Folder GSAA/DIR/12/1/15 - Correspondence of D P Bliss

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1959-1960. Includes correspondence with: the Arts Council of Great Britain, about exhibitions etc; Allen-Bowden Ltd, about John Barnes' visit to the Art School to give a lecture; correspondence with other Principals of the main 4 Art Colleges in Scotland and Technical Institutes; correspondence with Art Colleges and Departments other than the Scottish 4; the British Council, about a loan of Mackintosh furniture for a Paris Exhibition; Lord Bilsland, about a drawing of the monument to Bishop Law in Glasgow Cathedral; correspondence with H Jefferson Barnes, Deputy Director of the School; correspondence with the Bellahouston Trustees; correspondence about the Burnham Committee for recognition of the Diplomas of the Four Central (Art) Institutions in Scotland; the Corporation of Glasgow, about the Castle Toward Art Course; correspondence with the Council of Industrial Design about a Carpet Conference; correspondence about Mrs Lucienne Day's reports on the Design Diplomas; the Ford Motor Company, about a potential talk on automotive design; correspondence about carpet designs for Glasgow Cathedral; Greenock Burgh Police, about a competition for Road Safety Posters; correspondence about the Gulbenkian Foundation; Glasgow Museums & Art Galleries, inviting Bliss to give a lecture; correspondence about Kumasi College of Technology, Ghana; correspondence with the Governors of the School; correspondence about the Hospitalfield Trust; correspondence about the Harkness Fellowships of the Commonwealth Fund; Jordanhill College of Education; International Textiel Organisatie, Holland, about student placements; Keppie, Henderson & Partners, about the extension to the Art School; correspondence with the Lady Artists Club; correspondence about Leverhulme Scholarships; correspondence about a visit to London in 1960 by Staff and Students; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, about the loan of a Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh gesso panel; Messrs Mitchells, Johnston & Co, about Bellahouston Bequest Fund Travelling Scholarships; Miss Napier, about the Margaret Napier Prize for Embroidery; Eli Prins, about his visit to the Art School to deliver a lecture; Princes Street Association, about a competition for the scheme of decoration; Permits; personal correspondence of Bliss; the Royal Society of Arts, about nominations; the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, about producing a cover for a programme; correspondence with the Student Christain Movement; Miss Susannah Steltman, about a visit to Glasgow; correspondence with Scottish Hotel School, about lectures; the Scottish Daily Express, about the coverage of trouble at School dances; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with School Staff; correspondence with current and prospective students; the University of London Institute of Education, about visits to Scottish Art Schools; the University of Glasgow about German drawings and Mackintosh drawings; correspondence with the Victoria & Albert Museum; Fred Wylie, about an Architectural Competition; Wester Elchies School, about a new Art and Handwork Teacher; Dame Rebecca West, about the School Diploma Ceremony. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/15/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/2: 'Art Colleges, the 4 Scottish', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/3: 'Art Schools, excluding the 4 Scottish', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/4: Correspondence, 'B', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/5: 'Barnes, H Jefferson', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/6: 'Bellahouston Trustees', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/7: 'The Burnham Papers', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/8: Correspondence, 'C', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/9: 'Council for Industrial Design', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/10: Correspondence, 'D', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/11: 'The Developing Process, Exhibition', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/12: Correspondence, 'E', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/13: 'Education, Ministry of', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/14: Correspondence, 'F', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/15: Correspondence, 'G', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/16: 'Ghana', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/17: 'Governors', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/18: Correspondence, 'H', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/19: Correspondence, 'I - J', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/20: Correspondence, 'K', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/21: Correspondence, 'L', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/22: 'London Visit', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/23: Correspondence, 'M', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/24: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/25: Correspondence, 'N', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/26: Correspondence, 'O', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/27: Correspondence, 'P', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/28: 'Permits', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/29: 'Personal', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/30: Correspondence, 'Q', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/31: Correspondence, 'R', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/32: Correspondence, 'S', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/33: 'Scottish Education Department', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/34: 'Secretarial Letters from D C B to Bliss', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/35: 'Staff', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/36: 'Students', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/37: 'Students- prospective', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/38: Correspondence, 'T', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/39: Correspondence, 'U', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/40: Correspondence, 'V', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/41: Correspondence, 'W - X', 1959-1960 DIR/12/1/15/42: Correspondence, 'Y - Z', 1959-1960