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1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding Interior Design at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Correspondence with a researcher of Mackintosh; Christmas Task from the Interior Design Department, session 1971-1972; correspondence about student commissions in Interior Design; correspondence about the security of the workshop; correspondence about a student who wishes to visit London; correspondence about student performance on the course; copy of Report to the Chairman of Governors of the Glasgow School of Art on Interior Design 3rd Year Results; correspondence about Interior Design competitions; request for space alterations for the Interior Design department.

Inventory of School property including plaster casts. Volume also includes photographs of casts.

Inventory and Valuation of School property.

Inventory and Valuation of School property.

Inventory and Valuation (Old Building).

Inventory and Valuation of school property.

Inventory of casts including their locations in the Mackintosh Building (in 1953). Organised by type of ornament, ie. French Renaissance; Byzantine; Egyptian etc.

Inventory of equipment of the Department of Printed Textiles, 05 Jan 1954.

Inventory of furniture, books, statuary, pictures, stores etc.

Correspondence with The Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts on the award under the J Arnold Fleming Bequest to Angus Neil.

Folder of correspondence dating to after Douglas Percy Bliss left the School. Mostly copy 'out' letters to Bliss from the Secretary and Treasurer of the School, David C Black. Includes correspondence with the Secretary and Treasurer of the School about matters such as Assessor's Reports, the Annual Report, the Diploma Presentation, news about the Alasdair Gray film 'Under the Helmet', a project 'Discovering Art', expenses for lectures delivered by Bliss, information about student visits to London, and general news of the School.

Notes and papers for lectures by Bliss, 1946-1947. Including: address to students at opening of 1946 academic year; Diploma Distribution Annual Report (1947); sketches titled 'Awful apparition in the Edgeware Road' and 'One of Punch's many cartoons of the Monument, vol XXI, p265'; paper titled 'The Colossus of Hyde Park Corner' (in relation to Haig Memorial, and to previous 'Monument' sketch); paper on Edward Bawden; extract from address written by Keith Henderson; paper on art history and illustration; paper on Engraving; paper titled 'The Scottish Pre-Raphaelites'; brief resume of D P Bliss; book list (with names of illustrators); series of notes on paintings ('Reading Wycliffe's Bible' by Clausen, 'View of Arles' and 'The Zouave' by Van Gogh, 'St Francis and the Birds' by Giotto, 'Seine at Verneuil' by Monet, 'Head of a Lady' by Van Der Weyden, 'Portrait of Beatrice D'Este' by Da Predis, 'Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake' by Lawrence, 'Tahitian Subject' by Gauguin, 'View of Delft', 'A Street in Delft', and 'The Lady at the Virginals and a Gentleman Listening' by Vermeer, 'Boats' by Van Gogh, 'Bacchus and Ariadne' by Titian, 'Winter' by Brueghel the Elder, 'A Calm' by Van De Cappelle, 'Gabriel' by Da Forli, 'The Vision of St Eustace' by Pisanello, 'View of Arc Vallery' by Cezanne, 'Coeur De Lion Departing for the Crusade' by Philpot); notes on artists (Botticelli, Courbet, Durer, Furse, Kunisada); poem titled 'The Laird o' Cockpen'; draft of after dinner speech; paper by Bliss titled 'Modern Book Illustration' (an 'Introduction'); notes on teaching of painting, drawing, and memory drawing; notes on a visit to Staffordshire and Manchester (1947); paper titled 'Memorandum of the RSA'; typed copy of Psalm 144, Verse 12; paper on Sadie McClellan's stained glass at Broomhill; review of Gordon Roe's 'Rowlandson: The Life and Art of a British Genius'.

Lists of objects, loans supplied to other schools.

Glasgow School of Art Loans Department Inventory of Material c1914-1918, concerning the Lending Museum Scheme.

Folder of papers concerning the Lending Museum Scheme, including lists of items, lists of schools, correspondence etc.

A folder with lists of objects regarding the lending museum scheme.

Anderson apologising for giving offence over certain remarks about admission of students to Glasgow School of Art.

Outgoing letters, D-G: Instructions to Mr. Dunlop about the Evening School (Oct); Editor of the Daily News re: the role of the machine in arts and crafts, refers to William Morris, Walter Crane, Mackintosh, Voysey, etc. (Oct); James Dron re: Artist Teachers' Exhibition Society & lecture from E.A. Walton (Oct-Dec); Norah Neilson Gray re: organisation of classes (Oct); John R. Findlay re: suggested British Industries Fair in Glasgow (Dec).

General administration. Includes correspondence with: Sir John Stirling Maxwell, asking for his opinion on student work; James Huck, about his employment at the School; R R Gunn, Hutchison asking the Governors if they can lend the School a Morning Coat or similar garments for teaching students to draw clothes; Alex N Paterson, about the membership of the Library Committee; testimonial for Richard Mervyn Noad, who has applied for the 'Athens Bursary'; Report to staff from the Finance Committee about staff unrest - explains current situation & plans for the future, 1935; Miss Dorothea Hannah, about her resignation; speech made at leaving party for P W Davidson, 1936; resignation letter of Kathleen Mann; circular to staff about the processes of raising grievances; correspondence with Mr Wilson, Mr Mackie, Miss Smyth, H Y Alison, and others about obtaining new costumes for the School; retrospective speech made at Diploma presentation, 1936, refers to Diploma passes and Kinecraft Society; circular about the behaviour of students during the Diploma Giving event; circular about the creation of a new timetable for the School; circular about arranging for Christmas presents to be given from the School to students and alumni serving in the Armed Forces.

Letters including: Gray to Anning Bell, Feb 1933 re: the death of Dorothy Smyth; to Governors re: the death of D. Smyth & appointment of Olive Smyth as Head of Commercial Art, Feb 1933; confidential letter to Keppie from Anning Bell describing conditions at GSA and changes needed, Mar 1933; arrangements for the Kinecraft Society, Mar 1933; letter from Fra Newbery re: duplication of the Newbery Medal; correspondence about the adjudication of Diplomas.

General administration. Includes: circular about the re-opening of the School, 1940; letters to staff about a salary cut of 10% owing to the War; Miss G G Killin about returning books to the library; Ian Fleming, about the teaching of History of Art at the School, and personal matters; James Crawford, about the situation of the School, Sep 1940; Henry Y Alison, about covering Evening School teaching; Maurice Thomas, Hutchison asking if he can come back to teach at the School; personal references for Jack Coia & T Howath; W D Bone, about helping in the Evening Classes; Ancell Stronach, about fire fighting at the School; circular about the SRC and student agendas; Henry Y Alison, about fire fighters at the School; circular about fire watching at the School.

Folder of circular letters from D P Bliss to staff at the Art School. Subjects including: fire alarms & fire drill; attendance of students and importance of registers; 'Areas of Study' identified by National Advisory Council on Art Education in England; observations on various aspects of School life and student behaviour; overview of 1959-60, 1960-61 sessions and thoughts on coming year.

Harry Barnes' papers regarding Liberal Studies at the Glasgow School of Art. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/15/1: Papers relating to Liberal Studies, and some miscellaneous papers, 1964-1970 (1 folder): Includes: information about a Language Seminar; correspondence about a Hopetoun House student visit; correspondence about potential evening classes; correspondence about staffing; correspondence about the Bookbinding class; correspondence thanking those who have given talks to the students; correspondence with Alasdair Gray about Section 5 course in Liberal Studies; papers about a symposium: 'Africa Awakening'; correspondence about the hire of screens for a film screening; correspondence about posts at the School; correspondence about visits to the School; papers about building maintenance like plumbing and carpet cleaning; document: 'History of Art and Ideas, session 1971-1972, Proposed procedures for assessment of student work'; Second Year Liberal Studies essay topics; History of Art Revised Programme; correspondence with Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology about Liberal Studies; correspondence about library books and the Art School Library. DIR/13/4/15/2: Folder labelled 'Liberal Studies 1966' (1 folder): Includes papers of a Liberal Studies Conference on Housing, 15-17 Feb 1966 e.g. programmes, correspondence on arrangements for lecturers and speakers, correspondence thanking speakers, organisers, and commenting on the success of the conference. DIR/13/4/15/3: Folder labelled 'Liberal Studies 1967' (1 folder): Includes papers of a Liberal Studies Conference on Government, 15-16 Feb 1967 e.g. correspondence thanking speakers, organisers, and commenting on the success of the conference, programmes, arrangements for lecturers and speakers. DIR/13/4/15/4: Papers relating to Liberal Studies, 1967-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Papers and correspondence, such as references, CVs and applications, about a position within the Liberal Studies Department (restricted access); document: 'Proposals for Liberal Studies: 1970-1971'; timetables for Liberal Studies; provisional timetable for the Liberal Studies Conference on Government, 1967; document: 'Proposals: History of Art and Ideas'; papers about the Committee on the Lectureship in the History of Fine Art; papers about a vacancy for the Lectureship in the History of Fine Art, including applications, CVs etc. NB includes sensitive material, for example applications and references, that will be closed for 75 years. DIR/13/4/15/5: Papers relating to Liberal Studies, 1974-1977 (1 folder): Includes: Papers, minutes and agendas of the Liberal Studies Co-ordinating Committee; correspondence about staffing; proposals for including Architecture within Liberal Studies; document: 'History of Art and Ideas, Facets of Art in the 20th Century', programme of talks; advertisment for a lecturer in Liberal Studies.

Library Guides to Classification System and Arrangement of Books.

Library opening hours sign, no date.

List of Gifts and Loans to the School, with donors.

Papers and correspondence relating to the 'Masque of the City Arms', a show organised by the School of Art in 1905. (13 items) Papers and correspondence include: passage explaining that the 'Masque of the City Arms' was performed by students of the School of Art in Dec 1904, and outlining the circumstances for its repeat in March 1905; lists of names of cast and orchestra members; correspondence regarding obtaining musicians, and organising venues, for the Masque; flier for the 'Masque of the City Arms', in St Andrew's Halls, 30 Mar 1905.

Memorandum from Mr Kenneth Cuthbertson, Points requiring attention in regard to Art in Schools.

Memos from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), Glasgow School of Art (GSA) & Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, answering a questionnaire from the Scottish Committee of the Council for Art and Industry about organisation of the Schools.

Booklet includes the following: Minutes for the Needlework Exhibition Committee and the following Sub-Committees: -Catalogue Committee -Finance Committee

Group of miscellaneous photographs that do not fit an existing theme and do not have any notes indicating a collector/tutor, except one photograph which has a handwritten note "J Keppie" (John Keppie). Includes architectural photographs and photographic prints of various artwork and ornamental details.

Harry Barnes' papers relating to a mixture of Building and Estates projects including the Haldane Building, the Newbery Tower, the Department of Architecture & Planning Building, Student Accommodation, properties around Garnethill, and developments to the Mackintosh Building. Some folders have been labelled 'Accommodation' by Barnes. Folders as follows: DIR/13/10/2/1: Folder titled 'Accommodation', 1968-1971 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with Keppie, Henderson & Partners about refurbishments required in the Newbery Tower; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about the Newbery Tower Refectory and proposed student Hostel at 262 Renfrew Street; correspondence with the Department of Planning about various matters such as course management, staffing and accommodation; correspondence about the properties on Renfrew Street; correspondence about student house rules and a student house warming party; various correspondene about student accommodation; various correspondence about the development of the Newbery Tower and refectory; correspondence about student refectory and recreation areas; some notes and reports of meetings to discuss building projects; situation report on the Newbery Tower, 1970; correspondence and papers about the contractors; correspondence about the property at 195 Bath Street; papers about a 'Teach-In on Art Education', Haldane Building, 24 May 1969; correspondence and papers about the Haldane Building including information on staffing, security, furnishings, maintenance, opening hours, street lighting, and activities; correspondence and papers about Student Union facilities; correspondence about the Glasgow School of Art Club; correspondence about safety precautions in the Foulis Building; correspondence about a licence to serve alcohol in the Staff and Student Bar Common Rooms; correspondence about the Buccleuch Street Property; correspondence about the link between the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Glasgow in relation to Architecture; correspondence with Thomas Hadden, about the renovation and restoration of wrought iron work to the Mackintosh Building, 1970; Report on Visit to the Veterinary School Building, 1970; 'Progress Report, Newbery Tower', 1970; correspondence about the Department of Architecture; handwritten and illustrated notes on schemes submitted for the Planning Department building (later named the Bourdon Building), 1970; Financial Statements and Situation Reports on building projects at 30 Jun 1970, Keppie, Henderson and Partners; correspondence about joinerwork for the Mackintosh Building; correspondence about the Garnethill Synagogue; correspondence about properties at Sauchiehall Street; hand drawn timetable for 1st Year. DIR/13/10/2/2: Folder of papers about various building and estates projects, 1969-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence and papers about Architecture courses; correspondence about 181 Renfrew Street property; correspondence about a new telephone exchange; correspondence about properties on Scott Street, Hill Street, Bath Street, and Renfrew Street; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about developments to the Mackintosh Building, 1972; much correspondence about the proposals for the Department of Architecture & Planning new building; correspondence about the Mackintosh Building Lecture Theatre, heating system, students' toilets, the Director's Secretary's Office, and locker replacement; memo about changes in the use of rooms in the Mackintosh Building; correspondence about the Haldane Building e.g. the Murals Department; correspondence about the Newbery Tower building contract; 'The Brief and Schedule of Accommodation for the Mackintosh School Department of Architecture and the Department of Planning'; notes of statistics for the Department of Architecture and Planning; 'Summary of RIBA forum on building economics'; some copies of plans for new Architecture Department Building proposals. DIR/13/10/2/3: Folder titled 'Accommodation', 1971-1973 (1 folder): NB includes some sensitive information that will be closed for 75 years. Includes: Correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about building projects in Further Education; correspondence about challenges for overseas students to Glasgow; correspondence about properties in Scott Street, Renfrew Street, Buccleuch Street, Garnethill Street, and Hill Street; notes on meetings and correspondence about the Department of Architecture & Planning proposed building; correspondence about Departmental alterations; correspondence about the Mackintosh Building and loans of plaster casts, 1973; correspondence about car parking around the School; correspondence about development on Sauchiehall Street and Scott Street; correspondence about the maintenance of the Mackintosh Building. DIR/13/10/2/4: Folder titled 'Accommodation 1974-1978' (1 folder): Includes: Draft and annotated copies of a document about the Glasgow School of Art Building Programme; draft letters to the Scottish Education Department about the possibility of the School acquiring the St Aloysius College building and the School Building Programme, British Sailors Society Hostel; copy of a property schedule for 193 Bath Street; correspondence about contracts with building services; correspondence about the 'School Building Programme, Phase IV'; sketch plan of a property at 86 Hill Street; details of the property, 86 Hill Street, that is for sale; statistics, such as total areas, for the Glasgow School of Art Buildings, as at 21 Sep 1977; correspondence with Glasgow City Council about the School's building plans; correspondence about the School's Garnethill development plans; correspondence about developments to the Mackintosh Building for example bird-proofing the main entrance, the Electrical Distribution System, and renovations of the Director's Room, the Mackintosh Room and Studio 44 ; Assembly Hall Building Proposals from the SRC; Reports on the Assembly Hall Building, Renfrew Street, by Keppie, Henderson & Partners; copy of an application for planning permission for Renfrew Street and Scott Street properties, 1973; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about the School's Building Programme; notes of meetings about various aspects of the building programme e.g. 'Plant Maintenance'; correspondence about the maintenance of the School's heating and plant; correspondence about the re-housing of the Printmaking Section; memo of the possible capital expenditure of the Art School Building Programme; correspondence with the Fire Prevention Department about fire drills for the various Art School buildings; correspondence about the Bourdon Building; report: 'Architects Brief, Glasgow School of Art, Administrative Accommodation- provision of further accommodation for administrative staff', 1974; correspondence about a Library Extension.

Barnes' collected papers relating to a mixture of courses. These papers date to before Barnes' period as Director of the School. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/24/1: Exam Timetables and Notes, 1955-1956 (1 folder) Includes Exam timetables and notes on the Exam requirements for Courses: 1st & 2nd Year General Course, Craft; General Course, Modelling; 2nd Year General Course, Design; 1st Year General Course, Design; 2nd Year General Course, Drawing; 1st Year General Course, Drawing. DIR/13/4/24/2: Course timetables for all departments, 1958-1959 (1 folder). Includes Courses: General Course; Junior Non-Diploma Class; Drawing & Painting; 3rd & 4th Year Textile; Commercial Art; Pottery; Design School-Life Drawing; Diploma Course.

Mixed general correspondence of Harry J Barnes, from between 1967-1976. The first folder contains a chronological set of copies of 'out' letters from Barnes from 1964. The folder 'S' correspondence dating from 1967-1973 has historically been stored separately from the rest of the correspondence files. The last folder is correspondence dating from 1969-1976 and is arranged in reverse alphabetical order. Includes correspondence with: J Russell Thomson about honours courses; A B Martin about an Alastair Morton exhibition; the University of Stirling, about the design of their flag; the Scotland-USSR Friendship Society; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; St Bride's School, calendar of events; Kirkudbright County Council, about a Summer School; the Scottish College of Textiles, about a meeting; the Scottish National Orchestra, about their Proms; the New Glasgow Society about matters such as the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Centenary Ball; correspondence about art residencies in the Iona Community; Hamilton College of Education, about an inter-college meeting; correspondence about Community Industry; the Glasgow College of Building; correspondence about the Gulbenkian Foundation; the Richard Demarco Gallery, about possible student exchanges; Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, about an exhibition; Callendar Park College of Education; the Institute of Careers Officers. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/5/1: Harry Barnes letters 'out', 1964 DIR/13/1/2/5/2: Correspondence 'S', 1967-1973 DIR/13/1/2/5/3: Correspondence 'A-W', 1969-1976

Mixed correspondence, papers and reports about courses, departments, assessments, visits, and other Art Colleges. Includes: circular letter to Staff about the removal of casts from their correct rooms, 1953; The Silk Centre, 'Second Report of the Education Committee'; correspondence with C d'O Pilkington Jackson, about a visit to the Art School and a 'Proposal for the Reorganisation of the Teaching into a Professional Diploma', 1954; Paper- 'Proposal for the State Patronage of the Visual Arts'; correspondence from LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts outlining entry requirements, courses, fees, etc., paper titled 'Visit to English Schools of Art, 28th April to 8th May [1952]'; correspondence from James Stewart; correspondence from Kathleen Whyte; correspondence from Peter Osborne; correspondence from Mario M Rossi; correspondence from J Smillie; correspondence from Winneba Training College about a proposed Bliss visit; correspondence and suggested syllabus for students at Ross Hall (Interior Design); copies of Reyner Banham's 'The Bauhaus Gospel', Joseph Rykwet's 'The Dark Side of the Bauhaus', and Peter Lloyd-Jones' 'The Fallacy of Basic Design'; correspondence outlining requirements for photographic exhibition of Scottish architecture; note on Architectural Assessors and the difficulty of getting someone to cover all four schools; report on session 1952-53; correspondence detailing problems with kiln and impact on students' work; note on 'Development of the Textile Department'; notes on departments' apparatus and equipment estimates (1953-54); correspondence from Jade Fleming about visits to Art Schools and reports; questionnaire and results for 'Art Schools and the Training of Craftsmen'; memorandum titled 'State of the Crafts in Scotland'; notes on 'Proposals for the Development of the Textile Department'; correspondence from R W Baker (Royal College of Art, School of Ceramics); notes on General Course; Diploma results (1911-1947); Diploma Adjudications: report on Architecture (1952, by Donald E E Gibson); Design & Crafts Adjudications (1952, report by Edward Bawden); Adjudication of Diplomas in Commercial and Graphic Art (1952, report by Cosmo Clark); Diploma Adjudications (1952, report on Design & Crafts by Grace Lovat Fraser); Diploma Adjudications (1952, reports on Drawing & Painting by Henry Lamb); Diploma Adjudications (1952, report on Sculpture by Siegfried Charoux); note on 'A Suggested Scheme for a System of Inter-Cooperation Between the Four Art School Libraries in Scotland'; Diploma Adjudication Reports, 1959 for: Commercial and Graphic Art (Mischa Black), Sculpture (Gilbert Ledward), Drawing and Painting (Ruskin Spear), Design and Crafts (Marianne Straub), Design and Crafts (FHX Henrion).

Group of modern calligraphy instructional prints and examples. Includes printed examples of calligraphy teaching various techniques, two examples of calligraphy on parchment in red and black ink, calligraphy in black ink on aged paper giving instruction for raised gilding in books signed Graily Hewitt, Sep. 1915, and a print in black ink on white paper of a pointing hand.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding Mural and Stained Glass Design at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes correspondence about the course on matters such as: commissions for murals; the repair of stained glass windows; the security of the department; plan and proposals for the extension of the Stained Glass Department; Mural & Stained Glass Design Departmental Costing; competitions in Mural Design; evening classes; the appointment of lecturers; equipment of the department.

Minutes of the Governing Body of the National Register of Industrial Art Designers.

Papers received from D.M. Sutherland, Principal, Gray's School of Art, Mar 1938. Includes: minutes, financial statements, reports and correspondence from meetings of members, 1937-38. Also includes Particulars of Registration and Bye-Laws.

Papers received from H L Wellington, Principal, Edinburgh College of Art. Includes: minutes, financial statements, reports and correspondence from meetings of members, 1939-40. Also includes: The Central Institute of Art and Design Bulletin and a memorandum on 'Design Research' (possibly written by Wellington, c1941).

Papers received from Francis Cooper, Principal, Dundee School of Art. Includes: minutes, financial statements, reports and correspondence from meetings of members, 1938-39. Also includes report written by Cooper in March 1940.

Various papers and correspondence of Newbery relating to Needlecraft instruction in Secondary Schools. Some correspondence and reports from individuals such as Ann Macbeth and Margaret Swanson. Papers and follows: DIR/5/38/5/1: Letters from Ann Macbeth to Newbery, press-cuttings and papers about the Needlework scheme, 1910-1912 (1 folder). Includes: correspondence; presscutting from the Glasgow Herald, 23 Jan 1911, about Ann Macbeth and her address to the Glasgow Ruskin Society about needlecraft; cuttings from 'The Educational News' about the scheme, 1910; copy letters from Macbeth to Newbery, 1912, reporting her findings of the standard of needlework in Queen's Park and Shawlands Schools; memo regarding the Needlework and Embroidery, Article 55, Saturday Classes. DIR/5/38/5/2: Document- 'Suggested Scheme for Secondary School Course' in Needlework, giving specific information about the curriculum and course details for different ages, c1910 (7 sheets). DIR/5/38/5/3: Document- 'Scheme of Needlecraft in Secondary Schools' report by Margaret Swanson, Instructress in the Glasgow School of Art, 22 Mar 1912 (11 sheets, 2 copies). DIR/5/38/5/4: Document' 'Killearn School Board. Killearn Public School Continuation Classes. Approved Scheme of Instruction for Art Needlework Arranged as Required under Section 17 (7) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1908.', c1910-1912 (3 sheets, 5 copies)

Includes:

• GSAA/SEC/30/2/3/1 Cutting from The Herald titled 'Hungry Belgians', 07 Jan 1915.
• GSAA/SEC/30/2/3/2 Cutting listing funds raised for Belgium and Belgian Refugees, including the Belgium Tryst, 04 Mar 1915.

This series contains cuttings relating to Glasgow School of Art activities and to artistic groups and events that have occurred or are related to Glasgow or Glasgow School of Art. This includes cuttings relating to the "Glasgow Boys", the "Glasgow Girls", Glasgow art galleries and the Glasgow 1999 Festival.