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Papers of Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art, 1885-1918

Includes:

  • general correspondence, 1905-1909, 1911-1914 and 1916
  • correspondence between Newbery and school staff, 1909-1916
  • correspondence on Morley Fletcher, Principal of ECA, September 1912
  • correspondence with visiting lecturers, March-May 1914.
  • later acquisitions of material relating to Newbery, including some working papers and correspondence from his time as Director in addition to papers dating to after his retirement, family records and photographs, and written materials regarding Newbery.

Newbery, Francis Henry

Letters sent by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art

Letterbook of outgoing correspondence, pages 1-500 - including letters to Scottish Education Department; to Muthesius; to Professor Behrens of Düsseldorf, re: a visit to German Art Schools (232); award of the Haldane Traveling Scholarship to D. Forrester Wilson; Adolphe Giraldon re: the Design Section (116, 197 & 207); Eugene Bourdon re: the teaching in the School of Architecture (115); the Masque of the City Arms (133); Delville re: models required for the Life Classes (143); Professor Geddes re: directing the Masque and personal news (146); James Dunlop re: work by Design students (201); woman designers in Glasgow (249); the Bram Stoker Medal (311); Professor Baltus re: lectures to be given at GSA (343 & 350); Lavery re: the International Society (365); replacement for Delville (403-404); absenteeism among architectural students (434); general School administration.

Newbery, Francis Henry

Letters sent by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art

Outgoing letters, N-S: David Ogg re: lectures at GSA (Jun, Sep); Joseph Pennell re: lecture at GSA (Nov, Dec); A.N. Paterson re: furniture design (May); Michael S. Sadler, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds re: a lecture at GSA, with reference to Post-Impressionism (Jan); Dorothy Carleton Smyth, Gaiety Theatre, Manchester re: the loan of costumes (Nov); Lord Provost, Glasgow re: the decoration of Civic Buildings [handwritten draft] (Nov); Rev John Smith re: reference for C.R. Mackintosh as architect for proposed School in Calder St. (May).

Newbery, Francis Henry

Letters sent by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art

Outgoing letters, sundries: Letters re: Artist Teachers' Exhibition Society (Mar); corresp, re: visits to High Schools on behalf of the Scottish Education Department; review of lecture given by J. Pennell on Lithography; note on Newbery being asked to contribute to the Golden Book for Hofrat Alexander Koch, with request to send sketch of GSA from C. R. Mackintosh (Nov); Draft for arrangement of class for Ecclesiastical Needlework; instructions to staff re: Out of Door work (Apr); notes for tests for Design Students by Anning Bell.

Newbery, Francis Henry

Letters sent by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art

Outgoing letters, A-B : J.W. Allen, publisher re: Mr Dunlop's book on Anatomy & Mr Wylie Davidson's book on metalcraft (Dec); Miss Alma Assafrey re: Possil Library Panels (Feb-Mar); Professor Artot re: stopping the Animal Class (Mar); Paul Wayland Bartlett, new Professor of Sculpture at GSA re: a visit by Bartlett to GSA, a lecture from Sir George Frampton at GSA and a visit by Greiffenhagen to Paris (Apr); Robert Brechin re: loan of sheep for the Animal Class, to be taken care of by George Pirie (Oct); Anning Bell re: his visit to Europe, the purchase of casts, comments on the Design Section, the Possil Park Panels (Mar-Oct); Professor Bryce, Regius Professor of Anatomy, Glasgow University re: permission for GSA anatomy students to work at the University (May).

Newbery, Francis Henry

Letters sent by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art

Outgoing letters, C-F: James Dron re: Artist Teachers' Exhibition Society (Mar-Jan); Patrick S. Dunn re: staff salaries, particularly Professor Baltus' & his Tempera Class (Mar); Mr Ewen, re: art education (May); Sir George Frampton re: visit to GSA (Jan); Sir James Fleming re: the development of the Ceramics class (May).

Newbery, Francis Henry

Letters sent by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art

Outgoing letters, G-K: Norah Neilson Gray re: application for place on the staff (Jan); H. Pilling Gill, Adelaide School of Art re: reference for Mr. MacKinnon (Dec); Greiffenhagen re: judging diplomas, exhibition of a portrait, arrangements for classes (May-Oct); Major Garwood re: a lecture at GSA and art classes for Territorial Officers (Feb-Apr); Giraldon re: visits by Newbery to Paris (Mar-Apr); Notes to Mr Gray re: work in the Evening School & Life Classes (Feb-Mar); to "The Herald" discussing student magazines, particularly "The Vista" (Jan); William Hunter re: scholarship travel in Europe (Oct-Dec); J. Henderson, Governor re: petition from students for Zoo (Apr).

Newbery, Francis Henry

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