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/
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).