Solberg
THORVALD, an American public official, born at Manitowoc, Wis., in 1852. He served on the staff of the Library of Congress from 1876 to 1889 SOLDIERS' HOMES and became register of copyrights in 1897.
He took an active part in the effort to secure international copyright and attended the various international copyright congresses, being the official delegate of the United States to the congresses at Paris, Berlin, and Luxembourg. Besides having contributed to many American and foreign journals, he wrote: "Annual Reports Copyright Business" (1897-98, 1916-19) ; "Copyright Enactments, 1883- 1906" (1906) ; "Copyright in England" (1902) ; "Copyright in Canada and Newfoundland" (1903) "Report on Copyright Legislation" (1904) "Foreign " (1904); "Foreign Copyright Laws" (1904) ; "Copyright in Congress-Bibliography and Chronological Record" (1905) "Memorandum Draft ); "Memorandum Draft of a Bill to Amend and Consolidate the Acts Respecting Copyright " (1905-6); "International Copyright Union-Report on the Berlin Conference of 1908"; "Report on Copyright Relations with South American Republics" ( 1915).