ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people have freely given of their advice in the making of this resource. In particular I would wish to thank the following:

* Kenneth Warr, Hon.FRPS, former Secretary of the Royal Photographic Society. No single person within the Society has ever provided me with the same measure of support and encouragement as he has, over very many years. It was he who first gave me the opportunity to come on to the Society's Council and ultimately become its Education Officer, and I owe him a deep debt of gratitude for his help in so many areas.

* Professor Margaret Harker, Hon.FRPS, and the late Arthur Gill Hon.FRPS, both experts in this area, whose enthusiasm and expertise made the history of photography come alive to the author.

Other people to whom I am indebted include Pam Roberts, Curator of the Royal Photographic Society, Tirath Bhavra, Colin Harding, Michael Harvey, Richard Morris FRPS, Dr. Amanda Nevill, FRPS, Colin Osman, Hon.FRPS, Valerie Lloyd, FRPS, Michael Langford, Hon. FRPS, Frank Hawkins, HMI, FRPS, Michael Pritchard, FRPS and Dr. Larry Schaaf. Matt Skipp also deserves a mention; I used to work in his photographic shop in the holidays, learned a great deal, and developed a fascination for the art.

Much of the detail about the early history of the Society comes from the painstaking work of the late J. Dudley Johnston Hon. FRPS.

All inaccuracies and omissions, of course, are solely mine! Readers are invited to write to me in relation to any amendments and/or additions to be taken into consideration in future revisions.

Robert Leggat can be contacted at photohistory@rleggat.com

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