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We would like to make you aware that amongst our holdings there may be historical images, or descriptions containing outdated language, which may be harmful or triggering, or perceived as controversial and potentially offensive. Please also note that some material may not be suitable for children.

GSA does not endorse or condone any ideologies or behaviours that may be associated with or that emerge from said works. Nevertheless, we believe that understanding past perceptions is of fundamental importance in experiencing historical material.

We are undertaking work to address how to appropriately present this type of material. At present, we are using the subject index term "Harmful material" to flag such potentially offensive material. Should you find any such material on our website or catalogue, or wish to contact us for any other reason in relation to this, please email us at archives@gsa.ac.uk.

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Materials Relating to The Vic Cafe

Includes:

  • DC 009/2/7/1: Quiz poster, complaint forms about quiz and Sex Discrimination Act, 2006-2008
  • DC 009/2/7/2: GSASA Vic café bar menu annotated annotated 'Designed by Amanda Dobbratz', 2010
  • DC 009/2/7/3: GSASA Vic café bar menu annotated 'Designed by Duncan Ibbett', c.2010

Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council

Publications

This collection includes two folders of material. The first, containing DC 009/4/1-9, includes publications produced by the G.S.A. Students’ Association between 1984 and 2005. The second, containing DC 009/4/10-21, includes publications created by students at the Glasgow School of Art, collected by the Students’ Association dating between 2003 and 2013.

• DC 009/4/1: Collection of GSA Students’ Association weekly publication ‘BLANK’ and other variations 1984-1985
• DC 009/4/2: Collection of GSA Students’ Association materials relating to Activities Week 1985
• DC/009/4/3: Collection of GSA Students’ Association weekly publication ‘SPANK’ 1985-1991
• DC/009/4/4: Two copies of newsletter ‘Stubble’, published 18 and 24 May 1988.
• DC 009/4/5: Copy of newsletter ‘TRASH’, Oct 1988
• DC 009/4/6: Copy of newsletter 'Think!', Jan 1990
• DC 009/4/7: Two copies of GSA Students’ Association 'Comic Book' issue 1, c 2000s
• DC 009/4/8: 'Fuse', Glasgow School of Art listings guide Issue 1, Jan 2001
• DC 009/4/9: Two copies of leaflet for 'AYE’, 15 Feb 2005-18 Feb 2005.
• DC 009/4/10: Copy of ‘FREAK’ Magazine, Dec 2003
• DC 009/4/11: Gallery of the bizarre, strange and the deranged magazine, 2004
• DC 009/4/12: 2 x Phreque magazine, 2004
• DC 009/4/13: Copy of ‘le magazine de BANG BANG’, Jul 2004
• DC 009/4/14: Copy of ‘PAVILION’ magazine, 2005
• DC 009/4/15: Copy of ‘THE CLAQUE’ Issue 1, ‘a collection of washroom images and unspoken words’, 2005
• DC 009/4/16: Two copies of comic ‘Things and Stuff’ no.2, April 2005
• DC 009/4/17: Your Order no. 1 magazine, Mar 2006
• DC 009/4/18: Milk Chocolate, 2007
• DC 009/4/19: 3 issues of Mammogram magazine, 2008 – 2009
• DC 009/4/20: Fold, Dec 2011
• DC 009/4/21: Undercurrents magazine, Issue 3, April 2013

The Glasgow School of Art

G.S.A. Students' Association weekly publication 'BLANK' and variations

Pack including year long (1984-1985) editions of G.S.A. Student's Association hand out issues 1 - 30 (excluding issues 19,20 + 25), and a Christmas special with information about accessing benefits in the holidays. Initially, the publication is called 'BLANK' but this varies across issues.

Pack includes:

  • BLANK, issue no. 1, 03 Oct 1984 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 2, 10 Oct 1984 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 3, 17 Oct 1984 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 4, 24 Oct 1984 (3 copies)
  • PLANK, issue no. 5, 31 Oct 1984 (2 copies)
  • CLONK, issue no. 6, 07 Nov 1984 (3 copies)
  • SPANK, issue no. 7, 14 Nov 1984 (2 copies)
  • BLINK, issue no. 8, 28 Nov 1984 (1 copy)
  • FLUNK, issue no. 9, 06 Dec 1984 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 10, 13 Dec 1984 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, Christmas special, 1984-1985 (1 copy)
  • DRUNK, issue no. 11, 09 Jan 1985 (1 copy)
  • FREEG, issue no. 12, 16 Jan 1985 (1 copy)
  • EORGE, issue no. 13, [23 Jan 1985] (2 copies)
  • JACKS, issue no. 14, 30 Jan 1985 (3 copies)
  • ONNOW, issue no. 15, 06 Feb 1985 (4 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 16, 20 Feb 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 17, 17 Feb 1985 (1 copy)
  • BLANK, issue no. 18, 6 Mar 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 21, 17 Apr 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 22, 24 Apr 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 23, 01 May 1985 (1 copy)
  • BLANK, issue no. 24, 08 May 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 26, 21 May 1985 (1 copy)
  • BLANK, issue no. 27, 29 May 1985 (1 copy)
  • BLANK, issue no. 28, 05 Jun 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 29, 12 Jun 1985 (2 copies)
  • BLANK, issue no. 30, 18 June 1985 (1 copy)

The Glasgow School of Art Student Association

Lined handwritten note

Includes a full page of two handwritten paragraphs that mention "Com. of H. Biggar". Includes drawings of the Union Jack, a swastika, a flower, a lightning bolt in a circle, and the symbol used in communism, the hammer and sickle, verso. "Ferguson" and a scratched out name verso.

Not available / given

Papers of Archibald Haswell Miller

  • DC 098
  • Collection
  • [1885-1943]

A variety of loose artworks, cover designs, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs completed by and belonging to Archibald Haswell Miller. The collections includes proofs for book covers and pamphlets, personal correspondence relating to his studies and subsequent career, different ephemera relating to Haswell Miller's student days and photographs of artworks and students and staff members of The Glasgow School of Art.

This collection also includes material relating to Georges-Marie Baltus (DC 098/2) , including photographs of his artworks and his Italian and European trips, and Francis H. Newbery (DC 098/3).

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Proof for the covers and spine of a book titled 'The Brothers' by John Sillars

The front cover image features two men fighting. The back cover features a list of new books and editions by Blackwood. The spine features the book title, author and publishing details. The front inner cover shows a range of reviews of 'Blackwood's Magazine'. The back inner cover an order form for 'Blackwood's Magazine'.

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

A school for the "mentally handicapped": site analysis

A free hand architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen and coloured markers related to the analysis of the project site plan in scale of 1:500. It illustrates the main roads surrounding the site: North Methven Street (from the east), Atholl Street (from the north), Ring Road (from the west), and Old High Street (from the south), showing pedestrian flow and cars traffic. It also identifies:

  • the noise from busy Ring Road,
  • the prevailing wind from south-west,
  • the directions of vista from Old High St. and Ring Rd,
  • the main view access to the site.
    The site analysis shows the landscape included in the site (river bank), and the existing buildings (H.V. sub station, City mills car park for 35 cars, free public car park 295 cars). And finally, the North sign shows the sun movement in winter and summer times.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Design report

Material related to the writing of a design report for the project of " A school for the mentally handicapped, Perth". It consists of hardcover with paper pages ( some pages are in black cartridge), with comb binding, done in the form of typewriting machine and hand writing with some photos, maps, and free hand sketches. The contents of the report contain: background information, design task & project aims, site analysis, The spaces (user patterns & requirements), design criteria, strategic criteria, and appendices.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Initial studies

A free hand architectural sketch on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen and coloured markers related to the initial study of the school project, illustrating:

  • the zoning concept showing the connection between series of events (learning spaces, home bases) linked with the commercial spaces and special events,
  • corridor concept emphasis on spaces not on corridor,
  • spaces for events located in different arrangements according to the central circulation route,
  • street concept developed to create most open arrangement,
  • perspective effects caused by different shapes of the corridor ceiling and how they could make the "mentally handicapped" children even more frightening,
  • sectional possibilities relating to the tenements on the opposite side of the street,
  • the idea of designing a building as a street to "give practice in coping with external environment, only inside".

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Initial strategy

A free hand architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen and coloured markers illustrating the initial strategy for the design of the school, showing a site plan in scale 1:500. The strategy addresses the most problematic issues and their suggested solutions:

  • according to noise issue: soft area to be allocated towards the site's inner area, "noisy areas positioned along streets",
  • new public car park planted with shrubs and trees along street edge,
  • caretaker's house acting as control and closing off vista from lane,
  • new pedestrian route and new vehicle access (buses, cars, ambulances, and service vehicles).

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Site plan and site section, final design

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the site plan and section (final design) in scale 1:500. It shows how the architect translated his initial strategy into the final design. The site plan shows the main building outline, the indoor landscape (playground), the new car park, the main entrance to the site, and other themes related to surrounding buildings. While the site section (the site plan has no indication of where the architect took this section) shows the height of the new school comparing it to the height of the surrounding buildings.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Ground floor plan, final design

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the ground floor plan (final design) in scale 1:100. It shows how the architect translated his initial strategy into the final design. The ground floor plan includes the main building entrance, street entrance, the indoor spaces, vertical circulation, and other services. It also shows the main structural elements: cylinder columns, and load bearing walls. The ground floor comes with the full details of the indoor spaces with their furniture and the outdoor spaces and their relationships with the exterior elevations. Here, the architect names these spaces as: children's shop, story telling, library, and tea shop. The architect tried to design the school as a clear box from the outside, however, the interior design seems like more free space with curved lines making the movement smooth for the pupils.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Upper floor plan, final design

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the upper floor plan (final design) in scale 1:100. It shows how the architect translated his initial strategy into the final design. The upper floor plan includes the indoor spaces (some are in double volume like the viewing space), vertical circulation, and other services. It also shows the main structural elements: cylinder columns, and load bearing walls. The upper floor comes with the full details of the indoor spaces with their furniture and the outdoor spaces and their relationships with the exterior elevations. Here, the architect names these spaces according to the pupils ages: 3-8 years, 8-12 years, 12-15 years, and 15-16 years. This floor walls are designed as semi-circular, both the exterior and the interior walls.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Street elevation, final design

Architectural drawing on a tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the street elevation (final design) in scale 1:200, however, it doesn't indicate which street this elevation is facing. The architect used a technique to render this elevation, mainly walls with horizonal lines leaving the window glasses as plain transparent areas. He also made the trees as transparent figures to show the architectural elements behind them.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": Entrance elevation, cross section, ridge detail, and detail section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the entrance elevation (east-final design) in scale 1:100. The architect used a technique to render this elevation, mainly walls with horizonal lines leaving the window glasses as plain transparent areas. He also used Zip-A-Tone for window shadings. The same technique has been used to make the trees transparent figures to show the architectural elements behind them.
The elevation design is based on the idea of solid and transparent between ground floor and upper floor giving the sense of lifting the upper floor by the cylinder columns, while the central glass dome appeared to be the focal point.
The cross section (scale 1:100) shows the structural system and constructional elements supporting the different indoor spaces and the variety of shapes relating to the functions of those spaces. On the detail section (scale 1:20), there are details of the constructional elements from foundations, floors, columns (externally and externally), walls, and all the finishing materials.

Platt, Christopher

A school for the "mentally handicapped": South elevation, North elevation, and Long section

Architectural drawing on tracing paper using Rotring black ink pen representing the final design of the south elevation and the north elevation in scale 1:100. The architect used a technique to render this elevation, mainly walls with horizonal lines leaving the window glasses as plain transparent areas. He also used Zip-A-Tone for window shadings. The same technique has been used to make the trees transparent figures to show the architectural elements behind them. The design of both elevation is based on the idea of solid and transparent between ground floor and upper floor giving the sense of lifting the upper floor by the cylinder columns, while the central glass dome appears to be the focal point.
The long section (scale 1:100) shows the structural system and constructional elements supporting the different indoor spaces and the variety of shapes relating to the functions of those spaces. The architect used figures to show the scale of the school building in relationship to people.

Platt, Christopher

Poster for a lecture by Lutz Becker

This poster advertised a lecture given by filmmaker Lutz Becker who is known for his political and art documentaries. He is also considered to be a contemporary of Derek Jarman. Becker is most famous for finding missing home videos of Adolf Hitler's girlfriend Eva Braun which give an insight into Hitler's personal life. This footage was edited by Becker and used in the World War II documentary series 'The World at War' in 1974.

*Not available / given

Poster for a performance of 'Le Dieu Nusku' and 'Narcissius'

This poster advertised two dramatic performances of 'Le Dieu Nusku' and 'Narcissius' which were produced by Miss Dorothy Carleton Smyth and performed by students at The Glasgow School Of Art. The performances were in aid of raising funds for a war memorial to honour students and staff who served or were killed in action in World War One. The memorial was eventually commisioned in 1925 and was designed by former student Dorothy Doddrell. The image on the poster is a stone lithograph drawing by Maurice Greiffenhagen who was a tutor at The Glasgow School Of Art from 1906 until 1926. The reverse of the poster is annotated with the words "See Box".

Greiffenhagen, Maurice

Poster for film screenings of 'Arabian Nights' and 'Laura' at The Glasgow School Of Art

This poster advertised a film screening of both Pier Paolo Pasolini's 'Arabian Nights' and Otto Preminger's 'Laura' on the 2nd of November 1975. The event was organised by The Glasgow School Of Art's film society and was held in the Mackintosh Lecture Theatre in The Glasgow School Of Art's Mackintosh Building.

*Not available / given

Vista

Includes two editions.1) The Vista: Official Organ, Glasgow School of Architecture Club incorporating the "Kaleidoscope" of the Glasgow School of Art, 19332) Vista: Journal of the Glasgow School of Architecture Club - Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow School of Art, May 1957

Glasgow Technical College

Copy Out Letters

Copies of out-going letters on all aspects of the administration of the School. The series includes letters from the Director of the School, in particular from Charles Heath Wilson, 1853-1855, as well as from the Secretary and Treasurer.

The Glasgow School of Art

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. Installed in the new Mackintosh Furniture Gallery following restoration in 2013. This item was assessed for conversation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access project (2006-2010), and then again in 2018 following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in June 2018.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Re-installed into Room 2 (Woodworking shop) following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into Studio 31 following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into Studio 38 following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into Studio 39 following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into Studio 40 following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into Studio 44 following restoration in 2013.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into Studio 45 following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed outside the Lecture Theatre following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into the Mackintosh Library following restoration in 2013.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Wall clock for Glasgow School of Art

One of a series of electric slave clocks located through the Glasgow School of Art and run from a central 'master' clock. This item was assessed for conservation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project (2006-2010). Installed into the Museum following restoration in 2013. Following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in May 2014 it was assessed and conserved in 2019.

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Master Clock for Glasgow School of Art

This master clock was provided by the Glasgow firm of Dykes Brothers. However, the stylised clock face with distinctive numbering is likely to have been to a design by Mackintosh. Electrically operated, the 'master' clock' powered all the numerous wooden 'slave' clocks by means of an electrical pulse every 30 seconds. This item was assessed for conversation in 2010 as part of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access project (2006-2010), and then again in 2018 following the fire in the Mackintosh Building in June 2018.

*Not available / given

Design for the Grand Hall, Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901

The competition, held in 1898, was won by the Glasgow architect James Miller with a considerably more ornate design for a 'bit of Spanish baroque confectionery' (McLaren Young). Like Miller's, Mackintosh's design derives from James Sellars' for the 1888 Glasgow exhibition, but simplified. 'The dome, perhaps a prerequisite for Glasgow exhibitions, remained, but it was presented with severe geometricality, with an Art Nouveau lantern surmounted by a Chinese coolie hat.'

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

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