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

Scottish Committee of the Council for Art and Industry, Training of Art Teachers, Memorandum from Mr John T Ewen.

Memorandum of Information for the use of the Scottish Committee of the Council for Art and Industry, about Art teachers e.g. salary scales, education of the teachers etc.

Scottish Committe of the Council for Art and Industry.

For the Scottish Committee of the Council for Art and Industry.

Memorandum from D M Sutherland in relation to Central Schools of Art.

By Mr Tennyson.

Includes brief biographical paragraph on Professor William Davis, Department of TExtiles, University College, Nottingham.

(2 copies)

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

Papers and correspondence relating to: building contractor's claim 1897-1907; appeal against building consent 1907; valuation of site 1907; butresses of the Panorama Building, 1896-1907; Extract of Disposition 1908; fittings and equipment 1909-1912; the Glasgow Sanitary Department, 1909-1929; plan of site 1914. GOV/5/9/1 Mr John Kirkwood's Claim - (a) Letter to Mr. Kirkwood from Honeyman & Keppie appointing him as building contractor [COPY], 13 Oct 1897 (b) Letter from Kirkwood to Honeyman & Keppie re: claim to be contractor for extension, 18 Jun 1907 (c) Letter from J Kirkwood & Smith, Contractors to Governors of GSA re: tender for extension, 20 Sep 1907 (d) Letter from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh enclosing copy of letter from lawyers re: Mr Kirkwood's claim, 5 Oct 1907 (e) Extracts from Minutes [Copy], 1897 (f) 2 lists of material used to dispute claim, not dated GOV/5/9/2: Joint Minute, I.C. The Glasgow School of Art v Thomas Nisbet & others (recorded at the Dean of Guild Court, Glasgow), with letter explaining the Minute from Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co., Lawyers, 14 Nov 1907 GOV/5/9/3: Valuation of Site: (a) Valuation of west portion of school ground by Thomas Binnie & Son, 23 Feb 1907 (b) Plan of area under valuation, Feb 1907 (c) Copy of (a) & annotated copy of (a), 23 Feb 1907 (d) Copy of letter to Newbery from Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co. re: conditions of land use, 1 Mar 1907 GOV/5/9/4: Craft Studios - (a) Letter from Newbery re: craft studios and tables used [refers to b], 12 Mar 1910 (b) Plan of craft table, signed CJR Smith, not dated GOV/5/9/5: Petition from Staff for Passenger Lift, 19 May 1910 GOV/5/9/6 Misc. requisition forms from staff re: new building: (a) Anatomy Room, James M. Dunlop, not dated (b) Store Cabinet, J.J.F.X. King, 13 Jun 1910 (c) Boiler Guards, D. Moffat, 17 Jun 1910 (d) Library catalogues, J.J.F.X. King, not dated (e) Easels, Allan D. Mainds, not dated (f) General heating needs, not dated (g) scrap figures for Library fittings, not dated GOV/5/9/7: Office Equipment Booklets, not dated GOV/5/9/8: Projector Lantern - Correspondence, technical specifications, catalogues, etc. relating to the Projector Lantern fitted in the Lecture Theatre, GSA, [c61 items], 1909-1912 GOV/5/9/9: Valuation of Building - scrap note not dated GOV/5/9/10: Plan of site behind GSA, on Dalhousie St. side: (a) Plan of site by J Andrew Millar. Architect, Jan 1914 (b) Letter from Mitchells, Solicitors re: above space & possible uses, 14 Jan 1914 GOV/5/9/11: Papers and correspondence regarding the butresses of the Panorama Building, 1896-1907 (a) Agreement between the Glasgow Real Ice Skating Palace and the Trustees of the Bellahouston Bequest regarding the butresses of the Panorama Building, 1896 (b) Letter from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh to E. R. Catterns, Secretary of Glasgow School of Art regarding the Agreement document above, 03 Oct 1907 GOV/5/9/12: Extract of Disposition by the Glasgow School of Art in favour of themselves imposing burden on the use of their property, 1908 GOV/5/9/13: Glasgow Sanitary Department, 1909-1929 (a) Certificate from the City of Glasgow Sanitary Department to certify that the Drainage System of the Glasgow School of Art is in satisfactory condition, 18 Aug 1909 (b) Letter from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh regarding the certificate listed above, 23 Aug 1909 (c) Certificate from the Corporation of the City of Glasgow Public Health Department to certify that the Drainage System of the Glasgow School of Art is in satisfactory condition, 27 Sep 1929

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.

Lists GSA expenses for salaries, newspaper advertising, housekeeping, life class models, etc.