https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/14/1875-Ralston-William-Ralston-Shedden.png 2d74f92c3ecf8a5681c17f8f5f174072 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 Barrister Russian Scholar Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828–1889; Oxford DNB); librarian, folklorist and Russian scholar. One of the founding members 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/23062" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/23062</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 Ellis and Green S. Low Strahan & Co. Ward, Lock, and Co. Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Panov, I. S.? Portrait of William Ralston Shedden-Ralston. Engraving. Pchela 37, 1875. Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1828 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1889 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 Ralston, William Ralston Shedden- Subject The topic of the resource Ralston, William Ralston Shedden- (1828–1889) Description An account of the resource William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828–1889); librarian, folklorist and Russian scholar. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ralston-William-Ralston-Shedden founders history translation