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The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive consists of:

• Newscuttings (featuring articles by Cordelia Oliver)
• photographs and negatives by George Oliver
• personal papers
• examples of artwork by Cordelia and George Oliver, various publications
• posters relating to cultural events in Glasgow and Scotland.

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.

Folder containing black and white photographs of landscapes taken by George Oliver. Some have been annotated. Includes: Brasov and Bucharest (Romania), Grangemouth, Aberdeen and various Scottish countryside scenes.

Folder containing black and white negatives, contact sheets and photographs taken by George Oliver. Most have been annotated. Includes: Venice, Bath, Canterbury, Aachen, Deutsches Museum Munich, Oxford and Canterbury.

Folder containing black & white photographs and contact sheets taken by George Oliver. Most are unidentified. Includes: Milan, Florence, interior of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan showing Biffi Caffè, and a replica of Michaelangelo's David in Florence.

Folder containing black & white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: 1951 Festival of Britain, 1949 Richmond Horse Show, London buildings and cars, Bath, Rye, Dover and Canterbury. The original packaging contains technical photographic information including the type of camera used.

Folder containing black & white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: general street scenes of London, London streetscenes featuring cars, Brighton, Liverpool, Tunbridge Wells and Burlington Arcade. The original packaging contains information about the camera George used and technical photographic information.

Folder containing black and white and colour negatives, contact sheets and photographs. Most have been annotated. Includes: Catterline, Crail (colour negatives), Glencoe and Rannoch Moor.

Folder containing contact sheets and negative strips of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: St Andrews, Stirling, Culross, Drum, Pitlochry, Inverness, Crieff and Dumfries.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver featuring various locations in Scotland. Most are annotated. Includes: Culross, Stirling, Grangemouth, Glasgow streets, Kirkcudbright streets, Oban, South Alloa, Stirling and Mull.

Folder containing 22 contact sheets and 224 negative of photographs taken by George Oliver. Majority are annotated. Includes: Museum of Childhood, Royal Scottish Museum, Henry Moore statues at Inverleith, New Town, Edinburgh University and Greyfriars graveyard.

Folder containing 8 contact sheets and 114 negative strip of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated.  Although the folder is entitled 'Edinburgh', some of the material is of scenes outwith Edinburgh and of cars. For example: scenes of George's Rolls Royce at Doune, Broughton House and an Albion car dating from 1920. The Edinburgh material includes: Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh University, New Town and George Street lane sales. Some negatives relate to photographs in the previous folder entitled 'Edinburgh Prints'.

Folder containing negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver in relation to the Citizen's Theatre and The Goethe Institute. Includes: Goethe Institute, Goethe Medal presentation 1984, Mayfest press conference 1986, Citizen's Theatre board, canteen and backstage staff.

Folder containing 4 black and white negative strips and 4 contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated. Includes: high-rise flats, the Gorbals and the Clydeside.

Folder containing 5 black and white photographs of the murals of the Catholic Pavilion at the 1938 Empire Exhibition and Crawford's painting 'Tribute to Clydebank'.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Some are the negatives and contact sheets of pictures in the previous folder: DC 066/2/15. Includes: Pollok House, Maxwell Park, Rolls Royce at Fernhill and various street scenes in Pollokshields.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: children with boats, skating on the pond, Pollok house and the Burrell Collection.

Folder containing 50 black and white photographs of buildings of various sizes, taken by George Oliver. Some annotated. All buildings featured are in Glasgow except one of a pub in London which dates from 1948. Also contains 2 photocopies of a line drawing by Thomas Williams depicting a busy cityscene beside a river. Photographs include: Templeton's Carpet Factory, Hampden Park, Glasgow Cathedral, St Enoch Station and Bute Hall.

Folder containing black and white and coloured photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Also contains some contact sheets. Some are annotated. Includes: architecture of Glasgow, Citizen's Theatre and Joan Eardley.

Folder containing 49 black and white photographs of exhibitions held at the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Most are annotated. Includes: 'Crawford and Company' curated by Cordelia Oliver, Joan Eardley exhibition and John Bellany exhibition.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated. Includes: 2 copies of a photograph of Joan Earley painting of small boy with hands in pockets and 2 photographs of a Glasgow street scene.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also contains a handwritten list of titles. Includes: Porche cars, William Johnstone paintings and plaster, guild of motoring writers, Castle Donnington, Cartier Bresson exhibition, Margot Sandeman paintings and Joan Eardley pastel and motoring pre-war.

Folder containing black and white photographs taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some are annotated. Many are prints from photographs from DC 066/2/60-61. Includes: Joan Eardley.

Folder containing colour and black and white negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Some annotated. Includes: cars, a model Midland Bluebird bus in colour, Joan Eardley and a ceramic studio.

Folder containing 34 black and white and colour photographs of Joan Eardley and her work taken by George Oliver. Also contains exhibition catalogues and cuttings from such, press releases and postcards.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Joan Eardley exhibitions, Mackintosh furniture and the work of Jessie M. King.

Folder containing negative strips and colour slides by Georga Oliver featuring the work of Joan Eardley.

Folder containing 147 black and white photographs of artworks taken by George Oliver. Includes: work by Bet Low and Joan Eardley.

Folder containing 58 black and white photographs of Pollokshields, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some are annotated. Includes street scenes of: Leslie Street, Kenmure Street, Barcaldine Terrace and shops at Nithsdale Road.

Folder containing 60 black and white photographs depicting terraces and tenements in Glasgow, of various sizes and taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some annotated. Some photographs are duplicates of photographs in other folders. Includes: performers and performances from the Third Eye Centre and street performers from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various Sizes. Some annotated. Many photographs are prints from photographs contained in other folders for example: DC 066/2/58-DC 066/2/64. Includes: Cordelia Oliver and performers at the Third Eye Centre.

Folder containing colour negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Glasgow Green, Greenock, Exhibition of Scottish Art in North of England, London, Morgot's Studio, Border Warfare at Tramway 1989, Wines from Paris Opening, Holyrood Park Festival Fringe Day 1996 and Glasgow streets.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: D O Hill/Adamsonn exhibition, a copy of a photograph taken by Annan in 1914 of a Glasgow street scene, and copies of Annan portraits.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most have been annotated. Also contains handwritten lists. Includes: Stirling, Liverpool, Edinburgh College of Art and Lillie Art Gallery.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs by George Oliver. Some are annotated. Includes: clocks in Kilmarnock, GSA's Mackintosh Building and Victoria street, Edinburgh.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Labour Party Eurofest at the Edinburgh Playhouse in 1984 as part of their election campaign for the European Elections with Neil Kinnock, Robin Cook and Donald Dewar speaking at such, Oriental Figurines and Scottish Crafts Trade Fair.

Folder containing contacts and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show in 1989, paper workshop, Glasgow books, Bently, gable ends, Hungarian reception, Dick Wing Royal Infirmary, Port Glasgow, McLean Museum and Crieff shops.

Folder containing 60 black and white photographs of performances at the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Most have been annotated. Includes: Billy Connolly, Tom McGrath, music and dance performances.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also includes a handwritten list. Includes: Leith docks 1966, Edinburgh, cars, Catterline, Crail, Rossyln Chapel, Festival of Britain 1951, start of Monte Carlo Rally at Blythswood Square in 1955, vintage motor cars in various locations, Richmond Horse Show 1948 and Glasgow.

Folder containing black and white negatives, contact sheets, photographs and colour prints by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also contains a leaflet for building tours and exhibitions of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1994. Includes: Dovecot Tapestry, Scotch Myth at St Andrews, ceramics workshop Edinburgh 1973 and Third Eye book shop.

Folder containing 53 black and white photographs relating to the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated. Includes: various performers, performances and general events.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes; Ashkenazy rehearsing at the Macrobert arts centre in Stirling, Compton McKenzie, Billy Connolly, Mayfest at the Third Eye with Whoopi Goldberg, John Byrne gable, Duke Ellington at the Glasgow Apollo, and Humphrey Lyttelton at the Clyde Fair.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: various performances at the Third Eye Centre and Polish Realities.

Folder containing colour and black and white negatives, slides and photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also contains handwritten lists of images. Includes: Richard Demarco, children on Glasgow streets, Kelvingrove, City Chambers and general scenes around Glasgow.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: negatives of photographs taken of a Russell lantern slide of a R34 airship, Donald long ship model, clocks in various locations, Glasgow and Rolls Royces.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated. Includes: Catterline, Fife, Caithness, Mull and various cars.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Also contains a typed alphabetical list of the people photographed. Includes: Whoopi Goldberg performing at the Third Eye in 1984, Sir Alexander Gibson, Alasdair Gray and Allen Ginsberg at Traverse Theatre.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also contains a typed list of the people who are photographed. Includes: Dr. Lillie Recital, Edwin Morgan's 65th birthday at the Third Eye Centre, poetsound Festival at Third Eye Centre, Sir Compton Mackenzie and Sir William Mactaggart.

Folder containing photographs taken by George Oliver and of various sizes - many of which are prints of photographs in DC 066/2/60. Some have been annotated.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver.  Includes: College of Piping, Glasgow street scenes with children and general street scenes of Glasgow.