Scotland is where England stores its oil
- NMC/0454
- Item
- 1981
Photograph of Scottish Amicable building, Glasgow - with protestor holding placard.
Hoare, Roger
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Scotland is where England stores its oil
Photograph of Scottish Amicable building, Glasgow - with protestor holding placard.
Hoare, Roger
Photographs by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson
The collection constists of 4 volumes containing 29 portrait carbon prints and 90 calotype prints by Hill and Adamson. The images are mainly portraits but also include some scenes of Edinburgh. Some of the portraits within the collection are of Hill and Adamson themselves and members of their families. In addition to this material, there is a volume (volume 5) of 50 photographic carbon prints printed by Jessie Bertram, Rose Street, Edinburgh in 1916 from original negatives by David Octavius Hill's and then published by Andrew Elliot, Princess Street, Edinburgh. These images consist mainly of portraits with a small number of photographs of Edinburgh included. A further 7 loose photographs also exist.
This collection is unfortunately too fragile for users to handle, however the material has been fully digitized and is available to view online both via this catalogue and on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsalib/sets/72157623414969565/
Hill, David Octavius
Records of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia Architects
The collection consists of job files, photographs, architectural drawings and plans for projects undertaken by the architectural firm of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia between c1933 and 1987. There are also general office files containing correspondence, account papers, ephemera and artefacts.
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.
Gillespie, Kidd and Coia
Papers and photographs of William Meldrum, artist, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
A number of sketches and photographs of works by William Meldrum. This collection includes figure and illustrative drawings, unique pieces made of seaweed, and a series of monochrome photographs featuring landscape paintings. Most of the items are undated however the dates of creation are presumed to fall between the 1880s and 1920s. A set of typewritten paper by an unknown author dated after 1966, features a brief biography of Meldrum and descriptions of two drawings along with their custodial histories.
William Meldrum tended to work on depicting city views of Glasgow in the early 20th century and landscapes of diverse areas in Scotland. He created multiple pieces of black-and-white photographs on which his paintings have been printed; some of the photographs have identical versions.
Meldrum, William
Part of Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
Textiles and student papers from Fraser Taylor's time at The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) as an undergraduate student.
Taylor, Fraser
Textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, GSA student and designer with The Cloth
The collection consists of printed textiles, garments and papers relating to Fraser Taylor's time as an undergraduate student at GSA (1978-1981), a postgraduate student at RCA (1983), and items relating to other professional activities. It also includes examples of textiles and associated ephemera for design collective The Cloth (1983-1987).
Taylor, Fraser
Mostly Big Houses - Stately Homes Negs, Some Prints
Folder containing contact sheets, negatives and photographs taken by George Oliver. Various sizes. Some have been annotated. Includes: Falkland Palace, Kinross House, Brodick Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, Cullen House and Traquair House.
Oliver, George
Landscape Various Not Glasgow Prints
Folder containing black and white photographs of landscapes taken by George Oliver. Some have been annotated. Includes: Brasov and Bucharest (Romania), Grangemouth, Aberdeen and various Scottish countryside scenes.
Oliver, George
Catterline, etc: Prints & Negs
Folder containing black and white and colour negatives, contact sheets and photographs. Most have been annotated. Includes: Catterline, Crail (colour negatives), Glencoe and Rannoch Moor.
Oliver, George
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.
Oliver, George
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.
Oliver, George
The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive
The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive consists of:
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.
Oliver, Cordelia
The Duncan Brown Photographic Collection
The collection consists of 305 photographs taken between 1853 and 1896. Sitters included local dignitaries, friends and family including John Brown, Queen Victoria's Ghillie. The collection also includes landscapes and the streets of Glasgow, particularly around the Pollokshields area on the south side of the city. Other subjects include ships, ship yards and stately houses.
Brown, Duncan