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Accession of Papers related to Francis Newbery

Later accessions of material relating to Francis Newbery. Material was not deposited as part of his working papers as Director of the School, but includes some working papers and correspondence from during his time as Director in addition to papers dating to after his retirement, family records and photographs, and written materials regarding Newbery.
Includes:

  • DIR/5/38/1: Correspondence, 1889-1947
  • DIR/5/38/2: Working Papers of Francis Newbery, 1902-c1910
  • DIR/5/38/3: The 'Masque of the City Arms' Papers and Correspondence, 1905
  • DIR/5/38/4: The Teaching of Design, Papers and Correspondence, 1910
  • DIR/5/38/5: Needlecraft in Secondary Schools Papers and Correspondence, 1910-1912
  • DIR/5/38/6: Family Papers, 1906-1984
  • DIR/5/38/7: Family Photographs, c1895-c1980s
  • DIR/5/38/8: Materials relating to Francis Newbery

See this blog-post for more information about the discovery of these materials: http://www.gsaarchives.net/2018/03/cataloguing-gsa-famous-friends-fra-newbery-discovered/

Newbery, Francis Henry

Building Committee Papers

Building Committee minutes 1896-1899, 1907-1910, Extension Committee minutes 1906-1907, correspondence and papers 1897-1911. GOV/5/1/1: GSA Building Committee Minute Book May, 1896-Dec 1899 GOV/5/1/2:  Report of the Building Committee (copy) [original in Minute Book - 5/1/1], 07 Oct 1897 GOV/5/1/3: GSA Building Committee - Extensions & Alterations Minute Book 1 (with index), Oct 1906 - May 1908 GOV/5/1/4: GSA Building Committee - Extensions & Alterations Minute Book 2 (with index), Jun 1908 - Oct 1910 GOV/5/1/5: Letter Book - Correspondence between GSA, Building Committee and the Architects, 1905-1910 GOV/5/1/6: Bundle of papers - includes notes on statements of accounts, grant matters, SED correspondence, Form 114 returns and general correspondence about the building, 1906-1910 GOV/5/1/7: Bundle of papers - as above, 1906-1910 GOV/5/1/8: Bundle of papers - as above, 1907-1911 GOV/5/1/9: Misc. correspondence to Newbery & Building Cttee. re: the new building, Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh scrap notes on fittings, etc., 1908-1909 GOV/5/1/10: Letter from Honeyman & Keppie re: Clause 21 of the Conditions and the architect's fee [with scrap note from Building Cttee. re: Clause 21], 21 Apr 1897 GOV/5/1/11: Misc. corresp. from Honeyman & Keppie to the Building Committee - (a) Electric lighting, 22 Nov 1898 (b) Contracting of Mr Sayers, the electrician, [incl. letter from Building Cttee. agreeing to appointment], 29 Nov 1898 (c) Location and design of the Technical Studios, 10 Apr 1899 (d) Brackets on the windows - costs, 5 May 1899 (e) Request for payment, 06 May 1899 GOV/5/1/12: Misc. corresp. from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh to the Building Cttee. & Newbery - (a) Note of fees [cf. 5/1/3, p.333], 5 Jun 1906 (b) Regarding outstanding account, 19 Oct 1906 (c) Acknowledgement of cheque & contribution of balance remaining, 20 Dec 1906 (d) List of offers for various contracts, 8 Oct 1908 (e) Addressing problems: air ducts, sound-proofing floors, etc., 12 Nov 1908 (f) Declaration that architects will not be responsible for any accident if there is dancing on the ground or first floors, 25 Nov 1908 (g) Referring to 5/1/12 (f) and dancing at GSA, 26 Nov 1908 (h) Discs & Lamps, 27 Nov 1908 (i) Heating arrangements, 27 Nov 1908 (j) Modelling Rooms & travelling crane, 19 Aug 1909 (k) Elevator (with figures), 9 May 1909 (l) Letter accompanying statement of charges, 24 Jul 1909 (m) Heating for the library, 29 Nov 1909 (n) Heating arrangements, 20 Jan 1910 (o) Heating arrangements, 24 Jan 1910 (p) Heating report, 19 Feb 1910 (q) Heating, 10 Mar 1910 (r) Fittings, incl. Catalogue Stand in the Library, 21 Mar 1910 (s) Cases, 23 Mar 1910

*Not available / given

Miscellaneous

Papers and correspondence relating to: building contractor's claim 1897-1907; appeal against building consent 1907; valuation of site 1907; butresses of the Panorama Building, 1896-1907; Extract of Disposition 1908; fittings and equipment 1909-1912; the Glasgow Sanitary Department, 1909-1929; plan of site 1914. GOV/5/9/1 Mr John Kirkwood's Claim - (a) Letter to Mr. Kirkwood from Honeyman & Keppie appointing him as building contractor [COPY], 13 Oct 1897 (b) Letter from Kirkwood to Honeyman & Keppie re: claim to be contractor for extension, 18 Jun 1907 (c) Letter from J Kirkwood & Smith, Contractors to Governors of GSA re: tender for extension, 20 Sep 1907 (d) Letter from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh enclosing copy of letter from lawyers re: Mr Kirkwood's claim, 5 Oct 1907 (e) Extracts from Minutes [Copy], 1897 (f) 2 lists of material used to dispute claim, not dated GOV/5/9/2: Joint Minute, I.C. The Glasgow School of Art v Thomas Nisbet & others (recorded at the Dean of Guild Court, Glasgow), with letter explaining the Minute from Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co., Lawyers, 14 Nov 1907 GOV/5/9/3: Valuation of Site: (a) Valuation of west portion of school ground by Thomas Binnie & Son, 23 Feb 1907 (b) Plan of area under valuation, Feb 1907 (c) Copy of (a) & annotated copy of (a), 23 Feb 1907 (d) Copy of letter to Newbery from Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co. re: conditions of land use, 1 Mar 1907 GOV/5/9/4: Craft Studios - (a) Letter from Newbery re: craft studios and tables used [refers to b], 12 Mar 1910 (b) Plan of craft table, signed CJR Smith, not dated GOV/5/9/5: Petition from Staff for Passenger Lift, 19 May 1910 GOV/5/9/6 Misc. requisition forms from staff re: new building: (a) Anatomy Room, James M. Dunlop, not dated (b) Store Cabinet, J.J.F.X. King, 13 Jun 1910 (c) Boiler Guards, D. Moffat, 17 Jun 1910 (d) Library catalogues, J.J.F.X. King, not dated (e) Easels, Allan D. Mainds, not dated (f) General heating needs, not dated (g) scrap figures for Library fittings, not dated GOV/5/9/7: Office Equipment Booklets, not dated GOV/5/9/8: Projector Lantern - Correspondence, technical specifications, catalogues, etc. relating to the Projector Lantern fitted in the Lecture Theatre, GSA, [c61 items], 1909-1912 GOV/5/9/9: Valuation of Building - scrap note not dated GOV/5/9/10: Plan of site behind GSA, on Dalhousie St. side: (a) Plan of site by J Andrew Millar. Architect, Jan 1914 (b) Letter from Mitchells, Solicitors re: above space & possible uses, 14 Jan 1914 GOV/5/9/11: Papers and correspondence regarding the butresses of the Panorama Building, 1896-1907 (a) Agreement between the Glasgow Real Ice Skating Palace and the Trustees of the Bellahouston Bequest regarding the butresses of the Panorama Building, 1896 (b) Letter from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh to E. R. Catterns, Secretary of Glasgow School of Art regarding the Agreement document above, 03 Oct 1907 GOV/5/9/12: Extract of Disposition by the Glasgow School of Art in favour of themselves imposing burden on the use of their property, 1908 GOV/5/9/13: Glasgow Sanitary Department, 1909-1929 (a) Certificate from the City of Glasgow Sanitary Department to certify that the Drainage System of the Glasgow School of Art is in satisfactory condition, 18 Aug 1909 (b) Letter from Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh regarding the certificate listed above, 23 Aug 1909 (c) Certificate from the Corporation of the City of Glasgow Public Health Department to certify that the Drainage System of the Glasgow School of Art is in satisfactory condition, 27 Sep 1929

*Not available / given

The Architectural Competition

Includes:

  • Conditions of competition, 1896
  • plan of proposed new school, 1896
  • list of architects, 1896
  • correspondence with architects, 1896
  • report relating to the design produced by the architects, Honeyman and Keppie, whose author is probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh and related correspondence, 1896
  • measurer's report, 1897
  • GOV/5/4/1: Conditions of the Competition of Architects for the Proposed new School of Art [3 copies, inc. Sec.'s], Jun 1896
  • GOV/5/4/2: Plan and sections of site for proposed new school [4 copies, inc. Sec.'s and Headmaster's], Jun 1896
  • GOV/5/4/3: Proposed list of architects, not dated
  • GOV/5/4/4: Letter from Campbell, Douglas and Morrison Architects re: cannot take part in competition, 23 Jul 1896
  • GOV/5/4/5: Petition from architects re: the Competition [plus copy], 24 Jul 1896
  • GOV/5/4/6: Reply by Governors to architects, 12 Aug 1896
  • GOV/5/4/7: Letter from architects asking for modification to conditions, 17 Aug 1896
  • GOV/5/4/8: Letter from Mr I. L. Watson, Architect, re: the conditions,  20 Aug 1896
  • GOV/5/4/9: Letter to architects amending conditions, 27 Aug 1896
  • GOV/5/4/10: Architect's Design for Glasgow School of Art, with a description and schedule of its contents, [On cover, an ink drawing of 3 wishbones on tracing paper, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh], 1896
  • GOV/5/4/11: Letter to Directors from James King and Renny Watson choosing the design marked by the "crossed bones", 7 Dec 1896
  • GOV/5/4/12: Letter from Colonel Festing, D.S.A re: his choice of design, 17 Dec 1896
  • GOV/5/4/13: Measurer's report by Robert Scott as to estimated cost of the chosen design, 11 Jan 1897

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie