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Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver featuring performers. Includes: Duke Ellington performing at the Glasgow Apollo in 1973, Edinburgh Festival, Allen Ginsberg performing at The Traverse Theatre, Manavishnu Orchestra at Kelvin Hall in 1973 and 'Magic Flute' performed by Scottish Opera at Macrobert Arts Centre in 1974.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some annotated. Some photographs are duplicates of photographs in other folders. Includes: performers and performances from the Third Eye Centre and street performers from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Personal correspondence of George and Cordelia Oliver

The personal papers of George and Cordellia Oliver. Includes: GSA student work, commercial work, collected publications, correspondence and posters.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated. Includes: 2 copies of a photograph of Joan Earley painting of small boy with hands in pockets and 2 photographs of a Glasgow street scene.

Material relating to the photographic work of George Oliver.  Includes: articles, research notes, magazine cuttings, illustrations and correspondence.

Folder containing 70 black and white photographs of performers and artists, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some annotated. Includes: Billy Connolly at the 3rd Eye Centre, Tom Flemming, Edith MacArthur, Walter Carr, Cordelia Oliver, Hugh MacDiarmid, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Knox.

Folder containing 58 black and white photographs of Pollokshields, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some are annotated. Includes street scenes of: Leslie Street, Kenmure Street, Barcaldine Terrace and shops at Nithsdale Road.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Some are the negatives and contact sheets of pictures in the previous folder: DC 066/2/15. Includes: Pollok House, Maxwell Park, Rolls Royce at Fernhill and various street scenes in Pollokshields.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Some annotated. Also contains a typed list of the people featuring in the photographs. Includes: many performances and performers at the Third Eye Centre - Polish Realities, Tom McGrath, John Byrne, Margaret Drabble, and Ashkenazy rehearsing at the Macrobert Arts Centre Stirling.

Cordelia Oliver's collection of posters for exhibitions and events. Please note this material has not been fully catalogued to item level and may therefore not be accessible to researchers. One item, a poster for Perth Theatre, was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.

Title of folder does not relate to material inside.  Contains some of George Oliver's work: "A History of Coach-building" dust jacket and magazine cuttings containing illustrations  by George.

Folder containing prints of car illustrations by George Oliver.  Includes: 'Spectrum: Fast Cars in Racing Colours' series in various colours.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various Sizes. Some annotated. Many photographs are prints from photographs contained in other folders for example: DC 066/2/58-DC 066/2/64. Includes: Cordelia Oliver and performers at the Third Eye Centre.

Folder containing some of George Oliver's work on motor cars. Includes: illustrations, mock up of "Fifty Years of Motoring Development in Great Britain", and newscuttings of various car illustrations done by George, bundles of "Old Cars in Scotland", "In To-Day's Issue", "Early Motor Cars", "Memorable Motors".

A collection of publications featuring work by George or Cordelia Oliver, some of which is collaborative. Includes: art catalogues and magazines.

Folder containing 6 black and white photographs of Heron House, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, taken by George Oliver.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also includes a typed list of the people photographed and two typed letters. Includes: Scottish Theatre Company rehearsing, Stan Tracey at the Third Eye Centre, and Ian McKenzie Smith.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver featuring various locations in Scotland. Most are annotated. Includes: Culross, Stirling, Grangemouth, Glasgow streets, Kirkcudbright streets, Oban, South Alloa, Stirling and Mull.

Folder containing contact sheets and negative strips of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: St Andrews, Stirling, Culross, Drum, Pitlochry, Inverness, Crieff and Dumfries.

Brown scrapbook entitled "Scotsman Series".  Contains illustraions of vintage motor cars and their history by George Oliver for a series published in The Scotsman.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

Folder containing various published illustrations for Scottish Motor Traction (SMT) by Cordelia Oliver. Various sizes. Black and white and colour. Includes illustrations for: trips to the theatre, Blackpool Illuminations, continental tours and Scottish tours.

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.

Student work by George Oliver relating to his time at The Glasgow School of Art.

Folder containing 60 black and white photographs depicting terraces and tenements in Glasgow, of various sizes and taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated.

A small card with a handwritten note from Una Flett thanking George and Cordelia Oliver for their recent hospitality.

The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive consists of:

• Newscuttings (featuring articles by Cordelia Oliver)
• photographs and negatives by George Oliver
• personal papers
• examples of artwork by Cordelia and George Oliver, various publications
• posters relating to cultural events in Glasgow and Scotland.

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.

Invitation card for the opening of the exhibition 'The Seeing Eye: The Life and Work of George Oliver' on Thursday 8th October 1998 in The Mitchell Library.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver relating to theatres and performances within. Most are annotated. Includes: Mull Little Theatre, Perth Theatre, Eden Court, Tom Mariono in St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh and Traverse Theatre.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs, taken by George Oliver in relation to theatre and performance. Includes: Mayfest, Eden Court Theatre, Ochtertyre Theatre and Scottish Baroque Ensemble.

Folder containing 53 black and white photographs relating to the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated. Includes: various performers, performances and general events.

Folder containing 49 black and white photographs of exhibitions held at the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Most are annotated. Includes: 'Crawford and Company' curated by Cordelia Oliver, Joan Eardley exhibition and John Bellany exhibition.

Folder containing 60 black and white photographs of performances at the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Most have been annotated. Includes: Billy Connolly, Tom McGrath, music and dance performances.

Folder containing 3 photographs and 1 contact sheet of historic Glasgow and Dumfries. The contact sheet comprises of photographs of a book containing images of historic Glasgow taken by George Oliver and is dated 1989. The photographs date from c1900, photographer unknown. Includes: photograph mounted on board entitled ' High Street from North, Dumfries'.

A collection of various articles, reviews and research notes written by Cordelia Oliver.  Includes: a review of the 104th annual exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institue of the Fine Arts at the McLellan Galleries held in 1965 and an article written in 1983 for the Guardian about the Burrell Collection which was to open a few months later.  The original folder had the inscription 'KEEP! CMO APR '06'.

Folder containing black and white and coloured photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Also contains some contact sheets. Some are annotated. Includes: architecture of Glasgow, Citizen's Theatre and Joan Eardley.

Collected material for the 2001 exhibition 'Art Booms with the Guns: the War Years at The Glasgow School of Art.'

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs relating to Wildcat Stage Productions taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Wildcat 'Dummies' in performance, Wildcat publicity pictures, and dress rehearsal for 'History of Rock 'N' Roll.

A collection of written work by Cordelia Oliver. Includes articles, reviews and handwritten notes.