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Staff and Departments

Harry Barnes' papers relating to Staff and Departments. Each folder tends to contain papers and correspondence about a few specific departments. Folders as follows: DIR/13/8/4/1: Folder labelled 'Staff & Departments', 1958-1971 (1 folder) Papers and correspondence with departmental staff and about departments. The majority of this folder refers to the Embroidery and Weaving Department. Correspondence is about subjects such as: Staff exhibitions; collaborations with industry including businesses such as Pringle, Mcinnes Textiles ltd, ICI Fibres, Liberty, Beadec Textile Printers Ltd, and Brown Brothers Gallashiels Ltd; the Diploma show private view; staff contracts; scholarships; staff research and travel leave; student projects including those from industry, organisations and businesses; Reports of visits to other Art Colleges; teaching posts and contracts; course content; prospectuses; some job application papers; course timetables; student visits; the Scottish Education Department; staff salaries; student placements; student and staff references; departmental equipment e.g. looms; papers about the 'Glasgow School of Art Former Students' Embroidery Association'; the Textile Council. DIR/13/8/4/2: Folder labelled 'Staff & Departments', 1964-1970 (1 folder): Papers and correspondence with departmental staff and about departments. Much of the correspondence in this folder is related to the Industrial Design Department and the Departments of Ceramics, Interior Design, and Silversmithing and Jewellery. Correspondence includes topics such as: Student competitions; visits to Departments; lectures for students; appointments to the staff; collaboration with industry and businesses such as: General Time limited, Shell Chemicals limited, The Scottish Design Centre; student projects with industry partners; conferences; correspondence with other Universities e.g. University of Technology, Loughborough; student visits to factories and businesses; visits to other ceramic departments e.g. the Edinburgh College of Art; the re-planning of the Ceramic Department of the Glasgow School of Art; equipment and machinery e.g. kilns and power tools; student competitions and prizes; departmental exhibitions; student and staff references; the Scottish Education Department; the School Prospectus; proposed timetables; some correspondence, in French, between J Leslie Auld, Silversmithing and Jewellery, and correspondents including Monsieur Calmette, President of Cartier (translations are provided); study visits for students; departmental accomodation; departmental commissions. Also includes papers such as: workshop regulations for Interior Design; a Report on a Visit to the LCC School of Silversmithing and Allied Trades by John Leslie Auld, 1965. Includes 13 black and white photographs. DIR/13/8/4/3: Folder labelled 'Staff & Departments, Honours Courses', 1964-1970 (1 folder): Papers and correspondence with departmental staff and about the departments of Textiles, Industrial Design, and Ceramics, related to Honours Courses. Correspondence includes topics such as: student visits; equipment and machinery; student placements in factories and businesses; collaborating with industry e.g. Pringle; student references; the Scottish Education Department; positions and appointments to the staff; correspondence with other Art Schools and Departments and visits; correspondence with the Textile Council; donations to departments from companies; exhibitions of student work; correspondence with industry to research techniques e.g. The Plasics Institute; student projects; staff retirements; competitions; health and safety; the purchase of materials by students; student examinations. DIR/13/8/4/4: Folder labelled 'Staff & Departments', 1964-1971 (1 folder): Papers and correspondence with departmental staff and the Heads of Departments. The majority of papers relate to School accounts, the post of Secretary and Treasurer 1969, the School of Architecture, the Department of Industrial Design, Saturday Morning Childrens' Classes, and the Department of Planning. Correspondence includes topics such as: the Scottish Education Department about Examination of Accounts; the School Accounts; the Decimilisation of the Glasgow School of Art Accounts; teachers' travelling expenses and conference fees; competitions and prizes; correspondence with the Glasgow Arts Centres; salaries; student debts; student fees; insurance arrangements; external examiners; student visits; collaboration between the School of Architecture and University of Glasgow departments; visits to the School from RIBA; staff references; classes for apprentice Carpet Designers; a conference for Carpet Designers; the Council of Industrial Design; a Carpet Design Exhibition; staff vacancies and appointments; the Saturday Morning Childrens' Classes; the Town Planning Institute; student projects; Department of Planning projects; staff/student statistics; links with the University of Glasgow in terms of Planning; staff regrading. Also includes papers relating to: the post of The Secretary and Treasurer of the Glasgow School of Art; the Chair of Architecture at the University of Glasgow; Outline of Courses in Town and Country Planning at the Glasgow School of Art; draft application forms for 'Admission to full time training in Planning'; papers from Ian Morrison about his commencing at the Art School as a staff member, the General Course and other matters. DIR/13/8/4/5: Folder labelled 'Staff & Departments, 1966-1970' (1 folder): Papers and correspondence with departmental staff and about the departments of Silversmithing & Jewellery, Embroidery and Weaving, Printmaking, Graphic Design, and the School of Design. Correspondence includes topics such as: enrolment figures; the duties of the Head of the School of Design; section meetings; visits to the Diploma Show; agendas for staff meetings; lectures from visiting professionals; appointments to teaching posts; departmental supplies; exhibitions; staff timetables; student and staff references; equipment; job advertisments; regrading of staff; student scholarships and travel abroad; student placements; student projects; student visits to factories; guest lectures; competitions; Notice of congratulations to Gordon Huntly for winning the competition to design the Robert Burns Anniversary Stamp, 1965; departmental libraries; orders to the Graphic Design Department for School stationery and prospectuses; commissions for departments; student membership of the 'Society of Industrial Artists'; Glasgow College of Printing, information about College Diploma in Graphic Communications; student Summer projects for the Department of Graphic Design; donations of equipment; papers about a Glasgow School of Art Christmas Card competition, 1967; papers about Graphic Design Research Projects; staff salaries; papers about the addition of Photography to the Graphic Design Department. DIR/13/8/4/6: Folder labelled 'Staff & Departments', 1966-1970 (1 folder): Papers and correspondence with departmental staff and about departments. The majority of this folder refers to the Department of Sculpture. Correspondence includes topics such as: appointments to the staff; collaborations with industry; research visits; staff and student references; commissions; equipment and orders; post-diploma studies; diploma show arrangements; assessments and assessors reports; student visits to factories; Government scholarships; Culzean Hostel; the moving of the departments of Sculpture and Pottery; regradings; staff meetings; advertisments for posts within the Sculpture Department.

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Staff Association

Harry Barnes' Papers relating to the Glasgow School of Art Staff Association. Papers include: Report of the Staff Association Nov 1973, including membership and finance information; correspondence about diploma assessment organisation; Staff Association News bulletins; minutes of meetings; financial and accounts information; agendas; correspondence between Harry Barnes and the Staff Association; Conditions of Service document; further Annual Reports of the Association; some minutes of a meeting of the Principals and Directors of Central (Art) Institutions of Scotland, including Staff Association Representatives; information sheets about the Staff Association; minutes of meetings of the Association of Lecturers in Scottish Central Institutions (ALSCI); information about the School and Staff Committee; report of a School inspection, May 1976, into Student Organisation and Welfare; Staff Association Newsletters; forms for the nomination of a Staff Association member to sit on the Board of Governors. Correspondence deals with topics such as: staff conditions and pay; staff events; and salary scales. Folders as follows: DIR/13/8/3/1: Papers relating to the Staff Association, 1967-1973 (1 folder). DIR/13/8/3/2: Papers relating to the Staff Association, 1970-1976 (1 folder).

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Staff Timetables

Collections of Staff Timetables including weekly timetables for specific courses and sections, specific staff timetables and departmental timetables. Folders as follows: DIR/13/8/5/1: Folder labelled 'Mrs Bennet, Staff Timetables', 1966-1969 (1 folder) Includes: First Year General Course Timetable, 1968-1969; Second Year General Course Timetable, 1968-1969; Specific staff timetables from the Department of Modelling & Sculpture, 1966-1967 e.g. Mr Dobson, J Norman Martin, P Zunterstein, J Barr, M Allan; list of Visiting Day Staff, 1966-1967 with details of hourly rate and hours worked; collected staff timetables from all departments. DIR/13/8/5/2: Folder labelled 'Mrs M Bennet, Staff Timetables, 1968-1969' (1 folder): Includes: list of Visiting Day Staff, 1968-1969 with details of hourly rate and hours worked; and collected staff timetables from all departments.

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Strathclyde Theatre Group

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver in relation to performances of The Strathclyde Theatre Group. Most are annotated. Includes: 'The Golden City' performed in Glasgow Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh, Melmoth and Everyman.

Oliver, George

Structure and Constituton

Papers relating to the administration of the Glasgow School of Art and the constitution of its governing bodies. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/1/1: Document titled 'The Administrative Organization of the Glasgow School of Art', by H Jefferson Barnes, Jan 1969 (1 document). Includes information about the Board of Governors, and its sub-committees. DIR/13/2/1/2: Folder titled 'New Constitution', 1970-1973 (1 folder). Includes papers and correspondence regarding the constitution of the Board of Governors, and the Scottish Education Department's views on appointing bodies.

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Student Correspondence Files

Harry Barnes' alphabetical student correspondence files. Correspondence between Barnes and GSA students about topics such as: invitations to parties; references and reports; placements and internships; scholarships and prizes; student performance; commissions and projects; student accomodation; appeals; student allowances; and applications for further study. Correspondents include individuals such as John Byrne and Alasdair Gray. NB: These papers contain sensitive information and are therefore closed for 75 years in line with Data Protection Legislation. Folders as follows: DIR/13/7/7/1: Student Files, 'A-B', 1964-1980 DIR/13/7/7/2: Student Files, 'C-F', 1964-1980 DIR/13/7/7/3: Student Files, 'G', 1964-1980 DIR/13/7/7/4: Student Files, 'H-J', 1964-1980

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Student Finances and Expenses

Harry Barnes' papers relating to Student Finances such as Grants, Allowances, and Expenses. NB Most of these papers contain sensitive information about individuals and will be closed for 75 years from the date of the material, in line with Data Protection legislation. Folders as follows: DIR/13/7/3/1: Folder of papers relating to Student Allowances, 1961 (1 folder): Includes: Questionnaires filled out by students about their Allowances for a Scottish Education Department, Standing Advisory Committee on Grants to Students exercise. DIR/13/7/3/2: Folder labelled 'Student Grants', 1965-1966 (1 folder): Mostly documents estimating student expenditure on materials. Includes: Expenditure statement of the 'Matriculation Fund'; document: 'Scottish Education Department, Standing Advisory Committee on Grants to Students, Inquiry re Cost of Materials'; correspondence about the costs of student materials; correspondence about specific student grants; correspondence with the Scottish Education Council about their Standing Advisory Committee on Grants to Students; correspondence about Maintenance Grants; lists of the costs of instruments and materials for students, handwritten and typed; estimates of student expenses for different departments. DIR/13/7/3/3: Folder of papers about student expenditure, 1965-1969 (1 folder): Includes: Handwritten expenses for the DWT Cargill Hostel, Culzean Castle, 1967; handwritten expenses for the 'Wester Ross Survey'; typed expenses for the DWT Cargill Hostel, Culzean Castle 1967; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about sums allocated for vacation courses and study visits; document: 'Estimate of Expenditure on Study Visits and Industrial Experience for Session 1967-68'; 'Scottish Central (Art) Institutions, Student Expenses'; list of the cost of instruments and materials for students, 1965; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about 'Students' Allowance'. DIR/13/7/3/4: Papers Relating to the Glasgow Educational Trust, 1972 (1 folder): Includes references for Glasgow School of Art students applying to the Glasgow Educational Trust for study grants and bursaries and correspondence about student applications.

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Student notebooks

Contains notebooks from Sylvia Chalmer's time as a student at the Glasgow School of Art:

Includes notebooks for:

  • "General Knowledge"
  • "History and Methods"
  • "Methods"
  • "History of Styles"
  • "Architecture"
  • "Miss Meek's Design Notes".

Notebooks include handwritten notes; illustrations clipped from magazines and newspapers; postcards; and hand-drawn pencil, ink & watercolour sketches and diagrams.

Chalmers, Sylvia

Student Representative Council (SRC) and Exhibition Papers

Papers and correspondence relating to SRC-related projects and issues and Exhibitions. Includes: papers relating to the suggested SRC Board resignation and ensuing 'revolution'; (non-) payment of Burns Supper tickets; notices about poor behaviour and vandalism on visit of Edinburgh students and at Student Dance; notes relating to Fashion Show (1960); notices on Christmas Ball (1958); retiral of Mr. Leggatt (Janitor); exhibition of contemporary prints; lecture on 'The Developing Process' (with related correspondence); exhibition of work produced during Easter sketching visit to the Highlands; Berlin exhibition (Karl Otto); exhibition of wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker; exhibition of decorations for Galston Parish Church; exhibition of contemporary Danish design; exhibition of 'Ephemera Typographica'; exhibition of chairs by students of Interior Design; exhibition of illustrated books (largely from GSA Library); exhibition of drawings by German Romantics; exhibition of Modern German Graphic Design.

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Student Representative Council (SRC) and other Student Associations

Harry Barnes' papers regarding the Student Representative Council (SRC) and other Student Clubs and Associations. Folders as follows: DIR/13/7/4/1: Folder labelled 'Student Christian Movement', 1964-1970 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with St Stephen's Parish Church about the pastoral care of the students; notice of a Christmas Service by the Reverend Dr Angus T Stewart in the Lecture Theatre, 1968; programme of the Christmas Service; correspondence with the Scottish Secretary of State about a Student Association application for a licence to sell alcohol; correspondence about the Scottish Churches' House about the 'Scotland Consultation' event, 1969 and other meetings and events; correspondence about Christmas Services at the Art School and other Services; 'The Glasgow School of Art Student Christian Movement Account of Income and Expenditure for Session 1966-1967'; Order of Service documents for various Services at the Art School; correspondence with the Scottish Churches Council; correspondence with the Student Christian Movement; correspondence with Councillor JD Kelly about the Student Christian Movement. DIR/13/7/4/2: Papers relating to the Student Representative Council (SRC), 1965-1967 (1 folder): Includes: Notice of results of elections to SRC positions, 1966-1967; notices of SRC Office bearers; correspondence about the counselling of students with regard to mental health and welfare; notice of Matriculation fees, 1966-1967; correspondence about student activities; draft document: 'Rules regarding Students' Societies & Clubs'; minutes of an SRC meeting, 1966; notice about SRC elections; correspondence about the 'Mackintosh Club 66'; correspondence with the SRC about limiting the use of the Mackintosh Room due to potential damage of the furniture; memos for SRC members; correspondence with the SRC about matters such as the new proposed Code of Discipline for students, and Grant cut-backs; correspondence with the Scottish Union of Students about membership and other matters. DIR/13/7/4/3: Folder labelled 'SRC Russian Visit Feb 1966' (1 folder): Papers and correspondence about the organisation of a 'Visit of a Group of Soviet Artists and Sculptors to the Glasgow School of Art, Fri 24 Jun 1966'. Includes papers such as organisational correspondence; timetables; Report by the SRC on the visit; budget and expenditure; programmes; etc. DIR/13/7/4/4: Papers relating to the Student Representative Council (SRC), 1967-1970 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence and papers about the forming of the 'Students' Association' with the aim of 'obtaining and the government of premises for the provision of activities'; document: 'The Glasgow School of Art Students Representative Council, Receipts and Payments Account for the period from 01 Jun 1969 to 29 May 1970'; The Student Association/Union Accounts, 1970; correspondence with the SRC about presence at meetings; correspondence about Insurance Arrangements at Central Institutions; correspondence about the Students' Material Store; correspondence with the SRC about School premises; correspondence about the SRC Constitution. DIR/13/7/4/5: Papers relating to the Student Representative Council (SRC), 1968-1970 (1 folder): Includes: Notices of the Executive Committee of the SRC and Principal Office Bearers; correspondence about the premises of the School and the SRC; note of the SRC Budget 1969; correspondence about SRC finance and accounts; some minutes of SRC meetings; some minutes of other committee meetings discussing SRC matters; notes about the 'Associateship Course' at the School; correspondence between the SRC President and Harry Barnes; notices of meetings; notice to students and staff about the SRC liquor licence; 'Students' Association, Revised Constitution, Bye-laws and Standing Order', 1968; correspondence with Hamilton College of Education; handwritten document; 'Diploma Presentation Speech by SRC President', 1969; typed copies of the Diploma Presentation Speech, 1969; pressclipping about the Scottish Union of Students; paper: 'The Basic Principles involved in a Disciplinary Machinery for Colleges'; sheets of costings for events; SRC 'Constitutional Byelaws and Standing Order Amendments'; correspondence with the Scottish Union of Students about student exchanges; correspondence about the Czech Students Appeal Fund; Glasgow School of Art Students' Association, Financial Report, 1968-1969; notes of a meeting between the Director and the SRC; correspondence regarding visits to the School hosted by the SRC; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about topics such as student discipline and legislation affecting Central (Art) Institutions; copy of the Glasgow School of Art Code of Discipline; correspondence about the new constitution of the SRC; notes of meetings of the Scottish Union of Students; handwritten report on social amenities; note of student material costs. DIR/13/7/4/6: Papers relating to the Students' Association and SRC Constitutions and Amendments, 1968-1970 (1 folder): Includes: Glasgow School of Art Students' Association, Revised Constitution, Bye-Laws and Standing Order, Mar 1968; note of 'SRC Constitution, Proposed Finance Clauses'; note of Constitution amendments; another, undated, copy of the 'Students' Association, Revised Contitution, Bye-Laws and Standing Orders'; annotated copy of 'Constitution, Bye-Laws and Standing Orders of the Students' Representative Council of the Glasgow School of Art'; Scottish Union of Students, Standing Orders, Feb 1970. DIR/13/7/4/7: Papers relating to the Student Representative Council (SRC), 1971-1973 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about SRC accounts and money owed; notes of SRC elections, results, and office holders; correspondence about a 'Young Worker Seminar' organised by the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges; correspondence congratulating the SRC on the Fashion Show; newspaper clipping about student protest; correspondence between Harry Barnes and the SRC President about various matters; Student Information Service Constitution; correspondence about the publication of an SRC Student Handbook; correspondence about a potential snack bar in the Haldane Building; SRC President's Report for Session 1970-1971; correspondence about the SRC Constitution; circular letter about Hornsey College of Art's Student Action Committee; working paper on the system of Art Education; document: 'The nature of formal design education: an extract from What is Design by Norman Potter'; a study paper by DJ Warren Piper about structures of an art college; correspondence with the Scottish Union of Students; notes for meeting of the Chairman's Committee and members of the SRC. DIR/13/7/4/8: Papers relating to the Student Representative Council (SRC), 1974-1975 (1 folder): Includes: Notes about the election of Office Bearers; invitations to SRC events; correspondence with the City of Glasgow Parks Department about Sports Facilities in Glasgow; correspondence with the Glasgow Students Charities Appeal about topics such as damage to buildings and a lease of the School Refectory; Course Proposals from the SRC to Harry Barnes; Draft letter to students from Barnes about Social Education for students; correspondence about centralised premises for recreation of students; correspondence with the National Union of Students about student representation on the governing board of Central Institutions; correspondence and papers about Fashion Show finances.

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Student Society Events and Visits

Folder of papers regarding Student Representative Council, the Fashion Show, Glasgow School of Art Drama Club and other student events and visits. Includes: Notes on a Board of Studies meeting with the SRC; Notice of the SRC elections and Principal Office Bearers, 1966-1967; notice about the election of the Art School Charities Queen; correspondence about the Cartha Athletic Club, Rugby Section; correspondence about the Art Students' Summer Show, 1964; Notice of the Student Summer Show Prize Lists, 1959 & 1961; further papers about the Student Summer Show e.g. a catalogue for 1959 and Agenda for the opening ceremony, 1959; correspondence about the Art School Christmas Ball; 'Memorandum on the control and conduct of Student Dances in the Glasgow School of Art'; papers and correspondence about the Glasgow School of Art Drama Club productions, such as: 'The Crucible' 1967, 'The Decline and Fall of Kevin Walker' 1966, Tiger at the Gates 1965, 'All My Sons' 1959; correspondence about acquiring a Record Player for the Drama Club; notes on the Dramatic Society's sale of tickets; list of staff who attended a Dramatic Society production; programmes, cast lists, and tickets for Dramatic Society Productions; programme for the Scottish Union of Students, Student Drama Fesitval, 1965; correspondence about paintings to be taken to Jordanhill for an Exhibition, 1965; pressclippings about the Drama Club Productions; note of SRC expenditure, 1963-1965; note of Matriculation Fees, 1966-1967; programme for the Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show, 1966; tickets for the Fashion Show; Programme for the Fashion Show 1965; correspondence about costs of the Fashion Show and other organisational matters; correspondence about the Glasgow School of Art Film Society; correspondence and papers about student visits to and from Stuttgart Akademie, 1967-1969 e.g. itineraries, flight bookings, correspondence and timetables.

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Student work: Measuring

Comprises: Drawings (ink) 1st year Dipl. Architecture. Measuring Glasgow Cathedral; Drawings (pencil) 1st year Dipl. Architecture. Measuring Glasgow Cathedral; Large booklet including 7 pages of ink and pencil drawings and photographs of Alexander "Greek" Thomson's Holmwood Villa, Cathcart, Glasgow. 2nd year Dipl.Arch.; Press cutting "The Herald", May 14, 1994 about Alexander "Greek" Thomsons's Holmwood Villa, Cathcart, Glasgow.

The Glasgow Herald

Students' Material Store

Harry Barnes' papers relating to the Students' Material Store. Folders as follows: DIR/13/7/5/1: Folder labelled 'Material Shop, 1964-1968' (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about the premises; notes about the costs to students for materials; correspondence about staffing of the shop and the position of 'Assistant Saleswoman'; notices about queueing in the Students' Marerial Store. DIR/13/7/5/2: Papers and Correspondence relating to the Students' Material Store, 1973-1975 (1 folder) Includes: Correspondence and papers about the Garthamlock Neighbourhood Development Committee appealing to the School to help furnish their Art Group with supplies; correspondence about alumni being able to use the shop; correspondence about Students' Material Store Expenses; document: 'Figures related to materials and equipment expenditure incurred by the Art Students in the four Central (Art) Institutions, 1973; correspondence about staffing of the store; correspondence with Customs and Excise relating to VAT on the School Shop. DIR/13/7/5/3: Papers relating to the Students' Material Store (SMS) and SMS Committee, 1973-1977 (1 folder): Includes: Invitations to meetings of the Students' Material Store (SMS) Committee; some Minutes of meetings of the Advisory Committee on the Students' Material Store; correspondence about discounts for large orders; correspondence about the salaries of staff in the School Shop; Students' Material Store, Sales Comparison, 1973-1974, and 1974-1975; document: 'Figures related to materials and equipment expenditure incurred by the Art Students in the four Central (Art) Institutions, 1973.

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Studio books

Bound ledger book with lock and key belonging to John McGlashan, father of Dasiy and Violet. Contains 1896-1915 balance sheets [boxed separately]."Picture Book": contains purchase orders listing title, size, shape, price, and purchaser; 1874-1876. Belonged to Alexander McGlashan Studio of West Regent St, Glasgow.

The Anderson family

Subscriptions and the School Extension Building Fund

Papers relating to subscriptions, funds and donations to the School Extension Building Fund. GOV/5/10/4/1: Papers used in planning the Extension Building Fund (a) Bundle of papers about the moneys raised for the Mackintosh Building in 1894 and 1907 (4 items) (b) Glasgow School of Art Building Fund Appeal booklet produced to raise funds for the completion of the Mackintosh Building, c1907 (5 copies) (c) Programme for the official opening of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building, 1909 (d) Bundle labelled 'Lists of Names' including lists of subscribers to other charitable funds such as the Carnegie Trust, Paisley Art Institute, the Memorial to David Livingstone, Glasgow Dental Hospital, and The Scottish National Commercial College. Also includes draft letters to the Carnegie Trust from Glasgow School of Art requesting them to renew their grant for equipment of the School, 1920-1926 (11 items) GOV/5/10/4/2: Copy letters, papers and correspondence with the Scottish Education Department regarding funds and Capital Grants for the extension, 1926-1932 (48 items) GOV/5/10/4/3: Appeals for donations to the Extension Building Fund (a) Printed pamphlet: 'The Glasgow School of Art Appeal for £35,000 for School Extension', providing information about the School Extension scheme. Includes a description of the planned extension by architects Messrs John Keppie & Henderson. (b) Bundle of papers labelled 'Donations, Letters sent out'. Copy and draft letters sent out to individuals such as Sir John R. Findlay, James Robb, The Duchess of Atholl, Messrs James Templeton & Co, Robert Rule, Sir Robert Wilson, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, and Sir John J Burnet to request donations to the Extension Fund. File also includes some copies of acknowledgements and thanks for donations, 1926-1927 (37 items) GOV/5/10/4/4: Letters, and copy letters, offering subscriptions to the Glasgow School of Art Extension Fund and notes of individual donations received, 1926-1931 (200 items) GOV/5/10/4/5: Bundle of letters labelled 'Refusals to Subscribe', 1926-1928 (18 items) GOV/5/10/4/6: Bundle of draft and copy letters to subscribers acknowleding and thanking them for their donations. Includes a blank template acknowledgement letter (10 copies), 1926-1927 (25 items) GOV/5/10/4/7: Lists of Donations and Donors (a) Small booklet labelled 'List of Probable Subscribers 1926' including names and addresses of potential donors, 1926 (b) Small booklet labelled 'Building Fund 1926-1927 Donations' including Building Fund list of donations alphabetically arranged, 1926-1927 (c) Bundle of papers labelled 'Building Fund Cash Statements', including various lists of donations and donors to the Extension Fund, 1926-1927 (17 items) (d) Loose pages of Annual Report, pp19-22. Includes 'Appendix VI, The Glasgow School of Art Donations to Extension Fund, to 31 Aug 1929' (e) Printed page pasted onto paper 'Appendix VI, The Glasgow School of Art Donations to Extension Fund, to 31 Aug 1929' (f) Copy of Glasgow School of Art Annual Report 1928-1929 with annotations on pages 20-21, the list of donations to the Extension Fund. (g) Typed sheet: 'Appendix VI, Donations to Extension Fund to Aug 1931'

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Tapestry Projects and Organisations

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers relating to Tapestry Projects and companies such as the Edinburgh Tapestry Company, of which Barnes was a Director. Includes: Correspondence and papers regarding a Tapestry designed for the new offices of the Scottish Arts Council by Edinburgh Tapestry Company; correspondence about Scottish Arts Council Awards granted to Tapestry students; much correspondence about the tapestry commission from the Scottish Arts Council to create a tapestry for their new premises in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh; correspondence about design submissions for the tapestry commission; the Edinburgh Tapestry Company Limited, Statement of Accounts, 1967; correspondence about an enquiry for a tapestry for the new College of Surgeons; correspondence about Tapestry Designs and comissions for: Newcastle Upon Tyne Civic Centre, the University of Strathclyde, a B P Moorfields project, Major Michael Crichton Stuart of Falkland Palace, Eastbourne Waterworks, a church in Glastonbury, Kent University; correspondence about an exhibition of tapestries; correspondence and papers about various aspects of the Edinburgh Tapestry Co Ltd; correspondence with the Victoria & Albert Museum about tapestries and the Dovecote studio; correspondence about the Dovecote Studios; invitation for Barnes to join the 'comite de patronage' in connection with the 'Deuxieme Bienalle Internationale de la Tapisserie'; correspondence with the International Wool Secretariat; photograph in a mount of a view of an ornate mid-late 19th century sandstone bulding; plans and sketches for the tapestry at the Scottish Arts Council, Charlotte Square; plan for a Tapestry in the Main Entrance Hall of the English Electric Co Ltd, Strand, Aldwitch, 28 Oct 1959.

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Teacher Training Papers

Papers, minutes, reports and correspondence relating to the training of Art Teachers. Including: correspondence relating to provisions for the training of art teachers in both Scotland and England, and occasional difficulties of students trained in Scotland being accepted for work in England; Prospectus for Birmingham College of Art and Crafts, School for Training Art Teachers, 1955-1956; notes about Leicester College of Art's School of Teacher Training; the 'Scheme and Procedure of the Clearning House for Graduate Art Teacher Training Centres', Jan 1961; correspondence with the Graduate Art Teacher Training Centres Clearing House; correspondence to the Burnham Committees; information about Glasgow School of Art Endowments and Prizes; 'Report on Measures to Improve the Supply of Teachers in Scotland', by the Scottish Education Department, 1959; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about the subject; 'Report on Proposed Changes in the Art Examinations and in the Length of the Diploma Course', The Ministry of Education National Advisory Committee on Art Examinations, 1957; Statutory Instrument No 1634, 'The Teachers (Training Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations', 1958; reports and minutes of meetings of the Joint Council for Scottish Central (Art) Institutions, 1958-1959.

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Teachers' Timetables

Glasgow School of Art Teachers' Timetables for the Session 1962-1963. Also includes timetables for 1st Year General Course; 4th Year Interior Design; 2nd Year General Course; Evening School; 3rd & 4th Year Pottery; Department of Architecture.

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Technical Illustration Papers

Papers about courses in Technical Illustration and about the Society of Industrial Artists. Includes: proof copy of A Edward Harvey's 'Technical Illustrating' (1960); notes on Glasgow School of Art's Technical Illustration Special Course; outline of Scottish Aviation Limited's Training Scheme for Apprentice Technical Artists (instructor, J Steven Mark); correspondence from firms with staff interested in Technical Illustration course; minutes of meetings of Working Party on Technical Illustration and sub-committee on Technical Illustration; summary of replies from companies with apprentices being trained as technical illustrators; correspondence relating to Stow College's 'Technical Illustration' exhibition; City & Guilds booklets ('228. Technical Illustration') and draft regulations and syllabuses; syllabus of Coventry College of Art's Technical Illustration course; Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) Annual Report (1962) and Code of Professional Practice and Conditions of Engagement; biographical notes on officers and candidates for election for SIA (including Jack Howe, John Reid, Stuart Rose, Peter Ray, Ronald Dickens, Alfred Smith, George Adams, David Dry, June Fraser, Peter Gauld, Frank Guille, Ronald Homes, Ronald Ingles, Faith Jaques, Barbara Jones, Roy Kemp, John Lunn, R. Miller Smith, Richard Negus, Ernest Race, Martyn Rowlands, Olive Sullivan, Nigel V. Walters, George Williams, Bernard Blatch); correspondence and notes on SIA new admission scheme; report on Dept of Industrial Design London Visit; notice on 'Restrictions in the Use of Certain Types of Glazes in the Teaching of Pottery'; notes on course for students specialising in pottery and on Pottery Dept.

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