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Variety of materials relating to the works of Dorothy Doddrell, including designs relating to the creation of First World War Roll of Honours; designs created by Doddrell; life drawing studies; and reference materials.

Includes

• a selection of Christmas cards and other ephemera collected by Conrad McKenna, a former student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, plus typed and handwritten materials used by McKenna to deliver teaching at The Glasgow School of Art
• correspondence between Conrad McKenna and The Glasgow School of Art and members of staff, and correspondence and printed ephemera regarding The San Gimignano Summer School.

The cards and ephemera have been created by former Glasgow School of Art staff and students and friends of Conrad McKenna, including Gordon Huntly, Rosalind Bliss, Michael Moulder, Peter Sumsion, Michael Healey, Mark Severin and James Cosgrove.

This material may contain sensitive information about individuals that is protected by the Data Protection Act. Until this material has been checked for sensitive information, it will not be available for researchers. Once this Data Protection work is complete the collection will be open for access, however any sensitive information will be closed and inaccessible for 75 years from the date of creation.

Variety of materials relating to the design work of former GSA student C A Wallace Shaw, including student work; Pringle of Scotland LTD; Donna Karan International; Braemar International; and Fornton Knitting Company LTD. The collection also includes a number of personal and professional photographs; designs and textiles; and personal papers.

Please note that some of this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore may not be accessible.

A variety of loose artworks, cover designs, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs completed by and belonging to Archibald Haswell Miller. The collections includes proofs for book covers and pamphlets, personal correspondence relating to his studies and subsequent career, different ephemera relating to Haswell Miller's student days and photographs of artworks and students and staff members of The Glasgow School of Art.

This collection also includes material relating to Georges-Marie Baltus (DC 098/2) , including photographs of his artworks and his Italian and European trips, and Francis H. Newbery (DC 098/3).

A number of sketches and photographs of works by William Meldrum. This collection includes figure and illustrative drawings, unique pieces made of seaweed, and a series of monochrome photographs featuring landscape paintings. Most of the items are undated however the dates of creation are presumed to fall between the 1880s and 1920s. A set of typewritten paper by an unknown author dated after 1966, features a brief biography of Meldrum and descriptions of two drawings along with their custodial histories.

William Meldrum tended to work on depicting city views of Glasgow in the early 20th century and landscapes of diverse areas in Scotland. He created multiple pieces of black-and-white photographs on which his paintings have been printed; some of the photographs have identical versions.

Papers relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Pringle of Scotland.

Papers relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Donna Karan.

The image features two workers discussing their work responsibilities.

The image features two men with a sickle and a hammer, respectively, and a woman.

The front cover image features three western soldiers outside Jerusalem during the Last Crusade. The back cover image features a map of Jerusalem and its environs by Archibald Haswell Miller and William M. Christie.

The cover image features a range of Burmese religious symbols and a steamship.

The cover image features three western soldiers outside Jerusalem during the Last Crusade. The foldable pages feature a drawing of the city of Jerusalem. The third page features a map of Jerusalem and its environs by Archibald Haswell Miller and William M. Christie.

Originally located within folder (DC 098/1/2).

Painting sample on brown paper, depicting soldier on horseback. Small annotation in lower left corner of painting of 'ISRL'.

Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies

4-page extract with annotation in upper right corner attributing the pages as being from the Pringle of Scotland Annual, December 1965. Pages include information of Pringle designs, as well as information on achievements of members of staff. Wallace Shaw is noted to have visited the USA and Italy in his first trip abroad for the company.

A painted pattern design with two repeating decorative motifs intersected by diamond shapes.

Extract of an article on Donna Karan menswear from the Daily News Record newspaper, dated April 12th 1991. Annotations on the designs are included next to the images of the article. Attached is a personal note addressed to Wallace Shaw, dated April 1991.

Photocopied newspaper extract showing a picture of a young female model in Pringle of Scotland knitwear. The annotation names the model as Maureen Black.

Photocopied newspaper extract from Southern Reporter from 14th April 2011. The article advertises a Pringle of Scotland exhibition in Hawick, and discusses the influence on the young female models in shaping the brand. Images of these models alongside Graham Garvie and Wallace Shaw are included.

8-page newsletter from the 8th of September 2011 from Wallace's Arthouse Scotland, discussing Pringle of Scotland designs from 1903-1978. Includes professional photographs, and personal images of items from Shaw's private collection.

Original mount with captions.

Menu and Programme for the Ca'Doro Restaurant. Cover attributes the date of creation to 1924. Inside contains the menu and programme for the 17th December 1924. Due to the connection with Pettigrew and Stephens LTD, there is a possibility this was designed by Dorothy Doddrell.

Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies

Variety of works created by Dorothy Doddrell relating to the Glasgow School of Art Roll of Honour.

Material created by Dorothy Doddrell relating to the Stevenson Memorial Church's First World War Roll of Honour.

Materials relating to C A Wallace Shaw's design work for Pringle of Scotland, including photographs, printed ephemera, and papers.

Materials relating to C A Wallace Shaw's design work for Donna Karan, including photographs, printed ephemera, and papers.

Work created by Dorothy Doddrell relating to the Busby West United Free Church's First World War Roll of Honour.

A variety of drawings and graphic designs created by Gerard V. Murphy, a former student at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s. The diverse subjects of his drawings include animals, plants, architecture, human anatomy and figures. A subfonds titled 'Teaching examples' features his teaching materials as an art teacher at schools, intended for printmaking techniques and pattern design education.

Most items have been marked with his name or student registration numbers, assuming they were created during his time as a student at GSA. The dominant materials in his works are pencil and watercolour, worked on cartridge paper.

Some of this material was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.

A variety of photographs comprising artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus and images of his Italian and European tours from his personal memories. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.

A variety of designs, correspondence, ephemera and photographs related to Archibald Haswell Miller. A large amount of items are dated to his time as either a student or a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.

A variety of designs completed by Archibald Haswell Miller, including book covers, commercial artworks, and religious designs. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.

2-page extract from Departures magazine, advertising a Donna Karan 100% wool sweater. Annotation on the magazine cover says "Wallace, F.Y.I., Anthoni"

Page extract from an unknown magazine, discussing Donna Karan's new foray into menswear. Includes short interview with Donna Karan and various photographs of designs.

Blackie & Son Ltd. requests two cover drawings for a book titled 'Olaf the Glorious' and enquires about Archibald Haswell Miller's interest in designing a cover in cloth for 'The Buccaneers of Boya'.

Blackie & Son Ltd. provides Archibald Haswell Miller with their requirements for the covers of the books 'Olaf the Glorious' and 'Westward with Columbus'.

Blackie & Son Ltd. requests a colour frontispiece for a book titled 'Tales form Northern Sagas' by Donald MacKenzie.

Blackie & Son Ltd. requests colour jackets for two books titled 'For Life and Liberty' by Gordon Stables and 'Silas Verney' by Edgar Pickering.

Blackie & Son Ltd. informs Archibald Haswell Miller that a new cover drawing is not needed for one of their books.

Blackie & Son Ltd. requests Archibald Haswell Miller to remove the knife in the hand of a figure from the cover image of a book referred to as the 'Eagle'.

Blackie & Son Ltd. informs Archibald Haswell Miller that the prices he charged for the covers of 'Tales from Northern Sagas' by Donald MacKenzie are above the company's normal scale. The publisher states the rates they can offer for the different drawings.

Blackie & Son Ltd. requests covers and a cloth design for a book titled 'The Rover's Secret'.

Blackie & Son Ltd. requests a new cover design for a book titled 'A Lad of Grit'.