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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.

The collection includes:

• Photographs, essays and notes made and taken by Holmes Gray while at the Glasgow School of Art, including correspondence between the GSA and Gray, 1949-1956
• Notes given to designers for technical guidance from Johnson, Matthey & Co. Ltd, 1954
• Recollections of Glasgow School of Art by Holmes Gray, 1996
• Photographs of pieces designed by Gray post-GSA for Spode, Royal Worcester and others; c1949-1996
• Correspondence with Stoke-on-Trent College, 1964-1986
• Correspondence re: training as a part-time teacher, 1977-1986
• Letter informing Holmes Gray of election as Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers & Commerce [copy], 1987
• Letter from Commemorative Collector's Society re: address by Holmes Gray, 1997

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.

Folder containing 22 contact sheets and 224 negative of photographs taken by George Oliver. Majority are annotated. Includes: Museum of Childhood, Royal Scottish Museum, Henry Moore statues at Inverleith, New Town, Edinburgh University and Greyfriars graveyard.

Folder containing 9 black and white photographs and 4 negative strips by George Oliver. Includes: Lumsden Sculpture Workshop.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives by George Oliver. Includes: Art and Movement exhibition 1965, Luther light feature 'Strategy Get Arts' 1970, Open Air Sculpture at Ledlanet, Henry Moore sculpture in Edinburgh and George Ricky Exhibition Opening 1982.

Folder containing 10 black and white photographs of contemporary sculpture, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated.

Print of 'An Angel Adoring' by Robert Anning Bell. Protective cover sheet has annotation which attributes the original work to Robert Anning Bell, and the medium as a coloured plaster relief.

Located inside folder: Item DC 094/1/3/10 - Folder of calligraphic life studies

Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on top of a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose.

Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose. Says ""Jack Dalziel" - by Helen Biggar - c. 1939" written in blue pen with "92B" circled verso. Jack Dalziel (real name "John") was likely a friend of Helen's.

Pencil drawing of three figures/sculptures which all appear to be female. Sculptures looking in three different directions. The word "futile" seems to be written to the right of the women. Four drawn eyes that seem to be similar to the Egyptian Eye of Horus verso.

Includes a view of a living room with a focus on six sculptures of different people on a coffee table; "X Val's self portrait / Val's sculptures in their house / Florida, 2010" verso. Has small white border and is glossy.

Includes a corner of Valerie's home with painted artworks on the wall, cast sculptures, and a Tiffany style lamp; " Val + John's house / Florid. Oct. 2010" with a printed image verso. Has small white border and is glossy.

Collection of items related to the Glasgow based firm J. Giusti & Co. which specialized in the production of plaster figures, mould making, statuary repair, and other plaster work. The collection is primarily composed of plaster busts and portraits, six moulds, and two medals. The casts and moulds are formed after a range of sculptural styles including ancient Greek and Roman, French Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and 19th century anatomical studies.

The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection highlights mould making and casting processes that were used to produce objects for retail and to repair existing plaster casts. Records from The Glasgow School of Art document purchases and repairs from J. Giusti & Co. from as early as 1890, and casts related to those in the collection were widely used as teaching and learning tools at the GSA through at least mid-20th century.

As most of the items in the collection were used in commercial casting processes, very few items have a plain white, white washed, or decoratively painted surface that are often observed in plaster cast collections. Many of the plaster casts and all of the plaster moulds are widely covered with uneven layers of shellac that appear yellow, red, or brown. Shellac was applied as a sealant and resist agent to prevent existing plaster elements from sticking to fresh plaster elements during the casting process.

In addition to the plaster casts and plaster moulds, several items provide further insights into the material processes employed by J. Giusti & Co. Two medals (likely bronze) showcase the company's involvement with mould making for metal casting, and a gelatine mould is a surviving example of a traditional process used to produce detailed casts in small quantities.

Plaster bust of 'brontolone' (grumpy old man) after Luca della Robbia.

Plaster anatomical portrait showing muscle groups of the face and neck.

Mould made of gelatine used to produce plaster copies of a Greek portrait.

Plaster reproduction of reliquary bust from the church of Saint Martial in Correze, France.