Assignment of copyright notices

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/LIB/1/4/1

Title

Assignment of copyright notices

Date

1930-1998

Level

File

Extent & medium

1 file

Previous reference codes

RAA/LIB/1/4/

Historical Background

It is clear that the builk of these records were generated in two or three phases or activity - firstly in 1930 and succeeding years, secondly in the 1950s and thirdly in 1985 and succededing years. The episodic nature of this accumulation is evidence of periodic attempts to imprve administrative practice. Since the arrival of a professional Registrar for the Collection, in 1995, this procedure has become a routine element of collections management.

Content Description

Forms signed by Royal Academicians, their heirs or representatives, assiging copyright in works presented or acquired by the Collection to the Royal Academy.

Provenance

It is unclear whether these records originated in the Registry or the Library.

Acquisition Details

Object History files of the Permanent Collection.

Arrangement

Records have been arranged chronologically and now display an apparent original order, stemming from their accumulation in a lever arch file (1930-1985, loosely thereafter).