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\n Photo: William Fox Henry Talbot – \u00be profile – \u2018hair up, collar up’
\nCollodian negative on glass, ca. 1858. Picture credit: Fox Talbot Archive, courtesy of Hans P Kraus Jr
\n<\/em>
\n <\/sup>\n <\/p>\n

The Bodleian Libraries, the main research library at the University of Oxford, says it must raise \u00a31m by the end of next month to meet the \u00a32.2m purchase price required.<\/p>\n

The Libraries have already been awarded \u00a31.2m by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF).<\/p>\n

Speaking today, a Bodleian Libraries spokesperson told Amateur Photographer<\/em> that no further money has been raised since the appeal was launched just over a week ago. <\/p>\n

The collection is owned by the family, but it is now with a dealer in New York who is selling it on their behalf. <\/p>\n

The archive is the \u2018only significant Talbot collection remaining in private hands,’ according to the university.<\/p>\n

\u2018It includes the first book illustrated with photographs, some of which are pictures of Oxford, as well as family diaries, early letters and, possibly the first photograph taken by a woman.’<\/p>\n

Photographers who have so far pledged support include Hiroshi Sugimoto who said that acquisition by the university would \u2018ensure that scholars, artists, photographers and the general public can have access to the mass of papers, sketchbooks, photographs and artefacts that it contains – to promote our understanding and appreciation of this great innovator…’.<\/p>\n

NHMF chief executive Carole Souter said: \u2018Considered by many as the “father of photography”, the impact of William Henry Fox Talbot’s pioneering work is felt daily by all of us, whether we are snapping our holidays with a camera or capturing outings on our mobile phones.’<\/p>\n

For details of how to make a donation visit http:\/\/www.giving.ox.ac.uk\/libraries\/fox_talbot_archive.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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