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Folder containing press release for "The Seeing Eye: An exhibition on the Life and Work of George Oliver 1920-1990" and black and white photographs (unidentified). Also includes ink sketches.

NB: possibly Daisy McGlashan's notebook.

Watercolour sketches of wild flowers from Cove & St. Andrews. 28 paintings, plus 1 at back.

Sketchbook with pencil sketches of figures and pencil and watercolour landscapes including York, Grange-over-Sands, Sedbergh, Holborn St., Clapham Common, Kippford, Garelochead and Edinburgh.

Contains pencil sketches of various flora and fauna; designs for Christmas cards, cushions and aprons. Also includes some designs drawn on tracing paper.

Sketchbook with pencil & watercolour figure sketches and landscapes and cityscapes of Hampsfell Cottage, Grange, St. Andrews, Shrewsbury, London, The Strand & Convent Garden.

Sketchbook with pencil sketches of heads, animals and landscapes.

Sketchbook of watercolour and pencil figures and animals, landscapes, textile designs and notes.

Labelled by John Walter Lindsay 'sketch designs coloured [sic] coded to photographs & drawings 7a'. Includes sketches labelled 'Weekend cottage Tala reservoir', 'Diploma Show lamp', 'Diploma Show chair', 'Sketch designs haute couture', 'Diploma Show bookcase'.

Sketchbook bearing the inscription, "Catherine Mason the gift of Alice Rigby - Given by her dear Mother..." Contains poems accompanied by handpainted illustrations of flowers.

Folder containing black sketchbook belonging to George Oliver mostly relating to cars, ephemera with car illustrations by George, picture postcards and b&w photographs, one negative (image of car and accompanying article).

Includes:

• DC 028/7/2/10/39/1 Application and Correspondence (1997-2000) 1 folder.

Harry Barnes' papers regarding the Silversmithing Department at Glasgow School of Art. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/22/1: Papers relating to City and Guilds of London Institute, Examinations, 1963 (1 folder): Includes: Administrative documents about the organisation of Exams such as a Key List of Stationery and other Requirements of candidates; list of instructions for the invigilators/administrators for the exams; information memoranda for those involved in the administration of exams; student information forms for the exams (completed forms, so closed for Data Protection); envelopes including Examination Question Papers. DIR/13/4/22/2: Folder labelled 'Silversmithing, 1970-1973' (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about commissions and competitions; correspondence about a course for Jewellery Apprentices; Minutes of a Special General Meeting of the Ordinary Members of the Scottish Region of the Design and Research Centre, 1973; correspondence about financial help for students from the Craft Committee of Goldsmith's Hall, London; correspondence about lectures for students of Silversmithing; correspondence about a proposal for Silver Chains of Office for the Glasgow School of Art, 1973; correspondence about platinum; information sheet of programme dates for Silversmithing and Jewellery; Manufacturing Jewellers Group, Resume of Committee Meeting, 1973; correspondence about staffing; agenda for a meeting of Manufacturing Goldsmiths and Jewellers; correspondence about visits to the School; correspondence about exhibitions; list of 'Students' Materials and Necessary Expenditures'; information about study visits; letter to the Glasgow Herald providing information about the 'De Beers Diamonds-International Awards'; Report of a meeting at Strathclyde University by J Leslie Auld, 1970; Minutes of a meeting of the Design and Research Centre, for the Gold, Silver and Jewellery Industries. DIR/13/4/22/3: Papers relating to the Department of Silversmithing, 1974-1977 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about competitions and awards; correspondence about the Diploma Show; correspondence about the Glasgow University Graduates Association centrepieces; Report on a Short Course 'Practical Gemstone Identification'.

Folder containing 44 black and white and colour photographs of mostly unidentified shops fronts, all taken by George Oliver. Locations include: Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, and London. Shops include: grocers, chemists, booksellers, tobacconists, butchers and ironmongers.

Includes:

• DC 028/7/2/10/38/1 Application and Correspondence (1997) 1 folder RESTRICTED ACCESS - contains personal data
• DC 028/7/2/10/38/2 Publication: catalogue (not dated) 1 folder.

Shelf register from July 1955 and loose material in a separate folder.

Includes correspondence and part of a planning application for proposed project.

Correspondence relating to the proposed project.

Includes:

• DC 028/7/2/10/72/1 Application and Correspondence (c1998-2000) 1 folder.

Folder containing 9 black and white photographs and 4 negative strips by George Oliver. Includes: Lumsden Sculpture Workshop.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives by George Oliver. Includes: Art and Movement exhibition 1965, Luther light feature 'Strategy Get Arts' 1970, Open Air Sculpture at Ledlanet, Henry Moore sculpture in Edinburgh and George Ricky Exhibition Opening 1982.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding the Sculpture Department at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Papers regarding Sculpture Department requisitions; correspondence with the Parks and Botanic Gardens Department of the Corporation of Glasgow, about pieces of wood for students to work with and park sculptures; correspondence about commissions and competitions; correspondence about staffing; correspondence about student visits; correspondence about machinery of the Sculpture Department; list of Sculpture Department lectures for the Autumn Term 1970-1971; document: 'Sculpture Department, Diploma and Associateship Course, 1st Year of semi-specialisation'; memorandum about 'Kinetics'; list of Materials/Methods Seminars and information sheets on Materials and Methods.

Scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine cuttings showing buildings, furniture, interiors, and people of various eras. Each book includes a short description, written by Lindsay, of the design style and history of the time period. Books labelled: Elizabethan, Jacobean, Tudor, Cromwellian & Stuart, William & Mary/Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency, France, Victorian & Sequence, Contemporary.

Scrapbooks containing magazine and newscuttings showing examples of interiors, exteriors, furniture, accessories, and portraits relating to various design styles. Books labelled: Bauhaus, Interior Design, European Paintings, Furniture & Schemes

A brown leather bound album with gold embossing; "Miss Kathleen Whyte, 1967" embossed on the front cover. Contains newscuttings, ephemera, postcards, correspondence and other items relating to visits to Chicago, Tucson and New York.

Harry Barnes' papers and correspondence relating to the Scottish German Society. Folders as follows: DIR/13/17/21/1: Papers and correspondence relating to the Scottish German Society, 1964-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Invites from the Scottish-German Society to events such as lectures, plays, private exhibition viewings, concerts, dinners, and exhibition openings; Scottish-German Society Diary of Events, 1968; enquiry from a German author wishing to publish a work on stained-glass; correspondence from Barnes asking the Society for translations of German letters; correspondence about visits from German academics and artists to the School of Art for example Dr Elizabeth Schurer v Witzleben and Miss T M Nye delivering a lecture about Medieval Stained Glass Painting; newspaper clippings and correspondence about an exhibition 'New Graphic Art in Germany, 1965' mounted by the Arts Council of Great Britain, including correspondence about the Glasgow School of Art borrowing the exhibition; circular letter about the Scottish-German Society upcoming events; invitation to Barnes for the opening of an exhibition 'Children Paint Cars'; correspondence about visits to the Art School by Scottish-German Society guests; correspondence about a small exhibition of the work of the Berlin School of Art being sent to Edinburgh; correspondence and notes about an Exhibition of German Church Architecture that was shown at the Art School; correspondence with the German Department of the University of Glasgow; Scottish-German Society Young Members Group, programme of events, 1960. DIR/13/17/21/2: Papers and correspondence relating to the Scottish German Society, 1969-1971 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence and papers about a German Poster exhibition to be loaned to the Glasgow School of Art; correspondence about Scottish-German Society lectures for example a lecture on Durer by John Mills; invitations from the Society to events such as exhibitions and lectures; some notes about the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers. DIR/13/17/21/3: Papers and correspondence relating to the Scottish German Society, 1974-1981 (1 folder): Includes: Programmes for Scottish German Society events; programme for a joint symposium between the Mackintosh School of Architecture and the Scottish German Centre; correspondence about maintaining the connection between the Goethe-Institute and Glasgow School of Art; correspondence about a visit to the School by Professor Eusemann; correspondence about a visit to Scotland by Dr Joseph Graf Raczynski; correspondence about plays to be performed by the 'Half Moon Theatre' at the Art School.

June 1993 and September 1994 copies of Scottish Solar Energy Group newsletter, in North Sun folder.

Manuscript notebook signed by members.

Memorandum by the Scottish Education Department on the Scottish Committee's Report 'Education for the Consumer'.

Harry Barnes' papers and correspondence relating to the Scottish Education Department (SED). Folders as follows: DIR/13/3/1/1: Folder labelled 'SED Short Courses', 1964-1967 (1 folder). Includes correspondence, circulars and papers about subjects such as: Programmed Learning; in-service training of teachers; publicity material, for careers in nursing; Teachers' Special Recruitment (Scotland) Scheme; student allowances for study; the Inspectorate of Schools; fundraising for the World Student Games, 'Tokio', 1967; estimates of expenditure and income; accommodation required for Further Education purposes; appointments of staff in the School; approvals for course proposals; the development of courses and departments; invitations to events; the Glasgow School of Art Building Programme, etc. DIR/13/3/1/2: Folder labelled 'SED-Staff 1971-1972', 1967-1972 (1 folder) Papers and correspondence regarding Scottish Education Department involvement in staffing matters at the Glasgow School of Art. For example: SED approval of staff appointments made at the School; papers about standards in staffing; a staffing survey; papers about retirement allowances; lists of staff; salaries; copies of minutes of School & Staff committees; and staffing structures. DIR/13/3/1/3: Folder of Scottish Education Department related material, 1967-1972 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: Draft Statutory Instrument, 1968: The Further Education (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1968; student fees; the SED celebrations of the Centenary of the Education (Scotland) Act 1872; Diplomas in Agriculture; scholarships to students studying abroad; College Administration; Further Education statistics; teachers' salaries and training; Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations; Environmental Appreciation meetings; Course Proposals; a new Higher National Diploma course in Textile Technology; re-organisation of the Inspectorate; supplies of materials for practical classes; exchange of teachers to the 'Commonwealth' and the United States; the introduction of Decimal Currency; Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board, Report for 1967 etc. DIR/13/3/1/4: Folder labelled 'SED 1973', 1973 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: Scottish Educational statistics; training opportunities scheme; course proposals; Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board; Inspectorate changes; list of SED Officers with specific functions related to Glasgow School of Art interests; visits by the SED to the School; Outdoor Education and Outdoor Centres; Residential Field Centres; and a Secondary School Staffing Report. DIR/13/3/1/5: Folder of Scottish Education Department related material, 1973-1975 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: Environmental Education Report; Central Insitutions (Scotland) Regulations, 1974; Summer Vacancy Notification Scheme; Educational Endowments and the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973; the involvement of students in the work of governing bodies; the Scottish Technical Education Council and the Scottish Business Education Council; the grading of work in Further Education centres; Education in Scotland, and a Statement of Policy. DIR/13/3/1/6: Folder of Scottish Education Department related material, 1973-1976 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: schedules of Courses; careers conventions; staffing at the Art School; student accommodation; the post of Deputy Director at the Art School; and other senior positions at the Art School.

Notebook listing exhibits and sale prices, Sep 1963.

Correspondence and papers regarding the Scottish Committee for the Council of Art and Industry and about the relationship between Art and Industry. Includes: Memorandum: 'Federation of British Industries, Industrial Art Department', Feb 1934; article: 'Art in Industry: A Practical Scheme of Refresher Courses for Designers in Works', reprinted from the Bulletin of the FBI, 04 Oct 1921; correspondence between William Hutchison and G E R Young of the Federation of British Industries, regarding the co-operation between Art and Industry, 1934; correspondence with Walter Runciman, of the Board of Trade, about Art and Industry, 1934; Letter from the Established Department, Board of Trade, informing Hutchison that he has been appointed a member of the Scottish Committee of the Council for Art and Industry; correspondence with Sir Steven Bilsland, James Guthrie, and Henry C Dowling, about Art and Industry, 1934; Extracts from Instructions for the Guidance of Secretaries of Temporary Commissions and Committees, Jan 1914.

Includes correspondence with: Sir Steven Bilsland, about Art and Industry and Potteries; J Arnold Fleming, William Williamson, and John H Williamson, about the Pottery Trade in Scotland; Copy about the Pottery industry in Scotland; Sir Steven Bilsland about a potential member of the Furniture Sub-Committee.

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Printing, meetings 2-9 [incomplete, meetings 1 & 4 missing].

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Bureau of Information [meetings 1 & 3-5 (2 missing)]. Includes a 'Memorandum regarding the present position', Draft terms of reference, and 'Suggested Directions for Enquiries from Manufacturers'. Also includes minutes of the Sub-Committee on Tweed, meetings 3 & 4.

Minutes of main committee of the Scottish Committee of the Council for Art and Industry, First to Thirtieth meetings [Incomplete]. Minutes missing for meetings: 21, 25-26, 28-29. Also includes minutes for some sub-committees for example the Kilsyth School Sub Committee.

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Engineering [Meetings 1-5].

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Cotton Textiles, including a questionnaire on personnel & design required by textile manufacturers and a memo on replies to questionnaires by cotton textile manufacturers.

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Furniture [Incomplete]. Includes minutes for the 3rd-5th, and 11th meetings. Also includes a Report on Visit to the Cabinetmaking Classes, The Academy, Beith, 17 Mar 1936.

Minutes of the Sub-Committee on Light Metals, meetings 1-4.