The Authors Guild, Inc. et al v. Hathitrust et al

Filing 82

DECLARATION of Paul Aiken in Support re: 81 MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society, Pat Cummings, Erik Grundstrom, Angelo Loukakis, Norsk Faglitteraer Forfatter0OG Oversetterforening, Roxana Robinson, Helge Ronning, Andre Roy, Jack R. Salamanca, James Shapiro, Daniele Simpson, T.J. Stiles, Sveriges Forfattarforbund, The Australian Society Of Authors Limited, The Authors Guild, Inc., The Authors League Fund, Inc, Union Des Ecrivaines Et Des Ecrivains Quebecois, Fay Weldon, the Writers' Union of Canada. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D (part 1), # 5 Exhibit D (part 2), # 6 Exhibit D (part 3))(Rosenthal, Edward)

EXHIBIT C

JEREMY~ HOWE
ATTORNEY

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COUNSELOR AT

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JEREMY~ HOWE
JOSEPH

M. PROIETTA*

* ALso ADMITTED IN MAssACHUSETIS

April 23,. 2003

Authors Guild
3.1 E. 28th Street

New York, NY 10016

Re: Last Will A.nd Testament ofMichael Drury
Dear Authors Guild:
As the Executor appointed by the Probate Court ofthe City of Newport, State ofRhode Island~ I
am notifying. you~that you are named as a -beneficiary in·the Last Will and Testament of Ms.
Michael Drury.
Enclosed Please find a copy of Ms. Drury's Will naming the Authors Guild beneficiary of all her
copyrights past and present.
I will keep you informed of our progress throughout the probate process, however, should you
have any questions regarding this matter please feel free to contact me.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

MICHAEL DRURY
I, Michael Drury, of the City ofNewport, County ofNewport, State of Rhode Island, being
of full age, sound mind, and disposiJ1g mem0I}'., and knowin...g the nature and extent of my property
and the objects of my bounty, do make, publish and d·eclare this to be my Last Will, and I hereby
revoke all Wills and Codicils heretofore made by me.

FIRST: I direct that all my debts, funeral bills, expenses afmy last illness, expenses of
administration of my estate, inheritance., transfe~., successio~ and l~acy taxes p~able by my estate
or payable on the ·bequest or devises made herein, ·be ·paid out of my estate as ·an expense of
administration and without apportionment. I direct my said Executor that there shall be no funeral,
memorial service or other rites of any kind and that the body is to be cremated as quickly as the law

allows by the Hill Funeral Home in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in accord with the arraQgements
I have made with them.
1 copyrights held by me, past and present, shall go to the Authors Guild
treet in New Vorl\, NY 10016 and th~y shall retain the whole.profits., if any.
T~~sion to said -charitable organization is for its general uses and purposes and is
not restricted in any way.
THIRD: I give and bequeath to ST.GEORGE'S CHURCH, of the City and County of

Newport., .State of Rhode Island, all my clothi~.E, jewelry, and accessories. If. ST. GEORGE'S
CHURCH is unable to accept the bequest, it shall ·be turned over to Holy ·Cross ·Church in
Middletown, Rhode Island. The foregoing provision to said charitable organization is for its
general uses and purposes and is not restricted in any way.

FOURTH: I wish the Redwood Library ofBellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island,
first refusal on any of the books I own, and of any copies I hold of books I have written. The
foregoing provision to said charitable organization is for its general uses and purposes and is not

restricted in any way.

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FIFTH: I give and beque'ath ·all of my household furniture and fumishings:J silverware,

personal effects and other tangible personal property (which term does not include cash, bank
accounts, and securities) wherever the same may be located which I may own at my death to
Lawren9~ Graham, now or formerh' of 121 Van Zandt Avenue in Ne~port, Rhode Island. If
Lawrence Graham shall not survive me, then said property referred to in this article shall become a
part of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate.
·SIXTH: Any savings and checking accounts or other securities or certificates of deposit

in my name jointly with any other l'erso~ are to be considered accounts of convenience and my
intention is that the entire funds in said account should be added to my estate.
,SEVENTH: All the rest:J residue and remainder afmy estate~ real and personal and
wherever located, which I may own or be entitled to at the time of ~y deat~ but not includi~Z any
property over which I shall have power of appointment, which power I do not exercise, I give,

devise and bequeath to JoAnn Bills, absolutely and in fee simple.
EIGHTH: Without the necessity of obtaining leave of any Court, my Executor shall have
full power:
a.
To sell, (at public ,or private sale), mortgage, transfer, and convey in such a manner
and on terms (including credit) as deemed advisable, any and all property in my
estate;
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To settle, adjust, co~pfomise~ <?f..p ay claims asserted in favor of or ~.Eainst my
estate, and to agree to any recisio,n or modification or any contract or agreement
made byrne;
c.

To make distribution in kind, at a valuation to be final and conclusive to the
distributee or distributees; and

d.

To apply any property payable or distrib~table to an infant either directly or through
payments to a guardian or parent of such infant or person with whom such infant
resides, and the receipt of any such guardian, parent or person shall be a full
discharge for all property so applied.

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I, MIGNON G. EBERHART, of the Town of Greenwich,
County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, being of
sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,

hereby revoking all wills and codicils heretofore made by

me.

ARTICLE I.

I direct that all of my just debts,

except debts secured by any mortgage on real estate, my

funeral expenses and the costs of administration of my es-

tate be paid as soon as practicable after my death.

In

their sole discretion my Executors may pay from my domicili-

ary estate all or any portion of the costs of ancillary
administration and similar proceedings in other jurisdictions.

ARTICLE II.

I direct that there shall be paid

out of my general estate as an expense of administration,

taxes (together with any interest or

p~nalty

thereon) im-

posed by the government of the United States or any state
or territory thereof, or by any foreign government or politieal subdivision thereof, in respect of all

prope~ty

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quired to be included in my gross estate for estate or like
tax purposes by any of such

gov~rnments,

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ty passes under this my will or otherwise, without contribution by any recipient of any such property.

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I give and bequeath to RICHARD

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port, Connecticut 06880, or to the survivor of them, the

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sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00>, absolutely and

forever.

ARTICLE IV.

I give and bequeath to each of the

following named persons who survive me the sum of One Thou-

sand ($1,000.00) Dollars as a token of friendship:
(a)

EVELYN TOMCHEK presently of Nicholas Avenue,

Greenwich, Connecticut;
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JUDY PARKER, presently of 4 East Lyon Farm,

Greenwich, Connecticut;
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Bre~ster,

DORIS QUALLEY, presently of 102 Pine Ridge,

Massachusetts; and
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CAROLINE DONOVAN,

presently of Hillside

Avenue, Goldens Bridge (Lewisboro), New York.

ARTICLE

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I give and bequeath to

presently of 237 Hickok Road,

GW~NNE

PFEIFER

New Canaan, Connecticut

06840, all of my jewelry and my yellow Kerman living room
rug.

In the event GWYNNE PFEIFER shall predecease me, I

give and bequeath said property to her daughter, KERRY

PFEIFER, to her absolutely and forever.

I authorize my

Executors or Trustees to held such property for the said
KERRY PFEIFER until she shall attain the age of eighteen
(18) years and I direct my Executors or Trustees to pay all

expenses of storing and protecting the same and to the extent required, such charges shall be paid out of the trust

in Article IX hereof.
It is my request that GWYNNE PFEIFER take

ca~e

of

my dog, BEAU GESTE.

I give and bequeath to WILLIAM

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VOGELSANG presently of 5933 Maybill Drive, Madison,

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presently of 1501 8roadway, New York, New York continue to
handle all matters regarding my literary property.

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literary rights in an incomplete literary work entitled
"Cherchez la Femme" to CAROLINE DONOVAN, presently of

Goldens Bridge, New York.

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give and bequeath as follows:

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owned by me at the time of my death.

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thereupon divide such residue into three equal shares, one
such share I give and bequeath to GWYNNE PFEIFER outri9ht

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interest in and to any literary property owned by me at the
time of my death and not otherwise specifically bequeathed,
I bequeath and devise to my nephew, WILLIAM VOGELSANG or,

if he shall predecease me, to his issue, per stirpes.
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All of my right, title and interest in and to

any literary property owned by me at the time of my death I
bequeath to the AUTHOR'S GUILD OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE OF

AUTHOR'S of New York Clty, a charitable corporation.

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organized and existing under the National Banking Act and

having offices in Stamford, Connecticut, and JANE F.
DONOVAN as Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

If either JANE F. DONOVAN or CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK
shall fail to qualify as Co-Executor or having qualified
shall cease to act or decline to serve, then in such event
I nominate, constitute and appoint the survivor of them in

their place and stead with all of the rights, powers,
privileges and exemptions

g~anted

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Executors.

I authorize and empower my Execu-

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tors (including any substitute successor representative) in
addition to other powers granted by law, to exercise all

those powers set forth in the "Fiduciary Powers Act" of the
State of Connecticut as the same provides as of the date of

the execution of this my Will.

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required to be furnished by my said Executors or any substitute or successor fiduciary in the faithful performance
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SIGNED, SEALED, published and declared by MIGNON

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Then and there personally appeared the within
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THEODORE D. WINOKUR

JANE F. DONOVAN

who, being duly sworn, depose and say that they witnessed
the execution of the within Last Will and Testament of the
within named Testatrix; that said MIGNON G. EBERHART sub-

scribed said will and declared the Same to be her Last Will

and Testament in their presence; that they thereafter subscribed the same as witnesses in the presence of said Testatrix and in the presence of each other and at the request

of said Testatrix: that the said Testatrix at the time of
the execution of said will appeared to them to be of full

age and of sound mind and memory; and that they make this
affidavit at the request of said Testatrix, MIGNON G.
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
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ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33701

April 29, 1992

(813)

HAROLD C. FERREE

TO:

822-3114

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OF COUNSEL

822-7701

BENEFICIARIES NAMED IN THE WILL OF
E. VICTOR SYRCHER
Re:

Estate of E. Victor Syrcher

It is with regret that I write to advise of the death of Mr. Syrcher
on April 10.
Mr. Syrcher's Will included a provision for you, which
is described briefly at the bottom of this letter.
Under our procedure, I am enclosing also a copy~ of the Notice of
Administration, which contains information t~at; ~ay be h~lpful.
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Literary rights in decedent's books and set piebes, pUblished and
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PINELLAS

IN RE: ESTATE OF

PROBATE DMSION
FDe Number ~ 92 .... 1541-ES 4

E. VICTOR SYRCHER,

Division

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION':
The ~dministr8tion of the estate of

deceased, File Number 92-1541-ES 4

E. VICTOR SYRCHER

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• is pending in the Circuit. Court for

CoWlty, Florida, Probat~ Division, the address of which is

Pinellas

315 Court street,

Clearwater, Florida.34616
The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attomey are
set forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE

NOTIFJED TB4T:

All persons on whom this notice is served who have objecti~ns that challenge the validity of
the will, the qualifications 'of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are
required .to fl1e their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATEn OF THREE MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF TWS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THE~. I

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All creditors of the decedent and other persons having:~ or demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within thr~ mQnths after the date of the fIrSt
publication of this notice must ftJe their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE
MO.NTHS AFrER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF TillS NOTICE OR THIRTY
DAYS AfYfER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COpy OF TIllS NOTICE ON THEM.
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AU otller creditors of the decedent and persons having !claims or demands against the

decedent's estate must fl1e their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE FIRST' PUBLICATION OF TInS NOTICE.
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ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECI'IONS NOT 80 FILED

lvILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
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The date of the first publication of thiS Notice is

May ;1, 1992

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Personal Rep~ese~tatives :

N. JOHN THOMAS and

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N. JOHN THOMAS and
HAROLD c. FERREE

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447 Third Ave. No., Suite 405

447 Third Ave. No., Suite 405

st. Petersburg, FL

St.

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(Address)

Telephone:

( 813) 822-3114

Florida Bar No.:

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Corporate Member o/The Authors League ofAmerica, Inc.
THREE TIIIRTY WEST FORTy.sECOND STREET· NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036· [phone]. FAX: [phone]

October 14, 1992

The Register of Copyrights
United states Copyright Office
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20559

Dear Sir:
We would like to register a transfer of copyrights by will to the Authors
Guild, Inc., copyrights held by E. Victor Syrcher (pseudonym Victor Searcher).

Enclosed is:
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(1) An affadavit executed by the attorneys for the estate
(2) A copy of Mr. Syrcher's will
(3) A list of copyrights being transferred

(4) A check in the amount of $14 to cover the copyright office fee
Thank you for your help in this matter.

Sincerely,

Helen Stephenson
Executive Director

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President: ERICA JONG
Vice President: PETER MAAS • Treasurer: PAULA J. GIDDINGS • Secretary: LEITY COrriN POGREBIN
CouncU

ROGER ANGEIIL
MICHAELJ. ARLEN
DORIS JEAN AUSTIN
JUDY BLUME
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD
DAVID H. BRADLEY

SUSAN CHEEVER
E.L.OOC'fOROW
PAUl"A J. GIDDINGS
GEORGEJ.W. GOODrtlAN
DAVID IIALBERSTAM
CAROLYN G. HEILBRUN

DANIEL HOFFMAN
ERICA JONG
GARRISON KEILLOR
DA VID LEAvln
J. ANTHONY LUKAS
PETERMAAS

FRANK MacSHANE
STEPHEN MANES
DAVID McCULLOUGH
JAY MciNERNEY
VICTOR S. NAVASKY
SIDNEYOmT

MARY POPE OSBORNE

LETIY COTTIN POGREBIN
HARRY F. SAINT

EILEEN SIMPSON
WILLIAM JAY SMITH
JEAN STROUSE

Ex Officio Members or The Council
JOHN BROOKS • ROBERT A. CARO • LEON EDEL • ANNE EDWARDS • JOHN HERSEY • ELIZABETH JANEWAY
MADELEINE L'ENGLE • ROBERT K. MASSIE • HERBERT MITGANG • WILLIAM L. SHIRER
Advisers To The Council
JAMES A. MICHENER: Washington, D.C. • FELICIA LAMPORT: New England • SHIRLEY ANN GRAU: South • FREDERIK POUL: Mid-West
HELEN A. STEPHENSON, Executive Director
PEGGY RANDALL, Assistant Director • MARIA A. PALLANTE, Assistant Director • JEAN WYNNE, Membership Secretary • VELVA HUNTER, Membership Coordinator
HUGH RAWSON, Bulletin Editor
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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHTS
(pseud. Victor Searcher)

The undersigned, as Co-Personal Representatives under the
Will of E. Victor Syrcher, give notice of the transfer by Will, Article
SIXTH, to The Authors Guild, Inc.

Attached to this Notice is a copy

of the decedent's Will, which we hereby certify to be a true and correct
copy thereof.

As appears from a reading of the said Article SIXTH,

the decedent's copyrights, a list of which is attached to this Notice,
are bequeathed to said The Authors Guild, Inc.
Confirming the provisions of said Article SIXTH, the
undersigned hereby transfer and assign any interest of the estate to
The Authors Guild, Inc.
DATED, September _21 _ ' 1992.
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N. JOHN AT~MAS

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/HAROLD C. FERREE
STATE OF FLORIDA
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COUNTY OF PINELLAS

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25th
day of September, 1992, by N. JOHN THOMAS, as co-~.e~s6nal i~el?re­
sentative of the Estate of E. Victor Syrcher, who is per~·9~ri:.a·1_~~Y· known
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
E. VICTOR SYRCHER
. I, E. VICTOR SYRCHER, a resident of St. Petersburg, Pinellas

County, Florida, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make,
publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revok-

ing and annulling any and all former Wills and Codicils by me

he~etofore

made.

FIRST:

I order and direct my Personal Representative to pay

all my legal obligations and funeral expenses as soon after my death
as is practicable, and I direct that my Personal Representative pay
out of my residuary estate all taxes assessed against my estate by
reason of my death in respect to all property required to be included
in my gross estate for tax purposes, whether said property passes under
this Will or otherwise.
SECOND:

I hereby direct that my attorney, HAROLD C. FERREE,

be in charge of the disposition of my remains.

In the event of my demise

in the Buffalo, New York, area, then I direct that LAURENCE R. GOODYEAR,
or, in his absence, a member of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear,
One M & T Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14203, shall be in charge.
THIRD:

I devise to UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, of

St. Petersburg, 719 Arlington Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida, any and
all tangible personal property owned by me at the time of my death,
exclusive of literary and photographic items otherwise provided for
herein.
FOURTH:

I

devise all photographic and illustrative material

in my possession to the BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, DEPT.
OF ICONOGRAPHY, 25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo, New York 14216.
FIFTH:

I devise my limited collection of rare books and all

my book manuscripts, published and unpublished, newspaper and magazine
pieces, research notes, and correspondence pertaining, to the RARE BOOK
ROOM of the BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, Lafayette Square,

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It is my request, precatory, that said Library

transfer from its operating fund an amount equal to the appraised value
of said rare

to such administrative fund, to be used for the pur-

boo~s

pose of maintaining and restoring manuscripts housed in the Rare Book
Room of said Library.
SIXTH:

I devise the literary rights of my books and set pieces,

published and unpublished, and all proceeds therefrom, to the AUTHORS'
GUILD, INC., 234 West 44th Street, New York 10036, said Guild to have
access, for legitimate purposes, to my collection described in
Paragraph FIFTH.
SEVENTH:

I

devise the music rights, copyrighted and oon-

copyrighted, of the songs and music inherited by me from my first wife,
Madeleine B. Syrcher, to the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS
AND PUBLISHERS, 1 Lincoln Plaza, New York, New York 10023, and all
proceeds therefrom.
EIGHTH:
I

To the individuals and institution listed below,

devise the following:
A.

To my nephew, BRADLEY J. SYRCHER, of East Aurora,

New York, if he shall survive me, the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000).
B.

To each child by blood of my nephew, Bradley J. Syrcher,

me surviving, the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000).
C.

To UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, of

st.

Petersburg,

the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000).
D.

To JOAN BARCLAY, who has served as Church Secretary

to Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg, if she shall
survive me, the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000).
E.

To WILLIAM A. BELL, 5290 48th Avenue North, St. Peters-

burg, Florida, if he shall survive me, the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000).

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If any of the individual beneficiaries named in this Article
shall not survive me, or if the institution named in this Article shall
not be in existence at the time of my death, the devise to such individuals

or

in~titution

shall lapse and same shall

becom~

a part of my

residuary estate hereinafter disposed of.

NINTH:

I give, devise and bequeath all of the rest, residue

and remainder of the property which I may possess at the time of my
decease or to which I may be at that time in any way entitled, of whatsoever character and wheresoever situated, in the following manner:
To my nephew, BRADLEY J. SYRCHER, if he shall survive

A.

me, one-third (1/3); if he shall fail to survive me, then and in
that event, said one-third (1/3) to his children by blood living
at the time of my death in equal shares;
B.

To the BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY HISTORIAL SOCIETY, for

the use and benefit of its Department of Iconography, one-third

(1/3): and

C.

To the BUFFALO AND ERIE. COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, for the

use and benefit of the Rare Book Room, one-third (1/3).
TENTH.:

I

hereby nominate and appoint N. JOHN THOMAS and

HAROLD C. FERREE to be Co-Personal Representatives of this my Will,
and request that, insofar as is consistent with the laws of the State
of Florida; no bond be required of them as such Co-Personal Representatives.

In the event that one of the named Co-Personal Representatives

shall fail to survive me, fail to qualify, die during the period of
estate administration, or at any time cease to act, the other named
Co-Personal Representative shall serve alone, with all the powers and
rights given and granted to my Co-Personal Representatives herein, also,
without bond.

I

give to my Co-Personal Representatives, or to the sur-

viving Co-Personal Representative, full power and authority to sell
or convey any real or personal property of which I may die seized or
possessed.

I further give authority to compromise, settle or adjust

any claim by or against my estate.

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and Harold C. Ferree shall predecease me, or be unable to serve or
continue to serve as Personal Representative of my estate, then I

nomin-

ate and appoint FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, or its successor,
as alternate Personal Representative of this, my Last Will and Testament,

hereby giving to it such powers as are hereinbefore granted to my
Co-Personal Representatives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF!qI have set my hand and seal to this, my

__ day of October, 1990.

Last Will and Testament, this

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E. VICTOR ~:R

We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Instrument was, on the date of the date thereof, signed, sealed, published
and declared by the said E. VICTOR SYRCHER, the Testator, as and for
his Last Will and Testament, and in the presence of each other have,
at his request, hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses of the execu-

/9?;f _ day of October, 1990, and we hereby certify

tion thereof, this

that, at the time of the execution hereof, we believe said Testator
to be of sound and disposing mind
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COPYRIGHTS REGISTERED IN THE. NAME OF:
Ernest Victor Syrcher; pseud., Victor Searcher

America's First Airforce: Lincolnf.'s Balloon Corps.

TXu 82-812
1981

The Certainties of the Black Holes in the Sky

TXu 12-152
1978

Lincoln's Journey to Greatness

RE 392-867

A443382

1988

1960

Lincoln '·s Last Journey

Bb 27983
1965

"I Live in an Insane Asylum"
(Chicago Tribune Magazin~ - 3/13/55)

B5 30383
1955

"The Arkansas Druggist Defeats a ·Famous General"
(The Arkansas Historical Quarterly - Aut. 54)

B5 29358
1954

"Television Panel Discussion on Mental Health"

C 7964

"Hot Springs -- A Favorite Midwest S"pa!"
(Chicago Tribune Magazine - 4/11/541

B5

27414
1954

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Deceased

RECEIPT OF LEGATEE, DISTRIBUTEE, OR WARD

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COLU~BIA

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF

PROBATE DIVISION

In re:

Estate of

BARBARA HUNT WATTERS,

Administration No.

177-84;

deceased

ASSIGNMENT

We, Beulah R. Cheney and Brian Sullivan, pere""

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=~ceaszd:

representatives of the Estate of Barbara Hunt Wattere

In the consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00)
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do bargain,

s~ll,

.assign, transfer, and set over to the Authors' Guild, Inc.
234 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036,

pursu~nt

to.

Article FIFTH of the last Will and Testament of Barbara Hunt
Watters, d~ceased, ali right, title and interest in the co~ycight
tQ the following books:
1. The Villa and the Horde:

2.

A Little Night

3.

Cotton Web:

4.

Music~

Sea Change;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hand and seal to the
Assignment on this

2-)"1(} day of

F~

,

1985.

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Beulah R. Cheney

HOBERT

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ADAMS

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March 14, 1984

TO:

Gail

FROM:

Peter
Enclosed is a copy of Par. Fifth from the Will of Barbara Hunt Watters.

Would you get a search from the Copyright Office on the four literary
properties. Helen has done this for League bequests; the Copyright Office
makes certain requirements; so ask her about any problems she has encountered.

As you will see, two of the works were first published in England, so
there are ad interim concerns; and if those requirements were met in 1957 and
1958, there will have to be renewals in 1985 and 1986 -- by which time the
executors may be discharged.

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BARBARA H. WATTERS

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CITY OF WASHINGTON

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Barbara

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Watters.

resident

a

citizen

of
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publish

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the .City

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age ,of

make,

C~1~b1a.

of

and

and

I

declare

do

this

hereby

to

be

expressly

Last Will

my

and

revoke any and all

Wills and Codicils by me at any time heretofore made.

FIRST
direct that all

I

of my

just debts

and

funeral

expenses be paid as soon' after my decease as can be· done

conveniently.
I do

further~

direct, that my body be cremated.

SECOND

,nominate.

I

c::onst1tute

and

appoint

Brian

P•

Sullivan of Washington, ~;~:J)~;"Cf:~an(!~Be~~.~, ~a:i.yesy·cneneY~.:~:~.f :e~emson,
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South Carolina, as Co-Executors of
however

reason

Brian

if

cannot

P.

serve

estate, provided
Beulah

C<>-Executor,

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as Executor;

or

Sullivan

as

my

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Cheney

other

for

any

is named

that is to say, that if for any reason Brian

P. Sullivan is unable to serve as such CO--Executor, then
Beulah
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for

any

reason

Cheney

Beulah

cannot

serve as CO-Executor, then, in that event. Brian P. Sullivan
is nominated arid appointed Executor of my estate.
I

hereby

exempt

each

Co-Executors

my

of

under

this my Last Will and Testament from the making or filing
of any Bond or other security for the proper discharge
of their duties as such Co-Executors.
I further direct that neither of my Co-Executors

shall

required to make or

be

report

whatsoever

my estate for any

to

o~

the

file

Court

inventory or any

any

hav1.ng

jurisdiction

of

their acts as such Co-Executors.
THIRD

I do hereby authorize and empower my CO-Executors
to

borrow

funds

for

the

payment

of

taxes

which

maybe

owed by my estate and I do further authorize and empower
my

said

Co-Executors

to

execute

and

deliver

mortgages

or other evidence of indebtedness over any personal property
or over any real
my decease

estate which

I

may own at

the time of

to secure the funds necessary for the payments

of any taxes which my estate my owe.

I 40 further authorize and empower my Co-Executors
to sell and convey any real estate or personal property
which
be

I

may own

owed by

for

my estate

the

payment

at

either

of

any

public

taxes

that may

or private sale

in their discretion and to execute and deliver all deeds

or other proper instruments of writing to convey title
to said real estate or personal property to the purchaser
thereof.
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Any
my

death

and

all

and

covering

any

astrology

I

Federation

copyrights

all

books
give,

or

at

may

devise

works

on

and be.queath

a

time

accrue

11terary

Astrologers,

of

own

which

benefits

I

federally

the

the

unto

of

therefrom
subject

of

American

the

non-

tax-exempt,

profit corporation located in Tempe, Arizona.
FIFTH
copyrights

Any
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and:-~'

accrue

111?erary works

therefrom,
Guild

Authors'

which

of

and

g1ve,

I

own

I
all

in

benet1t:s

"deVise
to

America

and
for

use

following

the

whicb

bequeath
their

~ a1gh~

to

the

benefit

as

they see fit:

(1)

The

of London
(2)

in

pUblished by MacDonald

1957 and copyright by Barbara Hunt watters.

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Little

A

& Company

Villa and the Horde.

Music,

Night

and copyright by

19~7

published

Barb~r~

by Rinebart~

Hunt watters'

and copyright renewed in 1975.
(3)

Cotton

Web.

pUblished

by

MacDonld

London

of

in 1958 and copyright by Barbara Hunt watters.

(4)

. Sea

Ch~ge.

pUblished

by

in 1946 and copyright by Barbara Hunt

Rinehart

w~tters

&

Company

and copyright

The copyrights 1nthese four publications

renewed in 1974.

I give to the Authors' Guild of America.
I

of

$

also

5 .000

to

bequeath

the

Authors •

Guild

help them carryon their work

of American writers.

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sum,

I

in behalf

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I
all

give,

my

musical

of

my books

on art t

techniques.

This

SIXTH
and bequeath unto Clemson University,

devise

is

and

musical

albums,

and

all

the history of art, painting and painting

and

bequest

records

history

the

to

be

of

added to

development.

cultural

and become part of the

Anthony Hunt Memorial Collection.

SEVENTH
give.

I

all

of

piece

and

devise

flat

my

co~fee

bequeath

silver

and

service and

unto

Beulah

holloware

inclUding

tray.

She~t'1eld

Rives

I

Cheney

my

four

also bequeath

to Beulah Cheney any pewter in my possession at the time

of my death.

EIGHTH
I presently own a house· in the District of Columbia,
the

01 ty

unto

of Washington

Brian

Sullivan

and

the

his home during the time

I

right

g1 ve ,

to

and bequeath

devise

my

use

residence

as

that my estate is being admini4

stered under this my Last Will and Testament and until
my estate is settled.
against

No charge for rent shall be levied

Brian Sullivan by my estate;

ot his residence there,
to

keep

this

Necessary

Brian Sullivan shall be required

property

repairs

but during the time

to

in

good

plumbing.

and

condition
heating

or

repair.

electrical

equipment or to the roof should be charged to my estate.
During
this

the

interval

property.

the

between

my

death

and

the

Administrators must keep 1 t

insured against fire t

theft t

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vandalism and other insurable

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To
I

f·riend

my

give

and

James

bequeath

Furrh.

the

Jr.

two

of Richardson,

small

ceramic

Texas,

statues

of

the whale and the Mammoth by the artist Daga.
TENTH
To

friend

my

Frances

Furrh

of

Richardson,

Texas,

I give and bequeath all pieces of malachite in my possession
including \ny malachite and ivory letter opener.

ELEVENTH

To

I

friend Ardys

my

give

bequeath

and

Palmer

of Gaithersburg ,

Olivetti

my

typewriter,

Maryland,

with

all

its accessories and my transcriber.
TWELFTH
To Richard Grant, of Dallas, Texas, I give and bequeath
all

paintings

and

drawings

by

my

brother

Anthony

Hunt

in my possession at the time of my death.

THIRTEENTH
To my friend Judson Williams of the District of Columbia,
I

and

give

bequeath

my

all

African

carved

in

CO-Administrator

of

statues

ebony and other African woods.
FOURTEETH
To
my

estate,

computer,
and
!

friend

my

my

my

I

give

Brian

Sullivan,

and

bequeath

my

DR-70

Astrological

collection of books on and about astrology,

collection

of

Japanese

prints,

both

framed

and

unframed.

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FIFTEENTH

To my niece, Lucia Rives Lockridge of Memphis, Tennesse,
I

g1v~

goddess

and

bequ~ath

Kwan-Yin,

lady-in-red,
a

basket.

and

all

boxes,

also bequeath

ancestor

Chinese

Chinese

wood

other

Indonesian works,

bowls.

I

the

the
and

my two ivory statues of the Chinese

of

East
art

trays,

carving

of

Indian,

and

a

crafts,

the

woman

Chinese,

with

Tibetan

incl ud1ng

brass

and

ceramics.

Lock~1dge,

my antique

statues

plates,

to my niece.

painting' of

Lucia

lmar1 plates, my opal ring and opal earrings.
SIXTEENTH
To
I

the

g1 ve·

Hopi

Textile MUseum

and

bequeath

Indian

plaques,

the

of

Navaj 0

my

any

District

ceremonial

embroideries

possession at· the time of my death,

tablecloths

dating

and

mats

from

the'

the· construction of the

of Columbia,
rug.

laces

and

three

my

in

my

inclUding the antique

Panama

Canal

pre-

Zone,

Canal--should the Museum

not wish to accept all or any part of this· bequest whatever

they

reject

shall

revert

to

my

estate

to

be

disposed

I

give and

of as the administrators see fit.
SEVENTEENTH

To

my

grand-niece

Mary

Katherine

Hest1r,

bequeath my collection of earrings except for those mentioned
elsewhere in this Will. I also bequeath to Mary Katherine
~estir ,

any unused fabrics of wool,

silk, cotton or other

fibers suitable for dressmak1ng--this includes my Indonesian
batiks,

Thai

and

Chinese

silks,

and

still possess at the time of my death.

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EIGHTEENTH
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my

two

are

en

Cocoran

the

paintings

Cargadores

Also t

Roja.

time

of

if

my

Art,

of

Ricardo

by

entitled' Los

the

Gallery

death,

Martinez
del

are

they

Cal

still

give

I

give

I

and bequeath

Mexico

of
and

Madre

which
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Hijo

in my possession

Corcoran

the

at

of

Gallery

Art the small oil painting by William Merrett Chase called
DJorway in

and

Spain

Cost.zay Miniature of the Princess

the

Mary.
NINETEENTH

If
is

Melinda

in my employ

still

and

Fernandez

the

bequeath

of
the

at

the

District

time

of

Columbia

of my death,

I

g;lve

1 ,000"... : I f she is: not·. thel1" in

sum of. $

my employ, this sum reverts to my estate.
TWENTIETH
give

I

and

bequeath

to

Children's

the

the District of Columbia the sum 'of

$

Hospital

of

25,000.

TWENTY-FIRST
r~at1onal

To the

I

gi ve

that

bequeath

and

officials
the

Cat11ec.1ral in the District of Columbia

of

the

ashes

the

ot

sum

Cathedral

S

25 .000

consent

of my mother,

my

to

provided

following:

the

brother

the

and myself be

placed in the hollow of a wall or be buried in the boxwood
garden

according

to

the

best

judgment

of

Management and the administrators of this Will.
that
carved

these
stone

ashes

as

be

identified

with

Cathedral

Further,

brass

plaque

or

"Here lie the ashes of Margaret

follows:

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1907the

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my

ashes

Barbara

Peace, here and hereafter."

Cathedral

entombment,

1910-1~77;

Anthony Hunt

1885-1928;

Paddock Hunt

the

and

bequest

the

of my mother,

management
of

fail

brother

consent
shall

25,000

$

administrators

my

to

to

revert

are to scatter the

and myself in a pleasant

place where they will be carried to the sea; or scattered

into the

.sea~directly.
T'.iEr~TY-SECOt-lD

To

three

my

Sisters-in-law,

Paisley,

Watters

bequeath the

and

sum of

Lila
$

of their brother James

Ann

watters

5 , 000

Watters Rives,
Porter,

Louis

give

I

to each of them,

and

in memory

Wat~ers.

TWENTY-THIRD
All

of

every
give,

I

the

rest,

kind

devise,

and

residue

and

character

remainder

and

my

of

wheresoever

estate

situated

and bequeath equally and share and share

alike to Brian P. Sullivan and Beulah Rives Cheney.
IN
in

WITNESS

duplicate

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Millard
Ardvs Palmer

WHEREOF,

originals

I

on

the

have

this

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presence

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of

';"I"(~

and

- - - - - - - - - - - - - whom

I

have

requested

to

become

attesting witnesses hereto.

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Barbara H. Watters
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in

1980,

executed

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The foregoing instrument in duplicate originals was
signed,

sUbscribed,

sealed,

published

and

declared

by

Barbara H. Watters as and for her last wtll and testament
in our presence and
we

at

the

and

in

our

names

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same

the

time,

presence
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in the
at
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attesting

presence of each of' us t

her
each

request,
other,

witnesses

on

and

her

presence,

hereunto

subscribe

in

the

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Form No.· P.D.-S6

&u:ptrinr atnurt nf tl1t 1Btatrirt nf atnluttthiu
PROBATE DIVISION

DIS~ICT· Q)' QOLUMBIA.,
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to. wit:..

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Pe:tsr·;.J':I~M9L3ug1;lljn, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate
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Division, 111 i;ttthg Clttrttfg. That the foregoing is ·a true CQPY of the original will __-.and _
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codicil

of ..

, de·ce as ed,

antl-tfte-~roof-tltei'ee~.filedand

recorded in the office of the Register of Wills for the District

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of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Division,' aforesaid; and that the s'aid will

codicil

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aftm.-hmng-been--duiy-proven;-tts-'Wi-I+·-tl.'fll'eM-e-y--the-"f}feof-the!'et&-

attaehed;-::.=-=-------~e~--,by

order of the said Court, in 'accord'ance with the laws of the Dis-

trict of Columbia, admitted to probate and record on the

.fi.r.s.±...

day of

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_ _ _ _F,ebrua~-__-, A. D. one thous'and nin·e hundre·d and ---.e.igh.t.ll=.fo.w:...-

31 .Jfurt1Jtr ClItrttfg, That .said will -and..-eodicil-----_ wexe.-------------------- duly executed
and proved agree'ably to the laws and us,age1s of the District of Columbia, and that· I have com~are d

the f oregomg copy 0 f · d
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and codicil
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the-reo£;-with the original record in said office, and find it to be a full, true, -and correct transcript thereof.
IfUntSlI, my hand and the seal of the ·said Superior Oourt

of the District of Columbia, this
of

~Jtbr.11..2!Y...

J:s.t..

day

, A.D., 19 84.

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DepptYj"H'€fg'i$ter of Wills f~;-the District' of Columbia,
Clerk of the Probate Division

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