https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/219/1882-Field-Basil.png 8419ddd98cc021e1201aae90b0304094 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) 1834 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 Solicitor Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Basil Field (1834–1908); solicitor. Advised the Society of Authors throughout the 1880s, 1890s and 1900s, the firm (<a href="https://historysoa.com/groups-organisations/Field-Roscoe-Co">Field, Roscoe & Co.</a>) continuing to act as solicitors to the Society after Field's death. Formed part of the Society's deputation to Government about the Berne Convention in 1886. Also advised the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1880s. Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Solicitor (Society of Authors) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Post Office London Directory, 1882. Part 4: Law, Court & Parliamentary Directories, etc. London: Printed for Frederic Kelly, 1882. p. 2033. <a href="http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/40632/rec/10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/40632/rec/10</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 Field, Basil Subject The topic of the resource Field, Basil (1834–1908) Description An account of the resource Basil Field (1834–1908); solicitor. Relation A related resource <a href="https://historysoa.com/groups-organisations/Field-Roscoe-Co">Field, Roscoe & Co., Messrs.</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Field-Basil copyright law