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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