Permanent Bureau of the International Publishers' Congress

Permanent Bureau of the International Publishers' Congress, Bureau Permanent du Congrès International des Éditeurs
Founded: 1896
Sources: HB 1921, HB 1923, HB 1925, HB 1929, HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

International committee Executive committee

• Dr. R. de Stürler Secretary General 1921-1936
• Ove Tryde Chairman (President) 1929-1936
• Stanley Unwin President 1938
• Wilhelmus Petrus Van Stockum President 1921-1929
• Juliana van Stolberglaan President 1921-1929
• A. Velleman General Secretary (Secretary General) 1936
• Théophile Zech-Levi President 1936-1938

Seats

• Place du Théâtre 2: Bern: Switzerland
• 5, Avenue Marc-Monnier: Geneva : Switzerland
  HB 1936/38

Members in these countries

Austria (since 1921) , Belgium (since 1921) , Canada (since 1938) , Czechoslovakia (since 1936) , Denmark (since 1921) , Finland (since 1936) , France (since 1921) , Germany (since 1921) , Hungary (since 1921) , Italy (since 1921) , Netherlands (since 1921) , Norway (since 1921) , Poland (since 1921) , Romania (since 1936) , Spain (since 1921) , Sweden (since 1921) , Switzerland (since 1921) , United Kingdom (since 1921) , United States of America (since 1936) ,

Congresses

• 1896-1896 Paris: France
• 1897-1897 Brussels: Belgium
• 1899-1899 London: United Kingdom
• 1901-1901 Leipzig: Germany
• 1906-1906 Milan: Italy
• 1908-1908 Madrid: Spain
• 1910-1910 Amsterdam: Netherlands
• 1913-1913 Budapest: Hungary
• 1931-1931 Paris: France
• 1933-1933 Brussels: Belgium
• 1936-1936 London: United Kingdom
• 1938-1938 Leipzig: Germany announced in HB of 1938
• 1938-1938 Berlin: Germany announced in HB of 1938

Object

Maintenir et développer l'esprit de solidarité parmi les éditeurs de toutes les parties du monde et sauvegarder leurs intérêts communs HB 1929: To maintain and develop the spirit of solidarity among publishers of all parts of the world and to safeguard their common interests. To maintain and develop the spirit of solidarity among publishers in all parts of the world and to study problems of an international character in which they are interested. (HB 1938)

Finances

Cotisations volontaires HB 1929: Voluntary subscriptions. HB 1936: Cotisations annuelles. Annual subscriptions (HB 1938)

Publications

HB 1936: Diverses publications intéressant les éditeurs, telles qu'un dictionnaire technique en sept langues, un recueil des modèles de contrats en usage dans les maisons d'édition des différents pays, etc. Various publications of interest to publishers such as a technical publishers' vocabulary in seven languages, series of reports presented to the different Sessions, records of such Sessions, Bulletin of the Permanent Bureau, etc. (HB 1938)

Activities

Vocabulaire technique de l'éditeur en 7 langues ; recueil des contrats en usage dans les maisons d'édition des différents pays ; répertoire international dé la librairie. HB 1929: Preparation of a technical publishers' vocabulary in seven languages; collection of contracts in use b y the publishing houses of the various countries ; international register of the book trade. Preparation of the sessions of the General Congress held notably at Paris 1896,. Brussels 1897, London 1899, Leipzig 1901, Milan 1906, Madrid 1908, Amsterdam 1910, Budapest 1913, Paris 1931, Brussels 1933, London 1936. The next Congress will be held at Berlin and Leipzig in 1938 or 1939. (HB 1938)

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