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N-R. Includes correspondence with: The Lord Provost of Glasgow, about the Committee at the School that provides comforts for members of the School serving in the Forces; Miss P Price about the Interior Decoration Course at the School; The Royal Philosophical Society, about a lecture Walton is delivering; RAF bases about courses at GSA, a "Brains Trust" night and the loan of paintings to decorate the Sick Quarters at Compton Basset, Wiltshire including paintings by Joan Eardley & Margot Sandeman; The British Red Cross about rooms in the Art School; Sir John Richmond, about Committee at the School that provides comforts for members of the School serving in the Forces, and about the Exhibition of Edinburgh Industries; The Renfrewshire Educational Trust, about the progress of two students; F J Rutherford about designs for curtains of No11 Downing Street; Registrar of Glasgow University about the appointment of Walton as Honorary Lecturer in Industrial Design.

D-G. Includes correspondence with: D Donaldson about teaching at GSA; Sir Patrick Dollan, about the fund for the painting of Canteens, and about a 'Yuguslav' Exhibition; Sub Lt D S Ewart, about his war service; the exhibition for Kenneth Clark's visit; Joan Eardley about a Maintenance Scholarship; reference for John Fleming; Ian Fleming, about a debate at the Art Club; T A Fennimore, The National Register of Industrial Art Designers, about the visit of Kenneth Clark and the retirement of Hutchison; A Galt about war service; Free German League of Culture, Hutchison becoming a Patron; Marian Grotowski, Polish Artist, asking about whether he can study Sculpture at the Art School; A Gammon, Area Welfare Officer, Ministry of Labour & National Service, about a scheme to decorate recreation and dining rooms in Hostels across the country; Mrs Gordon, about a new course in Art Teaching that has been arranged for women students.

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE: This collection contains sensitive information about individuals that is protected by the Data Protection Act. Until this material has been checked for sensitive information the collection will not be available for researchers. Once this Data Protection work is complete, the collection will be open for access with sensitive information closed for 75 years from its date of creation. The majority of the papers of Douglas Percy Bliss consist of general and personal correspondence divided by year with a number of individual subject files from 1946-1964. Notable correspondents include the young Alasdair Gray, Edward Bawden, John Betjeman, Nikolaus Pevsner, Anthony Blunt, Robert Stewart, Joan Eardley, Gilbert Spencer and many other figures of the 1950s and 1960s art world in both London and Scotland. Series as follows: DIR/12/1: Correspondence files of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1946-1971 DIR/12/2: Working Papers of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1946-1964 DIR/12/3: Desk Diaries of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1947-1953

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1947-1948. Includes correspondence with: The Arts Council of Great Britain about Exhibitions; Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen; The British Council about a visit from Professor Ludwig Baldass; the British School at Rome; Allan Boase, University of Glasgow, about a Chair of Fine Arts at the University; correspondence about the Glasgow School of Art Association; College of Arts and Crafts, Birmingham, about the appointment of a teacher of Embroidery; The BBC about the Scottish Design Competition; The Council of Industrial Design about Exhibitions and their Conference; The Corporation of Glasgow, about the potato harvest; Minutes of the Conference of Representatives from the Central (Art) Institutions, 05 Mar 1948; Miss Joan Eardley about an Exhibition; Glasgow Art Gallery & Museums; correspondence about Hospitalfield; Arthur Guiness & Co ltd, about sending the School booklets; correspondence about the Book Binding Room, formerly the Animal Room, in the Art School; The Edinburgh College of Art about staffing salaries; correspondence with Central (Art) Institutions, Gray's School of Art Aberdeen, Dundee College of Art, and Edinburgh College of Art; correspondence about the Needlework Development Scheme; McCorquodale Co Ltd Printers about the Art School prospectus; Hornsey School of Art about an Exhibition; New Zealand Government Offices about a place for a student they have awarded a bursary; Nikolaus Pevsner, Penguin Books, about architectural plans of the School building; The Royal Scottish Academy of Music, about a proposed Drama School; The Saltire Society about a Housing Design Competition; correspondence with the Scottish Woollen Technical College; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; article on 'Lennox Paterson's Wood-Engravings' by D P Bliss; Basil Spence about a talk at the Art School; correspondence with the Glasgow Tree Lovers' Society; Sheffield College of Art about a Silversmithing Exhibition. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/3/1: Correspondence, A-L, 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/2: 'Appointments to Teaching Staff', 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/3: 'Central Art Institutions', 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/4: 'Commandos' Scottish Appeal', 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/5: Correspondence, M-Z, 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/6: 'Models' Wages', 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/7: 'Pottery Kiln', 1947-1948 DIR/12/1/3/8: 'Silversmithing Exhibition', 1948

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1949. Includes correspondence with: Edinburgh College of Art about a meeting in Perth; Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen; Dundee College of Art about matters such as salary scales; the Corporation of Glasgow about lectures; The Arts Council of Great Britain about the Exhibition 'Art for All'; Bliss' personal correspondence; British School at Rome, about the Rome Scholarship; Rev James Chisholm, about a Foundation which has been set up to encourage craftsmanship; Glasgow Careers Council about a visit to the School; Creamola Food Products about a working model of their logo; the Council of Industrial Design about an Exhibition in Chicago; the Cosmo cinema, about the film 'la Belle et la Bete'; Mrs Davidson and Mr Duncan about a Flat Bed press; Danish Royal Academy of Fine Art about a student placement; Daily Mail, Ideal Homes Exhibition; Joan Eardley correspondence; correspondence with the Governors; correspondence with Glasgow University Settlement; correspondence about the Glasgow University Centenary Medal; proposed itinerary of Margaret D Gillan under the Travelling Scholarships; correspondence about Hospitalfield; Dr Honeyman, Glasgow Art Galleries; correspondence about the Lady Artists' Club; Conrad McKenna about his travel experiences; correspondence about the Needlework Development Scheme; the National Committee for the Training of Teachers; the Polish Council; Nikolaus Pevsner about a visit to the School; correspondence about a Pre-Raphaelite Lecture; Royal Society of British Artists; some Reports from Assessors, 1949; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; Miss Rose Carleton Smyth about gifts to the School in memory of her sisters, Dorothy and Olive; correspondence about a Sculpture Exhibition; correspondence with the SRC; correspondence about the Staff Association; correspondence with Benno Schotz; correspondence with the Tree Lovers' Society; D C Thomson and Co, about a vacancy in their firm; correspondence with the Victoria and Albert Museum. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/5/1: Index of Correspondence for the year 1949 DIR/12/1/5/2: Correspondence, 'A', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/3: Correspondence, 'B', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/4: 'Bateman', 1949-1954 DIR/12/1/5/5: Correspondence, 'C', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/6: Correspondence, 'D', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/7: Correspondence, 'E', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/8: 'Eardley Correspondence', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/9: Correspondence, 'F', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/10: Correspondence, 'G', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/11: Correspondence, 'H', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/12: Correspondence, 'I', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/13: Correspondence, 'J', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/14: Correspondence, 'K', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/15: Correspondence, 'L', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/16: Correspondence, 'M', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/17: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/18: Correspondence, 'N', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/19: Correspondence, 'O', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/20: Correspondence, 'P', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/21: Correspondence, 'R', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/22: Correspondence, 'S', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/23: Correspondence, 'T', 1949 DIR/12/1/5/24: Correspondence, 'U-Y', 1949

This series of cuttings relates to individual staff and students, both present and past, of The Glasgow School of Art from 1968 onwards.

Including:

As Miscellaneous
Sam Ainsley
Thomas Annan
Louise Annand
Mary and William Armour

Bs Miscellaneous
Lesley Banks
Harry Barnes
Rosemary Beaton
Sam Black
Douglas Percy Bliss
R Henderson Blyth
Muirhead Bone
William Drummond Bone
Christine Borland
Neil Dallas Brown
Bill Buchanan
Burrell Collection
Fred Bushe
Pavel Buchler
John Byrne
Eugene Bourdon

Cs Miscellaneous
D. Y. Cameron
Dugald Cameron
Steven Campbell
Eddie Chisnall
Colin Cina
John Clark
Doug Clelland
The Cloth
Emilio Coia
Jack Coia
Hugh Collins
Robert Colquhoun
Robbie Coltrane
Stephen Conroy
Thomas Joshua Cooper
James Cowie
John Creed
William Crosbie
Ken Currie

Ds Miscellaneous
Douglas Davies
David Donaldson

Es Miscellaneous
Joan Eardley

Fs Miscellaneous
Dan and Margaret Ferguson
Hugh Ferguson
Ian Hamilton Finlay
John B Fleming

Gs Miscellaneous
Sandie Gardner
George Garson
James Goodchild
Douglas Gordon
Alexander Goudie
Graven Images
Alasdair Gray
Muriel Gray
Robert Greenlees
Murray Grigor

Hs Miscellaneous
David Harding
Henry Hellier
Tanya Hill
Peter Howson
House for an Art Lover
Kenny Hunter
Gordon Huntly

Is Miscellaneous
Calum Innes

Js Miscellaneous
Edwin Johnston
Tim Jones (Deputy Director)
Tony Jones (Director)

Ks Miscellaneous
Elspeth King
Jessie M King
Jack Knox

Ls Miscellaneous
Sir John Lavery
Liz Lochhead

Macs Miscellaneous
Ian McCulloch
Margaret Macdonald
John MacFarlane
Norman McLaren
Bruce Maclean
Professor Andy MacMillan

Ms Miscellaneous
Lesley Main
Oscar Marzaroli
Mayfest
Chuck Mitchell
John Miller
Sandy Moffat
Leon Morocco
James Morrison
Ishbel Myerscough
Isi Metzstein

Ns Miscellaneous
Bud Neill
Francis and Jessie Newbery

Os Miscellaneous

Ps and Qs Miscellaneous
Agnes Miller Parker
Jacki Parry
Jim Purvis

Rs Miscellaneous
Seona Reid
Cathy Richmond
Willie Rodger
Barbara Rae
Philip Reeves
James Robertson
Michael Roschlau
Jenepher Wendy Ross

Ss Miscellaneous
Jenny Saville
Benno Schotz
Dominic Snyder
Gavin Stamp
Tim Stead
Jimmy Stephen-Cran
Bob Stewart

Ts Miscellaneous
Fiona Taylor
Alexander 'Greek' Thomson
Timorous Beasties
Travis
Us and Vs Miscellaneous

Ws Miscellaneous
Alison Watt
Kate Whiteford
John Whiteman
Kathleen Whyte
Adrian Wiszniewski
Annabel Wright
George Wyllie

XYZs Miscellaneous

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1955. Includes correspondence with: the Advertising Review, about student subscriptions; the Arts Council of Great Britain; correspondence with other Principals of Art Schools in Scotland: Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh; Frank Burnet, about nominations for the St Mungo Prize; the British Rubber Development Board, about a Latex Foam in Furniture travelling display; E S Broadbent, about Ingram Street tea rooms; Det Danske Selskab, about a student visit to Denmark; correspondence with the Dante Alighieri Society; Joan Eardley, about her election as an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy; the Glasgow Herald, about Exhibitions and other matters; the Glasgow Institute of Architects, about RIBA Prize drawings; Glasgow Museums, about lectures and other matters; the Glasgow School of Art Association; Glasgow University Fine Art Society; correspondence with the Governors of the School; Hector Hetherington, University of Glasgow, about Leverhulme bursaries; correspondence with the Health Department for Scotland; correspondence about the Hospitalfield Trust; Imperial Chemical Industries, about supplies; Council of Industrial Design; Liberty & Co London, about an Exhibition of student Lithographs; correspondence about Leverhulme Scholarships; Mitchells, Johnston & Co, about the Bellahouston Bequest Fund; Eric Newton about his lecture at the Art School; the National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Report of an inspection of the Art School; the Polish Cultural Institute, about an Exhibition of Polish Film Posters at the School; Permits; private correspondence; correspondence with the Royal College of Art; correspondence with the Glasgow Royal Institute of the Fine Arts; Miss Anne MacDonald Scott, about the exhibition of her Dolls in the School; the Scottish Society of Women Artists, about an Exhibition at the Art School; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with the SRC; correspondence with School Staff; the Victoria & Albert Museum, about an 'open weekend' before a period of closure; the Ministry of Works, about a plaque for a pew donated to Glasgow Catheral by the School. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/11/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/2: 'Arts Council of Great Britain', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/3: 'Art School Principals', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/4: Correspondence, 'B', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/5: Correspondence, 'C', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/6: Correspondence, 'D', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/7: 'Dante Alighieri Society', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/8: Correspondence, 'E', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/9: Correspondence, 'F', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/10: Correspondence, 'G', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/11: 'Governors', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/12: Correspondence, 'H', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/13: 'Health Department for Scotland', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/14: 'Hospitalfield Trust, Patrick Allan Fraser', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/15: Correspondence, 'I', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/16: Correspondence, 'J', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/17: Correspondence, 'K', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/18: Correspondence, 'L', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/19: 'Leverhulme Scholarships in the Fine Arts', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/20: Correspondence, 'M', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/21: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/22: Correspondence, 'N', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/23: Correspondence, 'O', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/24: Correspondence, 'P', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/25: 'Permits', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/26: 'Private', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/27: Correspondence, 'Q', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/28: Correspondence, 'R', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/29: 'Royal, the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/30: Correspondence, 'S', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/31: 'Scottish Education Department', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/32: 'SRC', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/33: 'Staff', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/34: Correspondence, 'T', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/35: Correspondence, 'U - V', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/36: Correspondence, 'W', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/37: Correspondence, 'Y', 1955

GSA Archives and Collections hold 216 audiovisual files, covering a range of topics and a wide date range. The audiovisual material has been created both by GSA and by external organisations, such as the BBC (television and radio), STV and ITV, other educational institutions and the Scottish Arts Council. Media in the collection include 16mm films, 35mm films, audio cassettes, audio CDs, CD Rom, DV cassette, DVD, Floppy disk, Reel to reel audios, Super 8 film, U-matic films, VHS tapes and Video 8 tapes. The audiovisual files pertain to topics including the GSA Fashion and Degree Shows, and Activities Week; students discussing their work; lectures by architects; presentations by, and interviews and conversations with, GSA alumni; centenary of the Mackintosh Building; Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh; plays; and documentaries on GSA. Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers. As at August 2017, only the fashion show audiovisual material has been catalogued. The remaining uncatalogued material is therefore not currently accessible for researchers.

Harry Barnes' papers relating to The Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust and Hospitalfield House Art Residency. Folders as follows: DIR/13/12/1/1: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1958-1964 (1 folder): Includes: Minutes of meetings of the Governors of The Partick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield House Trust, Arbroath, 1960s, and some sub-committee minutes e.g. the Estate Administration Committee; Notes on 'the remaining Holdings being the Property of the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust, 1961'; invitations to meetings at Hospitalfield House; coloured plan for precinct development for Housing Layout at Hospitalfield, Arbroath, 1959; copies of correspondence and papers about the Investments held in the Hospitalfield Trust; copy correspondence about proposed Industrial Development on Dundee Road, Arbroath; Lists of applications for admission to Hospitalfield Art College; 'Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust, Report by Thomson & Murdoch, Chartered Accountants..'- reports on investments and developments etc; Balance Sheets and Revenue Accounts, for Hospitalfield Trust; Report by J McIntosh Patrick on the 1958 Course at Hospitalfield; Report on Hospitalfield House Residential Course, 1963; notes on the costs of the restoration of Pictures at Hospitalfield; Report on the insurance of the collection of paintings at Hospitalfield House by RE Hutchison, Keeper, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1962; Notes of payments and receipts for the Hospitalfield Trust, 28 May 1961; Preliminary Report on the condition of Stonework of the Mortuary Chapel, Arbroath; Hospitalfield Trust, Statement of Account, 1963; Accounts of Hospitalfield Trust, 1959; Housekeeper's Accounts, 1958-1959; list of Investments held by Hospitalfield Trust c1960; Copy letter from Messrs Clark Oliver Dewar & Webster, SSC Arbroath, to Archibald Hutcheson, Esquire, 61 High Street, Arbroath, 05 Nov 1959, about development planning; Christmas Card and note from the Glasgow Tree Lovers' Society, 1962; colour plan of the Royal Burgh of Arbroath, Proposed Industrial Development on Hospitalfield Estate Adjoining Dundee Road, 1959. DIR/13/12/1/2: Folder labelled 'Hospitalfield', 1964-1966 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about meetings of the Governors of the Hospitalfield Trust; correspondence about Glasgow School of Art Students who will be attending the Summer course at Hospitalfield; correspondence about financial arrangements for the Hospitalfield House Summer course and the payment of student fees; correspondence with successful applicants to the Hospitalfield Course; correspondence about a print of the Scheme of the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust and who will be elected to serve as Governor on the Hospitalfield Trust from the Glasgow School of Art. DIR/13/12/1/3: Hospitalfield Trust Minutes and Papers, 1964-1966 (1 folder): Includes: Reports by RC Thomson & Murdoch, Chartered Accountants, on the investments and developments etc of the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust; Balance Sheets & Revenue Accounts; Reports to the Governors of Hospitalfield, 1966, by David McClure; Minutes of meetings of the Governors of Hospitalfield; Memorandum on the development of Hospitalfield by RC Thomson & Murdoch; Hospitalfield Trust, Abstract of Accounts, 1965; Report on Hospitalfield Art School, Residential Course 1964; Statement of Account for Hospitalfield. DIR/13/12/1/4: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1964-1970 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about and Agendas for Hospitalfield Governors meetings; Minutes of Hospitalfield Governors meetings; correspondence about staffing and positions at Hospitalfield and applications; Hospitalfield Trust Accounts; Report to the Governors of Hospitalfield, 1970, by the guest Artist Mr Cyril Reason; correspondence about students being put forward for the course; annotated document- 'Costs of Running the Hospitalfield Estate'; notes of the income of the Trust; notice of an exhibition of Hospitalfield Summer School Student Paintings; document: 'Some Proposals for the Development of Hospitalfield House, Oct 1969, H Jefferson Barnes'; informational memo about the history of Hospitalfield by D P Bliss, Notice about the Residential Scholarships for Hospitalfield House, 1966. DIR/13/12/1/5: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1966-1967 (1 folder): Includes: Minutes of Hospitalfield meetings; Balance Sheets for Hospitalfield Trust; Reports by RC Thomson & Murdoch, Chartered Accountants, about Hospitalfield Trust Investments and Developments etc; correspondence about Hospitalfield Trust meetings; Hospitalfield Trust Accounts and Capital Cash Account statements; Memorandum to the Scottish Education Department about the operation of the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust Scheme; correspondence about students nominated for study at Hospitalfield; folded plan- 'Hospitalfield Estate, Proposed Development, 1966'; informational note about the history of Hospitalfield by D P Bliss; correspondence with applicants for Hospitalfield House Art Residency 1966; circular from Barnes about the Hospitalfield Scholarships. DIR/13/12/1/6: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1968-1969 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with and about students selected for the course; correspondence about meetings of the Governors of Hospitalfield Trust; Minutes of meetings of the Governors of Hospitalfield Trust; correspondence about the alteration of the Constitution of the Trust; extract of 'Deed of Settlement and Mortification, dated 02 Aug 1873, and Codicils thereto dated 14 Oct 1874 and 18 Oct 1876, and Registrerd in the Books of Council and Session, 23 Sep 1890, by Patrick Allan-Fraser, Esquire of Hospitalfield and Blackcraig'; correspondence about the development of Hospitalfield; Reports to the Governors of Hospitalfield about the course, 1969; Report on a meeting of the four Principals of the Colleges of Art, in Hospitalfield; Reports by RC Thomson & Murdoch Chartered Accountants, on Hospitalfield Trust investments, development etc; Report to the Governors of Hospitalfield 1968 by the guest Artist, John Knox; copies of the Hospitalfield Trust Accounts (some very faint); Glasgow School of Art Notice about Hospitalfield House Art Course and an exhibition of work done by students of Hospitalfield; Notice announcing students who are to receive scholarships to attend Hospitalfield. DIR/13/12/1/7: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1971-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Hospitalfield Trust Accounts; lists of investments of the Trust; correspondence about students nominated for the course at Hospitalfield; Minutes of Hopitalfield Trust meetings; copy of Architect's report on Hospitalfield House for the Trust; correspondence about the proposed timetable for the Hospitalfield Course, 1972; minutes and appendices for Hospitalfield meetings e.g. Report to the Board of Governors of Hospitalfield Trust 1971, Warden, Malcolm Fryer, and correspondence with Malcolm Fryer; 'Inventory and Valuation of Household Furniture and Other Effects within Hospitalfield House, Arbroath'; Report to the Board of Governors of Hospitalfield 1971 by guest Artist, Robert Callender; handwritten calendar for Hospitalfield; copy of the Terms of Appointment of Warden, Hospitalfield House, 1964; copy of the Terms of Appointment of Lady Superintendent at Hospitalfield House, 1954; Investments and Income & Expenditure for Hospitalfield Trust; Hospitalfield House, Progress Report, Baxter, Clark & Paul, 1971; Report to the Board of Governors of Hospitalfield, 1971, Michael Fryer; Revenue Cash Account information for Hospitalfield; correspondence about items of Hospitalfield furniture and effects for sale; correspondence about the Hospitalfield Summer Course; correspondence about students nominated for the Summer Course; Hospitalfield Trust Budget, 1970-1972; correspondence about the appointment of Hospitalfield Warden, 1970; reports on students at Hospitalfield, Summer 1972 (closed for 75 years for Data Protection). DIR/13/12/1/8: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1973-1974 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about student expenses; correspondence and papers about students nominated for the Hospitalfield course; Minutes of Hospitalfield Trust meetings; Architect's report on Hospitalfield House, attached to minutes; Hospitalfield Trust, guest Artist's Report on students, season 1974; agendas and correspondence about Hospitalfield Trust meetings; Hospitalfield House Architect's Reports, 1974; Revenue Accounts; list of securities; Report of visit to Hospitalfield by Peter Blake, 1973; Architect's Report on Hospitalfield House; document: 'Some Proposals for the Development of Hospitalfield House'. DIR/13/12/1/9: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1975-1977 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence and agendas for Hospitalfield Trust meetings; copy of valuation of Hospitalfield Trust Stock; Report by Alexander Fraser, guest Artist, 1977; minutes of Hospitalfield Trust meetings; correspondence about the position of Warden at Hospitalfield House; advertisment for the post of Warden at the Hospitalfield House; Drafts of proposed memorada to the Scottish Education Department regarding the operation of the Hospitalfield Scheme, 1976; progress report on Hospitalfield Course, 1977-1978; Hospitalfield Trust List of Securities, 1977; correspondence about students nominated for the Hospitalfield Course; Reports on Hospitalfield students, 1975 (closed for 75 years for Data Protection); Accounts for Hospitalfield Trust; correspondence about the appointment of a research worker at Hospitalfield; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about Hospitalfield Trust; Report of the meeting of the four Principals of the Colleges of Art In Hospitalfield; Warden's Report to the Trustees of Hospitalfield, 1976. DIR/13/12/1/10: Papers relating to Hospitalfield, 1978-1979 (1 folder) Includes: Minutes of meetings of Hospitalfield Trust; Reports on Hospitalfield Students (closed for 75 years for Data Protection); correspondence about the use of Hospitalfield for School purposes, 1978; paper: 'The Future of Hospitalfield House, Arbroath. Some thoughts on the possibility of a study on which the Governors might formulate a policy', about the future use of Hospitalfield House; correspondence about the future use of Hospitalfield House; information on Hospitalfield Courses 1975 and their income; Draft, 'Patrick Allan-Fraser Trust Scheme, 1935, Committee of Management'; correspondence about student nominated for Hospitalfield course; valuation of Hospitalfield Stock, 1978; Insurance details for Hospitalfield Trust; Warden's Report 1978; draft of proposed memorandum to the Scottish Education Department about the operation of Hospitalfield House; Revenue Accounts for Hospitalfield.

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1958-1959. Includes correspondence with: the Arts Council of Great Britain, about lectures and other matters; correspondence with other Principals of Art Schools in Scotland; correspondence with Art Colleges and Departments other than the Scottish 4; Kelvingrove Art Gallery; correspondence about the Bellahouston Bequest Fund; the British Council, about a visitor from Brazil; The Boy Scouts Association about a clay figure of 'Youth' by Rose Sarna; the Carter Group of Companies, about a travelling Exhibition of products; correspondence about the Commando Memorial Fund; the Corporation of Glasgow; the Council for Industry and Design; Rev Father Dooley, about a space in the Art School for prayer; the Design Research Unit; Joan Eardley, about a painting; the Factory Inspectorate about a visit to the School's Pottery Department; 'Formica' Limited, about a furniture design competition; correspondence about a memorial Exhibition for Alan Fletcher; the Glasgow Institute of Architects; correspondence about Kumasi College of Technology, Ghana; correspondence with the Governors of the Art School; correspondence with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; correspondence about Hospitalfield; correspondence with Jordanhill Training College; Johnson, Matthey & Co Ltd, about samples of pottery decorated by the screen process; Keppie, Henderson & Partners, about a proposed extension of the Art School; report of a visit to London by students and staff, Easter 1959; correspondence about Leverhulme Scholarships; Messrs Mitchells, Johnston & Co about the Bellahouston Bequest Fund; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, about receiving a loan of Mackintosh items for an Art Nouveau Exhibition; the National College of Rubber Technology, about a visit from students of GSA; the Corporation of Paisley, about a William Morris Exhibition; Permits for the use of School property; personal correspondence of Bliss; correspondence about an exhibition of 'Pittori Toscani'; the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, about prizes; Professor Talbot Rice, he will present the Art School Diplomas; the Scottish Daily Mail, about the 'Ideal Home' Exhibition, Edinburgh; the Scottish German Society; correspondence with the Scottish Christain Movement; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; correspondence with the Scottish Art Teachers' Association; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with Staff; correspondence with students and prospective students; the University of Glasgow, about the Chapel Committee and other matters; the Victoria & Albert Museum, about Exhibitions; Francis Watson, The Wallace Collection, about coming to Glasgow to deliver a lecture; correspondence with the West of Scotland Committee for Technical Education. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/14/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/2: 'Art Colleges, the 4 Scottish', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/3: 'Art Colleges, Art Schools, Art Departments' (excluding the 4 Scottish Colleges), 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/4: 'Art Gallery', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/5: Correspondence, 'B', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/6: 'Miss Brown', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/7: Correspondence, 'C', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/8: 'Commando Memorial Fund', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/9: 'Corporation of Glasgow', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/10: 'Council of Industrial Design', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/11: Correspondence, 'D', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/12: Correspondence, 'E', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/13: Correspondence, 'F', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/14: 'Fletcher, Alan', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/15: Correspondence, 'G', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/16: 'Ghana', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/17: 'Governors', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/18: 'Gulbenkian', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/19: Correspondence, 'H', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/20: 'Hospitalfield', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/21: Correspondence, 'I - J', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/22: Correspondence, 'K', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/23: Correspondence, 'L', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/24: Correspondence, 'M', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/25: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/26: Correspondence, 'N', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/27: Correspondence, 'O', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/28: Correspondence, 'P', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/29: 'Permits', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/30: 'Personal', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/31: 'Pittori Toscani', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/32: Correspondence, 'R', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/33: Correspondence, 'S', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/34: 'Scottish Art Teachers' Association', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/35: 'Scottish Education Department', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/36: 'Scottish Hotel School', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/37: 'Staff', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/38: 'Students', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/39: 'Students- prospective', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/40: Correspondence, 'T', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/41: Correspondence, 'U', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/42: Correspondence, 'V', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/43: Correspondence, 'W & X', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/44: 'West of Scotland Committee for Technical Education', 1958-1959 DIR/12/1/14/45: Correspondence, 'Y', 1958-1959

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1960-1961. Includes correspondence with: the Arts Council of Great Britain, about lectures; James Anderson & Co, about the retirement of Mr Whitaker; correspondence with other Principals of the main 4 Art Colleges in Scotland and Technical Institutes; correspondence with Art Colleges and Departments other than the Scottish 4; the Business Archives Council of Scotland about an exhibition of business archives; Miss Jean Brodie, about Bliss delivering a lecture to the Glasgow Association of University Women; Blackie & Son Ltd, about pamphlets from the Society of Industrial Artists; the BBC, about an exhibition of original drawings for "The Radio Times"; correspondence about the Bellahouston Bequest Fund; correspondence about the carpet for Glasgow Cathedral; correspondence with the Corporation of Glasgow; correspondence with the Council of Industrial Design; correspondence about the Dante Alighieri Society; the Danish Institute about a student visit; Mrs Lucienne Day about being an external assessor; correspondence with the Franco Scottish Society; the Glasgow Institute of Architects, about the new Department of Architecture; Glasgow Civic Art Association, about Exhibitions; Glasgow Buildings Guardian Committee; correspondence about Ghana school of Technology; correspondence with the School Governors; correspondence about Hospitalfield; Sir Hector Hetherington, University of Glasgow, about the BSc in Architecture; the Italian Consul, about the Dante Alighieri Society; correspondence with Jordanhill College of Education; correspondence about an Industrial Design Exhibition; Mr Kay-Larsen, about the Danish Institute; correspondence with Keppie, Henderson & Partners; correspondence with the Lady Artist's Club; the London School of Printing, Bliss asking if he can visit; correspondence about the Leverhulme Research Awards; correspondence about London visits; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, about their Art Nouveau Exhibition; the William Morris Society; McCorquodale Printers, about printing Bliss' Christmas Card for the year; correspondence about a C R Mackintosh Exhibition in 1961; correspondence with 'Mostra Della Moda' about a Mackintosh furniture exhibition in Turin; correspondence about the Needlework Development Scheme; the National Book League, about an exhibition that the Art School will house; Eli Prins, about lecturing at the School; Miss Eliosa Paganelli, about an Italian translation for a passage about Mackintosh; the Pollok House Society of Glasgow; Permits; personal correspondence of Bliss; the Royal Scottish Academy, Joan Eardley, about her acting as the Assessor of the RSA; Rowan & Boden Ltd, about a Design Competition; Lady Rosebery about a Prize she would like to endow; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; the Scottish National Portrait Gallery about a reproduction of a photograph of Charles Rennie Mackintosh; The Scottish Field magazine, about images of Mackintosh; Mrs Mary Sturrock, about Mackintosh exhibitions; Rafael Squirru, Director of the Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires, about his visiting the Art School to deliver a lecture; the Scottish Art Teachers' Association; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with the School Secretary, Mr Black; correspondence with School Staff; correspondence with current and prospective students; the University of Glasgow, about a Turin Exhibition and the BSc in Architecture; correspondence with the Victoria & Albert Museum; the Wedgwood Museum, about Portland Vases; the Workers' Educational Association, about tutoring Art Classes for the association; Crissie White, about her award of an Embroidery Prize. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/16/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/2: 'Art Colleges, the 4 Scottish', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/3: 'Art Colleges, excluding the 4 Scottish', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/4: Correspondence, 'B', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/5: 'The British Council', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/6: Correspondence, 'C', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/7: 'Council of Industrial Design', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/8: Correspondence, 'D', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/9: Correspondence, 'E', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/10: Correspondence, 'F', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/11: Correspondence, 'G', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/12: 'Ghana', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/13: 'Governors', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/14: Correspondence, 'H', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/15: Correspondence, 'I - J', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/16: 'Industrial Design Exhibition', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/17: Correspondence, 'K', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/18: 'Keppie, Henderson & Partners', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/19: Correspondence, 'L', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/20: 'London Visits', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/21: Correspondence, 'M', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/22: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/23: 'Mackintosh, C R', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/24: 'Mostra Della Moda', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/25: Correspondence, 'N', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/26: Correspondence, 'O', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/27: Correspondence, 'P', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/28: 'Permits', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/29: 'Personal', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/30: Correspondence, 'R', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/31: Correspondence, 'S', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/32: 'Scottish Education Department', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/33: 'Secretary', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/34: 'Staff', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/35: 'Students', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/36: 'Students- prospective', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/37: Correspondence, 'T', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/38: Correspondence, 'U', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/39: Correspondence, 'V', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/40: Correspondence, 'W', 1960-1961 DIR/12/1/16/41: Correspondence, 'Y - Z', 1960-1961

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1961-1962. Includes correspondence with: Sir William F Arbuckle, about Bliss joining an informal Committee of the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with other Principals of the main 4 Art Colleges in Scotland; correspondence with Art Colleges and Departments other than the Scottish 4; correspondence with Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery; the Arts Council of Great Britain; James A Banks, about an account of the Glasgow School of Architecture; the British Red Cross Society, about a poster competition; correspondence about the Bellahouston Bequest; Ralph Brown, about his becoming a visiting lecturer; the British Council about a visit by Mr Fujio Koyama; D L Cochrane, about the teaching of Textile Design at the School; correspondence about the John & Mabel Craig Bequest; the Corporation of Glasgow; the Council for Industrial Design; Dr W Cameron Davidson, about visiting Glasgow School of Art and about his father's house, Windyhill, and its furniture; correspondence about the Dante Alighieri Society; the Danish Institute about a Danish Design Exhibition; Miss Joan Eardley, about the award of a Royal Scottish Academy painting prize; D M Elliot, the Scottish Film Council, about a collection of Art Slides for the Art School; the Factory Inspectorate, about the School Pottery Department; the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths' Exhibit at the British Exhibition, Stockholm, 1962: Diary information; Glasgow Buildings Guardian Committee, about meetings; Glasgow Art Club, about a Fashion Parade; correspondence about a visit by Bliss to Germany, 1962; correspondence about the School of Art & Crafts, Kumasi, Ghana; correspondence with the Governors of the Art School; correspondence about Hospitalfield; House & Garden magazine, about chairs by Glasgow Students for their timber Holiday House at the Ideal Homes Exhibition; the Italian Consul, about a visit to the School by Barone Ferdinando; correspondence with Jordanhill Training College; correspondence about the visit of Mr Fujio Koyama; correspondence with Keppie, Henderson & Partners; correspondence with the Lady Artists' Club; correspondence about the Leverhulme Research Awards; correspondence about a London visit 1962; Alastair Morton, Edinburgh Weavers, about a visit; MacKay and van Zijl, international advertising, about the design for a whisky advertisment; correspondence about Charles Rennie Mackintosh furniture and a brochure; correspondence with 'Mostra Della Moda' about a Mackintosh furniture exhibition in Turin; the National Book League; correspondence about the Needlework Development Scheme; correspondence with the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy; the Scottish Association of Opticians, about a design competition; Miss Agnes Miller Parker, about an exhibition she had at the Art School; Eli Prins about lectures at the Art School; Bliss' personal correspondence; the Royal Scottish Academy about the RSA Award and other matters; Bridget Riley, about her exhibition and a visit to Glasgow; Stockholm School of Arts and Crafts; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; Maurice de Sausmarez, about his lectures in Glasgow; correspondence about the Scottish Hotel School; correspondence with Mr Schotz; the Secretary of the School; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; correspondence about a Slide collection for the School; Mr William Soukop; correspondence with School Staff and the Staff Association; correspondence with prospective students; correspondence about Town Planning; the Tree Lovers' Society; the University of Glasgow; the Victoria & Albert Museum. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/17/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/2: 'Art Colleges, the four Scottish', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/3: 'Art Colleges, others', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/4: 'Art Gallery', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/5: 'Arts Council', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/6: Correspondence, 'B', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/7: Correspondence, 'C', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/8: 'Corporation of Glasgow', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/9: 'Council of Industrial Design', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/10: Correspondence, 'D', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/11: 'Danish Institute- Danish Design Exhibition', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/12: Correspondence, 'E', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/13: Correspondence, 'F', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/14: Correspondence, 'G', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/15: 'Germany', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/16: 'Ghana', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/17: 'Governors', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/18: Correspondence, 'H', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/19: Correspondence, 'I - J', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/20: Correspondence, 'K', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/21: 'Keppie, Henderson & Partners', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/22: Correspondence, 'L', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/23: 'London Visit 1962' DIR/12/1/17/24: Correspondence, 'M', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/25: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/26: 'Mackintosh, C R, Brochure', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/27: 'Mostra Della Moda', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/28: Correspondence, 'N', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/29: 'National Book League', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/30: 'Needlework Development Scheme', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/31: Correspondence, 'O', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/32: Correspondence, 'P', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/33: 'Personal', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/34: Correspondence, 'R', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/35: Correspondence, 'S', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/36: 'Schotz, Mr', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/37: 'Secretary', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/38: 'SED' (Scottish Education Department), 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/39: 'Slides', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/40: 'Soukop, Mr Willi', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/41: 'Staff', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/42: 'Staff and Staff Association', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/43: 'Students, prospective', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/44: Correspondence, 'T', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/45: Correspondence, 'U', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/46: Correspondence, 'V', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/47: Correspondence, 'W - X', 1961-1962 DIR/12/1/17/48: Correspondence, 'Y', 1961-1962

Harry Barnes' papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre. Includes correspondence, and some minutes and meetings papers. Folders as follows: DIR/13/18/1/1: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1964-1966 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the Town Clerk of Dunoon about the production of a scroll; correspondence about suggested candidates for a post in Sierra Leone as an Industrial Adviser; corresppondence with Mr Revel Oddy about his joining the panel; copies of the Scottish Craft Centre newsletter; correspondence about submissions from artists who want to sell work through the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about the 'National Appeal of the Crafts Council of Great Britain'; some agendas, invites, minutes and meetings papers for meetings of the Scottish Craft Centre and its Panel; correspondence about crafts positions around Scotland and the Crafts Centre helping to find suitable candidates; correspondence about an article on the Scottish Crafts Centre that appeared in Design magazine; correspondence about the Commonwealth Arts Festival and the contribution of the Scottish Crafts Centre; correspondence and papers about the Scottish Craft Centre Panel and applications for 'Craftsman Membership' of the Centre; correspondence from artists and craftspeople asking advice on crafts and design matters; correspondence about Acheson House, the premises of the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about a visit to the Scottish Craft Centre of the 'Prince and Princess' of Japan; correspondence about Purchase Tax for Crafts; correspondence with the Arts Council of Great Britian about Scottish Craft Centre greetings cards depicting Joan Eardley artwork; correspondence about the formation of a list/index of practising craftsmen working in Scotland; press release regarding a Crafts Centre of Great Britain exhibition of mosaics by Hans Unger and Eberhard Schulze; correspondence with the National Trust for Scotland. DIR/13/18/1/2: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1964-1967 (1 folder): Includes: papers about the 'Society for Education Through Art, 5th Crafts Conference', 1967; papers regarding membership of the Scottish Crafts Centre including a draft informational document about the Centre; correspondence about the progress of crafts projects; correspondence about a clerical post at Acheson House, the premises of the Scottish Craft Centre; copies of the Scottish Design Centre newsletters; correspondence and papers about weekend courses for craftsmen; papers about and a draft for a Scottish Craft Centre booklet; draft copy and final copy of a booklet 'Scottish Crafts & Craftsmen', thematically listing craftspeople in Scotland; papers regarding the accounts and finances of the Scottish Craft Centre; blank application form for becoming a Craftsman Member of the Centre; correspondence about a Scottish Craft Centre exhibition; minutes, agendas and meetings papers for Scottish Craft Centre Council meetings. DIR/13/18/1/3: Folder labelled 'Panel Letters', 1964-1968 (1 folder): Correspondence and papers regarding applications from craftpeople to become 'Craftsmen Members' of the Scottish Crafts Centre. Includes correspondence with applicants and papers for Panel Meetings at which applications were approved or denied. (Papers closed for 75 years in line with Data Protection). DIR/13/18/1/4: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1967-1968 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence about positions at the Scottish Craft Centre; copies of a paper written by Barnes about 'The Craft Situation in Scotland, 1969'; handwritten mind-map relating to 'Policy Making' and 'Training in Crafts'; correspondence about various Scottish Craft Centre projects; correspondence about the Scottish Craft Centre and its links to the new Design Centre in Glasgow; papers regarding Scottish Crafts Centre Panel Meetings; blank copy of 'Craft Index Questionnaire'; agendas, minutes, accounts and balance sheets, and other meetings papers for Scottish Craft Centre Council meetings; newpaper cutting about Richard Demarco; correspondence about a Tarnowski Memorial Fund; illustrated price list of the Crafts Centre of Great Britain goods; papers about the 'Institute of Directors Crafts Exhibition, 1968'. DIR/13/18/1/5: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1968-1972 (1 folder): Includes: paper describing the responsibilities of a Scottish Craft Centre position to increase sales; annotated draft document 'The State of the Crafts in Scotland', 1971; annotated draft document about Scottish Crafts; blank questionnaire: 'Craftsmen and the Scottish Craft Centre Survey'; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre exhibitions; correspondence about the Crafts Entrants Scheme; papers about a 'Festival Exhibition' meeting; copies of a document about a Scottish Craft Centre sub-committee including information such as terms of reference, description of activities and information about its shop; document: 'The State of the Crafts in Scotland, A Report Prepared for the Scottish Craft Centre, Feb 1970'; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre positions on the Council and invitations to serve for example an invitation to Viscount Eccles to serve on the Crafts Advisory Committee; advertisment of the position of Senior Executive for the Scottish Craft Centre, Edinburgh; correspondence about the export of Scottish Craft Centre products; summary of a speech given by George Sneed at the Society of Designer-Craftsmen's Conference, Nov 1971 on 'The Designer-Craftsmen's Need'; papers about the Weavers Workshop Limited; some agendas, minutes and meetings papers for Scottish Craft Centre meetings; Accounts for the Scottish Craft Centre; paper about 'Craft Centre Display at the Scottish Design Centre'; a report on crafts in Norway and Denmark by Sigrid Mavor, 1971; some correspondence about the Crafts Entrants Committee and Scheme; some correspondence about the Joint Crafts Committee; copies of Scottish Craft Centre Graduate Entrants Scheme applicant questionnaires; references for some crafts students (closed for 75 years in line with Data Protection); correspondence and papers about the Edinburgh Tapestry Company; copy of a newsletter of the 'Association for Textile Artists'; paper about the Craftsmen and the Scottish Craft Centre Survey; paper about the 'Conditions of Craft Entrants Scheme'; document about the aims of the Scottish Craft Centre; some correspondence to craftspeople who have applied for Craftsman Membership; papers about Panel Meetings of the Scottish Crafts Centre; third draft of a paper for the Joint Crafts Committee: 'Development of the Craft Industry in Scotland'; paper 'The Craft Situation in Scotland 1968'; some papers about the Scottish Country Industries Development Trust; papers about a 'Small Industries Council for Rural Areas of Scotland, Experimental Apprenticeship Training Scheme'; paper about Ceramics in the USA; memorandum from the Scottish Education Department about a County Study on Scotland, 1970. DIR/13/18/1/6: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre and Panel Members, 1969-1970 (1 folder): Includes: Copy of the constitution of the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre meetings; papers about some schemes of the Crafts Council of Great Britian; pricelist for Musical Instruments recently made in Scotland; agendas, minutes, accounts, and meetings papers of the Scottish Craft Centre; Paper by Harry Barnes and R S Renton 'on how crafts in Scotland might be organised to better advantage'; Panel Members meeting papers and correspondence with craftspeople who have applied for 'Craftsman Membership'; correspondence about the Crafts Entrants Scheme; galley proof for a Scottish Craft Centre Newsletter; Scottish Craft Centre Balance Sheet; copy of Scottish Design Centre Newsletter; references for Scottish Craft Centre staff; memorandum from the Scottish Craft Centre about meeting business; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre business such as an Exhibition and the Tarnowski Fund; a leaflet for the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence with the Small Industries Council about the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence and papers about a potential Scottish Craft Centre retail point at David Marshall Lodge; report of a meeting of the Crafts Centre of Great Britain; paper about the Tarnowski Memorial Fund. DIR/13/18/1/7: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1970-1972 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence about a Scottish Craft Exhibition; copy of the Report prepared for the Scottish Craft Centre: 'The State of the Crafts in Scotland, Feb 1971'; correspondence regarding Scottish Craft Centre meetings; papers about the obituary of John Noble; correspondence about James Carson accepting the post of Director of the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about Government Assistance for the Crafts; correspondence and papers about the appointment of Director of the Scottish Craft Centre, 1972, and arrangements such as conditions of appointment and summary of responsibilities; minutes and meetings papers for Scottish Craft Centre meetings; Scottish Craft Centre policy documents e.g. 'Current Rates of Subsistence Allowance', Sick Leave policy, mileage allowances, Industrial Relations; handwritten notes, Chairman's report, for a Scottish Craft Centre meeting; pressclipping of obituary notice of Sir Edward Reid; document: 'Scottish Crafts Centre Public Relations Proposals'; correspondence and papers about a new Senior Executive Post available at the Scottish Craft Centre; paper about the Scottish Craft Centre, Feb 1972; correspondence with craftspeople applying for Craftman Membership of the Craft Centre; letter from a craftsman applying for membership including a sample of metalwork; copy of the catalogue of the Perth Art Association Twentieth Annual Exhibition, 1971; paper: 'Results of enquiries regarding the cost of making a film'; Production list of Tapestry Panels; drafts of an obituary for John Noble written by Barnes; handwritten notes about the history of the Scottish Craft Centre; balance sheet for the Scottish Craft Centre; meetings notes for a meeting to discuss the Festival Exhibition, 1971. DIR/13/18/1/8: Folder labelled 'SCC Panel Letters', 1971-1973 (1 folder): Correspondence and papers regarding applications from craftpeople to become 'Craftsmen Members' of the Scottish Crafts Centre. Includes correspondence with applicants and papers for Panel Meetings at which applications were approved or denied. [Papers closed for 75 yeras in line with Data Protection]. DIR/13/18/1/9: Folder labelled 'SCC Minutes', 1971-1973 (1 folder): Minutes, agendas and meetings papers for Scottish Craft Centre meetings. Meetings papers include: financial sales accounts; papers on the proposed purchase of Acheson House; income and expenditure accounts; proposal from the 'Finance and General Purposes Committee' for the development of the Centre; Design Crafts newsletter, Mar 1973; document: 'Scottish Crafts Centre Terms of Business'; staff salary information; report about the Graduate Entrants Scheme. Also includes correspondence about meetings and about Scottish Craft Centre business such as exhibitions and the encouragement of craftspeople. DIR/13/18/1/10: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre and Joint Crafts Committee, 1971-1973 (1 folder): Includes: Joint Crafts Committee minutes and meeting papers, e.g. agendas, applications for grants, note on the 'Role of the Panel', report from the Crafts Officer, 1972; 'Small Industries Council for Rural Areas of Scotland, Craft Officers' Report', Oct 1972, paper about apprenticeship wages; correspondence regarding Scottish Craft Centre business for example the paying of craftspeople; papers about Scottish Craft Centre exhibitions e.g. 'The Craftsman and the Architect', an exhibition of crafts used in building, 'The Craftsman's Art'; correspondence with the Scottish Tourist Board about the promotion of Scotland; correspondence with the Scottish Design Centre; list of World Crafts Council exhibitions, 1972; newsletter of the World Crafts Council; Scottish Craft Centre meetings minutes and papers e.g. agendas, financial sales information, balance sheets; document: 'Draft Proposals for a New Committee Structure for the Scottish Craft Centre, Jan 1973'; correspondence with the Design Council, Scottish Committee, about Craft Centre Displays at the Design Centre; correspondence regarding staffing of the Scottish Craft Centre and Panel members; report on the finances of the Centre; list of members of the Scottish Craft Centre Council, 1972-1973; draft notes on Value Added Tax (VAT); correspondence about the British Crafts Centre; correspondence with the Small Industries Council; copy of Accounts of the Ceramic Workshop, Edinburgh; correspondence about the Joint Crafts Committee Special Panel; some papers about the Crafts Entrants Scheme; papers about the Weavers Workshop; paper about the Small Industries Council Craft Index; Interview notes on Highland and Island Development Board. DIR/13/18/1/11: Folder labelled 'SCC Statistics etc', 1971 (1 folder): Includes: Summary of Results from 1961-1970 for the Scottish Craft Centre; Scottish Craft Centre 2nd Sub-Committee Report; hand-drawn graphs of sales; Joint Craft Committee paper 'Development of the Scottish Craft Industry'; 'The Scottish Craft Centre and the Small Industries Council for Rural Areas of Scotland: Craftsmen and the Scottish Craft Centre Survey', statistical results. DIR/13/18/1/12: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1972-1973 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence with the Guild of Yorkshire Craftsmen about the business of the Crafts Advisory Centre; papers about a proposed Gallery 'Crafts-Edinburgh'; papers about the Ceramic Workshop, Edinburgh e.g. accounts; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre sales at the Scottish Design Centre; correspondence about a Christmas Tree competition; correspondence with Leslie Auld of the GSA Silversmithing and Jewellery Department about the 'Comet Wheel' yachting trophy, and Craftsmen Courses; correspondence and papers regarding applications to the Panel Members from craftpeople to become 'Craftsmen Members' of the Scottish Crafts Centre; draft document: 'Draft proposals for the short and mid-term development of the [Scottish Craft] Centre from the Finance and General Purposes Committee'; pressclipping regarding the British Crafts Centre; some minutes, correspondence and meetings papers regarding Scottish Craft Centre meetings; correspondence about the making of a Mace for the University of the Witwatersrand; correspondence about a proposed Scottish Crafts exhibition for 1974; correspondence about the possible purchase of Acheson House; bundle of papers about the appointment of Director of the Craft Centre. DIR/13/18/1/13: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1973-1974 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with Norman Cherry about a comission for a 'Comet Wheel' trophy: a trophy for the Clyde Yacht Club; correspondence about Craft Centre Panel meetings; annotated document: 'The Scottish Craft Centre, Suggestions for Re-organisation of the Panel; Scottish Craft Centre Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account; correspondence with 'Interzoo Publications Ltd' about craftsmen required for creating gift products; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre Council meetings; correspondence about Joint Craft Committee meetings; references for young artists and craftspeople (closed for 75 years in line with Data Protection); correspondence with members of the Craft Centre; correspondence and papers about a new Scottish Craft Centre leaflet/membership application form including draft text for the leaflet; correspondence about the supporting of a craftsman, George Mancini, who works in bronze; papers and correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre salaries; correspondence about the sale of Craft Centre goods at Culzean Castle; correspondence about the opening of a new gallery in Edinburgh; copy of the Memorandum of Association of the Weavers Workshop Limited. DIR/13/18/1/14: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1974-1976 (1 folder): Includes: Minutes and meetings papers, e.g. agendas, 'Budget, Income and Expenditure Accounts', list of exhibitions, balance of the Count Tarnowski Memorial Fund, for Scottish Craft Centre Council and Executive Committee; draft text for a new Scottish Craft Centre brochure; memorandum on 'Scottish Craft Centre Exhibition Policy' by Dorothy Urquhart; correspondence about the 'Joint Crafts Committee Craft Commissioning Scheme'; blank application form for exhibition facilities; copy of an article produced by Norman Grant of the SCC for an issue of Craftwork magazine; document: 'Director's Report for the Year ended 31 Mar 1975'; correspondence about papers for the Annual General Meeting; papers about nominations for Council members; correspondence about the financial situation of the Scottish Craft Centre and members; 'Discussion Paper on the future of the Scottish Craft Centre, prepared for Chief Executive of Scottish Development Agency'; correspondence about the future of the Craft Centre; correspondence with the Joint Crafts Committee about a grant for the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre staffing and salary matters; correspondence about the post of Director at the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about a Department of Education and Science booklet 'Arts with the People'; Correspondence and papers regarding applications from craftpeople to Panel Members become 'Craftsmen Members' of the Scottish Crafts Centre; correspondence about a Scottish Craft Centre shop in the Scottish Design Centre; correspondence about Acheson House; correspondence about Alan Turner and a Biennale proposal and nominations for the Council of the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about Scottish Craft Centre positions on the Council and staff. DIR/13/18/1/15: Correspondence and papers relating to the Scottish Craft Centre, 1977-1978 (1 folder): Includes: handwritten memo to the Council of the Scottish Craft Centre about the future of the Centre; correspondence about the negotiation of a grant for the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about the Social Security Pensions Act 1975; correspondence about the appointment of a caretaker at Acheson House; correspondence about the Scottish Craft Centre AGM, changes to the Centre, and the election of the new Council; copy of a handwritten document: 'Proposals regarding Scottish Craft Centre, submitted by Felice Martin, 1977'; The Scottish Craft Centre, Director's Report for the Year 1977-1978; Scottish Craft Centre meetings minutes and meetings papers e.g. agendas, Income and Expenditure accounts, nomination papers; letter to members of the Scottish Craft Centre from the Chairman, Harry Barnes, about the various negotiations regarding the future of the Scottish Craft Centre; Proposed New Constitution for the Scottish Craft Centre; collection of comments and suggestions made by members of the Scottish Craft Centre about the Proposed New Constitution; document: 'Suggestions for Improving Display at Acheson House'; paper about Scottish Craft Centre membership; correspondence about grants to the Centre; some minutes and meetings papers for the Crafts Consultative Committee; correspondence about the appointment of a new Exhibitions Officer/Director for the Centre; draft letter which the Chairman proposes to send out to members regarding the AGM report and minutes; minutes of the Bienalle Organising Committee; 'Discussion Paper on the Future of the Scottish Craft Centre prepared for Chief Executive of Scottish Development Agency'; Draft of Statement to be made by Chairman at AGM of Scottish Craft Centre, 28 Jul 1977; minutes of the meetings of, and a document about, a Working Party to examine proposals for the future of the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about Craft Centre staff salaries; correspondence about a Craft Centre Silver exhibition; application for grant to the Joint Crafts Committee and the Joint Crafts Committee budget; papers regarding the Joint Crafts Committee and the future of the Scottish Craft Centre; correspondence about Craftsmen in Residence.