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Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s
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Project Ability information leaflet

Includes one folded sheet of paper with 24 sections of Project Ability's activities including upcoming three week long exhibitions and events in October 1983 (DC 101/3/3), theatre productions, conferences, bookshop, community workshops, music lessons and concerts, poetry night, art therapy support, film productions, ceilidh, talks, exhibition descriptions, acknowledgements, box office information, the people behind Project Ability, their hours, and location.

Project Ability

Photographs

Includes a sepia photo of Veronica Matthew, Valerie Wilson, Alan Fletcher, and Douglas Abercrombie; a photograph of Veronica Matthew wearing a white dress photo made by Valerie Wilson in 1956/1957; a photograph of Mrs Kopaloff in 1977 and three photographs of Valerie Bloomfield-Ambrose in Florida in 2010.

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Personal papers

Includes:

  • GSA fashion show advertisement including Valerie Wilson (Bloomfield-Ambrose) as a mannequin in 1955
  • Three Christmas cards made by Alasdair Gray for Veronica Matthew
  • Valerie Bloomfield-Ambrose (nee Wilson) Floridian business
  • Mackintosh postcard from Joanne Semple to Veronica Matthew in 2008
  • Invitation to the Glasgow Girls exhibition in 2014.

Matthew, Veronica

Newspaper clippings related to Alasdair Gray

Nine different newspaper clippings ranging from May 21, 2000 to December 30, 2019. Include a range of topics surrounding Alasdair Gray including reviews of his book "Lanark", personal interviews, him leaving his post at the University of Glasgow, exhibitions celebrating his life, an advertisement of a new book of his, an art showing of his, and finally his obituary. Newspaper companies range from the Sunday Herald, Herald Magazine, and Sunday Times. Includes a few annotations including dates and topics on some of the clippings by Veronica Matthew. Most include images of Alasdair and his art. One of the nine clippings is a photocopy of a newspaper clipping but the remainder are all originals. Comes in a brown paper folder with "Alisdair's card. 2 / newspaper articles relating to / Lanark + Alisdair".

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Invite to the The Glasgow Girls 1920-1960 exhibition

Includes a print of an oil painting of a little girl with a red hat, blue coat, and a beach ball. "The Lord MacFarlane of Bearsden K.T. has great pleasure in inviting you to the private view of the exhibition The Glasgow Girls 1920-1960 in Kirkcudbright Town Hall on Friday, June 27th, 2014 at 6pm drinks will be served (for) Ms. Veronica Matthew and guest. RSVP by Friday 20 June to Kirkcudbright 2000 c/o 6 Woodlands Ave., Kirkcudbright, DG6 4BP or by email to devereuxdf@gmail.com"

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