Identity area
Reference code
GB 2156 TSC/E/10
Title
Records of the Stationers' Hall Registry (voluntary Registry)
Date(s)
- 1924-2001 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
Context area
Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Catalogued
Note
Open
Note
After the final expiration of statutory registration in 1924, the Stationers’ Company set up a new, voluntary register. Works were entered for a fee, and registration expired after 7 years, at which point it could be renewed for a further 7 years. If the owner of a work chose not to renew, their submitted copies were returned to them (subject to contact details being current). The voluntary register was administered by the Beadle, or, when appointed, the Assistant Clerk. In 2000, this system was considered no longer viable. Any works still within the seven-year period were returned to their owners where contactable, or otherwise destroyed.