23 20 545 https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/106/1898-Seaman-Owen.jpg 4d8b81803f4131b6f45e87013a6172a0 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) 1861 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1936 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Editor Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Owen Seaman, baronet (1861–1936; Oxford DNB); journal editor and satirist. Published verses, burlesques and parodies in journals including Granta, the National Observer, The World and Punch. Became assistant editor of Punch in 1902 and editor in 1906. 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/36000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36000</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Pension Fund Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of Sir Owen Seaman. Bromide Print. 1898. NPG x84759 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw52505/Sir-Owen-Seaman-1st-Bt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw52505/Sir-Owen-Seaman-1st-Bt</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 Seaman, Owen Subject The topic of the resource Seaman, Owen (1861–1936) Description An account of the resource Sir Owen Seaman, baronet (1861–1936); journal editor and satirist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Seaman-Owen Committee of Management Council editing journalism pensions poetry https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/105/1885-Cotton-James-Sutherland.jpg 6ef445cfa18639bcbc8e171016ab6055 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) 1927 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Businessman Critic Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Alexander Galt Ross (1860–1927); critic and businessman. Brother of Robert Ross, journalist, critic, and Oscar Wilde's friend and executor. Appointed Secretary of the Society of Authors in January 1885 when <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Valentine-John-Tristram-Tristram">J. T. Tristram-Valentine</a> stepped down, becoming Honorary Secretary in 1887 (alongside <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Little-James-Stanley">James Stanley Little</a> as Executive Secretary), a position he held until 1888 when he joined the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</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 Secretary (Society of Authors) Honorary Secretary (Society of Authors) 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 1885 (Secretary) 1887 (Honorary Secretary) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Cotton, James Sutherland, ed. ‘Notes and News.’ The Academy 670 (7 Mar. 1885): 169. Committee of Management Start Date The date the person joined the Committee of Management 1888 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 1887 (Secretary) 1888 (Honorary Secretary) 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 Ross, Alexander Galt Subject The topic of the resource Ross, Alexander Galt (1860–1927) Description An account of the resource Alexander Galt Ross (1860–1927); critic and businessman. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ross-Alexander-Galt Committee of Management copyright Council criticism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/104/1873-Rose-Edward.png de16ea7be8ae03e0027e8edb49d82323 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) 1849 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 Playwright Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Edward Rose (1849–1904); playwright. Regular contributor to the Illustrated London News and theatre critic for the Sunday Times. Best known for his 1896 adaptation of The Prisoner of Zenda by <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Hawkins-Anthony-Hope">Anthony Hope</a>; also adapted other works by Hope. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Drama Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of Edward Rose. Photograph. Reproduced in Rose, Edward. Columbus: A Historical Play in Five Acts. London: Eppingham Wilson, 1873. <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VIJVls3eY0sC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VIJVls3eY0sC</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 Rose, Edward Subject The topic of the resource Rose, Edward (1849–1904) Description An account of the resource Edward Rose (1849–1904); playwright. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Rose-Edward Committee of Management Council criticism drama journalism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/103/1922-Rackham-Arthur.jpeg aac7139b322974d7ee9c531e3beaa44e 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) 1867 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1939 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Illustrator Painter Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Arthur Rackham (1867–1939; Oxford DNB); painter and illustrator. Illustrator for periodicals including the Pall Mall Budget, Westminster Budget, Westminster Gazette, and many popular children's books. 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/35645" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35645</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Art Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Hoppé, Emil. Portrait of Arthur Rackham. Photograph. The Bookman 63 (1922). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rackham#/media/File:Arthur_Rackham_001.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rackham#/media/File:Arthur_Rackham_001.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 Rackham, Arthur Subject The topic of the resource Rackham, Arthur (1867–1939) Description An account of the resource Arthur Rackham (1867–1939); painter and illustrator. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Rackham-Arthur art Committee of Management Council https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/102/1910-Prichard-Hesketh-Hesketh.jpeg 07e2352825fc1f6580e5b0c8f02e91f5 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 Pen Name Any name used to publish Heron, E. Heron, H. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1876 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 Explorer Marksman Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard (1876–1922; Oxford DNB); explorer and marksman. Wrote stories with his mother, Katherine (Kate) O'Brien Hesketh-Prichard, for journals including the Badminton Magazine and Pearson's Monthly Magazine. 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/98115" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/98115</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Pension Fund 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) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Newnes, George. Portrait of H. V. Hesketh Prichard-. Photograph. Reproduced in Hesketh, H. V. Prichard-. Hunting Camps in Wood and Wilderness. London: W. Heinemann, 1910. <a href="https://archive.org/details/huntingcampsinwo00priciala/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/huntingcampsinwo00priciala/</a>. 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 1913 (Chairman of Committee of Management) 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 Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh- Subject The topic of the resource Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh- (1876–1922) Description An account of the resource Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard (1876–1922); explorer and marksman. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Prichard-Hesketh-Vernon-Hesketh Committee of Management Council journalism pensions https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/101/1916-Parker-Horatio-Gilbert-George.jpg 3cdb08ca43c6a8de697e7fad36f7a78d 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) 1932 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 Sir Gilbert Parker, baronet (1860–1932; Oxford DNB); novelist and politician. Born in Canada, he emigrated to Australia before settling in Britain. Became Conservative MP for Gravesend in 1900. Wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald, becoming associate editor. Also published poetry, plays and novels, primarily about the Canadian north. 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/35384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/35384</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee 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 (Horatio) Gilbert George Parker. Bromide Print. James Russell & Sons, c. 1916. NPG Ax39116 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93801/Sir-Horatio-Gilbert-George-Parker-1st-Bt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93801/Sir-Horatio-Gilbert-George-Parker-1st-Bt</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 Parker, Horatio Gilbert George Subject The topic of the resource Parker, Horatio Gilbert George (1860–1932) Description An account of the resource Sir (Horatio) Gilbert George Parker, baronet (1860–1932); novelist and politician. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Parker-Horatio-Gilbert-George Australia Committee of Management copyright Council drama editing fiction journalism poetry politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/100/1917-Norman-Henry.jpg b49fa77951c1ac16c247e6e817437793 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) 1939 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Journalist Politician Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Henry Norman, first baronet (1858–1939; Oxford DNB); journalist and politician. Wrote for the Pall Mall Gazette, the New York Times and the Daily Chronicle, of which he became assistant editor. Founded The World's Work (1902). Famous for his reporting of the Dreyfus Affair. 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/61020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/61020</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 1895 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 Henry Norman. Whole-Plate Glass Negative. 1917. NPG x43394 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw94108/Sir-Henry-Norman-1st-Bt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw94108/Sir-Henry-Norman-1st-Bt</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 Norman, Henry Subject The topic of the resource Norman, Henry (1858–1939) Description An account of the resource Sir Henry Norman, first baronet (1858–1939); journalist and politician. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Norman-Henry Committee of Management Council editing journalism politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/99/1892-Nesbit-Edith.jpg cc3a8854d8fe1ac7797f379fb68f8f2c 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 Pen Name Any name used to publish Nesbit, E. Bland, Fabian Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1858 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1924 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 Edith Nesbit (1858–1924); writer. A prolific writer of children's stories and poems. 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/31919" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/31919</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 White, Thomas. Portrait of E. Nesbit. Bromide Print. 1892. NPG x127024 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw85894/E-Nesbit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw85894/E-Nesbit</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 Bland, Edith Nesbit Subject The topic of the resource Bland, Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) Description An account of the resource Edith Nesbit (1858–1924); writer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bland-Edith-Nesbit Committee of Management Council fiction poetry https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/98/n.d.-Morison-James-Augustus-Cotter.jpeg 72dbb5cc48020e73016332eb57902f1c 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) 1888 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 James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832–1888; Oxford DNB); author. Regular contributor to the Literary Gazette and the Saturday Review. Also published works of biography. Chairman of the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> after <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Besant-Walter">Walter Besant</a>, but stepped down after a short tenure due to ill health. Succeeded by <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Pollock-William-Frederick">William Frederick Pollock</a>. 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/19271" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/19271</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management 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) Trustee (Society of Authors) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Elliot & Fry. Portrait of James Augustus Cotter Morison. Photograph. n.d. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison#/media/File:Portrait_of_James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison#/media/File:Portrait_of_James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison.jpg</a>. 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 1885 (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 1886 (Chairman of Committee of Management) 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 Morison, James Augustus Cotter Subject The topic of the resource Morison, James Augustus Cotter (1832–1888) Description An account of the resource James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832–1888); author. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Morison-James-Augustus-Cotter Committee of Management criticism journalism life writing https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/97/1897-Wake-Charles-Henry-Middleton.jpg ffc898267dbb57fed85de2d60ad403fb 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) 1828 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1915 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Clergyman Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Charles Henry Middleton-Wake (1828–1915); clergyman. Appointed Assistant Chaplain of the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy in 1881. Published a series of lectures on the invention of printing (privately printed in 1897). 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 Auditor (Council) Auditor (Society of Authors) Trustee (Society of Authors) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Wake, Charles Henry Middleton-. The Invention of Printing: A Series of Four Lectures Delivered in the Lent Term of 1897. London: J. Murray, 1897. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1884 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 Wake, Charles Henry Middleton- Subject The topic of the resource Wake, Charles Henry Middleton- (1828–1915) Description An account of the resource Charles Henry Middleton-Wake (1828–1915); clergyman. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wake-Charles-Henry-Middleton Committee of Management Council publishing theology https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/96/1919-Maude-Aylmer.jpeg b50d5681f8ae5b7cdf97e09d29180629 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) 1938 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 Aylmer Maude (1858–1938; Oxford DNB); writer and translator. Translated Leo Tolstoy's writings with his wife, Louise Maude, and was authorised to write a biography of Tolstoy which was published 1908–1910. 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/34944" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34944</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 Portrait of Aylmer Maude. Photograph. Lafayette Photography Studio, 1919. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylmer_and_Louise_Maude#/media/File:Aylmer_Maude_(1858-1938).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylmer_and_Louise_Maude#/media/File:Aylmer_Maude_(1858-1938).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 Maude, Aylmer Subject The topic of the resource Maude, Aylmer (1858–1938) Description An account of the resource Aylmer Maude (1858–1938); writer and translator. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Maude-Aylmer Committee of Management Council https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/95/1888-Mackenzie-Alexander-Campbell.jpg 28af68ce2bcf49928bd79cc75147eb73 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) 1847 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1935 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Composer Conductor Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847–1935; Oxford DNB); composer and conductor. Wrote instrumental, choral and operatic works. 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/34749" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34749</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 Walery. Portrait of Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie. Carbon Print. Sampson Low & Co. , 1888. NPG x9150 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw189815/Sir-Alexander-Campbell-Mackenzie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw189815/Sir-Alexander-Campbell-Mackenzie</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 Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell Subject The topic of the resource Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell (1847–1935) Description An account of the resource Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847–1935); composer and conductor. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mackenzie-Alexander-Campbell Committee of Management Council music https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/94/1902-Woodfall-William.png b3f7f5e7167b4accc9d03aebf7981bbc 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) 1839 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1907 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Barrister Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources J. M. Lely (1839–1907); writer of legal handbooks. Assumed the surname Lely in 1862. Editor of Wharton's Law Lexicon, Chitty's Statutes of Practical Utility and other legal works. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Woodfall, William. Woodfall's Law of Landlord and Tenant. Ed. J. M. Lely. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1902. <a href="https://archive.org/details/woodfallslawofla00wood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/woodfallslawofla00wood</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 Ostler, John Mounteney Lely Subject The topic of the resource Ostler, John Mounteney Lely (1839–1907) Description An account of the resource J. M. Lely (1839–1907); writer of legal handbooks. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ostler-John-Mounteney-Lely Committee of Management copyright Council editing education law https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/93/1916-Keltie-John-Scott.jpg 3a1d07c85ea2827361fdd89798dc4b20 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) 1840 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1927 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Geographer Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir John Scott Keltie (1840–1927; Oxford DNB); geographer. Published articles in Nature and The Times, edited books, and became editor of the Stateman's Year Book in 1883. 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/34269" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34269</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 John Scott Keltie. Bromide Print. James Russell & Sons, c. 1916. NPG Ax39188 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93873/Sir-John-Scott-Keltie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93873/Sir-John-Scott-Keltie</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 Keltie, John Scott Subject The topic of the resource Keltie, John Scott (1840–1927) Description An account of the resource Sir John Scott Keltie (1840–1927); geographer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Keltie-John-Scott Committee of Management Council editing geography journalism science https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/92/1916-Jacobs-William-Wymark.jpg 1f558c8a5c59b466f71bdba0b6b03079 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) 1863 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1943 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 W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943; Oxford DNB); writer. Wrote eighteen plays (some in collaboration), and published twelve short story collections. 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/34145" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/34145</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 Stoneman, Walter. Portrait of William Wymark Jacobs. Bromide Print. James Russell & Sons, c. 1916. NPG Ax39146 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93831/William-Wymark-Jacobs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw93831/William-Wymark-Jacobs</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 Jacobs, William Wymark Subject The topic of the resource Jacobs, William Wymark (1863–1943) Description An account of the resource W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943); writer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Jacobs-William-Wymark Committee of Management Council fiction https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/91/1921-Hornung-E-W.jpeg 80262a8c40f63576db9ef45a90d545c8 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) 1866 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 Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources E. W. Hornung (1866–1921; Oxford DNB); writer. Best known for a series of short stories about A. J. Raffles, a gentleman thief. Joined the Society of Authors in 1890. 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/37572" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/37572</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council 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 Elliott & Fry. Portrait of E. W. Hornung. Photograph. Illustrated London News (1921): p. 431. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_E._W._Hornung#/media/File:E-w-hornung.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_E._W._Hornung#/media/File:E-w-hornung.jpg</a>. Sub-Committee Start Date The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1909 (Price of Novels Sub-Committee) Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 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 Hornung, Ernest William Subject The topic of the resource Hornung, Ernest William (1866–1921) Description An account of the resource E. W. Hornung (1866–1921); writer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hornung-Ernest-William Committee of Management Council fiction https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/90/1904-Hewlett-Maurice-Henry.jpg bcbf066fd636c0f0dd5a8be29840ff23 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) 1861 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1923 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 Maurice Hewlett (1861–1923; Oxford DNB); novelist and poet. A prolific author, his published works include historical fiction, romance, Regency novels and poetry. 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/33849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33849</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council 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) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Beresford, George Henry. Portrait of Maurice Henry Hewlett. Sepia-Toned Platinotype. 1904. NPG x18456 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19713/Maurice-Henry-Hewlett" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19713/Maurice-Henry-Hewlett</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 Hewlett, Maurice Henry Subject The topic of the resource Hewlett, Maurice Henry (1861–1923) Description An account of the resource Maurice Hewlett (1861–1923); novelist and poet. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hewlett-Maurice-Henry Committee of Management Council fiction poetry https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/89/1903-Hawkins-Anthony-Hope.jpg 72137aadd4d78b15e2c4a98155ea8a75 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 Pen Name Any name used to publish Hope, Anthony Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1863 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 Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863–1933; Oxford DNB); novelist. An active member of the Society of Authors (which he joined in 1892), sitting on the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a>, the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/council">Council</a>, and several sub-committees. 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=Special+Committee">Special Committee</a> (1907–1908) was tasked with evaluating the structure and composition of Committee of Management. 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/33769" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33769</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee Drama Sub-Committee Pension Fund Committee Special 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) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Beresford, George Charles. Portrait of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins. Platinum Print. 1903. NPG x15475 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19705/Sir-Anthony-Hope-Anthony-Hope-Hawkins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19705/Sir-Anthony-Hope-Anthony-Hope-Hawkins</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1892 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 1901 (Chairman of Committee of Management) 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 Hawkins, Anthony Hope Subject The topic of the resource Hawkins, Anthony Hope (1863–1933) Description An account of the resource Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863–1933); novelist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hawkins-Anthony-Hope Committee of Management copyright Council drama fiction pensions https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/88/1902-Haggard-Henry-Rider.jpg 0d2aa14b428e3bc1da8124934c075059 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) 1856 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 Author Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard (1856–1925; Oxford DNB); novelist. Primarily wrote adventure fiction set in Africa. 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/33632" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33632</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council 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) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Beresford, George Charles. Portrait of Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard. Half-Plate Glass Negative. 1902. NPG x6513 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw56917/Sir-Henry-Rider-Haggard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw56917/Sir-Henry-Rider-Haggard</a>. 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 1896 (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 1898 (Chairman of Committee of Management) 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 Haggard, Henry Rider Subject The topic of the resource Haggard, Henry Rider (1856–1925) Description An account of the resource Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard (1856–1925); novelist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Haggard-Henry-Rider Committee of Management Council fiction https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/87/1894-Grundy-Sydney.jpeg 4fc3416ed0947c84d2543da384f23b49 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) 1914 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 Sydney Grundy (1848–1914); dramatist. Librettist of several comic operas, and adapted many European plays. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Drama Sub-Committee Dramatic Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Lombardi & Co. Portrait of Sydney Grundy. Photograph. 1894. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Grundy#/media/File:SydneyGrundy1894.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Grundy#/media/File:SydneyGrundy1894.jpg</a>. Sub-Committee Start Date The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1899 (Dramatic 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 Grundy, Sydney Subject The topic of the resource Grundy, Sydney (1848–1914) Description An account of the resource Sydney Grundy (1848–1914); dramatist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Grundy-Sydney Committee of Management Council drama