Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
IDISPUIEOVERP PHOTOS HOLDSUP
NATURAL HISTORY BOOK ON HAWAII

| -. AT his request nave ALREADY Laken
ont the pictures. rs my letters show.
Mt. Rock has been perfectly CONVEX
safit with the Ian and scope of my
| Natural History for years. In fact the
first chapters on the botany Of the
group was read TO- him In my rooms
at the CoIftla1Q hotel at least fte
years ago, and the chapters met WITH
his enthusiastic approval al the time,
as my preface viii show. .. III.
First Letter. 81 Series. 49,.
Relative to the argument, Professor
Bryan has submitted the correspon,
dence which took place between him
and Professor Rock. The, frst infor.
nation Bryan had on the subject was
n. 9 letter dated September B. which
read: -s
..Prof. william a. Bryan,
College az Hawaii,
Honolulu, II! H..
Dear Sir: have Just learned
that you are using In your book call.
ed "A Natural History Of Hawaii Ger
tain pictures which we're taken by
me, and were used BY me In the com.
pletien Of my book, The Indigenous
Trees OF the Hawaiian Islands, as
well as certain other pictures taken
BY me but not aa yet Incorporated in
book form.
These Photographs were used by
yeu without my knowledge or permis.
sion. beg to advise You that Il copy,
rfghted my book. which copyright I'm
eisides the pictures. ETC.. therein; and
you are further advised that i shall,
feel Obliged 10 hold YOU 70. the strict
est accountability for any llse made
or attempted to be made BY You OF
any photographs taken By me, wheth.
er the same have been complicated or
not. ,,3ss
aMay / ask you to notify me on or
before Saturday noon. that you are
not going Is make 1se 81 any 81 the
photographs above referred to?
every truly yours.
JOSEPH Il. ROCK. Il
Professor Hryan replied 10 Profess
sor Rock On Septenlbef s. as follows:
..AIr. Joseph r. lock,
aHuholulu. Hawaii.
ADear Mr. Rock On my return
from Kauai this fSundayl morning +
received your letter Of September q,
and was so struck BY It's unusual tone
that am making an immediate effoFt
to deliver this note with the object
of asceftaihirs more FIJI detail Your
complaint. At the same time I wish
TO acquaint you with the authority
entirely verbal It SIS true on which Il
pioceeded 10 use and accrhlit "a Won
personally, pictures. the negatives Of
which we're secured nom what, In
YOUR absence from the eoIlege. I'M.
derstood from President Gilmore were
miscellaneous discarded plates IN the
cornrnan eolIefs eolIenfion ~ ~ usad
N anv worthy wsx / hone nv thAi4
nse no sdrions inconvenierce has
Near doha + aes,,fs va,, Il u,ae not
intebtionai 4 Ssn vat asl.s rtbers
which viii aerve NV n,rnose n nacas.
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-, ~ ~. : - - 1870. -
lnsa ~ 1880 'oI your GUT, ll W asso.
c,a.lols anu ye.r Isnilla1Il Win inc
pan ~ my ppOk, tnst YOU nal gwen
your saolI, = 9ot e1pilcit. Approval g
! nsNe a,Ieaay zone lor speclmens ana
va ~ es.shs tsf ~ me ana Assa ~ YOU
! should cerlainiy not nave used tne
pictures, .
aWaltinG your early reply IN the
matter, 4
q. iLl-iAM 4. bHl AN.
S.TOn rereAqlng your letter u
seems tnat "a any event the piates can
oe sfesenerayeu omittlne the hgures
nave accredited 20 you. snoula natu-
raity much prefer not % do TINS put
~ tne same TINE 40 not wish %
use mem N view @ the circumstances
W,Fhout your speelnc permission.
Wnicn tnougnt haa aiready Deen Sc
cured 70 enect, ana Wnich trust you
VIII staht 20 your rsbiy, q Il you can
estanhsh mat tne Plates are your per
sonar properly I might purchase them
from you outright =
railing TO receive reply to the l