1 20 545 https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/174/1901-Yoxall-James-Henry.jpg f8b9c636c9ccfa96beb8cda07076c476 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) 1857 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 Educationist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir James Henry Yoxall (1857–1925; Oxford DNB); educationist. Edited The Schoolmaster, the weekly journal of the National Union of Teachers; also published textbooks and several 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/37085" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/37085</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Copyright Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Stone, Benjamin. Portrait of Sir James Henry Yoxall. Platinum Print. 1901. NPG x35576 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw133382/Sir-James-Henry-Yoxall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw133382/Sir-James-Henry-Yoxall</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 Yoxall, James Henry Subject The topic of the resource Yoxall, James Henry (1857–1925) Description An account of the resource Sir James Henry Yoxall (1857–1925); educationist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Yoxall-James-Henry copyright editing education fiction https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/71/1880s-Yonge-Charlotte-Mary.jpg e1517c141fe3bc37bd2fb1b589f34f85 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) 1823 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1901 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 Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823–1901; Oxford DNB); novelist. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/37065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/37065</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council 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 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 Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of Charlotte Mary Yonge. Albumen Carte De Visite. 1880s. NPG x135622 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw214220/Charlotte-Mary-Yonge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw214220/Charlotte-Mary-Yonge</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 Yonge, Charlotte Mary Subject The topic of the resource Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1823–1901) Description An account of the resource Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823–1901); novelist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Yonge-Charlotte-Mary Council fiction Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/166/1860s-1870s-Yates-Edmund-Hodgson.jpg 5a8e413a7f6ad6cf2663e897d7f70cc5 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) 1831 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1894 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Journalist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Edmund Yates (1831–1894; Oxford DNB); journalist and novelist. A prolific writer, he had nine plays produced (written collaboratively), light verse, nineteen novels, and articles in periodicals such as Temple Bar, of which he became editor. Also edited Tinsley's Magazine and founded The World. 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/30188" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30188</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Watkins, John. Portrait of Edmund Hodgson Yates. Albumen Carte De Visite. 1860s-1870s. NPG x13298 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw130815/Edmund-Hodgson-Yates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw130815/Edmund-Hodgson-Yates</a>. Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1890 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yates, Edmund Hodgson Subject The topic of the resource Yates, Edmund Hodgson (1831–1894) Description An account of the resource Edmund Yates (1831–1894); journalist and novelist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Yates-Edmund-Hodgson Council criticism drama editing fiction journalism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/165/1895-Wolseley-Garnet-Joseph.jpg 5eff4f3e79e686fb9bda8015de7cdac7 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) 1833 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1913 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Army Officer Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Garnet Joseph Wolseley, first Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913; Oxford DNB); army officer. Published two volumes of autobiography, works on military figures, and articles reviewing the American Civil War. 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/36995" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36995</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Lawrence, William. Portrait of Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley. Albumen Print. London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 1895. NPG P1700(26b) © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw233866/Garnet-Joseph-Wolseley-1st-Viscount-Wolseley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw233866/Garnet-Joseph-Wolseley-1st-Viscount-Wolseley</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 Wolseley, Garnet Joseph Subject The topic of the resource Wolseley, Garnet Joseph (1833–1913) Description An account of the resource Garnet Joseph Wolseley, first Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913); army officer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wolseley-Garnet-Joseph Council life writing military politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/230/1883-Wilson-Charles-William.jpg 1a5cc995cfa9fd79d85ade7eb242242b 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) 1836 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1905 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Army Officer Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Charles William Wilson (1836–1905; Oxford DNB); army officer. Published works on politics and war, as well as serving as director of the Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, which published texts related to the Holy Land. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36951" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36951</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Hills & Saunders. Portrait of Charles William Wilson. Albumen Carte De Visite. 1883. NPG x197183 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw249183/Sir-Charles-William-Wilson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw249183/Sir-Charles-William-Wilson</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 Wilson, Charles William Subject The topic of the resource Wilson, Charles William (1836–1905) Description An account of the resource Sir Charles William Wilson (1836–1905); army officer. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wilson-Charles-William history military politics Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/70/1898-Wills-William-Gorman.jpeg 0820ab93731c8a3c25e2ed2b698d0159 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) 1891 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Painter Playwright Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources W. G. Wills (1828–1891; Oxford DNB); playwright and portrait painter. Produced over thirty plays, several novels, lyrics and poetry. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/29608" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/29608</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Vice-President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of William Gorman Wills. Photograph. Reproduced in Freeman Wills, W. G. Wills: Dramatist and Painter. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1898. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Wills#/media/File:William_Gorman_Wills.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Wills#/media/File:William_Gorman_Wills.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 Wills, William Gorman Subject The topic of the resource Wills, William Gorman (1828–1891) Description An account of the resource W. G. Wills (1828–1891); playwright and portrait painter. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wills-William-Gorman art drama fiction poetry Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/110/1895-White-Percy.png 6724db1ed9291d2bd76e7f6d15299055 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) 1852 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 Journalist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Percy White (1852–1938); journalist and author. Edited Public Opinion and the Evening News. Novels include Mr Bailey-Martin (1894) and The West End (1900). 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, Percy. Corruption: A Novel. D. Appleton and Co., 1895. <a href="https://archive.org/details/corruptionnovel00whit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/corruptionnovel00whit</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 White, Percy Subject The topic of the resource White, Percy (1852–1938) Description An account of the resource Percy White (1852–1938); journalist and author. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context White-Percy Committee of Management Council editing fiction journalism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/69/1890-White-Henry.jpeg a43c53fc6a3d3dba9c4034c883a7575c 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) 1833 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1890 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Priest Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Henry White (1833–1890); Church of England priest and, from 1860, chaplain of the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy. Appointed Hon. Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen in 1870 and Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the Queen in 1873; Chaplain to the House of Commons from 1869 to 1874 (reappointed in 1889). Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President 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 Portrait of Henry White. Platinum Print. c. 1890. RCIN 2907405 © Royal Collection Trust. <a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/2907405/the-reverend-henry-white-chaplain-of-the-chapel-royal-of-savoy-d-1890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.rct.uk/collection/2907405/the-reverend-henry-white-chaplain-of-the-chapel-royal-of-savoy-d-1890</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 White, Henry Subject The topic of the resource White, Henry Description An account of the resource Henry White (1833–1890); Church of England priest. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context White-Henry theology Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/164/1901-Wells-Herbert-George.jpg 4f4cfd5dd661a9135ebcf3258023f265 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) 1946 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 H. G. Wells (1866–1946; Oxford DNB); novelist and social commentator. Wrote fiction and drama reviews for the Saturday Review and the Pall Mall Gazette. Became a member of the Society of Authors in 1895. 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/36831" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36831</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Elliott & Fry. Portrait of H. G. Wells. Sepia Halftone Reproduction of a Photograph. 1901. NPG x45778 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw69920/HG-Wells" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw69920/HG-Wells</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1895 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 Wells, Herbert George Subject The topic of the resource Wells, Herbert George (1866–1946) Description An account of the resource H. G. Wells (1866–1946); novelist and social commentator. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wells-Herbert-George Council criticism fiction journalism https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/189/1893-Webb-Sidney-James.jpeg ccfcf9c73489eeb178577b82d99b64e8 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) 1859 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1947 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Politician Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield (1859–1947; Oxford DNB); social reformer and politician. Wrote tracts for the Fabian Society; published further works on socialism. Responsible for drafting the report 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=Special+Committee">Special Committee</a> established to evaluate the structure and composition of the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a>. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36802" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36802</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Special Committee Sub-Committee Start Date The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1907 (Special Committee) Sub-Committee End Date The date the person left the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field 1908 (Special Committee) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Downey, W. & D. Portrait of Sidney James Webb. Photograph. Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1893. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Webb,_1st_Baron_Passfield#/media/File:Sidney_Webb.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Webb,_1st_Baron_Passfield#/media/File:Sidney_Webb.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 Webb, Sidney James Subject The topic of the resource Webb, Sidney James (1859–1947) Description An account of the resource Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield (1859–1947); social reformer and politician. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Webb-Sidney-James politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/229/1890s-Warren-Charles.jpg 4c292433b615a71d802e4a529a5ecd57 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 Archaeologist Army Officer Police Commissioner Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Charles Warren (1840–1927; Oxford DNB); army officer, police commissioner and archaeologist. Published several works on the archaeology of Jerusalem. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36753">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36753</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of Charles Warren. Matte Collodion Printing-Out Paper Print. 1890s. NPG P1700(46a) © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw238412/Sir-Charles-Warren" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw238412/Sir-Charles-Warren</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 Warren, Charles Subject The topic of the resource Warren, Charles (1840–1927) Description An account of the resource Sir Charles Warren (1840–1927); army officer, police commissioner and archaeologist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Warren-Charles archaeology military police Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/163/1890-Ward-Mary-Augusta-Arnold.jpg cf72761b661bdb5c3e9503aa2ff21ad2 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 Ward, Mrs Humphry Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1851 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1920 Sex Sex as assigned at birth F Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Philanthropist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Mary Augusta Ward (1851–1920; Oxford DNB); philanthropist, political lobbyist and novelist (as Mrs Humphry Ward). A prolific writer, she published novels, lectures, political writing, and articles for periodicals including Macmillan's Magazine and The Nineteenth Century. Joined the Society of Authors in 1891. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/36736</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Pension Fund Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Downey, W. & D. Portrait of Mary Augusta Ward. Carbon Print. 1890. NPG x27266 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw196757/Mary-Augusta-Ward-ne-Arnold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw196757/Mary-Augusta-Ward-ne-Arnold</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1891 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Subject The topic of the resource Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold (1851–1920) Description An account of the resource Mary Augusta Ward (1851–1920); philanthropist, political lobbyist and novelist (as Mrs Humphry Ward). Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ward-Mary-Augusta-Arnold Council criticism fiction journalism pensions politics https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/34/Warbuton-Rowland-Egerton.jpg 13d000016d24e68a0cba304f40060e89 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) 1804 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1891 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Landowner Poet Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Rowland Eyles Egerton Warbuton (1804–1891; Oxford DNB); landowner and poet. An avid fox hunter, his Hunting Songs (1834) ran to eight editions in his lifetime. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/28678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/28678</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Duval, Charles Allen. Portrait of Rowland Egerton-Warburton. Arley Hall and Gardens, 1999. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowland_Egerton-Warburton#/media/File:Rowland_Egerton-Warburton.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowland_Egerton-Warburton#/media/File:Rowland_Egerton-Warburton.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 1884 (Vice-President) 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 Warbuton, Rowland Eyles Egerton Subject The topic of the resource Warbuton, Rowland Eyles Egerton (1804–1891) Description An account of the resource Rowland Eyles Egerton Warbuton (1804–1891); landowner and poet. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Warbuton-Rowland-Eyles-Egerton poetry Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/217/Wallace-William-Francis-Stuart.png 1a43a9f38c3adccf9afd6a52dd34574a 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) 1940 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Composer Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources William Francis Stuart Wallace (1860–1940; Oxford DNB); composer and writer on music. Composed a range of choral, vocal and orchestral pieces, operas and incidental music. 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/58902" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/58902</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Composers Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of William Francis Stuart Wallace. Photograph. 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 Wallace, William Francis Stuart Subject The topic of the resource Wallace, William Francis Stuart (1860–1940) Description An account of the resource William Francis Stuart Wallace (1860–1940); composer and writer on music. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wallace-William-Francis-Stuart music 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/1/211/1939-Finck-Herman.jpeg c182f4cd93690d8284a328a3ee05fa34 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) 1872 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 Composer Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Hermann Van Der Vinck (1872–1939); composer (as Herman Finck). Published operettas, ballets, revues, songs and orchestral pieces. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Composers Sub-Committee Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Haddon, Arthur Trevor. Portrait of Herman Finck. Pastel. 1939. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Finck#/media/File:Herman_Finck_by_Arthur_Trevor_Haddon_(1939).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Finck#/media/File:Herman_Finck_by_Arthur_Trevor_Haddon_(1939).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 Vinck, Hermann Van Der Subject The topic of the resource Vinck, Hermann Van Der (1872–1939) Description An account of the resource Hermann Van Der Vinck (1872–1939); composer (as Herman Finck). Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vinck-Hermann-Van-Der music https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/68/1882-Vaughan-Charles-John.jpg 6447d06899dcf7d533a6b616daa17bfa 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) 1816 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1897 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Headmaster Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Charles John Vaughan (1816–1897; Oxford DNB); headmaster and dean of Llandaff. Primarily published sermons and commentaries on epistles. Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/28124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/28124</a> Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Vice-President Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1884 (Vice-President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission <div class="contentColumn"> <div class="mainImage"> Lock & Whitfield. Portrait of Charles John Vaughan. Woodburytype. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1882. NPG Ax17658 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw120771/Charles-John-Vaughan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw120771/Charles-John-Vaughan</a>. </div> </div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vaughan, Charles John Subject The topic of the resource Vaughan, Charles John (1816–1897) Description An account of the resource Charles John Vaughan (1816–1897); headmaster and dean of Llandaff. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vaughan-Charles-John education theology Vice-Presidents https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/16/1895-Tristram-Valentine-J-T-London-Birds-and-Beasts.png 5a9dab6df5930f75ca2efe3ccd337883 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Solicitor Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources J. T. Tristram-Valentine (1848–1893); solicitor and member of the British Ornithologists' Union. One of the founding members of the Society of Authors. Valentine resigned on 29 January 1885, after presenting the accounts for the first year, suggesting he didn’t believe in the Society's ability to make money. He was replaced by <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Ross-Alexander-Galt">Alexander Galt Ross</a>. 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 Horace Cox Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Founders' 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) Solicitor (Society of Authors) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Tristram-Valentine, J. T. London Birds and Beasts. London: Horace Cox, 1895. <a href="https://archive.org/details/londonbirdsbeast00trisrich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/londonbirdsbeast00trisrich</a>. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1848 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1893 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 (Secretary) 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 (Secretary) 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 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 Valentine, John Tristram Tristram- Subject The topic of the resource Valentine, John Tristram Tristram- (1848–1893) Description An account of the resource J. T. Tristram-Valentine (1848–1893); solicitor and member of the British Ornithologists' Union. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Valentine-John-Tristram-Tristram founders law https://historysoa.com/files/original/4/411/1910-07-01-Supplement-20-10-US-Copyright.pdf 2f37946059985a17fa626afda0c633a1 PDF Text Text SUPBLEMENT II UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT. ��BILL A TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE RESPECTING THE ACTS COPYRIGHT. CONTENTS. PAGES NATURE OF COPYRIGHT SUBJECT-MATTER WHO OF MAY OBTAIN HOW TO SECURE DURATION OF COPYRIGHT OF COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT (Secs. 1 3).................................................................. 5 ................................................... ... 5. (Secs. 4 7) (Sec. 8) (Secs. (Secs. CopyRIGHT OFFICE MISOELLANEOUs COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT Protection of TRANSFER (Secs. ............................................................ 6 7 ......................................................... 7 9 ............................................................ 9 10 ......................................................... 10 15 9 17) 18 20) (Secs, 21 36) (Secs. 37 45) .................. ****************************************** 46 60)..................................................................... PROVISIONs (Secs. 61 64) ......................................................... 15 16 16 19 19 ��A B AND CONSOLIDATE THE ACTS RESPECTING COPYRIG HT. : or Copy ; a of or or in of to of of of be of or a of or ; to or of to by or to or or in let or ; or of to in or of a or ; or by ; or a it to (e) or or : or in or or of or let Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the copyright secured by Nature and Extent right. this Act shall include the sole and exclusive right (a) For the purposes set forth in subsection (b) hereof, to make any copy of any work or part thereof the subject of copyright under the provisions of this Act, or to abridge, adapt, or translate into another language or dialect any such work, or make any other version thereof; keep (b) To sell, distribute, exhibit, or for hire, offer for sale, distribution, exhibition, hire any copy such work public for profit, (c) To deliver, authorize the delivery of, any copyrighted lecture, sermon, address, similar production prepared for oral delivery represent copyrighted dramatic (d) To publicly perform work, convert into novel other non-dramatic work To dramatize any copyrighted non-dramatic work and produce the same either publication performance copyrighted musical work, any (f) To publicly perform part thereof, public performance for purpose the purposes set forth subsection (b) hereof make any arrangement setting any system such work, the melody thereof, notation (g) To make, sell, distribute for hire any device, contri appliance especially adapted any manner whatsoever Vance reproduce any material part any the ear the whole work published and copyrighted after this Act shall have gone into effect, any such device appliance publicly means reproduce any material part the ear the whole such work adaptation, (h) To produce any abridgment, variation, arrangement copyrighted work art. of TO AMEND LL | or to or by to or at an to or in of or of 2. in SEC. That nothing this Act shall construed annul limit proprietor unpublished work, the right the author equity, prevent the copying, publication, common law use such unpublished work without his consent, obtain damages therefor. to of or in 5 tories, gazetteers, and other compilations, and new matter contained Copyright. 1, Subject Matter Comp. Constitution, Art. Rev. Stat., sec. 4952. sec. 8 ; of is in 5. to 4. SEC. That the works for which copyright may secured under this Act shall include all the works of an author. SEC. That the application for registration shall specify which the following classes the work which copyright claimed belongs: (a) Books, including composite and cyclopædic works, direc of be of is in or all all all 3. SEC. That the copyright provided this Act shall extend and protect the copyrightable component parts the work copyrighted, any and reproductions copies thereof, whatever form, style size, and already matter reproduced therein which copyright subsisting, but without extending the duration such copyright. �6 in new editions; but not including works specified in other sub sections hereunder ; (b) Periodicals, including newspapers; (c) Oral lectures, sermons, addresses; (d) Dramatic compositions; of ; a work ; or designs for works art art scientific works models of art; (h) Reproductions of ; of Works of g) (f) (e) Musical compositions; Maps or a of as of in Comp. Act of June 18, 1874, Sec. 3 (18 Stat. at L., part III, p. 79). to (1) (j) or (i) plastic Drawings technical character; Photographs; (k) Prints and pictorial illustrations; manufacture, articles Labels and prints relating June 18, the Patent Office under the Act heretofore registered be : 1874 Provided, of or in in to of as nevertheless, held That the above specifications shall not copyright section four defined limit the subject matter impair the classification invalidate this Act, nor shall any error copyright protection secured under this Act. to or of no to to be or no copyright shall subsist any any publication the United States government part, thereof: Provided, however, That the reprint, whole republication publication the government, either separately any material public document, which copyright subsisting shall not annul cause any abridgment taken appropriation authorize any use the copyright ment the copyright Such copyright material, without the consent That or by or of to or is in of of to or of be a in or or or in (a) of In SEC. in copy ; of as be or of or right. of the original works. 7. Not subject matter of or use in to copyrighted works and alterations, re That additions SEC. compilations, translations, dramatizations, abridgments, visions, works, whether copyrighted arrangements, other versions copyright regarded new works subject the public domain, shall such copyright shall affect the but this Act under the provisions validity any subsisting copyright upon the matter employed force grant an exclusive right any part thereof, such construed 6. Rev. Stat., sec. 4959; Act of March 3, 1891, sec. 5 (26 Stat. at L., p. 1108). Comp. by proprietor; ; of of or or or or an to or of in by 8. by 1787, Art. 1, Comp. Constitution, Sec. 8 ; Rev. Stat., sec. 4952; Act of March 3, 1891, sec. 13 (26 Stat. at L., p. 1110). any work made the subject proprietor That the author assigns, copyright his executors, administrators, this Act, shall have copyright for such work under the conditions and for the this Act: Provided, however, That the copyright terms specified proprietor author the work this Act shall extend secured SEC. of who May obtain Copyright in or to of of a a of In any author not citizen work (b) the original text the the United States first published without the limits July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-one United States prior any work which has fallen into the the original text public domain. a of or of or or by to as of on or is a or or of or of ; of or of at be or a is nation, only when such foreign state subject citizen who proprietor, foreign author living within the United States the the time (a) Shall making and first publication cotem shall first his work, poraneously publish his work within the limits the United States which such author nation (b) When the foreign state treaty, conven subject grants either proprietor citizen tion, agreement, Comp. Act of March 3, 1891, Sec. 13 the United States the law to citizens (26 Stat. at L., p. 1110). substantially the same basis copyright its own benefit �7 citizens, or copyright protection substantially equal to the protec Secured to such foreign author under this Act ; or when such foreign state or nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States may at - pleasure party thereto. become The existence the reciprocal conditions aforesaid shall proclamation determined the President the United States, time, made from time the purposes this Act may require. by of or to at be to ; of of a in case of in is of SEC. 11. That not later than thirty days (but the periodical not later than ten days) after the publication upon which copyright claimed, there shall deposited of of in to an by is be if or or of by to a in be to or or in be ; or of is to of a to a if ; to or a or be if of ; or of or in is be the work the Copy right Office the United States mail addressed the Register Copyrights, Washington, District Columbia, two complete copies print relating the best edition the work label article manufacture, one such copy periodical for contribution requested, one copy which contribution special registration the issue issues the periodical containing such contribution, deposited not later than ten days after publication the work copies for sale, there shall deposited the copy, not reproduced print, photograph other identifying reproduction required section copy, print, photograph ten above: such copies other reproduction copyright. accompanied each case claim Comp. Rev. Stat., Sec. 4961. to a to if be to SEC. 12. That the postmaster whom are delivered the articles required deposited under section eleven above shall, requested, give receipt therefor; and shall mail them their destination without cost the copyright claimant. S. of by or be if or of or of of by be of or a of printed book periodical the text type-set SEC. 13. That the copies U. deposited under section eleven above shall printed from type set ting and litho graphiº within the limits the United States, either hand the aid any kind typesetting machine, from plates made from type set produced by within the limits the United States, the text Pº 3, as at of 3 or a by as in p. be of a it a of of it if of Comp. Rev. Stat., Sec. 4956, amended by the Act March L., 1891, sec. (26 Stat. 1107). of to ; or be ; a or if or of of of of a be if or a a or or or by be of of be in by of SEC. 10. That such person may obtain registration his claim complying with the requirements prescribed this Act primá facie evidence ownership. and such registration shall Registration may also had works which copies are not repro copyright, duced for sale, the deposit, with claim the title and manuscript copy one complete printed such work, lecture similar production, dramatic musical composition; photographic print, photograph photograph the work art, other identifying reproduction thereof, work plastic work drawing copyright the notice these latter required cases being affixed the original before publication registration secured hereunder section nine above. But the privilege shall not exempt the copyright proprietor from the requirement deposit copies under section eleven herein where the work later reproduced copies for sale. copyright Secure Copyright. or by to of be a of of of In a or a be of In or in ; by by 9. SEC. That any person entitled thereto this Act may secure How copy copyright for his work publication thereof with the notice right required this Act and such notice shall affixed each copy thereof published offered for sale the United States authority the copyright proprietor. the case work art plastic work drawing, such notice shall affixed the original also before publication thereof. the case lecture similar work copyright shall given intended only for oral delivery, notice each public delivery thereof. to of by to as of by of be a its tion �8 Comp. Act of March 3, 1891, sec. 3 (26 Stat. at L., p. 1107); H. R. bill no. 13355, March 2, 1904, passed by the House of Repre sentatives April 26, 1904 (58th Cong., 2d Sess.). Comp. Act of March 3, 1905. lithographic process, then by a process wholly performed within the limits of the United States: which requirements shall extend also to the illustrations produced by lithographic process within a printed book consisting of text and illustrations, and also to separate lithographs, except where in either case the subjects represented are located in a foreign country ; but they shall not apply to works in raised characters for the use of the blind, and they shall be subject to the provisions of section sixteen with reference to books published abroad seeking ad interim protection under this Act. In the case of the book the copies so deposited shall be accompanied by an affidavit, under the official seal of any officer authorized to administer oaths within the United States, duly made by the person claiming copyright or by his duly authorized agent or representative residing in the United States or by the printer who has printed the book, setting forth that the copies deposited have been printed from type set within the limits of the United States or from plates made from type set within the limits of the United States, or, if the text be pro duced by lithographic process, that such process was wholly performed within the limits of the United States. Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a copyright shall knowingly be guilty of making a false affidavit as to his having complied with the above conditions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine dollars, and all of his rights and privileges under said copyright shall thereafter be forfeited. Such affidavit shall state also the place within the United States, and the establishment, in which such type was set or plates were made or lithographic process was performed and the date of the completion of the printing of the book or the date of publication. of not more than one thousand 14. That the notice of copyright required by section nine shall Copyright" or the abbreviation Copr. either of the word any specified the case the works sub-sections (f) Comp. Rev. Stat., sec., 4962; Act section five this Act, the letter enclosed within of June 18, 1874, sec. 1 (18 Stat. inclusive, at L., part III, p. 79); Act of circle, (G), accompanied every case thus: the name the author March 3, 1905. copyright proprietor registered or, the Copyright Office the (l), inclusive, case works specified subsections (f) Section symbol, provided five this Act, his initials, monogram, mark, that some accessible portion the work the margin, back, permanent base pedestal thereof the substance which the work shall mounted his name shall appear. But the case Works subsisting when this Act shall which copyright into effect the copyright may notice either one the forms prescribed herein one those prescribed the Act June 18, 1874. copyright shall applied, The notice the case book title-page other printed publication, upon the page immediately following, periodical, either upon the title-page upon the first page text each separate number under the title heading (l), inclusive, work specified subsections section five this Act, upon some accessible portion the work itself the margin, back, permanent base pedestal thereof, the substance which the work shall be mounted. composite work one notice copyright shall suffice. Upon every copy published musical composition which the right public performance imprinted under reserved there shall Right copyright the words public performance the notice reserved default which action shall maintained nor recovery had for any such performance although without the consent the copyright proprietor. SEC. of in go in be of is no be of a of if or of on or of or of or of of ; or (f) in of to of in of be or a or or in of of of in a if or of its be by be is of of of a of ; (l) a of ; on of or to or of or of or be in in or a In in of by in in in as by on of of or to C of in of of of in or, consist of Notice of copy right, �by in if, 9 of of to or or be of of of ; of an liable of to a be or of of or of the copyright shall ollars. fine one hundred its it. to of an a in of of of 1905. of of ad by a a in of in a or a in of of of In a in or in of In as to all as ad to or an of of of a of a of its in in a in of Ad interim pro foreign country SEC. 16. That the case book published tection, before publication this country the deposit the Copyright Office publication abroad March not later than thirty days after one complete Comp. Act copy request for the reservation the foreign edition with the copyright, and statement the name and nationality the author publication and the copyright proprietor, and the date the proprietor said book shall secure the author interim copy right. Except otherwise provided, the interim copyright thus copyright secured shall have the force and effect given this Act, and shall endure follows: foreign language, (a) the case book printed abroad for period two years after the first publication the book the foreign country; (b) the case book printed abroad the English language English and one period more foreign languages, for thirty days after such deposit the Copyright Office. 3, a or an of to by to as of to copyright proprietor has sought comply with the this Act notice and the notice has been duly affixed the bulk the edition published, omission inadvertence particular copy copies, though preventing recourse against from innocent infringer without notice, shall not invalidate the copyright nor prevent recovery for infringement against any person who after infringe undertaking actual notification the copyright begins Where the requirements as of to a in by a of an or in >{< of SEC. 18. That the copyright secured this Act shall endure, Duration in (a) For twenty-eight years after the date first publication of by in to of of be in in a in of of or or be an of ad 17. That whenever within the period such interim pro produced and published from type authorized edition shall set within the limits the United States from plates made there from, (a) foreign book the English language, (b) book language, either English translation the original language thereof, and whenever the requirements prescribed this Act deposit copies, registration, filing affidavit and the printing the copyright notice shall have been duly complied with, the copyright shall extended endure such original book for the full terms elsewhere provided this Act. SEC. tection the Copyright. 3 3, in of p. at of or to of by at º of a of of in of of : of be in no a of it or by if to or or of any error omission, the requirements SEC. 15. That Failure to com reason prescribed above section eleven have not been complied with within ply with formali the time therein specified, failure make registration has occurred ties. any administrative officer employee the error omission the permissible for the author proprietor United States, shall make the required deposit and secure the necessary registration within period one year after the first publication the work: Provided, brought for infringement That such case action shall the Copyright until such requirements have been fully complied with And provided further, That the privilege above afforded completing the Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4962. registration and deposit after the expiration the period prescribed any article which bears Comp. Act 1865, sec. Section eleven shall not exempt the proprietor March L., copyright from depositing the required copy (13 Stat. 540). copies upon notice Specific written demand therefor Copyrights, who the Register may make such demand any time subsequent the expiration such period and after the said demand shall have been made, default the deposit the copies the work within one month from any part outlying territorial possession the United States except the United States, within three months from any outlying territorial possession the United States from any foreign country, the �1() the case of any print or label relating to articles of manufacture : Provided, That the copyright which at the time of the passing of this Act may be subsisting in any article named in this section shall endure for the balance of the term of copyright fixed by the laws then in force; (b) For fifty years after the date of first publication in the case of any composite or collective work; any work copyrighted by a corporate body or by the employer of the author or authors; any abridgment, compilation, dramatization, or translation ; any post humous work; any arrangement or reproduction in some new form of a musical composition ; any photograph ; any reproduction of a work of art ; any print or pictorial illustration ; the copyrightable contents of any newspaper or other periodical ; and the additions as to prints or labels, the Act of June 18, 1874, sec. 3 (18 Stat. at L., part III, p. 79). Comp, Comp. Rev. 4954. Stat., secs. 4953 and to works previously or annotations published. * of In of all (c) For the lifetime of the author and for fifty years after his death, in the case of his original book, lecture, dramatic or musical composition, map, work of art, drawing or plastic work of a scientific or technical character, or other original work, but not including any work specified in subsections (a) or (b) hereof; and in the case of joint authors, during their joint lives and for fifty ears after the death of the last survivor of them. an if as a or in of to the above cases the term shall extend the end the expiration. The copyright work published anonymously under assumed name shall subsist for the same period the work had been produced bearing the author's true name. calendar year at be if bya by by of be if if or he or be at be in he or if in Extension of any work SEC. 19. That the copyright subsisting the time when term of subsist this Act goes into effect may, the expiration the renewal term pro ing copyright, vided for under existing law, further renewed and extended the dead, leaving widow, Comp. Act of Feb. 3, 1831, Sec. 16 author, still living, his widow, (4 Stat. at L., p. 439). her default, no widow survive him, his children, in or in of be or a : to of to be : a to by any survive him, for further period such that the entire term shall equal Provided, That application for such that secured this Act renewal and extension shall made the Copyright Office and duly registered therein within one year prior the expiration the existing term And provided further, That, should such subsisting copyright upon have been assigned, license granted therein for publication royalty, the copyright shall payment renewed and extended only case the assignee licensee shall join the application for such renewal and extension. by a in of injunction restraining such unauthorized in to to be publication, as all or an by or or of so of in of to or or in of on is in of to or Right of trans SEC. 20. That the author s exclusive right dramatize translate lation. any one subsisting shall, after the his works which copyright expiration ten years from the day which the work was registered Comp. Act. of March 3, 1891, sec. 1 the Copyright Office, continue effective only case dramatization (26 Stat. at L., p. 1107). translation thereof has been produced within that period his consent that his assigns, and the case translations shall be any translation produced. confined the language SEC. 21. That every person who, without the consent the author Protection of the Copyright. proprietor first obtained, shall publish reproduce any manner Protection for whatsoever any unpublished copyrightable work shall liable the un pub l is he d proprietor for damages occasioned author such injury, and Works. hereinafter provided. of of of is be or of is of Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 3082. SEC. 22. That any reproduction, without the consent the author copyright proprietor, any work any material part any work illegal and subsisting shall hereby prohibited. which copyright The provisions section thirty-eight hundred and ninety-three in or In fringement of copyright, �11 the Revised Statutes, prohibiting the use of the mails in certain cases, and also the provision of section thirty-eight hundred and ninety-five of the Revised Statutes, shall apply, and the importation into the United States of any such fraudulent copies or reproductions is hereby prohibited. be at 7, of 3, Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4964 (as amended by Act March 1891, Sec. L., 26 Stat. 1109) and Rev. Stat., sec. 4965 (as amended by Act March L., 1895, Stat, 965). 2, p. of at 28 in to be all § Remedies, p. SEC. 23. That if any person shall infringe the copyright in any work protected under the copyright laws of the United States by doing or causing to be done, without the consent of the copyright proprietor first obtained in writing, any act the exclusive right to do or authorize which is by such laws reserved to such proprietor, such person shall be liable : ; a) To an injunction restraining such infringement To pay to the copyright proprietor such damages as the copyright proprietor may have suffered due to the infringement, as well as the profits which the infringer may have made from proving profits the plaintiff shall such infringement, and of in or to or to of in or or of In ; a or of In a or of In or or by to a or of : In a as of be be in to as of he to required prove sales only and defendant shall required claims; prove every element cost which lieu actual damages and profits, such damages the court shall appear just, upon the following basis, but such damages assessed shall no case exceed the sum of five thousand dollars nor be less than the sum two hundred and fifty dollars, and shall not regarded penalty painting, statue sculpture any (1) the case reproduce device especially adapted the ear any copy righted work, not less than ten dollars for every infringing copy made sold found the possession the infringer employees; his agents lecture, sermon, address, not less (2) the case than fifty dollars for every infringing delivery; (3) the case dramatic musical composition, not less than one hundred dollars for the first and not less than fifty dollars for every subsequent infringing performance the court may all : a to up all as the action, upon such terms and conditions infringe copyright prescribe, goods alleged of or of in to be or on or up or by of (c) in the case all other works enumerated section five this Act, not less than one dollar for every infringing copy made sold found the possession the infringer employees. his agents impounded during the pendency To deliver oath (4) a or to of in of of or all as as or on oath for destruction the infringing devices, plates, molds, matrices well other means for making such infringing copies. Any court given jurisdiction under section thirty-two this Act may proceed any action instituted for violation any provision hereof judgment any enter decree enforcing the remedies herein provided. (d) To deliver copies in be of byof be by a or a 6, of Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4966 (as 1897, amended by Act Jan. L., 29 Stat. 481). p. or in or in or by SEC. 25. That any person who wilfully and for profit shall infringe any copyright secured this Act, who shall knowingly and wilfully aid any wise knowingly and abet such infringement wilfully take part guilty any such infringement, shall deemed misdemeanor, and upon conviction punished thereof shall imprisonment for not exceeding one year fine not less than at be of an injunction, damages and profits, SEC, 24. That the proceedings for infringing copies, plates, molds, matrices, and those for the Seizure etc., aforementioned, may united One action. �12 one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court. False notice of & Any person who, with fraudulent intent, shall insert or impress any copyright. notice of copyright required by this Act, or words of the same purport, in or upon any article for which he has not obtained copyright, or with fraudulent intent shall remove or alter the copyright notice upon an article duly copyrighted, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one Any person who shall knowingly issue or sell any thousand dollars. article bearing a notice of United States copyright which has not been copyrighted in this country, or who shall knowingly import any article bearing such notice, or words of the same purport, which has not been copyrighted in this country, shall be liable to a fine of one hundred dollars. all to or in of of of a no of of to to of in is in in no if be ; is of in of is in be or If a in of by ; is in in of so be in in or be by SEC. 26. That any and such fraudulent copies prohibited importa this Act which are brought into the United States from any foreign country shall seized the collector, surveyor other writing any person authorized officer the customs, make seizures under the customs revenue laws, the district which they are found; and the copies seized shall without delay delivered into the custody the principal customs officer the collection whereupon the said officer shall district which the seizure made importation (except cases mail) publish notice such seizure once week for three successive weeks some newspaper the county place where such seizure shall have been made. news paper published published such county, then such notice shall some newspaper the county which the principal customs office newspaper published the district situated and such county, then notices shall posted proper public places, which notices shall describe the articles seized and state the time, cause, and place seizure, and shall require any person claiming such articles appear and file with such customs officer his claim such articles within twenty days from the date the first publication such notice. tion of of ; by Prohibition importation. ... . this Act. . The importation into the United States of any article bearing such notice of copyright when there is no existing copyright thereon in the United States is prohibited, and such importations shall be proceeded against as provided by sections twenty-six to twenty-nine, inclusive, of a as to or of a by be in to in so of in as of by to a of or to of all of case the condemnation the articles claimed the obligors shall pay the costs and expenses the proceedings obtain such condemnation. Such collector, other proper officer, shall transmit the said bond duplicate list and description with the articles seized and claimed the United States Attorney for the proper district, who shall proceed for condemnation the property information customs revenue that a be be Ca,SéS. it if of on to If as of in SEC. 28. That case the property shall condemned shall delivered into the custody the United States Marshal and destroyed such manner the court may direct. not condemned the said payment articles shall delivered the importer the duty, be Rev. Stat., Sec. 838 in Comp. by or in Comp. Rev. Stat., Sec. 3076. or of of at so SEC. 27. That any person claiming the property seized may, any time within twenty days from the date such first publication notice, file with the collector, claim, stating other proper officer, his interest the articles seized, and deposit with such collector, other proper officer, bond the United States now prescribed law, the penal sum two hundred and fifty dollars, with two sure ties, approved said collector, other proper officer, conditioned �13 If any be due. probable cause is found by the court as an existing fact connected with the seizure, the officer or other person making the seizure shall be entitled to a certificate affording him an absolute defense to any action on account of seizure. no such claim shall be filed, or bond given, within the twenty days above specified, the collector, or other proper officer of the customs who has custody of the property, shall declare the same forfeited, and it shall be destroyed in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. If to so be is of if be in of to be of to of of to p. 1891, sec. 3 3, or L., 1107). of or : is be Comp. Act (26 Stat. at of Comp. Act of 1, or of an of of of as by limits the United lithographic process a or ; as or an of be in or been produced from type set within the States, from plates made therefrom, performed therein above provided 1905, 3 3, March L., p. 1891, sec. 1107). 3, a or a ad an of in (d) : March : in a of a in of (c) ; p. 3 3, Comp. of or by 1890, Free Act Oct. List, sec. 513. Comp. Act 1891, sec. March L., (26 Stat. 1108). or of or in a or in of such prohibition shall not apply (a) To works raised characters for the use the blind; foreign newspaper magazine, although containing (b) To reprinted matter copyrighted the United States printed authority the copyright proprietor, unless such newspaper magazine reprinted contains also copyright matter printed without such authorization foreign language To the authorized edition book languages, which only translation into English has been copy righted this country foreign language languages, published To books without the limits the United States, but deposited and registered for interim copyright under the provisions this copies Act which case importation authorized foreign permitted during the ad interim term edition shall two years, until such time within this period edition shall have at of of in of of or of by March or of or by of in of any SEC. 30. That during the existence the American copyright Comp. Act any foreign edition book the importation into the United States (26 Stat. proprietor) not editions thereof (although authorized the author printed from type set within the limits the United States from plates made therefrom, any plates the same not made from type any editions thereof pro set within the limits the United States, lithographic process not performed within the limits duced the United States, accordance with the requirements section thirteen hereby prohibited Provided, however, That this Act, shall and at of be be if of If to of of be to If as in be if to in of to be If its SEC. 29. That mails from foreign countries shall be carefully examined by postmasters, who shall forward to the principal customs officer of the district in which the post office is situated any foreign mail package supposed to contain any article imported in violation of Upon receipt of such package the customs the provisions of this Act. officer shall detain the same in his custody and notify by mail the detention, and require him addressee of the package of show cause within thirty days why the supposed prohibited articles should destroyed. not the person addressed shall not appear and show cause the contrary, the customs officer shall make formal pro seizure the articles contained the package supposed hibited importation, and the package contains any prohibited articles shall declare the same forfeited, whereupon said articles shall destroyed such manner the Secretary the Treasury shall direct. upon examination the articles prove any violation innocent regular law the package shall forwarded the addressee mail, subject any course the payment customs duty, due. the addressee appears and shows the satisfaction the said officer that the importation the articles not prohibited, the said articles shall delivered the addressee upon payment the customs duty, any due. �14 (e) To any book published abroad with the authorization of the author or copyright proprietor when imported under the circum stances stated in one of the four sub-divisions following, that is to say: (1) When imported, not more than one copy at one time for use and not for sale, under permission given by the pro prietor of the American copyright : (2) When imported, not more than one copy at one time, by the authority or for the use of the United States; (3) When specially imported, for use and not for sale, not more than one copy of any such book in any one invoice, in good faith, by or for any society or institution incorporated for educational, literary, philosophical, scientific or religious purposes, or for the encouragement of the fine arts, or for any college, academy, school or Seminary of learning, or for any State, school, college, university or free public library in the United States: but such privilege of importation without the consent of the American copyright proprietor shall not extend to a foreign reprint of a book by an American author copy righted in the United States unless copies of the American publisher edition can not be supplied by the American or copyright proprietor ; (4) When such books form parts of libraries or collections purchased en bloc for the use of societies, institutions or libraries designated in the foregoing paragraph ; or form parts of the libraries or personal baggage belonging to persons or families arriving from foreign countries, and are not intended for sale : all Provided, That copies imported as above may not lawfully be used in any way to violate the rights of the American copyright proprietor or annul or limit the copyright protection secured by this Act ; and such unlawful use shall be deemed an infringement of copyright. be of to or it be of in of to all of of of of in in in or of an be be or to to an on by to as bybe of of of of by or of is be of of of be by of SEC. 32. That actions arising under the copyright laws the originally cognizable United States shall the circuit courts any Territory, the Supreme the United States, the district court Columbia, the district courts Alaska, Hawaii Court the District and Porto Rico, and the courts first instance the Philipine Islands. Actions arising under this Act may instituted the district inhabitant, which the defendant the district where the any provision violation this Act has occurred. Any such court, judge thereof, shall have power, upon bill grant injunction equity filed any party aggrieved, prevent any right secured the violation said laws, according the course judge equity, and principles courts such terms said court Any injunction that may may deem reasonable. granted, restraining anything forbidden and enjoining the doing this Act may granted served the parties against whom such injunction may of Juris on Suits : diction. be or of of in by as be of If of to of of of to of in of copies copyright books SEC. 31. That authorized editions imported violation the above provisions this Act may exported and returned export, provided the country shown the satisfaction the Secretary the Treasury upon written application that such importation does not involve wilful negligence fraud. absence wilful negligence fraud not established the satisfaction the Secretary the Treasury, the importation shall proceeded against the case fraudulent copies the manner prescribed twenty-nine, inclusive, sections twenty-six this Act. �15 to said marshal or of is of of by be an a of be by he be made is of of an is in on all anywhere in the United States, and shall be operative throughout the United States and be enforceable by proceedings in contempt, or other by any other court or judge possessing jurisdiction of the Wise, defendant ; but the defendants, or any or either of them, may make a motion in the proper court of any other district where such a violation is alleged, to dissolve said injunction upon such reasonable notice to the plaintiff as the court or judge before whom said motion shall be made shall deem proper; service of said motion to be made on the plaintiff in person or on his attorney in the action. Said courts or judges shall have authority to enforce said injunction and to hear and determine a motion to dissolve the same, as herein provided, as fully as if the action were pending or brought in the district in which said motion is made. The clerk of the court, or judge granting the injunction, shall, when required so to do by the court hearing the application to dissolve or enforce said injunction, transmit without delay to said court a certified copy of the papers which the said injunction was granted that are on file in his office. brought any place whereof the defendant When any action inhabitant, service process shall not made the marshal inhabitant, the district which the defendant the district may found, upon receiving where certified copy the process from the clerk the court where the suit was brought, and return shall said court. no of in of or on be in to of be in of or of any court SEC. 33. That the final orders, judgments decrees mentioned section thirty-two this Act arising under the copyright appeal laws the United States may reviewed writ error the manner and the extent now provided by law for the review cases finally determined said courts respectively. is of SEC. 34. That action shall maintained under the provisions this Act unless the same commenced within three years after the Cause of action arose. all recoveries under this Act full costs shall or by the of is as in of in of in of of a of of a of of to a or a be a or of to of or of be a of to a or of as of or be in if of in in of a be to be in SEC. 39. That the copyright work art and the ownership pro the work shall deemed distinct properties, and, except any artistic work shall remain vided for this Act, the copyright disposed by the author the work, even such work sold of in itself of ; of or of is of is or of the Transfer con translation, the right dramatization, the SEC. 38. That the right lecture, the right representation oral delivery the performance case dramatic composition, the right the case provided musical composition, where the latter reserved section fourteen hereof, the right make any mechanical device by repro reproduced which music may the ear, and the right drawing plastic work duction work art scientific separate estate subject technical character shall each deemed assignment, lease, license, gift, bequest, inheritance. right Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 972. if a SEC. 37. That the copyright distinct from the property copyright, and the sale material object which the subject gift veyance, otherwise, the original object shall not imply the cession the copyright nor shall the assignment copyright imply the transfer the material object. by be this Act shall prevent, lessen, impeach, equity which any party aggrieved any might have had this Act had not been in of at or in SEC. 36. That nothing avoid any remedy law infringement copyright passed. of in SEC. 35. That allowed. Copyright. �16 such author, unless the copyright therein be expressly assigned or disposed of in writing by him, or pass by operation of law or testamentary disposition. Assignment SEC. 40. That every assignment of copyright under this Act shall be by an instrument of writing signed by the assignor. For eign a s SEC. 41. That every assignment of copyright executed in a foreign signment. country shall be acknowledged by the assignor before a consular officer Comp. Patent Act of March 3, 1897, or secretary of legation of the United States authorized by law to sec. 5 (29 Stat. at L., p. 693). The certificate of such oaths or perform notarial acts. administer acknowledgment under the hand and official seal of such consular officer or secretary of legation shall be primá facie evidence of the execution of the instrument. copyright. of Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4955. SEC. 42. That every assignment of copyright shall be recorded in the Copyright Office within ninety days after its execution in the United States or within six calendar months after its execution without the limits of the United States, in default of which it shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee for a valuable con sideration, without notice, whose assignment has been duly recorded. SEC. 43. That in place of the original instrument of assignment there may be sent for record a true copy of the same duly certified as such by any official authorized to take an acknowledgment to a deed. 1874, 18, Comp. Act of June SEC. 44. That the Register of Copyrights shall, upon payment of sec. 2 (18 Stat. at L., part III, p. 79). the prescribed fee, record such assignment, and shall return to the Sender, with a certificate of record attached, under seal, the original instrument or the copy of the same so filed for record; and upon the payment of the fee prescribed by this Act he shall furnish to any person requesting the same a certified copy thereof, under the seal of the Copyright Office. to of by Congress of at a be of of of to appointed the Librarian SEC. 47. That there shall salary Copyrights, Register Copyrights, dollars per annum, and one Assistant Register a at a salary dollars per annum, who shall have Copyrights attach authority during the absence the Register papers issued from the said office, and the Copyright Office seal necessary. may sign such certificates and other papers There appointed the Librarian such subordinate assistants shall also may from time law. authorized time the Register of Comp. Act of Feb. 19, 1897 (29 Stat. at L., p. 545). all of of of be of of in be be to by all SEC. 45. That when an assignment of the copyright in a specified book or other work has been recorded, the assignee shall have the privilege of Substituting his name for that of the assignor in the statutory notice of copyright prescribed by this Act. copyrights, records and other things relating SEC. 46. That The Copyright Office, kept and preserved preserved, shall the required law Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4948 ; Act of Columbia, and shall Congress, District Copyright Office, Library L., 19, at Stat. 1897 (29 Feb. Copyrights, who shall, under the Register under the control p. 545). Congress, perform the Librarian the direction and supervision copyrights. the registration the duties relating to be to by be as in of to to or it of as to all of a as all of of be to of as in of Copyrights shall make daily deposits SEC. 48. That the Register Columbia, designated for this purpose the District some bank moneys national depository, the Treasury the Secretary copyright fees, and shall make weekly deposits applied received the latter shall such manner the Treasury, with the Secretary copyright fees actually applied under the provisions this direct, Act, and annual deposits has not been sums received which copyright fees apply possible the remitters, and return byin Act of Feb. 19, 1897 (29 Stat. at L., p. 545). Comp. of to as be by to as all to of of Of �17 on all shall also make monthly reports to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the Librarian of Congress of the applied copyright fees for each calendar month, together with a statement of remittances received, trust hand, moneys refunded, and unapplied balances. funds Copyrights shall make SEC. 50. That the Register annual report Congress, printed the Librarian the Annual Report Congress, copyright business for the previous the Library fiscal year, including the number and kind works which have been deposited the Copyright Office during the fiscal year, under the provisions this Act. Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4951. p. at be to to Feb. 19, 1897 (29 545). an of in be to July eighth, authenticated. of Comp. Trade-mark 1905, sec. 26. Act Feb. 20, of no to of to or of as by of of to be to of Congress, SEC. 52. That, subject the approval the Librarian Copyrights shall the Register authorized make reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions this Act, for the proceedings with reference conduct the registration claims copyright provided this Act: Provided, That breach such regulations shall affect the validity rules the copyright. of Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4949. of in the Copyright papers issued be all by it be to at SEC. 51. That the seal provided under the Act eighteen hundred and seventy, and present used Office, shall continue the seal thereof, and from the Copyright Office requiring authentication shall of of in of all of of on to of of to of of in of in by of Comp. Act L., Stat. of Copyrights shall give bond SEC. 49. That the Register the twenty thousand dollars, United States the sum form approved the Solicitor the Treasury, and with sureties satisfactory the Secretary the Treasury, for the faithful discharge his duties. to of of of as of a of in be of as in u e 3, p. at of of at to copyright entries and the index volumes herein provided for shall primá facie evidence any court admitted the facts stated therein regards any copyright registration. as a t C a of of a at of all log Copyrights shall fully index copy of SEC. 55. That the Register copyright entries. right registrations, and shall print periodic intervals catalogue the titles articles deposited and registered for copyright, together Comp. Act 1891, March L., with suitable indexes, and stated intervals shall print complete and (26 Stat. 1108). copyright entries, and thereupon indexed catalogues for each class destroy the original manuscript catalogue cards shall have authority containing the titles included such printed volumes and representing the entries made during such intervals. The current catalogues Sec. 4 as of in be to of be of as in Feb. 20, in of a as of be to of In as of of of of of as or Act to is of by Comp. Trade-mark 1905, sec. 16. of of a to to of be in of SEC. 54. That the case each entry the person recorded the claimant the copyright shall entitled certificate under seal copyright registration, contain his name and address, the title the claimed, the date work upon which copyright the deposit the required copies such work, and such marks class designation and entry number shall fully identify the entry. the case book the certificate shall also state the receipt the affidavit required section thirteen this Act, and the date the completion the printing, the date the publication the book, stated the printed form Copyrights shall prepare said affidavit. The Register for the said certificate filled out each case above provided for, which certificate sealed with the seal the Copyright Office shall, upon payment given any person making the prescribed fee, application for the same, and the said certificate shall admitted any court primá facie evidence the facts stated therein. of he a or of in of as in of Copyrights shall provide and keep such Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4957. SEC. 53. That the Register carry out the record books the Copyright Office are required provisions this Act, and whenever deposit has been made the Copyright Office copy any work under the provisions title this Act shall make entry thereof. �18 of be to be as be of be at all to bybe to of be of at a of all to of be of by in of all SEC. 56. That the said printed current catalogues as they are issued shall be promptly distributed by the Copyright Office to the collectors exchange of customs of the United States and to the postmasters of receipt foreign mails, offices accordance with revised lists such collectors customs and postmasters prepared the Secretary the Treasury and the Postmaster-General, and they shall also parties desiring them price furnished determined by Copyrights not exceeding five dollars per annum for the the Register complete catalogue copyright entries and not exceeding one dollar per annum for the catalogues issued during the year for any one class subjects. The consolidated catalogues and indexes shall also Supplied persons ordering them may such prices deter reasonable, and all subscriptions for the catalogues shall mined received the Superintendent Public Documents, who shall forward paid into the said publications; and the moneys thus received shall of Comp. Act. of March 3, 1891, Sec. 4 (26 Stat. at L., p. 1108). of in at States and accounted for under such laws shall force the time. be as of the Treasury the United and Treasury regulations at to to of be in be to all SEC. 57. That the record books the Copyright Office, together with the indexes such record books, and works deposited and public inspection open retained the Copyright Office, shall convenient times; and copies may taken the copyright entries of by of and and of of in of of to or be in or be or to of or of of of in of SEC. 58. That the articles deposited the Copyright Office under the provisions the copyright laws the United States this Act, Congress shall determine what books and other articles the Librarian shall transferred the permanent collections the Library Congress, including the Law Library, and what other books articles placed Congress for shall the reserve collections the Library exchange, sale transferred other governmental libraries the District of Columbia for use therein. be Disposal of ac copy Cumulated right deposits. be by as in actually made such record books, subject such safeguards regulations prescribed Copyrights shall the Register approved Congress. the Librarian as of of in in be a to or : of an of to its or of be no in as of of of or of of to a or of to of of to : of of be to as to or is it of of of of at all of any articles undisposed SEC. 59. That above provided, relating thereto, the together with titles and correspondence Copyrights jointly shall Congress and the Register Librarian suitable intervals determine what these received during any period years preserve desirable useful the permanent files the Copyright Office, and, after due notice hereinafter provided, may Within their discretion cause the remaining articles and other things printed destroyed Provided, That there shall the Catalogue Copyright Entries from February November, inclusive, statement receipt permit any author, the years such articles and notice Copyright proprietor, other lawful claimant claim and remove before the expiration the month November that year anything any deposited registered found which relates his productions years stated, not reserved disposed for copyright within the period provided for sections fifty-eight and fifty-nine this Act manuscript unpublished work shall And provided further, That copyright without specific notice destroyed during the term the author, copyright proprietor, other lawful claimant, permitting him to claim and remove it. of Copyrights SEC. 60. That the Register shall receive, and the persons whom the services designated are rendered shall pay, the Comp. Rev. Stat., sec. 4958; Act of following fees: For the registration copyright any work subject June 18, 1874, sec. 2 (18 Stat. at this Act, one dollar, which sum L., part III, p. 79); Act of deposited under the provisions March 3, 1891, sec. 4 (26 Stat. include certificate under seal. For every additional certificate under at L., p. 1108). registration made, fifty cents. Seal For recording and certifying any a to to is of of to fees, of Copyright �19 of to a a at it or in of (l) instrument of writing for the assignment of copyright, or for any copy of an assignment, duly certified, if not over three hundred words in length, one dollar; if more than three hundred and less than one thousand words in length, two dollars; if more than one thousand words in length, one dollar for each one thousand words and fraction thereof over three hundred words. For comparing any copy of an assignment with the record of such document in the Copyright Office and certifying the same under seal, one dollar. For recording the transfer of the proprietorship of copyrighted articles, ten cents for each title of a book or other article in addition to the fee prescribed for recording the instrument of assignment. For any requested search of Copyright Office records, indexes, or deposits, fifty cents for each full hour of time consumed in making such search. For the personal inspection of copyright record books, indexes, applications, or any article deposited, including the copying of an entry actually made in any such record book, ten cents in the case of each book or other article: Provided, That for such inspection or copying, or both, if made by or on behalf of any person party to a copyright suit already begun or if the inspection and use of a book or other deposited article is made in the reading-room of the Library of Congress, or in any division of the Library to which the said article would naturally pertain, no charge shall be made : Provided further, That only one registration at one fee shall be required in the case of several volumes of the same book or periodical deposited at the same time or of a numbered series of any work specified in subsections (h), (j), (k), and section five this Act, where such series represents the same subject with variances only pose composition and the items composing are deposited single registration. the same time under one title with view Miscellaneous of is or be to all to in of SEC. 61. That the interpretation and construction this Act the words United States shall be construed mean the United States territory and its territorial possessions, and include and embrace may hereafter which now under the jurisdiction and control the United States. be all to be be to be in of SEC. 62. That the interpretation and construction this Act words importing the singular number shall held include the plural, and vice versd, except where such construction would unreasonable, and words importing the masculine gender shall held genders, except where such construction would include absurd or unreasonable. of ; or in an all of on be to a of of or be in of in of SEC. 63. 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