Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c1942-1976 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Content and Structure
Scope and content
This collection contains works of art done by Margaret Elizabeth Galt while in secondary school; her Glasgow School of Art general course and diploma course notebooks, along with textile samples; and notebooks from after her time studying at GSA.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material has been arranged in chronological order and into series which reflect the major school activities of the creator.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Margaret Elizabeth Galt, known as Betty, was born in 1927. She attended Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow, leaving in 1944. She enrolled in the Glasgow School of Art in September of 1944, at the age of 17. She followed the two year general course followed by a 2 year diploma. In the general course she attended classes in drawing, architecture, modeling, design, lettering, historic ornament, costume design, geography and perspective, embroidery, plant drawing and puppets. For her diploma course from 1946 to 1948 she attended classes in drawing and life drawing, art history, design, puppets, and spinning and weaving. Whilst at the school, her embroidery and weaving classes were under Agnes McCreadie and Doris Meek. Upon graduating she became a teacher. She died in 2003.
Archival history
Custodial history
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
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Conditions governing reproduction
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical Description
Finding aids
Related Material
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
There are no known copies.
Related materials
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Keywords/Tags
Subjects
Place access points
People and Organisations
- The Glasgow School of Art (Subject)
Genre access points
Status
Level of detail
Processing information
- Catalogue created by Kimberly Sommerville, student placement, 4 November 2008
- Archives Hub description updated by Carrie Skinner, Logjam Project Officer, September 2011
- Catalogue imported into Archon software and edited by Michelle Kaye, Archon Project Officer, May 2014.
- Catalogue exported from Archon and imported into AtoM during system migration, 2018-2019.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections.
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