Subseries GSAA/DIR/13/6 - Prizes, Competitions and Scholarships

Harry Barnes' papers relating to Prizes, Awards, Competitions, Commissions, and Scholarships for Glasgow School of Art Students. Includes correspondence with those donating funds for prizes and students who have received prizes and scholarships, advertisments for competitions sponsored by businesses and organisations, and correspondence about commissions. Folders as follows: DIR/13/6/1: Folder labelled: 'Summer Compositions up to 1964, Governors' Prize, John & Mabel Craig', 1958-1964 (1 folder): Includes: Notices of the winners of the Governors' Prize for Composition; information sheets, or briefs, about the Summer Composition Prize e.g. choice of subject, size, medium, and prize amount; information about the John and Mabel Craig Bequest brief and lists of prizewinners. DIR/13/6/2: Folder of papers regarding Glasgow School of Art Prizes and Scholarships, 1960-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the Royal Society of Arts about a travelling exhibition, and an Industrial Design Bursary competition; correspondence with other organisations, such as the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers, about bursary competitions; some correspondence with students about Post-Diploma Awards; notices of bursary winners and competition winners, e.g. Design Competition for Steel Tableware, Landscape Painting Prize; notices and circulars about the Governors' Prize; lists of prizewinners of the John and Mabel Craig Bequest; notices about competitions; Provisional List of Prizes and Awards, Jun 1967; notes and correspondence about the Prizewinners for Jun 1967; 'Provisional List of Prizes and Scholarships, Jun 1966'; 'Provisional List of Prizes and Scholarships, Jun 1965'; Minutes of a meeting of the Finance Committee, 1966; correspondence with the Royal Scottish Academy about their School of Painting Competition, including lists of successful students; list of Members and Associates of the Royal Scottish Academy. DIR/13/6/3: Folder titled 'Bellahouston Bequest', 1960-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with staff of Cargill Hostel at Culzean about duties; correspondence with the trustees of the Bellahouston Bequest Fund; correspondence about establishing a research scholarship at the School of Art for the session 1966-1967 with funds from the Bellahouston Bequest; reports from recipients of the Bellahouston Bequest Fund Travelling Scholarships about their travels and programmes of research. DIR/13/6/4: Folder of papers regarding Glasgow School of Art Prizes and Scholarships, 1962-1966 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with students about 'Minor Travelling Scholarships'; correspondence about prizewinning students; correspondence informing students of prizes and scholarships they have won; some correspondence about Post-Diploma awards; proposed programmes for travelling scholarships; correspondence about 'Maintenance Scholarships for Post Diploma Study'; correspondence about the allocation of travelling scholarships and other awards; Provisional List of Prizes and Scholarships, Jun 1965; Prizes and Scholarships, annotated list, 1964-1965; correspondence notifying student that they have been awarded the Newbery Medal; correspondence about the 'Haldane Travelling Scholarship'; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about Scholarships; correspondence about the 'Sam Mavor Travelling Scholarship'; correspondence about student plans and itineraries for Travelling Scholarships; reports from students about their travels; information about a stained glass competition; correspondence about the 'John Keppie Travelling Scholarship'; blank award offer letters; Old lists of Prizes and Scholarships:1962-1963, 1962, 1961, 1959, 1958, 1957. DIR/13/6/5: Folder of material relating to Prizes and Scholarships, and some material on Diploma Day, 1964-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Director's reports of the Session for Diploma Day; correspondence about student scholarships; 'Notes for the Annual Report 1964-1965', about Exhibitions, and notes about Prizes; excerpt from Report by the Governors for Session 1964-1965; notice that William Armour and John Miller have been elected to the Royal Scottish Academy; notices of Prizewinners of prizes such as: the Governors' Prize, the Landscape Painting prize, and the John and Mabel Craig Bequest; 'Provisional List of Prizes and Awards', Jun 1967; correspondence about prizewinning students of the Royal Scottish Academy and results of their Painting Competition; correspondence about the 'David Murray Studentships'; draft document: 'A Proposal to Rename the Buildings Constituting the Glasgow School of Art'; correspondence about a gift to the Art School from W McChlery of a Hall Settle in the style of Mackintosh; correspondence about Governors' Visitation to classes; handwritten SRC President's Speech for Diploma Day; calendar 1968-1969 with Exhibitions plotted onto it. DIR/13/6/6: Papers regarding Commissions, 1964-1968 (1 folder): Includes correspondence with businesses and organisations looking to commission various pieces of Art and Design, for example: a silver spade for Giffnock & Newlands Hebrew Congregation; memorial stained glass windows for a Church; a mural for the Clyde River Purification Board, and a number of other murals; portraits; illustrations for fairy tales; a presentation plaque for the University of Glasgow Graduates Association; a stamp for the Lister Centenary; a Targe for Lord Rowallan; lettering for the Scottish National Orchestra van. DIR/13/6/7: Folder labelled 'Summer Compositions, Governors' Prize, John & Mabel Craig, and Landscape Prize, 1965' (1 folder): Includes: Notice of deadline and where work should be submitted for the Governors' Prize; notice of the winners of the Governors' Prizes; notice of information to students about the Governors' Prize and the John and Mabel Craig Bequest Prize; notice inviting submissions for the Governors' Prize; notice of the winner of the Landscape Painting Prize; notice of the winners of the John and Mabel Craig Prizes. DIR/13/6/8: Folder labelled 'Scholarships 1965-1966' (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about Scholarships and Awards; correspondence and papers about the 'Queen's Award for Students of Art and Design'; correspondence with the Lord Chamberlain's Office about the 'Queen's Award'; papers about University of Nottingham, Fellowship in Fine Art; correspondence about a cover design competition, The National Playing Fields Association; correspondence about other Art and Design Competitions e.g. a medal design competition, an environmental design competition, an ideal homes competition, a Jackson Tailor window display competition, a bookbinding competition, a collection box design competition for the Marie Curie Foundation, and several other competitions; correspondence about the Leverhulme Research Awards; correspondence about other awards e.g. Letraset Graphics Student Awards, the Layton Student Awards, Designers & Art Directors Awards, and many other awards; correspondence with the 'Ambassade de France' about French Scholarships; correspondence about 'Winston Churchill' Travelling Scholarships; correspondence with the British Council about scholarships and studentships; correspondence with the British School at Rome about scholarships; correspondence about a Vogue talent contest; correspondence about a competition to design the logo of Scottish Opera; correspondence about the 'Trades House Travelling Scholarship'; applications from students for the Queen's Award travelling scholarship. DIR/13/6/9: Folder labelled 'Scholarships, Royal College of Art', 1965-1971 (1 folder): Includes: Some papers relating to Diploma Assessments and Presentations; correspondence and papers relating to entrance examinations for the Royal College of Arts; Principal's reports & references for students who have made application to the Royal College of Art; correspondence with the Royal College of Art about developments within their departments; Entrance Examination statistics; information about the Royal College of Art's powers to award degrees; Royal College of Art, Terms of Appointment of Tutor; Royal College of Art, College Statutes; circular about 'GCE Entrance Requirements for Royal College of Art'; lists of successful candidates for the Royal College of Art; circulars of information about the Royal College of Art courses and calendars; correspondence about Royal Scottish Academy Awards; papers about the Royal Scottish Academy School of Painting Competition; correspondence and papers about the DWT Cargill Fund, Scholarship, and Cargill Lectures; student reports of travels for the trustees of the Cargill Travelling Scholarship. DIR/13/6/10: Folder labelled 'Summer Compositions, Governors' Prize, John and Mabel Craig, Landscape Prize', 1966-1967 (1 folder): Includes: Papers regarding Robert Hart Bursaries; notices of winners of the John and Mabel Craig Awards; correspondence about the John and Mabel Craig Bequest; notices about the Governors' Prizes; notices about the 'Landscape Painting Prize', 1965; notices about the Royal Scottish Academy Competition; notice for a design competition for Stainless Steel Tableware; notices about Graphic Design competitions. DIR/13/6/11: Folder labelled 'Summer Compositions, Governors' Prize, John and Mabel Craig, Landscape Prize', 1967 (1 folder): Includes: Notices about the Governors' Prize and prizewinners; notices about the John and Mabel Craig Bequest prizes and prizewinners; notices about the Landscape Prize and prizewinners. DIR/13/6/12: Folder labelled 'Royal Society of Arts Scholarships', 1968-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence and papers about Travelling Scholarships; lists of students awarded Travelling Scholarships; correspondence with students about Travelling Scholarship awards; proposed itineraries for Travelling Scholarships; correspondence with the Royal College of Art about their Department of Stained Glass and other information about the College; correspondence with the Royal College of Art about Entrance Examinations; papers, such as lists of prize winners, about the John and Mabel Craig Bequest; notice about a Graphic Design competition; notices about the Royal Scottish Academy competition; notices about the Governors' Prize; references for students for the Royal College of Art; papers about the DWT Cargill Lectures and Scholarships; reports from student recipients of the Cargill Award; correspondence about the Govancroft Bursary; corespondence about the John Keppie Scholarship; correspondence about Post Diploma Study; correspondence with the Royal Society of Arts about Industrial Design Bursaries Competition. DIR/13/6/13: Folder of papers relating to Commissions and Competitions, 1968-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with various institutions and businesses looking to commission a piece of Art or Design, or holding competitions for example: a Trophy competition for The Rotary Club of Paisley; a commemorative plaque for the Jewish Old Age Home; a badge design competition for Bellshill Maternity Hospital; commissions for portraits; a model village for the Colzium-Lennox Estate; sculpture portraits; help in furnishing a new unit at the Southern General Hospital; help in designing Prom Publicity for the Scottish National Orchestra Society; murals for Kirklands Hospital, and for the Royal Infirmary, Dumfries. DIR/13/6/14: Folder labelled 'Cargill', about the DWT Cargill Fund, 1969-1972 (1 folder): Correspondence and papers relating to the DWT Cargill Fund, Scholarships, and Lecture series. Includes: typed lectures about Sir Walter Scott by Douglas Percy Bliss; correspondence with students awarded Cargill travelling scholarships; correspondence with the Trustees of the Cargill Fund; papers about Exhibitions of the work of Cargill Fund winners; itineraries from students about to embark upon travel; references for students; correspondence about the organisation of the Cargill Lectures. DIR/13/6/15: Folder labelled 'Scholarships', 1970-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about students who have been awarded a post-diploma year; correspondence about a variety of Scholarships and Prizes for example: the Gorcers' Company Fellowship in the Fine Arts, a 'Carron' Company Design Competition, the Buchanan and Ewing Bequest, the Govancroft Potteries Bursary, and David Murray Studentships; correspondence about student travel scholarships; list of Prizes and Scholarships, Jun 1971; list of Prizes and Scholarships, Jun 1970; list of 'Diplomas and Prizes awarded Jun 1971'; list of 'Diplomas & Prizes Awarded Jun 1970'. DIR/13/6/16: Papers relating to the Royal Scottish Academy Places and Competitions, 1971-1973 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the Royal Scottish Academy about matters such as: student applications, the School of Painting Competition, the David Murray Studentship Fund, Royal Scottish Academy Awards, and Exhibitions of Royal Academy Schools Final Year Students. Also includes correspondence with the Royal Society of Arts about the 'Industrial Design Bursaries Competition'. DIR/13/6/17: Papers relating to Travelling Scholarships, 1973 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence with students who have been awarded travelling scholarships informing them of awards and discussing their plans; lists of prizes and scholarships available; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about scholarship amounts. DIR/13/6/18: Papers relating to the DWT Cargill Fund, 1973-1975 (1 folder): Correspondence and papers relating to the DWT Cargill Fund, Trustees, Awards and Lecture Series. Includes papers about: travelling scholarships; a Memorial Lecture; itineraries of students awarded travel prizes; postcards and reports from students who were awarded travelling scholarships. DIR/13/6/19: Folder of papers relating to Prizes and Scholarships, 1974-1975 (1 folder): Includes: Photocopy of the Glasgow School of Art Prize List, Jun 1974; correspondence with students about travelling scholarships; itineraries from students who have been awarded travelling scholarships; list of prizes available, 1974; list of student Diploma marks (closed); student assessment sheets (closed); list of Prizes and Scholarships, Jun 1974, excerpt from the Annual Report. DIR/13/6/20: Folder of papers relating to Prizes and Scholarships, 1975-1976 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with students who were awarded various travelling scholarships about their travel arrangements and itineraries; correspondence about the Sam Mavor Bequest; list 'Prizes to be Presented on Diploma Day Jun 1976'; List of travelling scholarships to be made, 'subject to the submission of a suitable itinerary'; correspondence about 'Royal Scottish Academy Scholarships'; list 'Prizes Available, Jun 1975'; invitation to the Student Progress Committee meeting.