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Includes:

• DC 028/7/2/10/1/1 Application and Correspondence (1997) 1 folder
• DC 028/7/2/10/1/2 Publication: Rediscovering a lost cause - report (not dated) 1 folder.

Library opening hours sign, no date.

Library Guides to Classification System and Arrangement of Books.

Harry Barnes' papers regarding Liberal Studies at the Glasgow School of Art. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/15/1: Papers relating to Liberal Studies, and some miscellaneous papers, 1964-1970 (1 folder): Includes: information about a Language Seminar; correspondence about a Hopetoun House student visit; correspondence about potential evening classes; correspondence about staffing; correspondence about the Bookbinding class; correspondence thanking those who have given talks to the students; correspondence with Alasdair Gray about Section 5 course in Liberal Studies; papers about a symposium: 'Africa Awakening'; correspondence about the hire of screens for a film screening; correspondence about posts at the School; correspondence about visits to the School; papers about building maintenance like plumbing and carpet cleaning; document: 'History of Art and Ideas, session 1971-1972, Proposed procedures for assessment of student work'; Second Year Liberal Studies essay topics; History of Art Revised Programme; correspondence with Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology about Liberal Studies; correspondence about library books and the Art School Library. DIR/13/4/15/2: Folder labelled 'Liberal Studies 1966' (1 folder): Includes papers of a Liberal Studies Conference on Housing, 15-17 Feb 1966 e.g. programmes, correspondence on arrangements for lecturers and speakers, correspondence thanking speakers, organisers, and commenting on the success of the conference. DIR/13/4/15/3: Folder labelled 'Liberal Studies 1967' (1 folder): Includes papers of a Liberal Studies Conference on Government, 15-16 Feb 1967 e.g. correspondence thanking speakers, organisers, and commenting on the success of the conference, programmes, arrangements for lecturers and speakers. DIR/13/4/15/4: Papers relating to Liberal Studies, 1967-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Papers and correspondence, such as references, CVs and applications, about a position within the Liberal Studies Department (restricted access); document: 'Proposals for Liberal Studies: 1970-1971'; timetables for Liberal Studies; provisional timetable for the Liberal Studies Conference on Government, 1967; document: 'Proposals: History of Art and Ideas'; papers about the Committee on the Lectureship in the History of Fine Art; papers about a vacancy for the Lectureship in the History of Fine Art, including applications, CVs etc. NB includes sensitive material, for example applications and references, that will be closed for 75 years. DIR/13/4/15/5: Papers relating to Liberal Studies, 1974-1977 (1 folder): Includes: Papers, minutes and agendas of the Liberal Studies Co-ordinating Committee; correspondence about staffing; proposals for including Architecture within Liberal Studies; document: 'History of Art and Ideas, Facets of Art in the 20th Century', programme of talks; advertisment for a lecturer in Liberal Studies.

Folder of circular letters from D P Bliss to staff at the Art School. Subjects including: fire alarms & fire drill; attendance of students and importance of registers; 'Areas of Study' identified by National Advisory Council on Art Education in England; observations on various aspects of School life and student behaviour; overview of 1959-60, 1960-61 sessions and thoughts on coming year.

General administration. Includes correspondence with: Sir John Stirling Maxwell, asking for his opinion on student work; James Huck, about his employment at the School; R R Gunn, Hutchison asking the Governors if they can lend the School a Morning Coat or similar garments for teaching students to draw clothes; Alex N Paterson, about the membership of the Library Committee; testimonial for Richard Mervyn Noad, who has applied for the 'Athens Bursary'; Report to staff from the Finance Committee about staff unrest - explains current situation & plans for the future, 1935; Miss Dorothea Hannah, about her resignation; speech made at leaving party for P W Davidson, 1936; resignation letter of Kathleen Mann; circular to staff about the processes of raising grievances; correspondence with Mr Wilson, Mr Mackie, Miss Smyth, H Y Alison, and others about obtaining new costumes for the School; retrospective speech made at Diploma presentation, 1936, refers to Diploma passes and Kinecraft Society; circular about the behaviour of students during the Diploma Giving event; circular about the creation of a new timetable for the School; circular about arranging for Christmas presents to be given from the School to students and alumni serving in the Armed Forces.

Letters including: Gray to Anning Bell, Feb 1933 re: the death of Dorothy Smyth; to Governors re: the death of D. Smyth & appointment of Olive Smyth as Head of Commercial Art, Feb 1933; confidential letter to Keppie from Anning Bell describing conditions at GSA and changes needed, Mar 1933; arrangements for the Kinecraft Society, Mar 1933; letter from Fra Newbery re: duplication of the Newbery Medal; correspondence about the adjudication of Diplomas.

General administration. Includes: circular about the re-opening of the School, 1940; letters to staff about a salary cut of 10% owing to the War; Miss G G Killin about returning books to the library; Ian Fleming, about the teaching of History of Art at the School, and personal matters; James Crawford, about the situation of the School, Sep 1940; Henry Y Alison, about covering Evening School teaching; Maurice Thomas, Hutchison asking if he can come back to teach at the School; personal references for Jack Coia & T Howath; W D Bone, about helping in the Evening Classes; Ancell Stronach, about fire fighting at the School; circular about the SRC and student agendas; Henry Y Alison, about fire fighters at the School; circular about fire watching at the School.

Outgoing letters, D-G: Instructions to Mr. Dunlop about the Evening School (Oct); Editor of the Daily News re: the role of the machine in arts and crafts, refers to William Morris, Walter Crane, Mackintosh, Voysey, etc. (Oct); James Dron re: Artist Teachers' Exhibition Society & lecture from E.A. Walton (Oct-Dec); Norah Neilson Gray re: organisation of classes (Oct); John R. Findlay re: suggested British Industries Fair in Glasgow (Dec).

b-e are with envelopes.

eLetters show correspondence between William Drummond Bone and the Army, referring to his War Servive Pay and demobilisation. Letters from Glasgow School of Art refer to the reinstatment of his teaching position at GSA after the war. A letter from the Glasgow Academy Rector details superannuation and there are also letters from various establishments documenting upcoming exhibitions and competitions which William Drummond Bone was involved in. A speech written for Mr and Mrs Armour is also included.

Anderson apologising for giving offence over certain remarks about admission of students to Glasgow School of Art.

Copy rather than original.

William Anderson is now their North of England rep.

Re: exhibition in Southport that included Anderson's paintings.

Re: identification of the painting.

Notifying Anderson of Lord Ashburnham's death.

Re: South American orchids.

A folder with lists of objects regarding the lending museum scheme.

Folder of papers concerning the Lending Museum Scheme, including lists of items, lists of schools, correspondence etc.

Glasgow School of Art Loans Department Inventory of Material c1914-1918, concerning the Lending Museum Scheme.

Lists of objects, loans supplied to other schools.

Notes and papers for lectures by Bliss, 1946-1947. Including: address to students at opening of 1946 academic year; Diploma Distribution Annual Report (1947); sketches titled 'Awful apparition in the Edgeware Road' and 'One of Punch's many cartoons of the Monument, vol XXI, p265'; paper titled 'The Colossus of Hyde Park Corner' (in relation to Haig Memorial, and to previous 'Monument' sketch); paper on Edward Bawden; extract from address written by Keith Henderson; paper on art history and illustration; paper on Engraving; paper titled 'The Scottish Pre-Raphaelites'; brief resume of D P Bliss; book list (with names of illustrators); series of notes on paintings ('Reading Wycliffe's Bible' by Clausen, 'View of Arles' and 'The Zouave' by Van Gogh, 'St Francis and the Birds' by Giotto, 'Seine at Verneuil' by Monet, 'Head of a Lady' by Van Der Weyden, 'Portrait of Beatrice D'Este' by Da Predis, 'Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake' by Lawrence, 'Tahitian Subject' by Gauguin, 'View of Delft', 'A Street in Delft', and 'The Lady at the Virginals and a Gentleman Listening' by Vermeer, 'Boats' by Van Gogh, 'Bacchus and Ariadne' by Titian, 'Winter' by Brueghel the Elder, 'A Calm' by Van De Cappelle, 'Gabriel' by Da Forli, 'The Vision of St Eustace' by Pisanello, 'View of Arc Vallery' by Cezanne, 'Coeur De Lion Departing for the Crusade' by Philpot); notes on artists (Botticelli, Courbet, Durer, Furse, Kunisada); poem titled 'The Laird o' Cockpen'; draft of after dinner speech; paper by Bliss titled 'Modern Book Illustration' (an 'Introduction'); notes on teaching of painting, drawing, and memory drawing; notes on a visit to Staffordshire and Manchester (1947); paper titled 'Memorandum of the RSA'; typed copy of Psalm 144, Verse 12; paper on Sadie McClellan's stained glass at Broomhill; review of Gordon Roe's 'Rowlandson: The Life and Art of a British Genius'.

Possibly by Walter Alison, Henry's father.

Possibly by Walter Alison, Henry's father.

Possibly by Walter Alison, Henry's father.

Includes:

• DC 028/7/2/10/24/1 Application and Correspondence (1996-1997) 1 folder
• DC 028/7/2/10/24/2 Leaflet (c1996-1997) 1 folder.

Folder of correspondence dating to after Douglas Percy Bliss left the School. Mostly copy 'out' letters to Bliss from the Secretary and Treasurer of the School, David C Black. Includes correspondence with the Secretary and Treasurer of the School about matters such as Assessor's Reports, the Annual Report, the Diploma Presentation, news about the Alasdair Gray film 'Under the Helmet', a project 'Discovering Art', expenses for lectures delivered by Bliss, information about student visits to London, and general news of the School.

Lace corners, possibly from a Darvel mill, showing a range of techniques & motifs. Cream coloured crocheted lace corners of various sizes. Motifs include horseshoes, 4 leaf clovers, thistles, leaves, squares, stars, lattices, iris flowers. Range of straight edged & curved edged corners, some with picot edgings. Variety of delicate crocheted lace & coarser household textile crocheted lace.

Collection of cream coloured circular, star shaped & rectangular lace mats.

Includes:

• DC 028/7/2/10/74/1 Application and Correspondence (1998) 1 folder
• DC 028/7/2/10/74/2 Promotional Material (not dated) 1 leaflet
• DC 028/7/2/10/74/3 Video (not dated) 1 VHS tape.

2 copies.

4 copies.

Correspondence with The Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts on the award under the J Arnold Fleming Bequest to Angus Neil.

Inventory of furniture, books, statuary, pictures, stores etc.

Inventory of equipment of the Department of Printed Textiles, 05 Jan 1954.

Inventory of casts including their locations in the Mackintosh Building (in 1953). Organised by type of ornament, ie. French Renaissance; Byzantine; Egyptian etc.

Inventory and Valuation of School property.

Inventory and Valuation of School property.

Inventory and Valuation (Old Building).

Inventory and Valuation of school property.

Inventory of School property including plaster casts. Volume also includes photographs of casts.