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Contains John Walter Lindsay's architecture notes covering building construction and perspective drawing. Contains hand drawn illustrations.

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay as "misc. working drawings & sketches folder no. 8b". Contains drawings, sketches and diagrams; including ones labelled 'screen and cushion, chair fabric, carpet: Diploma Show (Kath Whtye [sic] - tutor)', 'interior sketch', 'mural design (Bill Gallacher - tutor)', 'design drgs Diploma Show table' and 'working drgs kitchen/model'. 11 items.

Material is not dated, but presumed to be coursework from John Walter Lindsay's time at GSA. Contains blue prints, perspective renderings, sketches and drawings labelled by John Walter Lindsay. Includes work done for diploma examination and James Bough Memorial Prize. 18 items.

Perspective rendering. Part of a suite for a psychiatrist. Entrance hall designed as a complete contrast to rooms to which the patient has been accustomed.

Perspective rendering of waiting room, presumably part of John Walter Lindsay's design for a suite for a psychiatrist.

Perspective rendering. Part of a suite for a psychiatrist. Designed with equipment to control daylight and colour of artificial light.

Isometric view.

Isometric sketch showing the effect of spot light projection through ceiling screens. Includes black and white printed illustrations affixed next to sketch.

Entitled "School of Euryhthmics". Shows plans and elevations.

Entitled "Bus conversion into a holiday home"

Entitled "Nursery school for infants".

Arranged and compiled by John Walter Lindsay. Bulk of material is from 1968-1969. Contains material relating to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Centenary Exhibition 1968. Includes contents index, black & white photographs, ephemera (including Edinburgh Festival Charles Rennie Mackintosh Centenary Exhibition Catalogue, 1968), press clippings, correspondence, minutes and copies of plans.

Contains correspondence from John Walter Lindsay. Correspondence regarding work with Keppie Henderson Architects, including Ingram Street Panel projects, Glasgow School of Art Newbery Tower design, thoughts on restoration of GSA Mackintosh Building. Correspondents include Glasgow Museum Resource Centre, David Stark of Keppie Design Ltd, Lady Alice Barnes, National Museums of Scotland, and Prof. Seona Reid, Director of Glasgow School of Art; Correspondence regarding design work and contributions to 1968 Charles Rennie Mackintosh Exhibition. Architectural plan for V&A Gallery, 1968-1970 (See also DC 032/5); Correspondence with Liz Arthur, Costume & Textile Consultant, regarding contributions to Robert Stewart Project, 2002; Correspondence regarding contributions to Glasgow School of Art Archives and Victoria & Albert Museum, 1998-2001; Miscellaneous newscuttings, correspondence and unknown photograph. Newscuttings regarding Glasgow School of Art students, GSA Alumni Magazine 'Partisan', correspondence regarding Lindsay's National Service.

Binder containing correspondence, newscuttings, magazines, photographs and architectural plans spanning the career of John Lindsay. Sections, as arranged and labelled by Lindsay: GSA, Haldane Travelling Scholarship, Muir Simpsons, Private Work, D MacDonald & Bros, Keppie Henderson, SIAD Submissions, Jobs, Bound Individual General Job/Models, Private Models, Interior Design. Also contains an individually bound book labelled 'Photographs and Data'. See also DC 032/5, DC 032/6, DC 032/7.

Contains notebooks, scrapbooks, a sketchbook and student work from John Walter Lindsay's time at The Glasgow School of Art.

Contains John Walter Lindsay's Interior Design and Textiles (Technical) notes on loose leaf paper.

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay as folder 8b. Contains life drawings done in pencil. 15 items.

Perspective rendering.

Isometric view (unfinished).

Unlabelled perspective rendering, presumably of nursery room.

Poster including colour printed illustrations of rabbits, cows and a lamb. Has the caption "How can children's tast be developed? Only by alluring their imaginations and learing to discriminate."

Perspective rendering.

Perspective rendering. Presumably done for a course assignment. Labelled "Assembly: Given a few antique pieces, conceive a lounge-living room with addition of contemporary furniture."

Contains various magazine clippings concerning architecture collected by John Walter Lindsay. Includes 'Artists' Colony at Darmstadt', 'Professor J. M. Olbrich', 'GSA Arts & Crafts' including article on Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay 'sketch designs coloured [sic] coded to photographs & drawings 7a'. Includes sketches labelled 'Weekend cottage Tala reservoir', 'Diploma Show lamp', 'Diploma Show chair', 'Sketch designs haute couture', 'Diploma Show bookcase'.

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay as folder no. 1, section 1, student 80. Contains sketches, drawings and notes.17 items labelled by John Walter Lindsay:1. Marble vase2. Greek art: Ionic capital from Bassae, Doric capital from Delos, Corinthian capital from the Pantheon, Capitoline centaur from Aristeas and Papias3. Egyptian art: capital rep. eight papyrus buds bound together and adorned with coloured fasciae, Egyptian boat builder, combination of lotus and papyrus in form of a column, boat of papyrus, piece of border ornament4. Assyrian art: Assyrian shrines, border relief, capital and base, fishing boat, wall relief, Assyrian bas-relief, portion of Assyrian border design5. Mycenaean art: gold cup from grave, terra-cotta vase from a grave, fragment of a grave, typical capital and base with detail of shaft, bas relief over lion's gate6. Candelabrum capital, design on a Roman atelier7. Byzantine8. Roman9. Greek10. Louis IV French11. Adams - English12. Unlabelled13. Italian Renaissance14. Georgian - English15. Unlabelled16. Jacobean Furniture17.Unlabelled

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay as folder no. 4. Contains full sized detail plans and diagrams for windows and doors.6 items:1. Metal doors and windows2. Wood screen window3. Flush panel doors4. Framed and panelled door5. A sliding sash window6. Insulated wall sections

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay as 4a. Contains diagrams and notes.14 items:1 - 4. Unlabelled5. Locus-loci6. Shadows7-9. Unlabelled10. Axonometric projection11. Spiral-curve12. Development of the surface of a sphere13. Helix-helical cruves14. Unlabelled

Scrap book giving an account of John Walter Lindsay's travels around Europe following the award of the Haldane Travel Scholarship 1950. It includes photographs and various ephemera such as postcards and travel tickets.

Photographs of architectural models of buildings. Buildings include Shopping Centre Falkirk, Bellahouston Academy, Glasgow University Rankine Building, Offices for County Council of Dunbarton, Burgh of Hamilton development complex, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, GKN complex. Book containing plans and photographs of buildings by Keppie Henderson & Partners.

Isometric view including block plan, lighting plan and traffic plan. Labelled 'Diploma examination'.

Initial sketch for diploma exam.

Done for diploma examination. Shows finishes for ceiling, wall surfaces, wood work and carpet, tiles and chair fabric to be used.

Shows plans, elevations and cross sections. Entitled "James Brough Memorial Prize design for a dress salon" and captioned "Interior design section. Glasgow School of Art."

Scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine cuttings showing buildings, furniture, interiors, and people of various eras. Each book includes a short description, written by Lindsay, of the design style and history of the time period. Books labelled: Elizabethan, Jacobean, Tudor, Cromwellian & Stuart, William & Mary/Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency, France, Victorian & Sequence, Contemporary.

Scrapbooks containing magazine and newscuttings showing examples of interiors, exteriors, furniture, accessories, and portraits relating to various design styles. Books labelled: Bauhaus, Interior Design, European Paintings, Furniture & Schemes

Contains John Walter Lindsay's recollections of staff & fellow students at the school during his time at the GSA (photocopies on loose leaf paper). Makes mention of Campbell Mackie, Alan Walton, Mr. 'Willie' Letham, Henry Y. Allison, John Cunningham, Danny Ferguson, Alix Dick, Mr. 'Fanny' Adams, Sir Harry Jefferson Barnes, Tom Howarth, Robbie Macindoe, Harry McLean, Marion McDougall, Lesley Taylor, Harry Swan, Freida Ewart (Scott), Jean Parlett, Olga Maxwell, W. Scobie, Avril Gibb, Margaret Taylor, Joyce Peterkin, Jimmy Stewart, Kelvin McEvoy, Jack Notman, Jean Parlett, Edgar R. I. Allen, Connie Gibb, Sylvia Charmers, Ian Hepburn, Maureen Roxburgh. Contains illustrations and a copy of a newspaper clipping.

This collection contains:

• Notebooks, a sketchbook, scrapbooks, and student work from John Walter Lindsay's time at The Glasgow School of Art, 1943-1950
• Recollections of staff & students and his time at The Glasgow School of Art, 1990s
• Scrapbook giving an account of his travels following the award of the Haldane Travel Scholarship, 1950
• Miscellaneous magazine cuttings concerning architecture, c1950s-1990s
• Folder arranged by Lindsay containing material relating to Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1968-1999
• Folder arranged by Lindsay containing correspondence, 1968-2006
• Photographs of Keppie Henderson Architects building models, c1950s-1990s
• Folder arranged by Lindsay containing material relating to his architectural career, c1940s-1990s

This material may contain sensitive information about individuals that is protected by the Data Protection Act. Until this material has been checked for sensitive information, it will not be available for researchers. Once this Data Protection work is complete the collection will be open for access, however any sensitive information will be closed and inaccessible for 75 years from the date of creation.