| Admin/Biog History | In 1980 Stamp began researching and collecting photographs for a publication, originally titled 'The Earliest Photographs of London : 1839-1876', which combined his interest in the buildings of London, and photography. The book was initially to be published by The Architectural Press, but due to financial difficulties they pulled out of the contract. The publication was eventually published in 1984, by Viking and under the new title: 'The changing metropolis : earliest photographs of London 1839-1879'.
For this publication Stamp searched for photographs dated earlier than 1870 in public collections and museums, as well as private collections. Many of the photographs he located had never been published before. |
| Description | This file includes material and extensive correspondence concerning the Stamp's publication, 'The Changing Metropolis'. It concerns the selection of photographs for the publication, and the photographs' location. It also concerns the journey to publication, its design, reproduction fees and permissions, and the publication's publicity and public reception.
Also includes correspondence concerning Stamp's research in the following photographers, George Washington Wilson, Gerald Cobb, and Henry Fox Talbot.
Of particular interest:
-letter from R. E. Lassam, Fox Talbot Museum curator, dated 8 Aug 1984, concerning Fox Talbot's photography of Regent Street, London
-two letter from Colin M. Glover, dated 4 Dec 1984 and 20 Jan 1985, concerning Plate 142, and Joseph Bazalgette
-transcript of Critics Forum brodcast 22 Dec 1984, BBC Radio 3, on which the publication was discussed |