Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Design for Bookplate - Ex Libris Svmmae Scholae Glasgvensis (Latin)

NMC/1350
Item

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Design for Bookplate - Svmmae Scholis Glasgvensis (Latin)

NMC/1349B
Item

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Bookplate - Ex Libris Svmmae Scholae Glasgvensis (Latin)

NMC/1351
Item
1934

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Poster for 'Fall Scenes' exhibition

GSAA/EPH/10/366
Item
2013

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

Poster for The Glasgow Masters Series exhibition with contributions from GSA Archives, at 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, 05 Oct 2013-13 Oct 2013

*Not available / given

Poster for 'Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Glasgow

GSAA/EPH/10/453
Item
2017

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

Poster for 'Exhibition Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Reid Building, Glasgow, 21 Mar 2017-22 Mar 2017. The exhibition celebrated 70 years of fashion shows at The Glasgow School of Art, and the fashion show that year was held whilst the exhibition was showing. The images on the poster are from the Archives & Collections.

Not available / given

Glasgow School of Art memoranda

Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Conrad McKenna’s memoranda from The Glasgow School of Art, correspondence and materials reflecting his experience as both a student and teacher at The Glasgow School of Art. Includes a combination of typed and hand written materials, photocopies, clippings and printed ephemera. Includes correspondence in English with: The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, The Glasgow School of Art, The Staff Association (The Glasgow School of Art), The British Council, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Glasgow Museums & Art Galleries, Dante Alighieri Society (Glasgow), W. H. Emmett (Scotland) Limited. Correspondence generally relates to The Glasgow School of Art, regarding: Conrad McKenna’s time as a student and employee of GSA as a tutor in The Glasgow School of Art Evening School, the General Course (Department of Design) and First Year Course. Also include references for Conrad McKenna by Edward G. Powell, Douglas Percy Bliss and H. Jefferson Barnes; correspondence regarding Conrad McKenna’s print designs for Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow; correspondence regarding Conrad McKenna’s Travelling Scholarship; Conrad McKenna’s confirmation of Post Diploma study, with a hand written recommendation from Douglas Percy Bliss; and Conrad McKenna’s donation to The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections and includes a transcript of an interview conducted by Susannah Waters, Archivist at The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, 3 May 2014.

McKenna, Conrad

Poster for fashion show 'Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', Glasgow

GSAA/EPH/10/452
Item
2017

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

Poster for fashion show 'Celebrating 70 Years Fashion Show 1947-2017', The Art School, Glasgow, 21 Mar 2017-22 Mar 2017. The fashion show in 2017 celebrated 70 years of fashion shows at The Glasgow School of Art, and was held whilst an exhibition of the same name was showing. The image on the poster is from the Archives & Collections.

Not available / given

Poster for GSA Fashion Show

GSAA/EPH/10/230
Item
[Mar 2011]

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

This is a poster for the 3rd year Textiles Fashion Show held at 7pm and 9pm each night from 8th-9th Mar 2011 . The event was accompanied by a boutique and secret postcard sale with an aftershow party held at the Buff Club. The event was sponsored by Mandors Fabric Store, Buchanan Galleries shopping centre, PRI and Mash amplification. One of the themes of this year's fashion show was the Newbery Tower, which was due for demolition during the School's summer vacation in 2011. The Archives also hold digital images of the secret postcard sale, which involved the selling of postcards created by past and present students on the theme of the Newbery Tower.

Asiedu, Mary

Letter from 'Uncle Tosh' (Version 2)

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Letter from 'Uncle Tosh' (Version 1)

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Student notebooks (Version 1)

DC 068/1/1/v1
Part
c1947-1951

Part of Papers and textiles of Sylvia Chalmers

Chalmers, Sylvia

Press cutting - Leonard Clegg, Christine Cramond and Tony Brook preparing a decorative paper figure for the GSA Christmas Ball

Part of Papers of Christine Shaw, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Shaw, Christine

Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries Annual Report

Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Typed annual report on Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries with photographs. Features photograph of Jack Fleming and Conrad McKenna with a class in the bird room at Kelvingrove Museum on page 17.

Glasgow Art Galleries and Museum

GSA Fashion Show film

GSAA/AV/1/5
Item
Mar 1985

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

The 1985 Fashion Show was held in the Assembly Building from 11th to 16th March 1985. The film comprises footage of students modelling on the stage. There is a mixture of men’s and women’s garments. Styles and themes of garments include African, Oriental, Egyptian, hats, bright colours, white, geometry, metallic, sleeves, fruit, accessories, Greek, graphics. Students involved in the show came from a variety of subject areas and years, including: Embroidery and Weaving; Fine Art; Sculpture; and Printed Textiles. All the textiles students modelling designed garments for the show. The set for the show consisted of a black background with white symbols. The soundtrack for this film was added during the editing phase of the film and contains music which was played at the fashion show. Soundtrack: Free Nelson Mandela – The Specials, Je ne regrette rien – Edith Piaf, Living On The Ceiling – Blancmange, March of the Siamese Children – The King and I, We Are Ninja – Frank Chicken, Psycho Killer – Talking Heads, One Night in Bangkok – Murray Head A short clip of this film is available online at https://vimeo.com/channels/504825/222346193. To view the full length film, please contact GSA Archives and Collections. The information above has in part been provided by staff and alumni of GSA. With special thanks to Helena Britt for provision of information.

McLaughlin, Lyn

Receipts (Part 134)

GSAA/GOV/5/7/p134
Part
1897-1912

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

*Not available / given

Photograph of four people

Part of Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s

Includes an older looking sepia photograph of four people including Douglas Abercrombie, Valerie Wilson (Bloomfield-Ambrose), Veronica Matthew, and Alan Fletcher; has their names written on the back.

Not available / given

Photograph of Sadie McLellan

DC 097/5/2
Item
c1938

Part of Papers of the Shepherd and Biggar families

Portrait of Sadie McLellan from the chest up with her head tilted to her left. Hair is in an up do and she wears an embroidered patterned traditional ethnic top with puffy white long sleeves and a metal button up wool waistcoat over top. "Sadie McLellan / about 1938" verso.

*Not available / given

Portrait photograph of Francis H. Newbery

DC 098/3/3
Item
[1930-1940]

Part of Papers of Archibald Haswell Miller

Portrait photograph of Francis Newbery as an elderly man. The cardboard displays an inscription.

Originally located within (Box 2 of 2).

Muspratt, Helen

Horse skeleton (Version 2)

NMC/1865/v2
Part
c1900

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Horse skeleton (Version 6)

NMC/1865/v6
Part
c1900

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Horse skeleton (Version 8)

NMC/1865/v8
Part
c1900

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Horse skeleton (Version 10)

NMC/1865/v10
Part
c1900

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Photocopied reference letter

Part of Papers of Sidney Wesley Birnage, student at The Glasgow School of Architecture, 1930s

Photocopied reference letter for Sidney Wesley Birnage by Colin Sinclair. Letterhead is H. & D. Barclay Architects. Letter recommends Birnage for the Associate Royal Institute for British Architects (ARIBA) and describes his character and experience.

H. & D. Barclay Architects

Photocopied apprentice application correspondence

Part of Papers of Sidney Wesley Birnage, student at The Glasgow School of Architecture, 1930s

Photocopied apprentice application acceptance letter for Sidney Wesley Birnage by Mr Barclay. Letterhead is on H. & D. Barclay Architects. Letter accepts Birnage's application and provides him information on working hours, salary, and termination specifics.

H. & D. Barclay Architects

Design for catamaran - notes (Version 2)

NMC/0735Z/v2
Part
24 Aug 1958

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

G.S.A. termly listings guide 'Fuse', Issue 1

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Copy of 'Fuse', Issue 1, Jan 2001, a Glasgow School of Art student led and produced termly listings guide.

The Glasgow School of Art Student Association

'Phreque' comic

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Two copies of comic 'Phreque', by Simpo, published in 2004.

The Glasgow School of Art

'FOLD' Issue 1

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Issues 1 of 'FOLD', 'a collective of GSA students keen to support cross-school endeavours and enterprises', published in Dec 2011. Edited by Dan Aitken and David Farrar.

The Glasgow School of Art