Henry Bradshaw Society

Membership

Membership of HBS

Apart from occasional grants obtained by editors, the Society's publishing work is wholly funded by the subscriptions of its members. The costs of running the Society are minimal, and no officer or editor receives payment. The recent accounts of the Society are contained in the Annual Reports which can be accessed from this web-site.

The Society currently has more than 300 members worldwide, including major research libraries and private individuals. Membership is open to anyone wishing to support the Society's work. The volumes in the main series of publication are each assigned a corresponding period of subscription (usually one or two years) based upon the cost of production. Members whose subscriptions are complete for that period receive the volume free of charge, in return for their subscription. Current members who are not so qualified may obtain new volumes, upon publication, in return for the appropriate back-subscription.

Subscription Rates

Subscription rates are set by Council and are periodically adjusted solely in line with changes in the cost of book-production. The Society's policy is normally to hold its subscription rate for a four-year period. The current rate came into force on 1 January 2003 and is set at £20.50 per annum. Please note the following.

There is one subscription rate, applicable to both individuals and institutions.
After the first year of subscription, members may elect to pay their subscription by UK Banker's Order, and thus enjoy a discount of £1.00 (a total of £19.50 per annum).
Our bankers charge a fee of £7.00 for converting every subscription not paid in Sterling. We must therefore with regret ask that subscriptions paid in currencies other than Sterling have the equivalent of £7.00 added to them — a total of £27.50 per annum — to cover the bank's conversion costs.
Payment of subscription by Credit Card may now be processed on line. The Charities Aid Foundation encourages Gift Aid - but please do not tick that box! We welcome Gift Aid declarations from UK taxpayers, but we can process that more economically ourselves. Please email the Treasurer! Payment by credit card attracts a fee of £1.00, so when paying by this method, the value should be £21.50. The payment page is here.

Applying for Membership

Please print out and complete the Membership Application Form (HTML format or PDF format) and send it, with your subscription, to the address shown on the form.

Upon receipt of your application, we will contact you by post or email.