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Special Edition of Facet. "The General Course Issue, staff and student opinion".

Includes:

• GSAA/EPH/9/1/5/1 Letter from Bone & Hulley with a quotation regarding services for the Needlecraft Exhibition Catalogue, 17 Dec 1915.
• GSAA/EPH/9/1/5/2 Letter from T & R Annan & Sons with a quotation regarding services for the Needlecraft Exhibition Catalogue, 27 Dec 1915.
• GSAA/EPH/9/1/5/3 Typed copies of the Opening Ceremony receipts, Mar 1916.
• GSAA/EPH/9/1/5/4 Handwritten booklet listing the insurance values for the Needlecraft Exhibition, c1916.
• GSAA/EPH/9/1/5/5 Handwritten booklet listing funds raised from the Entertainment and 'Wee Market' held on the Opening Ceremony of the Needlecraft Exhibition, c1916.
• GSAA/EPH/9/1/5/6 Estimates from printers and stationers Begg Currie & Russell regarding estimates for the Needlecraft Exhibition catalogue.

Papers relating to Glasgow School of Art finances including financial estimates, wage information, fee payments, expenditure on School equipment etc. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/2/1: Folder labelled 'Estimates', 1964-1968 (1 folder): Including financial estimates of Expenditure and Income of the Glasgow School of Art; papers and correspondence about Annual Estimates; papers regarding 'Annual Requisitions of Apparatus and Equipment'. DIR/13/2/2/2: Aquisitions of Apparatus etc, 1968-1970 (1 folder): Including papers regarding Annual Requisitions of apparatus and equipment; details of the costs of major alterations to School premises; 'Actual-Estimated Income and Expenditure' comparisons; 'Report on Apparatus & Material Purchases' etc. DIR/13/2/2/3: Folder labelled 'Estimates', 1972-1974 (1 folder): Including Balance Sheets; Revenue Expenditure Accounts; financial estimates for Expenditure and Income; and related correspondence. DIR/13/2/2/4: Financial Papers and Correspondence, 1972-1975 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence with other Art Colleges about course fees; 'Statement of Anticipated Cash Flow', 1975-1976; correspondence about material fees; correspondence about telephone charges; staff gradings; salaries and equipment accounts; Fashion Show financial figures; correspondence about Audits etc. DIR/13/2/2/5: Financial Reports, 1976-1977 (1 folder): Including Financial Reports for: Furniture; Apparatus and Material; Invoices; Monthly Monitoring Account; Requisitons & Cash; Trading Account; Visiting Staff; etc. Also includes a document detailing re-appointments of staff and lecturers.

School Extension financial records such as cash books, statements of interest, stocks and shares, and Building Extension Fund balance statements. GOV/5/10/2/1: Extension Building Fund Cash Book, Oct 1926-Sep 1934 GOV/5/10/2/2: Extension Building Fund Ledger [with enclosures at the back], Oct 1926-Sep 1934 GOV/5/10/2/3: Extension Workbooks, 1929-1931: (a) Measurement of the Slater & Roughcasting Works of Extensions, 28 Nov 1929 (b) Measurement of the Steel Work of Extensions, 10 Dec 1929 (c) Measurement of the Glazier Work of Extensions, 12 Mar 1930 (d) Measurement of the Plaster Work of Extensions, 01 Oct 1930 (e) Measurement of the Heating Work of Alterations and Additions, 02 Oct 1930 (f) Measurement of the Painter Work of Extensions, 06 Oct 1930 (g) Measurement of Electric Lighting of Extensions, 06 Oct 1930 (h) Measurement of the Plumber Work of Extensions, 28 Nov 1930 (i) Measurement of the Carpenter & Joiner Works of Extensions, 11 Feb 1931 (j) Measurement of the Excavator, Mason, Brick & Concrete Works of Extensions, 22 Apr 1931 GOV/5/10/2/4: Glasgow School of Art Extension Fund Bank of Scotland Account Books, 1926-1949 (a) Account Book, 1926-1932 (b) Account Book, 1933-1949 GOV/5/10/2/5: Extension Fund Statements of Interest on Account from the Bank of Scotland, 13 Nov 1926- 28 Feb 1931 (20 items) GOV/5/10/2/6: Bank of Scotland Cheques from Glasgow School of Art for the payment of contractors, 1928-1929 (12 items) GOV/5/10/2/7: Correspondence and papers regarding the sale of War Stock and interest accrued on War Loans by W. A. Dunn & Co, members of the stock exchange, on behalf of the School of Art, 1926-1930 (1 folder) GOV/5/10/2/8: Building Fund Statements and Balances, 1927-1931. Also includes a balance for the War Memorial Fund 1919-1931. (1 folder) GOV/5/10/2/9: The Glasgow School of Art List of Securities, 09 Feb 1927 GOV/5/10/2/10: Minutes of the Halfyearly Meeting of Governors, 28 Apr 1931, including a Building Fund financial report, p3.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding Fine Art Studies at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Correspondence about the cataloguing of the School's Cast collection; circulars, from Bill Buchanan, Head of Fine Art Studies, about the Course; correspondence between Bill Buchanan and Barnes about various aspects of the course; agendas, papers, and minutes of the Fine Art Course Committee; document: 'Notes to Inform Students in the School of Fine Art About the Proposals for a Closer Liaison Between the Three Areas in Fine Art, Which are Being Planned for the Next Academic Year'; correspondence about degree show arrangements; correspondence with the University of Glasgow about a Course in Art Therapy; extract from CNAA Report for BA BA(Hons) in Art; document: 'A Closer Relationship Between the Three Areas in Fine Art'; correspondence about possible visits to the Art School; notes for students about the awarding of the degree in Fine Art; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about Fine Art Studies; correspondence about possible student exchanges; minutes of Fine Art Boards; agenda for the meeting of the BA Degree in Fine Art Course Committee.

Papers regarding fire precaution measures at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: instructions for how to use heated thrones safely; notices about fire drills to be carried out in the School; suggestions by the Master of Works for precautions to be taken in the event of fire, Feb 1928; Circular from the Library Bureau about the importance of record protection in the event of a fire, 02 Feb 1928; correspondence with Osborne & Hunter, Electrical Contractors, about their examination of the electric lighting and reports on fire precaution installations such as fire alarms, Feb-Mar 1928; and a circular from William Miller (Glasgow) Ltd. with brochure advertising fire 'extincteurs', Mar 1928. (20 items)

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding the First Year Course at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Notes on Barnes' welcome speech to students; notes on 'Chair' student project; general correspondence on various aspects of the First Year Course, e.g. student accommodation, staffing, etc; memorandum for First Year staff about First Year Course matters; First Year Course, criteria for promotion to second year; First Year Course, synopsis of studies; document on Conversion Courses. NB The 'General Course' at the Glasgow School of Art was replaced by a new First Year Course in the session 1971-1972. See DIR/13/4/10 for Barnes' papers of the 'General Course'.

Collection of prints and sketches of flowers, fruits, and other plants. Includes empty portfolio used to store the collection of flower prints. Written in pencil on the front cover, "Photographs and Coloured Illustrations of Flowers".

Folder of Harry Barnes' correspondence with Former staff of the Glasgow School of Art. 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. They are therefore unavailable to researchers. Correspondence on topics such as: Glasgow School of Art events; the Scottish Artists' Benevolent Association; staffing; superannuation; staff references; retirals and staff leaving; evening courses; equipment/material for departments; appointments; the Staff Association; visiting the Art School; library statistics; exhibitions; meetings; architectural education; entry requirements. Correspondents and subjects of correspondence include: J Barr; JT Crawford; William Crosbie; Alexandra Dick; J Gilmore; JJW Goodchild; WK Greenock; Harriet Hansen; Anne Hunter; M Lutomski; Norman Martin; DS Menzies; JP McCrum; E Glyn Price; Walter Pritchard; Peter Reddick; Olivia Roberts; Benno Schotz; Clare Stewart; Ken Sturdy; John Colin Type; DSR Waugh; Peter Zunterstein.

Papers relating to the planning and building of the Foulis Building and the Newbery Tower. These papers pre-date Harry Barnes directorship but they were found within his papers and date to his time as Depute Director. Folders as follows: DIR/13/10/1/1: Folder of papers regarding the buildings that became the Foulis Building and Newbery Tower, 1957-1963 (1 folder): Includes: Note about the Architectural Lecture Theatre and its unsuitability, 1957; Folded copies of plans for the properties across the road from the Mackintosh Building of the Glasgow School of Art, that later became known as the Foulis Building and the Newbery Tower- including 'Sub Basement', 'Plan at level between ground and first', 'Second Floor', 'First Floor', all 1962; handwritten notes about building development; correspondence with Messrs Keppie, Henderson & Partners about Scottish Education Department requirements for the building developments; handwritten notes about the Mackintosh Building and how rooms are to be used; handwritten notes about the extension buildings and how they could be used; list of number of rooms at 168 Renfrew Street; 4-page paper titled 'Proposed Extension of the School Buildings on the North Side of Renfrew Street'; list of rooms in use in the 'Old Dental Building'; note of numbers of rooms in the extension building, 168 Renfrew Street; small handwritten draft plans of the ground and 2nd floor of the extension buildings; copy of Glasgow School of Art 'Schedule of Accommodation' 1962; copies of some minutes of the Building Committee and the Chairman's Committee relating to building work; copy of Glasgow School of Art Extension, First Floor Plan, Ground Floor Plan, and Plan showing demolition for stage 1, 1961; correspondence with Glasgow School of Art staff discussing space requirements in the new building; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department on the Schedule of Accommodation. DIR/13/10/1/2: Folder of papers regarding the buildings that became the Foulis Building and Newbery Tower, 1958-1962 (1 folder): Includes: Handwritten notes about the Mackintosh Building and 'changes that will come on the use of rooms if Stage II goes through'; correspondence with and papers from the Scottish Education Department about proposals for the re-organisation of existing School accommodation and building plans; Memorandum on the use of certain areas of the Glasgow School of Art Extension; Schedules of Accommodation for the Art School including lists of rooms and uses; handwritten notes on the accommodation in the block between the Assembly Hall and the New Building; Department of Architecture document 'General Information about the need for Accommodation'; some papers for discussion at the Chairman's Committee; 'The Glasgow School of Art Short Report on Meeting between Representatives of the Governors and Officials of the Scottish Education Department... regarding rebuilding programme', 1961.

General, alphabetical, correspondence of Harry J Barnes, dating from c1966-1981. NB: A small amount of this correspondence in these folders is from Anthony Jones, Director of the Art School after Barnes. Jones appears to have carried on some of this correspondence on behalf of Barnes, as his successor. Includes correspondence with: 'Age Concern Scotland', about education for older people; T R Annan and Sons Ltd, about a picture book; The Architectural Association about a Mackintosh exhibition; Anderson, Fyfe, Stewart & Young, about the sale of a property near Renfrew Street; the Marquess of Bute; Bute Fabrics about a furniture design competition; Councillor Buchan of Strathclyde Regional Council; Douglas P Bliss about lectures he has delivered; Professor Sam Black from the University of British Columbia; British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, about an exchange of information with the Centro de Altos Estudios FAE; the Bishop of Argyll and the Isles about drawings of the ruins of Iona; the Burgh of Bishopbriggs, about the former home of Thomas Muir; the Citizens' Theatre; Caledonian Estates about School property; Angela Catlin, Glasow College of Building and Printing; the Crafts Council; Mrs J Cooke about Joan Eardley's easel; Emilio Coia about an STV calendar; the City and Guilds of London Insitute; the Countryside Commission for Scotland; Douglas Cockerell & Son about taking on an apprentice for their book repairs; the Council for Educational Technology; David Donaldson about a portrait of Harry Barnes; the Society of Designer-Craftsmen; the Danish Institute; the Glasgow Herald about stories and competitions; Garnethill Community Council about a research and photography project; the City of Glasgow Council about various local matters; the Friends of Glasgow Cathedral about the Robert Love bequest; the Glasgow Building Guardians Committee; Glasgow Arts Centres about the Artist in Residence; Glasgow International Arts Enterprises; the Gulbenkian Foundation and awards; John Gainsborough about a 'Coldstream Report' written by Barnes; Ian Hepburn about marketing student products; the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland; Highlands and Islands Development Board about a Craft Training Centre; the Japanese Embassy about Mackintosh; Michael Kelly, Lord Provost of Glasgow; The Lincolnshire Association, about a mobile exhibition service; the Lord Lyon about a vacancy for a Herald-Painter; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; the National Gallery of Scotland about exhibitions; correspondence about Napier College proposed photography course; Paisley College of Technology; the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; the Royal Dublin Society; the Royal Scottish Museum about Persian pottery; the Honourable Georgina Stonor, about a Mackintosh designed piano; the Earl of Snowdon; the Scottish College of Textiles; the Scottish Institute of Adult Education; the Third Eye Centre about seminars. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/4/1: Correspondence 'A', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/2: Correspondence 'B', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/3: Correspondence 'C', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/4: Correspondence 'D', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/5: [Correspondence 'E', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/6: [Correspondence 'F', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/7: Correspondence 'G', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/8: Correspondence 'H', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/9: [Correspondence 'I', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/10: Correspondence 'J', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/11: Correspondence 'K', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/12: Correspondence 'L', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/13: Correspondence 'M', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/14: Correspondence 'Mc', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/15: Correspondence 'N', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/16: [Correspondence 'O', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/17: Correspondence 'P', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/18: Correspondence 'Q', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/19: Correspondence 'R', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/20: 'Robertson RWKC', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/21: Correspondence 'S', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/22: Correspondence 'T', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/23: Correspondence 'U', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/24: Correspondence 'V', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/25: Correspondence 'W, X, Y, Z', c1966-1981

General, alphabetical, correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1965-1966. Includes correspondence with: the Advisory Centre for Education; Henry Y Alison, thanking him for his donation to the Drama Club; the Ambassade de France, about a competition for students of British Schools of Art; correspondence about the Artists International Association; Bath & West & Southern Counties Society, about an exhibition; the Bladon Gallery, about a sabbatical for a student; the British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research, about a Christmas card competition; the British Firework Manufacturers' Safety Association, about a poster competition; Douglas Percy Bliss, about lectures at the Art School; J & P Coats, about positions for design students; the Carpet Industry Training Board; the Cotton Board Colour Design and Style Centre, about an exhibition; Dunoon Town Council, about a commission of a scroll carried out by Miss Avril Gibb; Contact with Denmark, magazine; Dumfries and Galloway Fine Art Society about a Prize; the Danish Institute; Editions Alecto Limited, about exhibitions; Educational Films of Scotland, about a film on 'Greek' Thomson; Falkirk Technical College, about the School's experimental work; the Glasgow Herald, asking Barnes to write an article for them; the Glasgow Students' Charities Appeal, about damage done to the Art School; the Marquess of Hertford, about a dinner party; the Incorporated Institute of British Decorators and Interior Designers; Moray House College of Education, about a conference; the Museums Association; correspondence about Northern Young Contemporaries Exhibition, 1965; James Porteous and Co, about a gift to the School; correspondence with Robert Gordon's Technical College, Aberdeen; the School Broadcasting Council for Scotland, about a survey; the Scottish Film Council about screenings; the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art about Exhibitions; Scottish Television Ltd, about the 'Young Scot' competition; Sheffield University, about Architecture courses; Sutherland County, about schemes for craftsmen; the Thomson Foundation, about an exhibition; the Tree Lovers' Society Glasgow; the Victoria & Albert Museum thanking Barnes for a gift of a plaster cast from the School; corresponence with the West of Scotland Agricultural College; correspondence with the Workers' Educational Association. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/2/1: Correspondence 'A', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/2: Correspondence 'B', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/3: Correspondence 'C', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/4: Correspondence 'D', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/5: Correspondence 'E', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/6: Correspondence 'F', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/7: Correspondence 'G', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/8: Correspondence 'H', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/9: Correspondence 'I & J', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/10: Correspondence 'L', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/11: Correspondence 'M & Mc', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/12: Correspondence 'N & O', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/13: Correspondence 'P & Q', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/14: Correspondence 'R', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/15: Correspondence 'S', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/16: Correspondence 'T', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/17: Correspondence 'V & W', 1965-1966

General, alphabetical, correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1966-1971. Includes correspondence with: the Armstrong Gallery, about their opening; Dr Barnardo's, Christmas card competition; Lord Bilsland, about a gift to the School; William Collins, about Collins Craft Series of books and an International Colour Encyclopedia; the Careers Research and Advisory Centre; correspondence with the Richard Demarco Gallery; Frederick Dickinson, with questions about the Diploma Course in Interior Design at the Art School; correspondence about Dunbartonshire Homecraft Teachers' Association; the Furniture & Timber Industry Training Board, about a national survey of courses; Grays Of Ayr carpet works, about Barnes delivering a talk for them; the Hamilton Advertiser, about a vacancy on their staff; Hornsey College of Art, about design education; the International News Service, about a European fabric design scholarship; the Institute of Medical Illustrators in Scotland, about a meeting; correspondence about the Italian Appeal Fund; correspondence about the Pernod Hold London Exhibition for Scottish and Northern Artists; the Ministry of Public Planning & Works, about the School's Department of Town Planning; correspondence about a New Charing Cross Gallery; the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, about a vacancy for a Medical Artist; correspondence about the People's Palace conservatory; The Scotsman, about their career features; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; correspondence with the Texile Council. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/3/1: Correspondence 'A - E', 1966-1971 DIR/13/1/2/3/2: Correspondence, 'F - M', 1966-1971 DIR/13/1/2/3/3: Correspondence, 'N - Z', 1966-1971

Harry Barnes' papers relating to the General Course at the Glasgow School of Art. NB The 'General Course' at the Glasgow School of Art was replaced by a new First Year Course in the session 1971-1972. See DIR/13/4/9 for Barnes' papers of the 'First Year Course'. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/10/1: General Course Examination information, 1944-1962 (1 folder): Files of examination information for the General Course for Academic Years 1944-1945 to 1961-1962. Includes: Examination timetables and instructions for students and invigilators; marking information; information on what the tests will consist of; information about preparatory work for the tests etc. DIR/13/4/10/2: Booklet of 'Compositions' for 1st and 2nd Year General Course, 1953-1956 (1 folder, outsized): Includes: Class lists, marks and reports on students of the 1st and 2nd Year General Course for sessions 1954-1955 and 1955-1956. NB Restricted Access due to Data Protection. Closed until 2031. DIR/13/4/10/3: Folder labelled 'General Course, 1966-1969' (1 folder): Includes: Timetables for the General Course; explanatory notes for the timetable; provisional timetables; correspondence and papers about the re-organisation of the General Course; correspondence to General Course teachers about project work; correspondence and papers about General Course Meetings; petition from students regarding the General Course timetable; notes on the syllabus for the General Courses; notes and correspondence on the 'Proposed Revision of General Course 1968'; Mr Dunbar's paper on the re-organisation of the General Course; surveys of General Course work; notes on a 'Section Five Follow-Up'; notes about Governors' visitations to classes. DIR/13/4/10/4: Folder labelled 'General Course, 1971-1972' (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence to former staff of the General Course; correspondence with staff and papers about 1st year assessments; proposals for 1st Year section and the term outline; Document: 'Department of Graphic Design 1st Year Specialist Course', Aims, 1970-1971'; other departmental papers about the structure of their 1st and 2nd Year courses; summary document of the aims of the General Course; document: 'Proposals for New First Year, Associateship, & Diploma Courses, 1971-1972'; papers about the 'New First Year Course, 1971-1972'; 'General Course Timetable, 1968-1969'; document: 'Some Ideas on the Re-Organisation of the General Course, 1st and 2nd Year'.

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