ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː fɹˈɛdɹɪk ˈeɪtʃ. ˈɛlsli wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dʒˈɔɪnt laɪbɹˈɛɹiən ænd kjʊɹɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə səsˈaɪəɾiz kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv bˈʊks, mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpts ænd ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts.
In 1903 Fredrick H. Elsley was appointed joint Librarian and Curator of the Society's collection of books, manuscripts and artefacts.