https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/105/1885-Cotton-James-Sutherland.jpg 6ef445cfa18639bcbc8e171016ab6055 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society of Authors Members Description An account of the resource By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas. Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published. By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context people Person Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1860 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1927 Sex Sex as assigned at birth M Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Businessman Critic Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Alexander Galt Ross (1860–1927); critic and businessman. Brother of Robert Ross, journalist, critic, and Oscar Wilde's friend and executor. Appointed Secretary of the Society of Authors in January 1885 when <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Valentine-John-Tristram-Tristram">J. T. Tristram-Valentine</a> stepped down, becoming Honorary Secretary in 1887 (alongside <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Little-James-Stanley">James Stanley Little</a> as Executive Secretary), a position he held until 1888 when he joined the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/management-committee">Committee of Management</a>. Committee(s) A list of committees the person was a member of Committee of Management Council Copyright Sub-Committee Position(s) Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary Secretary (Society of Authors) Honorary Secretary (Society of Authors) Position Start Date The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1885 (Secretary) 1887 (Honorary Secretary) Image Source A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission Cotton, James Sutherland, ed. ‘Notes and News.’ The Academy 670 (7 Mar. 1885): 169. Committee of Management Start Date The date the person joined the Committee of Management 1888 Position End Date The date the person stepped down from the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary 1887 (Secretary) 1888 (Honorary Secretary) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ross, Alexander Galt Subject The topic of the resource Ross, Alexander Galt (1860–1927) Description An account of the resource Alexander Galt Ross (1860–1927); critic and businessman. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ross-Alexander-Galt Committee of Management copyright Council criticism