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Pink man-made fabric backing with orange, pink and gold stitches in wool and silk.

Embroidered abstract picture on metallic blue and green stripes with blue and green stitching.

Mat made from raffia and plastic with blue threads.

Sampler showing range of embroidery stitches and drawn thread edgings. Depicts 4 figures and animals in wide range of colours. Student piece.

A collection of photographs and news cuttings relating to Kath and other students of Arbroath High School which includes:

• A black & white photograph of Arbroath High School 'Form IIA' students, including Kath Whyte, 1923; along with a related Arbroath Herald article, 25 December 1981.
• A black & white photograph of 'Forms V & VI' students, 1926; along with a related Arbroath Herald article, 13 April 1979.
• A Press and Journal article reporting on weddings, 30 July 1935.
• An Aberdeen Bon-Accord and Northern Pictorial article reporting the wedding of the Provost's son, n.d..
• An Arbroath Herald article reporting on 'Successful Students at Arbroath Schools' featuring Kath Whyte, 1 July 1927.

Contains teaching certificates awarded to Kath Whyte:

• National Committee for the Training of Teachers in Scotland Aberdeen Provincial Committee training record certificate for Teacher of Art
• cottish Education Department teacher's certificate

[Outsize.]

Contains reports and correspondence re: reorganisation of the general course; general course meeting statements; proposals for new first year, associateship & diploma courses; embroidery and weaving academic plans; course time tables; and guidelines for promotion procedure for first year course students and selection of students for 2nd year specialist studies.

Contains documents relating to specific properties in Eaglesham.

Contains six news cuttings regarding Eaglesham, 29 July 1960- 13 April 1989; and one copy of Scotlands Magazine, November 1966.

Contains one Eaglesham Bicentenary Year 1769-1969 booklet compiled by Andrew Wilson; one typed draft copy of "Account of Eaglesham"; and one copy of 'An Historical Description and Account of "The Village of Eaglesham"' by Hugh R. Wyllie, 6 August 1958.

Handmade calender for 1961, including a photograph of Eaglesham taken in 1960 by Betty Whyte.

1 set of blank postcards of Eaglesham and 1 loose postcard of Eaglesham sent by Kath Whyte.

Various publications, embroidery periodicals and sample books collected by Kath Whyte.

The publications include:

• Bottensomsmodeller: models of drawn threadwork by Sara Lawergren, n.d.;
• A Short History of Decorative *Textiles and Tapestries by Violetta Thurstan, 1934;
• The Stockhom City Hall: a guide by Ragnar Ostberg, 1946;
• altire Chapbook No. 12: Rashie Coat: designed by Joan Hassall, 1951;
• The First Five Years: The Scottish Craft Centre, 1955;
• The Sunday Times Magazine "Through the Eye of the Needle"; 22 December 1963
• The embroidery periodicals include:
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 441 "Cross stitch: 22 designs for cross stitch embroidery on table linens and furnishings, with diagrams and instructions", 1959;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No.508 "Drawn fabric: designs for table linens and furnishings with instructions for a wide range of drawn fabric stitches", 1959;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 518 "Assisi Embroidery: traditional and modern designs for table linens and furnishings, with diagrams and drawings", 1960;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 570 "Cross stitch: European designs", 1960;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 650 "Drawn thread embroidery", 1959 X 2 copies;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 708 "Up to the minute embroidery", 1959;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 755 "Modern Spanish blackwork", n.d.;
• Anchor Embroidery Book No. 837 "Sunshine cross stitch from the Mediterranean", 1962;
• Anchor School Leaflet "Embroidery Texture Patterns", 1966;
• Anchor Transfer No. 978, 1965
• Bestway No. 153 Second Arts and Crafts Book, n.d.;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 614 "Coloured hardanger motifs", 1962;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 775; "Make your own designs in bold counted thread embroidery", 1961;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 813 "Time for Tatting", 1962;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 821 "Canvas stitch embroidery", 1961 x 2 copies;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 844 "Gingham Crochet", 1962;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 865 "Swedish darning", 1962;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 907 "Lagartera embroidery", 1963;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No. 956 "Crochet Designs From Gothic Architecture", 1964;
• Coats Sewing Group Book No.1066 "Hardanger for today", n.d.;
• J. & P. *Coats Book No. 408 "Learn new crafts in mercer-crochet", n.d.;
• Craftwork No. 13, 1975;
• Fancy Needlework Illustrated No. 97, Vol. 9, n.d.;
• Fancy Needlework Illustrated No. 151, n.d.;
• Good Needlework Magazine, Feb 1931;
• Leach's Home Crafts, n.d.;
• Review "Embroidery in India", 1972/3;
• Weldon's Series No. 346 "Home crafts", n.d.;
• Weldon's Sixpenny Series No. 17 "Doll's Clothes in Knitting and Crochet" and *Weldon's Sixpenny Series No.18 "Toyland: simple toys & how to make them" [bound as one];
• Weldon's Sixpenny Series No. 26 "Home Crafts", n.d.;
• Weldon's Sixpenny Series No. 158 "Posies of shells, ribbon, glass, leather, wool, etc; etc";
• Weldon's Practical Needlework 1st Series No. 19, Vol. 2 "Practical Smocking", n.d.;
• Weldon's Practical Needlework 1st Series No. 52, Vol. 5 "Practical Drawn Thread Work", n.d.;
• Weldon's Practical Needlework New Series No. 53 "Broderie Anglaise: Scalloping and Hemstitching including Ladder-Work", n.d.;
• Weldon's Practical Needlework New Series No. 75 "Drawn Thread Work and Needleweaving", n.d.;
• Weldon's Practical Needlework No. 491, Vol. 41 "Knitted & Crochet Toys", n.d.;

The sample books include:

• Bilbille & Co Sample Book No. 11 "Piece Dyed Wool Fabrics", 1968;
• Bilbille & Co Sample Book No. 5 "Knitted Novelties", 1969;
• Bilbille & Co Sample Book No. 9 "Piece Dyed Wool Fabrics", 1969;
• Bilbille & Co Sample Book No. 6 "Yarn Dyed Wool Fabrics", 1970;
• Bute Fabrics sample book, n.d. x 2;
• Creation-Textile sample book "Wool f. Ladies", Feb 1969;
• Creation-Textile sample book "Wool f. Ladies", May 1969;
• Donald Brothers Ltd sample book featuring Old Glamis Fabrics in "Kabul" cloth, n.d.;
• Donald Brothers Ltd sample book featuring Old Glamis Fabrics in "Kincraig Stripe" cloth, n.d.;
• Donald Brothers Ltd sample book featuring Old Glamis Fabrics in "Samarkand" cloth, n.d.;
• Texital Novita-Milano sample book "Lanerie per Signora", 1969/70;
• Texital Novita-Milano sample book 1968 - 10 "Lanerie per Signora", 1969/70;
• Textiles-Paris-Echos succ de Textile Argus draperie sample book No. 1, 1954;
• Textiles-Paris-Echos succ de Textile Argus draperie sample book No. 2, 1954;
• Textiles-Paris-Echos succ de Textile Argus draperie sample book No. 3, 1954;
• Textiles-Paris-Echos succ de Textile Argus draperie sample book No. 4, 1954;
• Textiles-Paris-Echos succ de Textile Argus draperie sample book No. 5, 1954;
• "Wemyss furnishing fabrics of unique texture & colour" a Wemyss Weavecraft Limited, East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland sample book featuring textured cotton and cotton blend fabrics in a variety of patterns and colours, n.d.

Sampler worked on loosely woven cream cotton and wool material. Abstract garden design with large loose straight stitches in variety of yarn types. Shades of green, brown, cream and orange.

Collection of papers and photographs relating to Kath Whyte's early years which covers her time as a student at Loreto Convent, India (1909-1927), and Arbroath High School. Includes correspondence, photographs, ephemera, newscuttings, and school work.

Collection of photographs of Kath Whyte and her family; including childhood portraits of Kath, photographs of Kath as a child with her mother and other relatives, and photographs of other Whyte family members.

There are two albums of black and white family photographs which include photographs of Girl Guide camp, Lunan Bay, class picnics, Dalkeith, Jamshedpur, and Art School in Aberdeen.

Also included is a picture postcard of the Viper troopship that Kath Whyte's father, Henry Smith Whyte, sailed with during the war (sent to Kath by her father) and two news cuttings related to the death of Kath Whyte's father, Henry Smith Whyte, in 1934: one taken from 'Guide' 7 April 1934 and the other featuring a picture of the changes made to the crossing where he died.

Collection of miscellaneous papers relating to Kath Whyte's early years which includes poems (some possibly written by her sister, Betty), sketches and drawings, press cuttings, personal correspondence, a copy of 'Glasgow & West Coast Tour Remembered' by LMC Member Gordon Brown, and 'Standard V' exam papers.

Contains a letter of application and supporting references for the post of Senior Assistant in the Department of Weaving and Embroidery at the Glasgow School of Art; eight type & hand-written letters from the Glasgow School of Art regarding Kath Whyte's appointment as Senior Assistant in the Department of Weaving and Embroidery; and one letter regarding Kath Whyte's later resignation.

Contains four letters from The Scottish Arts Council confirming Eaglesham Art Society activity programme for 1980, one letter and accompanying leaflet from Margery Clinton confirming that she will be happy to give a lecture, and one letter from East Lothian District Council regarding a visit to Haddington by the Eaglesham Arts Society that year.

Contains five letters from The Scottish Arts Council confirming Eaglesham Art Society activity programme for 1987.

Contains one letter from The Scottish Arts Council dated 14 June 1978, including model constitution for a local arts guild; one Scottish Arts Council list of Documnetries on The Arts 1980-81; one letter from The Scottish Arts Council May 1982; one letter from "Jacki" dated 15 October 1982; one letter from Islay Donaldson dated 14 November 1982; Arts Council Film Library catalogue 1982-83; Arts Council Film Library price list 1982; list of Films Recently Puchased by The Scottish Arts Council January 1984; list of films included in the Films On Art Scheme 18 March 1983; The Arts and Design 16mm film and video catalogue and accompanying letter April 1986; one letter from The Scottish Arts Council September 1988; three leaflets for the Eaglesham Art Society lecture September 1988; one handwritten list of dates hall booked for Eaglesham Art Society 1988-89; one letter from Robert Campbell; one postcard from the The Scottish Arts Council; and one leaflet for Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings by Cyril Wilson.

Contains Eaglesham Art Society Financial Records: Society and Exhibition Accounts, Cash Book Summaries and Budgets.

Collection of programmes listing meetings held 1978-79 (2 copies), 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 (2 copies), 1986-87 (2 copies), and 1987-88 (2 copies).

Contains Eaglesham Art Society Exhibition catalogue, 1983; three promotional cards for Eaglesham Art Society Exhibition, 1985; and an advice sheet for members regarding exhibition submissions, 1985.

Contains Eaglesham Art Society declaration.

Collection of papers and photographs relating to Kath Whyte's later personal life. It includes photographs, correspondence, ephemera, publications, newscuttings, diaries, address books, and other personal items.

A collection of Kath Whyte's personal papers, correspondence, postcards and Christmas cards.

A collection of letters written to Kath Whyte by her friend Charlie Bannerman.

Contains:

• One address book inscribed "To Kathleen, with best wishes for her future successes: 28.8.28".
• One address book inscribed "Mrs H.S. Whyte: 2 Gayfield: Arbroath: Christmas 1934".
• One address book inscribed "K Whyte: 51 Montgomerie St: Eaglesham: Glasgow".

Contains correspondence with private secretary re: conferment of MBE; the Statutes of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1957; Kath Whyte's MBE medal; MBE certificate signed by Elizabeth II, 1970 [outsize]; and a certificate of thanks from Glasgow Museums & Art Galleries thanking Kath Whyte for her gift of a child's dress and embroidered undewear, 1985.

Contains Kath Whyte's National Registration Identity Card and blood transfusion card.