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Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Coordination [Meetings 1 & 4 only].

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on School Art-Craft Exhibitions [Meetings 1 & 3 only]. Includes membership list of the Committee.

Includes correspondence with: Andrew D Brown, about lectures on 'Furnishing' by Mr. Colville and Dr. Pevsner; Sir Steven Bilsland about the Empire Exhibition; Mr Hutchison's evidence about teaching of History of Art at GSA; the Register for Industrial Designers; draft memo on the proposed Chair of Industrial Design at Glasgow University; correspondence about Hutchinson's re-appointment to the Scottish Committee of Art & Industry; a list of magazines and periodicals which deal with design in industry.

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• correspondence about numbers of students placed in 'Industry'
• lists of Artist Craftsmen in Glasgow
• correspondence about the importance of the Exhibition of Scottish Everyday Art
• correspondence about Journal Sub-Committee competition for a new design for the cover of 'Scotland'
• correspondence about a designer for a Scottish National Mark
• correspondence about helping Schools to procure foreign literature.

Council for Art and Industry, Scottish Committee, correspondence and papers. Includes correspondence with: Ian Finlay, Council for Art and Industry, about Hutchison's impressions of Schools he visited and their colour schemes; Fred H Young, Messrs James Templeton & Co Ltd, about the Carpet Industry and its relation to Art and Industry; Sir Steven Bilsland about the Committee for Art and Industry and topics such as the Furniture Sub-Committee and the Carpet Industry; Scottish Committee for Art and Industry, Work in Progress, Dec 1935; Capt Leslie M Kerr about the position of Secretary within the Council for Art and Industry; correspondence about the Sub-Committee on School Art-Craft Exhibitions; Sam Mavor, about the Sub-Committee on Engineering.

1 folder of Harry Barnes papers relating to the Scottish Civic Trust. Includes: document: 'New Uses for Old Churches, a handlist of Scottish and English examples'; correspondence about the retirement dinner of George Bruce; copy letter from Barnes about various Trust matters such as Queens Cross Church, Mackintosh furniture and Civic Trust Awards; some minutes and meeting papers of Scottish Civic Trust meetings; report 'Operation Spring Clean, 1968', summarising the objectives of the project to 'brighten up the North West' and rejuvinate industrial wastelands; correspondence, notes, and meeting reports about 'Operation Springclean'; a brochure for a project 'Highland Village 1970, A Project for Schools', to improve a village; correspondence about the 'Highland Village 1970' project; memoranda about the move of the Scottish Civic Trust offices to George Square, Glasgow; correspondence about the Civic Trust Award Scheme; correspondence about a proposed amendment to the constitution of the Civic Art Association; document: 'Some proposals for the redevelopment of the Glasgow Civic Arts Association'.

Papers relating to the Scottish Certificate of Education and other papers relating to training in Art. Includes: Minutes of Scottish Certificate of Education, Advanced Grade Art Committee meetings; programme for 'The Industrial Designer' conference; report on 'Comparison of Advanced Art Requirements in England'; draft exam paper for History & Appreciation of Art & Architecture (Advanced); report from Council of Industrial Design, Scottish Committee on problem of training of designers acceptable to industry.

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.

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Contains:

• Gayfield Gazetter, No. 1 - 3; 1932
• The Ambience, No. 3, a brochure issued by the Art Workers Guild; n.d. Includes illustrations by Kath Whyte.

Contains various school certificates and diplomas earned by Sylvia Chalmers.

Includes:

• 3rd Year certificate from the Park School, Glasgow; 1943-44
• enior Leaving certificate from the Park School, Glasgow awarded by the Scottish Education Department, 1946
• 'Furnishing' carpet design diploma, 1954
• Glasgow School of Art diploma in Design and Decorative Art: Textile, 8 June 1950
• The Society of Industrial Artists diploma, 1958

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• DC 028/7/2/10/28/1 Application and Correspondence (1997-2000) 1 folder.

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• DC 028/7/2/10/55/1 Application and Correspondence (1997-1998) 1 folder.

Folders titled 'SANDAS Annual Requisitions', 1967-1970 Includes photocopies of a number of different Glasgow School of Art Papers, perhaps for a reporting exercise. It is not clear what the acronym 'SANDAS' stands for. Copied papers include: Scottish Central Art Institutions, Draft proposals for the Review of the Diploma Courses and the Introduction of Associateship Courses; papers about Associateship Courses; Minutes of Board of Studies Meeting, 12 Nov 1968, about Associateship Courses; papers regarding Honours Diploma Courses; papers regarding School inventories; memorandum on the selection of students for specialisation departments, papers about the Cargill Hostel at Culzean; papers about the General Course at the School; some proposals for the redevelopment of the Glasgow Civic Arts Exhibition; papers of a Liberal Studies conference at the School; papers about celebrating the centenary of the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1968; papers about the Student Representative Council (SRC); itinerary of a visit to Holland; some thoughts on the possible reorganisation of the Glasgow School of Art; list of senior academic staff; review of staffing; papers about Diploma Assessments; papers about a 'Teach-In on Art Education'; paper on the Administrative Organisation of the Glasgow School of Art; papers on conditions of employment; paper about the roles of the Deputy Director and Registrar; papers of a Working Party on Art; papers on Art syllabus for specialist pupils; report on the School by E Clements; review of Safety Regulations memorandum; papers about Scottish Crafts; papers about the development of Hospitalfield House; paper about the tapestry for the new offices of the Scottish Arts Council; note about the Scottish Television Awards, etc. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/6/1: 'SANDAS Annual Requisitions, 1967-1970, folder 1/2' (1 folder) DIR/13/2/6/2: 'SANDAS Annual Requisitions, 1967-1970, folder 2/2' (1 folder)

Correspondence, planning application and building license papers relating to the project.

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• DC 028/7/2/10/3/1 Application and Correspondence (1997) 1 folder.

Contains one cheque book, one bundle of exhibition receipts, one bundle of expenses receipts and one bundle of cheques.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also includes a typed list of the people photographed and two typed letters. Includes: Scottish Theatre Company rehearsing, Stan Tracey at the Third Eye Centre, and Ian McKenzie Smith.

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• DC 028/7/2/10/69/1 Application and Correspondence (1998) 1 folder.

Harry Barnes' correspondence and papers relating to the Royal College of Art. NB These folders are all closed for 75 years as they contain sensitive information. Folders as follows: DIR/13/16/6/1: Correspondence with the Royal College of Art, 1964-1966 (1 folder): Includes correspondence and papers about topics such as: a visit to the Glasgow School of Art by Janey Ironside of the Royal College of Art; Principal's Reports on students for their Royal College of Art Entrance Examinations; information about applicants to the Royal College of Art; lists of sucessful candidates; template letter for informing sucessful candidates. DIR/13/16/6/2: Correspondence with and Papers regarding the Royal College of Art, 1972 (1 folder): Includes correspondence and papers about: Entrance Examinations for students to the Royal College of Art; information about applicants; individual student references. DIR/13/16/6/3: Correspondence with and Papers regarding the Royal College of Art, 1972-1974 (1 folder): Includes correspondence and papers about: Entrance Examinations for students to the Royal College of Art; information about applicants; individual student references; correspondence with Professor David Pye about furniture design in Scotland.

Contains colour reproductions and 9 colour photographs of textile samples designed by Robert Stewart with Liz Arthur's accompanying notes.

Contains colour reproductions and 12 colour photographs of Robert Stewart's textile designs, c1951-1961, with Liz Arthur's accompanying notes. Includes images of 'King Cole', 'Beefeaters', 'Sunman', 'Macrahanish', 'Masks/Altiere', 'Applecross', 'Fruit Delight', 'Raimoult', 'Mirage', 'Seraphim', 'Don Quixote' and silk scarf designs, as well as reproductions of Liberty's Christmas Catalogue 1960.

Contains colour reproductions and 10 colour photographs of Robert Stewart's tapesty designs, c1967-1986, with Liz Arthur's accompanying notes. Includes images of 'Genesis', 'Apollo 8', Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow City Chambers designs; as well as images of Robert Stewart Ceramics storage jars featured in the New York and Tokyo World Fairs and designs based on a geological theme for Britoil offices, Glasgow (not selected for commission).