| Title |
The Art of Photography |
| Reference |
Box 1a |
| Covering Dates |
1833–1979 (Some modern research documents, others copies of documents from 1830s.) |
| Extent and Medium |
13 documents; paper |
|
| Content and context |
Documents relating to Herschel's lecture on 'The Art of Photography' presented to The Royal Society in 1839 |
| St John's Library/Herschel/Box 1a contains: |
|
Document 37
|
Note on the art of photography or the application of the chemical rays of light to the purposes of pictorial representation. Photocopy of John Herschel's original MS.
Creator: Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, 1792-1871.
15p; paper. |
1839 |
|
Document 35
|
'Sir John Herschel's 1839 Royal Society Paper on Photography'. Article concerning lost paper presented by Herschel.
Creator: Schaaf, Larry.
paper. |
January 1979 |
|
Document 36
|
Article in History of Photography by Professor Larry Schaaf. Draft of article concerning lost paper presented by Herschel.
Creator: Schaaf, Larry.
paper. |
1978 |
|
Document 38
|
Note on the art of photography or the application of the chemical rays of light to the purposes of pictorial representation. Typed copy of John Herschel's MS. Transcribed by Larry Schaaf.
Creator: Schaaf, Larry.
paper. |
1978 |
|
Document 39 - 44
|
Retrieval of Papers from South Africa.
6 letters; paper. |
30 October 1833–10 September 1835 |
|
Document 45
|
Autographed letter from Larry Schaaf to Mr Buck, Librarian of St John's College, from Austin, Texas. Encloses copies of correspondence between Maclear and Lee.
Creator: Schaaf, Larry.
1p; paper. |
9 August 1978 |
|
Document 46
|
Autographed letter from Larry Schaaf to Mr Buck, Librarian of St John's College, from Austin, Texas. Encloses draft of article to be printed in History of Photography.
Creator: Schaaf, Larry.
1p; paper. |
14 August 1978 |
|
Document 47
|
Letter to Prof. Schaaf from H. K. Henisch, from Penn State Univ. Concerns publishing of article in the History of Photography.
2p; paper. |
25 July 1978 |
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