- DC 079
- Collection
- 1930-1948
Collection of typewritten notes for lectures on architecture by Francis Lorne of Burnet, Tait & Lorne.
Lorne, Francis
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Collection of typewritten notes for lectures on architecture by Francis Lorne of Burnet, Tait & Lorne.
Lorne, Francis
Student work by Jeanne (Jane) Wilson
A small collection of work in design and ornamentation produced by Jeanne (Jane) Wilson during her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1930 to 1934. Collection includes:
Wilson, Jeanne
Stoddard-Templeton Carpet and Textile Collection
A collection of carpets and textiles manufactured by James Templeton & Co Ltd, A F Stoddard & Co Ltd or subsidiary companies (which in 1998 together became known as Stoddard International plc), dating from c1840s-1960s. Designs include pictorial scenes, art deco designs, and floral, chintz or medallion-centred designs. The collection also includes a mid-19th century Paisley shawl.
Stoddard International plc
Papers of Dorothy Campbell Smith, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A collection of work by Dorothy C Smith including Glasgow School of Art student material and teacher training college material.
Includes:
GSA student notebooks
Smith, Dorothy Campbell
Textiles by Margaret Stewart, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Printed Textiles by Margaret Stewart.
Stewart, Margaret
Student material by Donald Melvin, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A collection of sketches, designs, photographs and lithographs by Donald Melvin completed during his time as a student at Glasgow School of Art in the 1960s.
Includes work carried out as part of courses such as, for example, Interior Design, the History of Furniture, the 2nd Year General Course, the Pre-Diploma /Foundation Course and Woodcarving.
Also includes sketches carried out during GSA summer schools abroad in Florence and in Norway, and materials relating to extra-curricular activities such as photographs of productions staged by GSA Dramatic Club and Christmas ball posters.
Melvin, Donald V
Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Includes
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.
McKenna, Conrad
Papers of Garcia Hunter, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Includes:
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Hunter, Garcia
Includes:
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Mackintosh Students' Association of the Mackintosh School of Architecture
Papers and textiles of Sylvia Chalmers
A collection of work by textile designer Sylvia Chalmers, comprising Glasgow School of Art student material; work-related designs and sketches; magazine clippings; calligraphy samples; a programme for an exhibition titled "A centenary exhibition to celebrate the founding of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists in 1882"; photographs; textiles such as aprons, tote bags, placemats, tea towels, kerchiefs, curtains and a banner; and textile design samples.
Chalmers, Sylvia
Papers of Andrew Samuel, architect and student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
This collection includes architectural drawings and related material from Andrew Samuel's time as a student at Glasgow School of Art and from his later career.
Samuel, Andrew
The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive
The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive consists of:
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Oliver, Cordelia
Papers of Liz Arthur relating to Robert Stewart, artist and designer
This collection contains the research materials of Liz Arthur used in writing 'Robert Stewart : Design 1946 - 95'.
It includes:
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Arthur, Liz
Student Art History notebook, contains mainly writings on Egyptian Art and Architecture, Medieval Christian Art, Flemish Art, English Art. Notebook also contains some illustrations.
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*Not available / given
Lecture Notes from Scottish Architect James Salmon
Notebook containing lecture notes and a letter to James Salmon from Frances Newbery. Also includes several sheets of notes on loose paper.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Salmon, James
Records of The Glasgow School of Art Staff Association
Cash and accounts book plus staff association magazines kept by the GSA Staff Association.
Includes:
The Glasgow School of Art Staff Association
86 Architectural Postcards belonging to former Architecture student William B F Williamson. Locations include Italy, Brazil, France, Glasgow, Canada, Egypt, Spain.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Williamson, William B F
Hugh Ferguson graduated from Glasgow School of Art/Architecture in 1955. His collection of papers includes a notebook of 'Descriptive Geometry' from The Royal Technical College containing notes and detailed mathematical drawings.
Ferguson received the Alexander Thompson Travelling Scholarship in 1964 and another notebook/sketchbook documents his travels over one month in Greece - from 15th of August to 5th September 1964. Two weeks were spent resident in Athens and two weeks travelling; he visited many sites including Delphi, Eleusis, Daphni, Ossios Loukas, Brauron, Mycanae, Tiryns, Pylos, Epidauros, Olympia and Corinth. Detailed notes are given on the work going on at these sites, accompanied by around 33 photographs of ongoing architectural work.
Loose papers include information on the life and works of Alexander Thompson as well as a draft of the text for the final bound travel notebook.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Ferguson, Hugh C S
Fashion Illustrations and associated Press Cuttings by Margaret Oliver Brown
Fashion illustrations and press cuttings of Glasgow-based artist Margaret Oliver Brown, c1951-1958.
Brown, Margaret Oliver
Alastair Shanks notes from The Art Course for Primary Teachers
Notes and folio referring to the Art Course for Primary Teachers at The Glasgow School of Art. Alastair Shanks attended two of these courses. The notes are intended for use with complete beginners and include lessons on shape, light and shade as well as colour. A two page desciption of the following notes has been provided by Alastair Shanks. The folio of drawings that follow are executed in a variety of materials from pencil to pastel and act as illustrations for various lessons that may be taught.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Shanks, Alastair
Notes of James McIntosh Patrick, artist and student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
These notes are Patrick's own writings but have been copied out by his daughter due to the original notes being illegible. The notes describe his time at Glasgow School of Art and include descriptions on societies (i.e. The Dramatic Society) as well as the etching workshop and studio spaces.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Patrick, James McIntosh
Meetings of the committee 'Glasgow School of Art Magazine Folio' at The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street. Members include James Meechan, Charles Crole, Barbara G. Coulter, James McHury and Avril Burgess. Documents the restart of the magazine in December 1949 with discussions about printing and accounts. Includes details of advertising space and 4 loose postal receipts.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Glasgow School of Art Magazine Folio
A collection of personal papers and documents belonging to William Drummond Bone, including exam papers, army correspondance, fashion designs, essays, teaching notes and exhibition catalogues.
Bone, William Drummond
Colin D A Porteous Collection - Easthall Solar Demonstration Project
The collection consists of job files, photographs, and architectural drawings and plans related to Easthall Solar Demonstration Project.
Porteous, Professor Colin D A
Colin D A Porteous Collection - North Sun Conferences
The collection consists of job files and photographs for North Sun 1994 Conference, organised by Professor Colin Porteous.
Porteous, Professor Colin D A
Colin D A Porteous Collection - Benside House Project, Stornoway
Job files, photographs, and architectural drawings and plans related to Benside House project, Stornoway.
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.
Porteous, Professor Colin D A
The Robert Trotter Photographic Collection
The collection comprises 348 images taken between 1995-2000 from Robert Trotter's exhibition 'New York, Glasgow: from the crowd' held at Glasgow School of Art School of Design Atrium Gallery in 2004. The images are of varying sizes and are in good condition. The images of street scenes in Glasgow and New York show musicians, market vendors and passers by against city centre architecture. emphasizing the similarities between city life in Glasgow and New York.
Trotter, Robert
Papers of Margaret Elizabeth Galt, student of Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
This collection contains works of art done by Margaret Elizabeth Galt while in secondary school; her Glasgow School of Art general course and diploma course notebooks, along with textile samples; and notebooks from after her time studying at GSA.
Galt, Margaret Elizabeth
A collection of 27 mounted boards with hand-drawn designs for shawls, featuring the Kashmir cypress cone or 'Paisley' pattern.
Mackie, Thomas Callendar Campbell
The collection consists of 27 dolls all dressed in period costume. They are composed of various mixed media including fabrics, metal, glass, plastics, feathers and furs.
This collection was damaged in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014 and is awaiting conservation.
Scott, Anne
Records of Donald Brothers Ltd, linen, canvas and furnishing fabric manufacturers, Dundee, Scotland
This collection consists of educational certificates, weavers note books, an index to sample books, Old Glamis Fabrics stitch books and sample books of Jacquard textiles. These were generated for Donald Brothers Ltd by N & N Lockhart & Sons, flax, hemp and tow spinners, net and twine manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, under a friendship agreement.
There are 68 sample books of Jacquard textiles. There are also 5 notebooks giving the patent and colour numbers for each design. There is a final notebook that gives a list of the patent numbers for the designs of the fabrics.
N & N Lockhart & Sons Ltd
Records of the Glasgow School of Art Modern Embroidery Group, alumni society, Glasgow, Scotland
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Glasgow School of Art Modern Embroidery Group
Relating to Ailsa Tanner's research work (particularly on Glasgow Girls)
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Tanner, Ailsa
Records of William Hardie Ltd, Fine Art Consultants and Valuers, Glasgow, Scotland
This collection includes:
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William Hardie Limited
Papers of John Walter Lindsay, architect and student of the Glasgow School of Art
This collection contains:
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Lindsay, John Walter
Examples of work by the Marimekko Textile Company, Helsinki, Finland
Includes:
Marimekko Textile Company
Papers of Clare Henry, art critic and journalist
A collection of hand written and typed articles with accompanying photographs and ephemera by the art critic and journalist Clare Henry.
The collection focusses on reviews and features on visual art and culture predominantly in Scotland for The Herald, Scotland. The articles are usually in draft form with some accompanying notes and multiple versions. Articles for other publications are also included such as Galleries Magazine, Art Review and Time Out as well as commissioned essays written for exhibition catalogues.
The period of writing covers a significant flourishing of the visual arts in Glasgow and Scotland and features perspective and opinion articles on notable artists such as Steven Campbell, Bruce Mclean, George Wylie and Douglas Gordon. The articles also cover significant organisations, opening events and deaths, such as Glasgow Capital of Culture 1990 and Glasgow Museums, the opening of Transmission Gallery, the opening of The Burrell Collection, Degree Shows for Scottish art schools and the Edinburgh Festival.
Henry, Clare
Papers of Kath Whyte, Head of Embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A collection of Kath Whyte's personal papers which comprises:
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Whyte, Helen Kathleen R
Records of the Glasgow 1999 Festival Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland
The archive of The Glasgow 1999 Festival Co Ltd contains many of the publications, correspondence, press releases, press cuttings and the working papers that were produced by the company in the run-up to and during the year-long celebration. Papers relating to the evaluation of the project are also included. Items not directly related to the working office of the festival company have also been kept, for instance, examples of the merchandise and associated publicity. A record was also made of many of the events and publicity surrounding the year; video and audio recordings of the lectures and photographs of successful projects and schemes.
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.
Glasgow 1999 Festival Co Ltd
Letter of congratulations to The Glasgow School of Art from John Byrne, artist
An A4 size letter featuring watercolour paintings commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Glasgow School of Art , 6 January 1995.
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Byrne, John
Anonymous sketchbook, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
An "Autographs" book containing pencil, ink and paint drawings and sketches accompanied by signatures. Signatures include: M. Kerr, Anette Jackson, Mary B. Forster, N. Hebblethwaite, M. Ridge, J Hyde, and B. Dixon. Also included is a page of signatures entitled "Form III Upper".
Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Papers of the Ballantine family, students at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
The collection is comprised of Lewis Ballantine's own works of art such as life drawings, self portraits, design work and sketchbooks, and photographs, as well as sketchbooks and notebooks that belonged to his mother and father.
The work in the collection by Lewis Ballantine forms a valuable record of his time at the Glasgow School of Art. They show the development of his work as an artist, and provide an example of the type of work that Drawing and Painting students were required to produce during this period.
Lewis Ballantine's mother, Alice Longmuir Nisbet was herself at Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s, and was involved in the Socialist Art Circle. The sketchbooks in this collection also contain works by other members of the group such as Stuart Henderson, Jimmy Morton, James ("Jimmy") Ogilvie, W. C. Thompson and John McLean. The photographs in the collection picture Alice Longmuir Ballantine and John ("Jack") Hendry Ballantine, and Lewis Ballantine's maternal grandfather, Robert Dow Nisbet.
Collection includes:
Ballantine, John Hendry
Papers of Christine Shaw, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
This collection contains:
Shaw, Christine
Papers of John Hinshelwood, architect and student of The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
This collection contains architectural sketches that formed part of John Hinshelwood's training as a student at The Glasgow School of Art.
These include:
Hinshelwood, John
Papers of the Anderson family, students at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
The Anderson family archive includes material of 5 of its members, namely the sisters Violet Meikle (1873-?), Daisy Agnes McGlashan (1879-1968), Daisy's husband William Smith Anderson (1877-1929) and their two daughters Daisy M Anderson (1910-1996) and Agnes Violet Neish (nee Anderson) (c1912-2005).
The Anderson Family archive contains family papers, sketchbooks, photographs and letters from 1860 to 1969.
The archive contains a number of sketchbooks kept by family members. Those belonging to the women contain flower drawings and schemes for ornamentation whilst William Anderson's books reflect his life as a commercial traveller for an ironfounder's firm and contain scenes from London and elsewhere, as well as technical drawings and plans. As many of the members of Daisy Anderson's family attended the Glasgow School of Art, the collection throws light on the work of the School from the 1880s-1950s.
Additionally the collection includes correspondence, newscuttings and photographs. Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
Some of this material was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014, and has since undergone conservation.
Anderson, Agnes Violet
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Alison, Henry Young
Pamphlet from the Glasgow Art Club Jubilee Dinner, Glasgow, Scotland
A Retrospective read at the Jubilee Dinner in the Club House, 151 Bath Street, 30 November 1917.
The Glasgow Art Club
Records of the Glasgow League of Artists, Glasgow, Scotland
Includes:
Minutes, 1971-1981
Correspondence, 1971-1976
Treasurer's reports, 1972-1974
Catalogues of exhibitions, 1971-1979
Ephemera - invites etc., 1971-1979
GLA Exhibition posters, 1974-1979
Slide pack of members work, n.d.
Colour photographs of members work, 1978-1979
Photographs of GLA members, 1978-1979
Colour photographs of exhibitions of members work, 1974
GLA Print Pack, c1971-1981
Film - We're all Big Boys Now - a quick look at the GLA, 1974
Presscuttings, 1971-1974.
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Glasgow League of Artists
The papers listed here are the records of three private commissions undertaken by James Fulton between 1909 and 1912, while he was resident in London. The papers include correspondence with the clients, builders and tradesmen. There are rough plans only for the house for F. Hall Gibson, who appears to have been a friend of Fulton's family.
Fulton, James Black