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Contains publications and press cuttings relating to embroidery, needlework and the NDS.

By the time the Needlework in Scotland scheme was disbanded due to the war in 1939, the scheme had amassed a collection of some 900 items. In 1945, when the scheme was resurrected at the Needlework Development Scheme it continued to acquire textiles having over 5000 pieces by 1961 when the scheme was finally dissolved. Many of these were available as loan collections to schools and colleges.

Includes transparencies, proofs and photographs of needlework from the NDS British and 'Foreign' (non-British) collections.

71 textiles originating from Great Britain.

54 examples of non-British work including examples from Greece, India, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey and Bosnia.

Travel reports submitted to the School by students who undertook a travelling scholarship, plus travel itineraries created by Douglas Percy Bliss during his time as Director of The Glasgow School of Art.

GSA-related exhibition catalogues, including those for the following exhibitions: Ancient & Modern Embroidery & Needlecraft, 1916 (2 copies); The Page Right Printed, An Exhibition of the Work of the Private Presses from William Morris to the Present Day, May 1973; Come All Ye: Exhibition of Broadsides, Broadsheets, Chapbooks, Songsheets, Poem Cards, Private Press Ephemera and Street Literature, Feb 1975; Work by GSA Design School staff, Mar/Apr 1982; Tenth Degree: Exhibition of work by final year and postgraduate students in Fine Art, 1988; Art at Heart: Work by students at schools for the blind in Japan 1950-1988, Oct 1989; Hannah Frew Paterson, Embroiderer, 1990 (ISBN 0901904147); Berlin/Glasgow | Glasgow/Berlin, 1995/6 (2 copies);Glasgow School of Art Design Staff, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, USA, 13th-24th Feb 1996; Lines of Continuity, 2002 (ISBN 0901904430)(2 copies).

The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

A collection of photographs of the Mackintosh Building, including: aerial photographs and site plans; photographs of the exterior of the building; photographs of the interior of the building including the entrance, corridors, studios, offices and other rooms; photographs of furniture; photographs of scale drawings of furniture; photographs of metalwork and other details.

Includes:

• Slides of general student work
• Slides of textile student work
• Slides of environmental art student work, and general slides.

This series contains lantern slides showing images used at The Glasgow School of Art for a wide range of teaching purposes, including European and Asian art history, costumes, ethnography, anatomy, animals, lettering and illumination, typography and architecture. The lantern slides are in the format of an English lantern slide (82 x 82 mm and 85 x 100 mm). The series also contains glass plate negatives showing images of Glasgow School of Art student work, predominantly architecture and sculpture. However there are also negatives showing stage costumes, leatherwork, textiles design, ceramics and silversmithing. This series also contains a small amount of private photographs of staff and students as well as images of GSA's Mackintosh Building. The negatives are in various formats, most of them are an English Non Standard (Half Plate 122 x 167 mm) and a Daguerreotype Traditional (Quarter Plate, 84 x110 mm). A considerable amount of the glass plate negatives contain images for teaching purposes, mainly reproductions from GSA library books ("Fragments Antiques", "A History of Greek Art", "A History of Art in Ancient Egypt"). Their size is an Daguerreotype Traditional (Quarter Plate, 84 x110 mm). The organisation and numbering of the material reflects a previous cataloguing scheme: P4/1-2896: Lantern Slides P4/10/01-10/43 and P4/11/74-79: Glass Plate Negatives of students work, staff, students and Mackintosh Building P4/11/1/254 -589 and 11/01/01-63: Glass Plate Negatives used for teaching purposes

These albums were commissioned by Harry Barnes during his time as Deputy Director of the Glasgow School of Art (1946-1964). The reason for their commission is unknown yet it is known that Barnes was keen on documenting the history of the School of Art and that creating albums such as these was a way of capturing aspects of the School's life.

This series of photographs holds images directly related to The Glasgow School of Art. These images include photographs of staff and students at work, fashion shows, student activities and Glasgow School of Art official functions.

Includes magazine and newspaper articles publicising the Archives and Collections at The Glasgow School of Art.

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers.

Day Issue Books 17/3/51-25/11/54.

Includes catalogues, lists of items and book accessions, mainly from around the first half of the 20th century.

Biographies of the members of the Board of Governors: GOV/14/1: File of biographies of Governors of the Glasgow School of Art compiled by the secretary to the Board, c2001-2003.

Other Committees that reported to the Board of Governors for example ad-hoc committees established to deal with specific issues or instances. Committees are as follows: GOV/13/1: Committee on Catering, 1984-1985 GOV/13/2: Mackintosh Restoration Committee, 2014-2017 GOV/13/3: Singapore Development Group, 2011-2014

Papers and Minutes of the sub-committees that report to the Board of Governors. The names and remits of these committees have changed over time and this is reflected in the series description and administrative histories for each sub-committee. Sub-Committees are as follows: GOV/12/1: Audit Committee, 1993-2017 GOV/12/2: Business Committee, 2000-2017 GOV/12/3: Chairman's Committee, 1989-2000 GOV/12/4: Estates Committee, 1990-2017 GOV/12/5: Finance Committee, 1991-2000 GOV/12/6: Investment Committee, 2009-2017 GOV/12/7: Museums & Archives Committee, 1998-2017 GOV/12/8: Personnel Committee, 1987-2017

Papers relating to Bursaries, Grants and Prize Funds. Includes: GOV/11/1: Glasgow Educational Endowments Board and Hutchesons' Hospital and Educational Trust papers, 1883-1903 GOV/11/2: The Hart Trust papers, 1884-1908 GOV/11/3: National Competition of Schools of Science and Art and Art Classes, 1891-1898 GOV/11/4: Bellahouston Bequest Fund papers, 1892-1901 GOV/11/5: Lamont Scholarship, c1900 GOV/11/6: Andrew Carnegie Funds Correspondence, 1901-1905 GOV/11/7: International Exhibition Surplus Fund Application, 1902 GOV/11/8: Corporation Representatives on Outside Bodies papers, 1904-1906 GOV/11/9: Muirhead Bequest papers, 1905 GOV/11/10: Bequest of Mr McCaig of Oban, 1906 GOV/11/11: Prize Fund and Bequest Financial Information, 1979-1994 GOV/11/12: Hospitalfield Scholars, 1993 Business to do with bursaries, grants and prize funds was mainly dealt with by the Glasgow School of Art Secretary however these particular papers have historically been kept within the papers of the Board of Governors and so have been catalogued as such.

Correspondence and working papers of the Board of Governors, relating to matters such as the organisation of classes, the Scotch Education Department, and appointments. Mostly this type of business was dealt with by the Glasgow School of Art Secretary however these particular papers have historically been kept within the papers of the Board of Governors and so have been catalogued as such. Includes: GOV/10/1: Committee of Management Correspondence, 1854 GOV/10/2: Francis Newbery Application & Testimonials, 1881-1885 GOV/10/3: Correspondence with Scotch Education Department, 1898 GOV/10/4: Staffing Notes, 1901-1902 GOV/10/5: Presentation of a Quaich to Sir Henry Craik, 1904-1905 GOV/10/6: Appointment of Jean Delville to the Royal Academy of Arts, 12 Dec 1905 GOV/10/7: Harry Bathgate Jnr papers and correspondence, 1910-1911 GOV/10/8: Notes on the Re-organisation of Classes, 1929-1932 GOV/10/9: H.R.H The Prince of Wales, Glasgow School of Art Visitor, 1988-2001 GOV/10/10: Correspondence with Governors about Membership, 1997-2003 GOV/10/11: Honorary Fellowships, 1998-1999 GOV/10/12: Honorary President, 2000-2001 GOV/10/13: Proposed closure of Ceramics Department to Undergraduates, 2008

This material consists of small publications such as exhibition catalogues, magazines and event programmes which relate to GSA's activities and alumni.

Teaching aids include collections of prints, photographs, and calligraphy examples.

Documentation pertaining to courses of study at the School of Art. Includes: AC/4/1: Course Proposals and Planning, c1980-1999 AC/4/2: Course Handbooks, 1985-2000

Papers and minutes of sub-committees that report(ed) to the Academic Council. Sub-committees are as follows: AC/3/1: General Purposes Committee, 1973-1990 AC/3/2: Academic Standards Committee, 1990-2000 AC/3/3: Director's Advisory Committee, 1983-1990 AC/3/4: Library Committee, 1975-1992 AC/3/5: Research Committee, 1992-1997 AC/3/6: Course Committees, 1992-1994 AC/3/7: Examinations and Joint Examinations Committees, 1986-2000 AC/3/8: Student/Staff Consultative Committee Minutes, 1994

Drawings related to the project.

Drawings related to the project.

Drawings & plans related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the projects.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project

Drawings related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project (correspondence attached to drawing (1R) in folder GKC/CC/3/1).

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Drawings related to the project.

Drawings and plans related to the project.

Folder contains:
AS EXISTING:

• GKC/PH-HE/3/1/1: locality plan, block plan, ground floor and hall plans, sections A-A and B-B, and elevation: 1/8"