https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/77/1901-Bergne-Henry.png c5da0a7aaa3381b6f7e85367c6d8a663 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1842 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1908 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Diplomatist Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Sir Henry Bergne (1842–1908; Oxford DNB); diplomatist. Wrote on diplomatic topics for periodicals including the Quarterly Review, Blackwood's Magazine and The Spectator. Became a member of the Society of Authors in 1890, and served on the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a> and <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=56&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Copyright+Sub-Committee&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Copyright Sub-Committee</a> after retiring from the Foreign Office. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30724" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30724</a> Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Chairman (Committee of Management) Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1907 (Chairman of Committee of Management) Position End Date The date the person stepped down from the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1908 (Chairman of Committee of Management) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission House of Commons. 'Select Committee on Steamship Subsidies. Appendix.' Reports from Committees: Four Volumes. Session 23 Jan. 1901–17 Aug. 1901. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1901. p. 269. <a href="https://archive.org/details/sessionalpapers33unkngoog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/sessionalpapers33unkngoog/</a>. Society Membership Start Date When they joined the SoA (YYYY) 1890 Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1890 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bergne, John Henry Gibbs Subject The topic of the resource Bergne, John Henry Gibbs (1842–1908) Description An account of the resource Sir Henry Bergne (1842–1908); diplomatist. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bergne-John-Henry-Gibbs Committee of Management copyright Council journalism politics