1921); poet and author.
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Person
Identifier
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Dobson-Henry-Austin
civil service
Committee of Management
Council
criticism
fiction
journalism
life writing
poetry
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1859
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
Author
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); writer. First published story, 'The Mystery of Sasassa Valley', published in <em>Chambers's Edinburgh Journal</em> in 1879. Published many short stories and novels; most famous for the Sherlock Holmes stories, beginning with <em>A Study in Scarlet</em> (1886). Also published non-fiction in the <em>British Medical Journal</em>. Joined the Society of Authors in 1890.
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32887" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32887</a>
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Image Source
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<p>Barraud, Herbert Rose. Portrait of Arthur Conan Doyle. Carbon Print. Eglington & Co., 1893. NPG Ax27656 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw121530/Arthur-Conan-Doyle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw121530/Arthur-Conan-Doyle</a>.</p>
Society Membership Start Date
When they joined the SoA (YYYY)
1890
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Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan
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Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan (1859–1930)
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930); writer.
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Person
Identifier
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Doyle-Arthur-Conan
Committee of Management
Council
fiction
journalism
medicine
science
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
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people
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Birth
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1845
Death
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1934
Sex
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M
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Geographer
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Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); geographer and mountain explorer. Published several books on travel and mountaineering.
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33275" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33275</a>
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Committee of Management
Council
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Portrait of Douglas W. Freshfield. Photograph. <em>Popular Science Monthly</em> 65 (1904).
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Freshfield, Douglas William
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Freshfield, Douglas William (1845–1934)
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Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934); geographer and mountain explorer.
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Freshfield-Douglas-William
Committee of Management
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geography
travel writing