https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/19/1910s-Hardy-Thomas.jpeg 69f61d2fd297332d1fd81a5e02c29f72 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 Author Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Thomas Hardy (1840–1928; Oxford DNB); novelist and poet. Third President of the Society of Authors. Joined the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/council">Council</a> in October 1889, having been nominated after the death of <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Collins-William-Wilkie">Wilkie Collins</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/33708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33708</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 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 1909 (President) Position End Date The date the person stepped down from the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1928 (President) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Portrait of Thomas Hardy. Photograph. 1910s. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy#/media/File:Thomashardy_restored.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy#/media/File:Thomashardy_restored.jpg</a>. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Council Council Start Date The date the person joined the Council 1889 Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1840 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1928 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 Hardy, Thomas Subject The topic of the resource Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928) Description An account of the resource Thomas Hardy (1840–1928); novelist and poet. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Hardy-Thomas Council fiction poetry Presidents