A chronological listing of basic, essential reading for anyone who seriously wishes to learn more about photographic materials and their properties and to conduct studies and experiments in the field. The eleven subject sections are: 1) History of photography; 2) Basic photographic technology; 3) Structure and properties of photographic materials; 4) Identification and dating of photographic records; 5) Conservation of photographic materials; 6) Duplication and copying; 7) Processing of black-and-white films and papers; 8) Colour photographic materials; 9) Conservation treatments; 10) Organization of photographs; and 11) Publications by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on the preservation and storage of photographic materials.