Another book permission just came through

Have permission to use illustrations from Dr Mark F. Boyd's Preventive Medicine

A very generous Mark Boyd Krause graciously gave me permission after I sent him an email, of which a section is below:

A section of this books talks about the development and achievements of the germ theory. There are a number of illustrations in Dr Mark F. Boyd's fascinating book called Preventive Medicine 6th ed, 1942 that would be very helpful to illustrate these points.

Now hopefully Mark you are the person to talk to about this permission! I contacted the publisher (was then W. B. Saunders, and this has now morphed into Elsevier) they have said that the copyright was given back to Dr Boyd in the 1950's and that the next of kin/descendants would hold the copyright.

The story as to how your email address came to me is quite a long and involved story. Firstly as mentioned above Elsevier doesn't hold the copyright so I searched the web for some place to start. After spending some time searching the web I discovered that a work of Dr Boyd had been re published (showing how timeless this must have been). So the publishers must have obtain permission from someone to re publish, so I faxed them and they supplied the name and address of the daughter, Pat, of one of the other authors. Mistakingly believing that this was the daughter of Dr Boyd.

Again consulting the web it became clear that Pat had been very productive with the St Augustine Historical Society and the St Augustine Archaeological Society, hence I contacted them and they on forwarded Pat email address. Conversing with Pat the mistake was clarified, that Pat was not able to grant permission. However with Pat being a lot closer to these events than me in New Zealand she was able to ask around her network and found a lady who was good family friends with Boyd's - so could supply your details. It has been quite and adventure!