Collection DC 122 - Papers of Isobel Alison Mitchell Shearer

Key Information

Reference code

DC 122

Title

Papers of Isobel Alison Mitchell Shearer

Date(s)

  • 1948-1949 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent

3 items

Content and Structure

Scope and content

3 x 2nd year GSA student notebooks belonging to Isobel Alison Mitchell Shearer:

  • History of Architecture
  • History of Styles
  • Dyed and printed fabric

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Name of creator

(1928-)

Biographical history

Born 30/11/1928. GSA student c1947-1951. After GSA she applied to work at DIOR but their "quota" of foreign workers had already been met. She was the youngest of 4 children, all of whom became educators (two brothers became university lecturers and she and her sister became teachers). She was one of the first in Scotland to return to teaching after having children. Latterly she taught in England before retiring and returning to Scotland.

Archival history

Custodial history

Donated by Elena Brown, Mar 2023.

Physical Description and Conditions of Use

Conditions governing access

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Conditions governing reproduction

Application for permission to reproduce should be submitted to The Archives and Collections at The Glasgow School of Art.

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of material.

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Language of material

  • English

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Fonds level description created by Michelle Kaye, Collections Lead, Mar 2023.

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  • English

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