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Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1955. Includes correspondence with: the Advertising Review, about student subscriptions; the Arts Council of Great Britain; correspondence with other Principals of Art Schools in Scotland: Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh; Frank Burnet, about nominations for the St Mungo Prize; the British Rubber Development Board, about a Latex Foam in Furniture travelling display; E S Broadbent, about Ingram Street tea rooms; Det Danske Selskab, about a student visit to Denmark; correspondence with the Dante Alighieri Society; Joan Eardley, about her election as an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy; the Glasgow Herald, about Exhibitions and other matters; the Glasgow Institute of Architects, about RIBA Prize drawings; Glasgow Museums, about lectures and other matters; the Glasgow School of Art Association; Glasgow University Fine Art Society; correspondence with the Governors of the School; Hector Hetherington, University of Glasgow, about Leverhulme bursaries; correspondence with the Health Department for Scotland; correspondence about the Hospitalfield Trust; Imperial Chemical Industries, about supplies; Council of Industrial Design; Liberty & Co London, about an Exhibition of student Lithographs; correspondence about Leverhulme Scholarships; Mitchells, Johnston & Co, about the Bellahouston Bequest Fund; Eric Newton about his lecture at the Art School; the National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service, Report of an inspection of the Art School; the Polish Cultural Institute, about an Exhibition of Polish Film Posters at the School; Permits; private correspondence; correspondence with the Royal College of Art; correspondence with the Glasgow Royal Institute of the Fine Arts; Miss Anne MacDonald Scott, about the exhibition of her Dolls in the School; the Scottish Society of Women Artists, about an Exhibition at the Art School; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with the SRC; correspondence with School Staff; the Victoria & Albert Museum, about an 'open weekend' before a period of closure; the Ministry of Works, about a plaque for a pew donated to Glasgow Catheral by the School. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/11/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/2: 'Arts Council of Great Britain', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/3: 'Art School Principals', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/4: Correspondence, 'B', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/5: Correspondence, 'C', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/6: Correspondence, 'D', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/7: 'Dante Alighieri Society', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/8: Correspondence, 'E', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/9: Correspondence, 'F', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/10: Correspondence, 'G', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/11: 'Governors', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/12: Correspondence, 'H', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/13: 'Health Department for Scotland', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/14: 'Hospitalfield Trust, Patrick Allan Fraser', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/15: Correspondence, 'I', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/16: Correspondence, 'J', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/17: Correspondence, 'K', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/18: Correspondence, 'L', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/19: 'Leverhulme Scholarships in the Fine Arts', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/20: Correspondence, 'M', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/21: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/22: Correspondence, 'N', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/23: Correspondence, 'O', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/24: Correspondence, 'P', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/25: 'Permits', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/26: 'Private', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/27: Correspondence, 'Q', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/28: Correspondence, 'R', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/29: 'Royal, the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/30: Correspondence, 'S', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/31: 'Scottish Education Department', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/32: 'SRC', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/33: 'Staff', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/34: Correspondence, 'T', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/35: Correspondence, 'U - V', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/36: Correspondence, 'W', 1955 DIR/12/1/11/37: Correspondence, 'Y', 1955

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1957-1958. Includes correspondence with: Aukin & Co, about a Memorial Exhibition for Barnett Freedman; correspondence about the Argyll teachers conference; correspondence with Alastair Gray; correspondence with other Principals of Art Schools in Scotland; correspondence with Art Galleries; the Arts Council of Great Britain; the British School at Rome, about scholarships; John Barnes, of Allen-Bowden Ltd, about a lecture he gave at the Art School; the Belmos Company, about Industrial Design; Croft Bodybuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, about a Showroom display that won First Place; Central Art Committee Report; correspondence with the Corporation of Glasgow; the Council of Industrial Design; correspondence with James Cowie, about an Exhibition; the Dante Alighieri Society; Educational Institute of Scotland, about a lecture by Bliss; 'Formica' Limited, about a furniture competition; the Federation of British Industries, about a conference; the German Consul, about a lecture by Professor Grohmann; the Glasgow Institute of Architecture, about the visit of Danish Architect Professor Steen Eiler Rasmussen and other matters; correspondence about the Glasgow Civic Art Association; Graphic Samples Service; correspondence with the Governors of the School; correspondence about the Hospitalfield Trust; the National Committee for the Training of Teachers, Jordanhill; the Illuminating Engineering Society, about a lecture Bliss will deliver to the Society; Mogens Kay-Larsen, the Danish Institute; correspondence about Leverhulme Research Awards; 'Lurex', about a box of thread and fabric samples sent to the School; Library Rules and Regulations Notice; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, about a gift of C R M Mackintosh furniture from the School to the Museum; the William Morris Society, about an Exhibition that Bliss will launch; Joseph McCrum, about becoming a visiting lecturer; corrrespondence with the National Committee for the Training of Teachers; Margaret B Napier, about the Margaret Napier Memorial Prize; correspondence with the Publicity Club of Glasgow; Permits; personal correspondence of Bliss; Queen Margaret Union about their 25th Anniversary Convention; The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts; the Royal Scottish Academy; the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, about the Sir John Burnet Memorial Prize; the Scottish Art Teachers' Association about using a room at the Art School for a meeting; Mark Sponenburgh, the Royal College of Art, about his visit to Glasgow; the Scottish Education Department; correspondence with Staff; the Student Christian Movement; correspondence regarding students; correspondence with prospective applicants; the SRC- Student Representative Council; the Tate Gallery about a 'Yugoslav Exhibition'; the University of Glasgow, about stained glass, the sculptural panel of the Engineering Building extension, and other matters; University of Glasgow, Schemes of Courses for the Degree of BSc in Architecture; the Victoria & Albert Museum; Francis Watson, the Wallace Collection, about lectures he will deliver in Glasgow; Walter Wilkinson, about his visiting Glasgow to perform a puppet show; correspondence with the Glasgow & West of Scotland Council for Technical Education. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/13/1: Correspondence, 'A', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/2: 'Alastair Gray', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/3: 'Art Colleges, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/4: 'Art Galleries', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/5: 'Art Schools (excluding the 4 Scottish Colleges)', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/6: 'Arts Council of Great Britain', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/7: Correspondence, 'B', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/8: 'Brown, Miss E D', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/9: Correspondence, 'C', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/10: 'Corporation of Glasgow', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/11: 'Council of Industrial Design', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/12: 'Cowie, James', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/13: Correspondence, 'D', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/14: Correspondence, 'E', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/15: Correspondence, 'F', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/16: Correspondence, 'G', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/17: 'Governors', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/18: Correspondence, 'H', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/19: 'Hospitalfield Trust', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/20: Correspondence, 'I - J', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/21: Correspondence, 'K', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/22: Correspondence, 'L', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/23: Correspondence, 'M', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/24: Correspondence, 'Mc', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/25: Correspondence, 'N', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/26: Correspondence, 'O', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/27: Correspondence, 'P', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/28: 'Permits', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/29: 'Personal', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/30: Correspondence, 'Q', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/31: Correspondence, 'R', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/32: Correspondence, 'S', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/33: 'Scottish Education Department', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/34: 'Staff', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/35: 'Student Christian Movement- SCM', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/36: 'Students', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/37: 'Students- prospective applicants', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/38: 'SRC-Students Representative Council', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/39: Correspondence, 'T', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/40: Correspondence, 'U', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/41: Correspondence, 'V', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/42: Correspondence, 'W - X', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/43: '(Glasgow) & West of Scotland Council for Technical Education', 1957-1958 DIR/12/1/13/44: Correspondence, 'Y - Z', 1957-1958

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.

To mark the centenary of the First World War, GSA’s Archives & Collections and Exhibitions worked with Louise Welsh, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow and Edwin Pickstone, GSA Lecturer, to create a memorial to GSA students, staff and governors who undertook work on the home front.

Consisting of three panels with text written by Louise and letterpress prints created by Edwin, the memorial was informed by archival research. The frame was designed and made by Steven Higgins with lettering from Erin Bradley-Scott.

This memorial is a partnership piece to GSA’s WWI Roll of Honour, created in 1925 by Dorothy Doddrell to commemorate students, staff and governors who had served in the armed forces.

The project was generously funded by Mr James McBroom whose father, James Nicol McBroom, was a prize-winning student at the School and who undertook munitions work during the war.