If you're looking on the web for information about the daguerreotype, you came to the right place! We strive to assemble valuable resources for daguerreian study; you may easily spend quite some time here perusing what we've prepared.

Don't miss this! A broad selection of 19th and 20th century texts about the daguerreotype, some with their original illustrations

An extensive survey of daguerreian literature. A "must" for the serious student

The Society President responds to a variety of "Frequently Asked Questions"

A brief account contributed by Society member Ken Nelson

An illustrated description of how a daguerreotype is made, from the pages of Scientific American

An illustrated tour of the manufacturing of daguerreian supplies

A tour of the first part of the exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (October 13, 2001 - January 6, 2002) which concerned the tools and artifacts, the various ways of presenting, and the ephemera of the era, plus an illustrated brochure, Making a Daguerreotype which elaborates on the process using all vintage equipment in the five illustrations. (5/22/02)

DagNews recaptures daguerreian-related texts, anecdotes, advertisements, poems, etc., from 19th and early 20th century sources.

A newsletter for the contemporary daguerreotypist by Charlie Schreiner.