General correspondence between Harry Barnes and Glasgow School of Art Staff members about subjects such as: Student enrolments; staff salaries; class timetables; Diploma Adjudication; extra curricular lectures; student progress and marks; the organisation of classes; Evening Classes; superannuation and pension arrangements; student amenities; some correspondence about interviews and positions at the Art School; meetings; accomodation and lodgings for staff; references; visits to the School by the Scottish Education Department; notices; health and safety; student welfare; staff leaving the employment of the Art School; visits to GSA; departmental projects; the staffing of departments; retirements; research trips and research leave; the development of departments; lectures and presentations; Exhibitions; departmental equipment; reports on departments; Summer Schools; staff details; timetables; reviews of staffing; staff promotions; elections to membership of the Royal Scottish Academy; staff absence; new courses; staff commissions; reviews of contracts; staff and student statistics; the Glasgow School of Art Staff Association. NB these papers contain sensitive information about individuals and will be closed for 75 years from the date of the material, in line with Data Protection legislation. Folders as follows: DIR/13/8/1/1: General Staff Correspondence, 1945-1947 (1 folder) Folder of staff correspondence pre-dating Harry Barnes' appointment as Director. This correspondence dates to when Barnes was Deputy Director of the Art School. DIR/13/8/1/2: General Staff Correspondence, 1964-1968 (1 folder): Correspondents within are named in a note at the start of the folder: Colin Wood, E Riley, and E Brown. DIR/13/8/1/3: Staff Correspondence, with E Powell, 1964-1966 (1 folder): Folder of correspondence between Harry Barnes and E Powell. DIR/13/8/1/4: General Staff Correspondence, 1964-1970 (1 folder): Correspondents within are named in a note at the start of the folder: GWL Paterson; D Black; F Dunbar; J Irwin; W Armour; R Brunyate; E Powell. DIR/13/8/1/5: General Staff Correspondence, 1964-1975 (1 folder): Includes some photographs of a ceramic artist/staff member creating ceramics. DIR/13/8/1/6: General Staff Correspondence, 1965-1968 (1 folder). DIR/13/8/1/7: General Staff Correspondence, 1965-1969 (1 folder). DIR/13/8/1/8: Correspondence regarding Janitorial Staff, 1966-1973 (1 folder): Correspondence regarding Janitorial Staff including topics such as retirements, appointments, and premises. DIR/13/8/1/9: General Staff Correspondence, 1968-1975 (1 folder). DIR/13/8/1/10: Correspondence regarding Technical Assistants, 1974-1977 (1 folder): Correspondence regarding Technical Assistants including topics such as regrading, remuneration, academic work by Technical Assistants, representation on the Academic Council, Trade Unions, overtime, machinery, salary scales, and pensions.
