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Inventory of equipment of the Department of Printed Textiles, 05 Jan 1954.

Minutes of the Central (Art) Institutions of Scotland Annual Conference: 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963.

Correspondence and reports from people who visited the Festival of Britain, 1951. Includes reports and correspondence by: Mr Armour; Harry Barnes; John B Fleming; Edward G Powell; and Robert B Thomson.

Glasgow School of Art Notices and Reports. Includes: Notice about student behaviour; Report on 1951 session at Hospitalfield; report and general remarks of the Art adjudications for Diplomas 1951; copy of report on the Drawing and Painting Dept; Report by Mr Arnold Machin on Sculpture diplomas; Report on Design and Crafts; external assessors reports; Report on Article 55 and Article 39 classes; Session 1950-51, 2nd Year General Course, Section I- marks list; Post Diploma Pottery- suggested programme for 1951-1952; Revision of teaching staff salaries report; Revision of Fees report; Salary Scales for teachers.

Itineraries, reports and correspondence about the visits of Mr Bliss and Mr Armour to the English Provincial Schools of Art and to London Schools, 28 Apr 1952 to 08 May 1952.

List of apparatus & equipment required by each department, and prices, for the sessions 1952-1953 and 1959-1960.

Papers and correspondence relating to SRC-related projects and issues and Exhibitions. Includes: papers relating to the suggested SRC Board resignation and ensuing 'revolution'; (non-) payment of Burns Supper tickets; notices about poor behaviour and vandalism on visit of Edinburgh students and at Student Dance; notes relating to Fashion Show (1960); notices on Christmas Ball (1958); retiral of Mr. Leggatt (Janitor); exhibition of contemporary prints; lecture on 'The Developing Process' (with related correspondence); exhibition of work produced during Easter sketching visit to the Highlands; Berlin exhibition (Karl Otto); exhibition of wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker; exhibition of decorations for Galston Parish Church; exhibition of contemporary Danish design; exhibition of 'Ephemera Typographica'; exhibition of chairs by students of Interior Design; exhibition of illustrated books (largely from GSA Library); exhibition of drawings by German Romantics; exhibition of Modern German Graphic Design.

Papers and draft documents for the Annual Reporting Process, and information about Diploma shows. Includes: Reports to the Governors for the Session 1955/56, Governors' Report (July 1957), Report by the Governors for Session 1956/57, Draft report by the Director on the Work of the Session 1961/62, Report by the Governors for Session 1960/61, Report by the Director on the Work of the Session 1960/1961, Annual Report 1955, and correspondence and notices relating to Diploma Shows.

Folders of Reports from External Assessors of the School, from between 1953-1963 and for each department. Reports as follows: DIR/12/2/10/1: Assessor's Reports 1953-1956: Including guidelines for external assessors and (generally anonymous) reports on the following: Sculpture (1955-1956), noting work of students J. R. H. Milne and G.S. Wood, and influence of tutor Benno Schotz, in 1955, and A. R. T. Fletcher, Miss Alston, Miss McLaughlin, J. S. Wood, J. R. H. Milne, and G. McLellan in 1956; Design & Crafts (1955-1956) by assessors D. Batty and Misha Black, noting work of students Robert MacGowan, Douglas Warner, Margaret Ingram, Jean Gray, Evelyn Fraser, Alexander Fletcher, Janet Mackenzie, James Hooper, Alex Leckie, David Ferguson, George Innes, Monica Jamieson, and Janetta Gilston in 1955, and John McQueen, Penelope Paul, Alistair Fletcher, Helen Rae, Archibald MacArthur, Susan Currie, Ronaldo Franchitti, Mary McLellan, Christine McFarlane, Mary McIvor, Monica Jamieson, Atholl Hill, and James Kenton Guy in 1956; Architecture (1955-1956); Drawing & Painting (1955-1956), noting work of students Mathison, Alexander Goudie, and Ian MacRae in 1956; Commercial & Graphic Art (1956). Assessors listed for Intermediate Examination in Arts & Crafts (1956) include G. R. Woolway, H. Buckley, N. Spencer, D. Taylor, Constance Parker, J. G. Platt, Edward Barnsley, D. Billington, Misha Black, R. E. R. Downing, P. Goffin, R. Y. Goodden, E. O. Jennings, Harry Parr, A. B. Read, and Francis H. Spear. Assessors listed for Pictorial Group (1956) include James Fitton, Edwin La Dell, Claude Rogers, A. E. Christopherson, M. W. Hawes, Anthony Gross, Gertrude Hermes, Lynton Lamb, M. C. Oliver, A. H. Roffey, and H. Spencer. Assessors listed for Textile Group (1956) include Elizabeth Wray, Margaret Leischner, J. T. Murray, H. H. Shelton, M. Watts, Dorothy Benson, Constance Parker, G. Davies, and R. W. Newberry. Assessors listed for Three-Dimensional Group (1956) include R. Y. Goodden, Frank Dobson, W. L. Stevenson, K. Brayshaw, E. Race, D. Billington, G. T. Friend, Peter Goffin, A. Heath, F. H. K. Henrion, L. C. Hughes, E. O. Jennings, A. B. Read, R. D. Russell, John Skeaping, V. Skellern, F. H. Spear, and H. Warren Wilson. DIR/12/2/10/2: Assessor's Reports 1957-1960: Includes reports on: Drawing & Painting (1957-1960) by assessor James Fitton (1957), noting work of students Bankier, Conely, Knox, Paterson, Stevenson, Simmons, Bennett, Craig, and Walsh, assessor B. Fleetwood-Walker (1958), assessor Ruskin Spear (1959), noting work of student Robert Methven, and assessor Claude Rogers (1960), noting work of Clare Stewart, David Sinclair, Jean Drummond, John Wilson, Crawford, Bryson, Cochrane, Rushbrook, and Alston/Devlin; Sculpture (1957-1960) by assessors J. R. Skeaping (1957-1958), Gilbert Ledward (1959), noting work of students Rose Sarna, Edward McConnell, and Andrew Robertson, and Willi Soukop (1960), noting work of students John Martin, Ross, and Laing; Design & Crafts (1957-1960) by assessors Misha Black and Marianne Straub (1957), noting work of students Elspeth Young, Anne Hunter, Mary McIver, Barcham Green, John McQueen, Kathleen Scrimgeour, Joy Mackintosh, James Guy, Norman Bleloch, Duncan Currie, Hugh Barrett, Heather Mary Thomson, Dorothy Duncan, Susan Currie, Peter McCulloch, James Gray, Charles Murray, Francis Bowles, and Archibald McArthur, assessors A. B. Read and Marianne Straub (1958), noting work of Mackay, Judith McAinsh, Meecham, Waddell, MacIntosh, McDougall, Watt, Glen, Tomlinson, Stewart, Roxburgh, Slaven, McCarthy, McGaughey, Scrimgeour, Green, Hugh Barrett, Veronica Matthew, Mary Murray, Kathleen Allen, Moyra Duncan, Elspeth Younger, William McDougall, Elspeth Pringle, Charles Murray, Stanley Peake, Geoffrey Green, and Ian Mackay, assessors Marianne Straub and F. H. K. Henrion (1959), the latter noting the work of students Lodge and Speirs, and assessors F. H. K. Henrion and Lucienne Day (1960), the former noting the work of Halley, Jolly, Graham, Heron, McLean, O'Neill, Marle, and Wylie, and the latter noting McGeachy, Black, Thomas Heron, Pamela Mitchell, C. White, Togneri, Ann Miller, Ian Ross, R. Frazer, Macdonald, Maguire, Graham, Marle, and Wylie; Commercial & Graphic Art (1957-1960) by assessors Lynton Lamb (1957-1959) and Tom Eckersley (1960 only), noting work of students McLean, Campbell, Lawson, Cunningham, Jolly, Mackie, Rankin, Spiers, Bless, McTaggart, Houston, Clinton, and Grant in 1957, Burnett, Kirkwood, Greenaway, Rodger, Smith, Hunter, Ferguson, Wilson, McLeod, McIlvaney, Harvie, Galloway, McIlhenny, Poli, and McTaggart in 1958, and Janette Rodger, Isobelle Smith, and Stanley Smith in 1959; Architecture (1957) by assessor G. Grenfell Baines, offering a general report on Schools of Architecture in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Glasgow, and including a further report specific to Glasgow. Also included amongst Assessor's Reports (1957-1960) is a report of 18 October 1960 on the progress of the 'New Building'. DIR/12/2/10/3: Assessor's Reports 1961-1963: Includes reports on: Sculpture (1961-1963) by assessor Willi Soukop (1961-1962) and F. E. McWilliam (1963), noting work of students John Donachie, Sonia Marshall, and Norma Zunterstein in 1962, and McDonald and Donachie in 1963; Drawing & Painting (1961-1963) by assessors Claude Rogers (1961-1962) and Leonard Rosoman (1963), the former noting work of students Gilbert, Bryson, Incerti, Blair, Macaulay, Vance, Ulph, Birrell, Sinclair, Goodwin, and Rushbrook, and the latter that of Conan Byrne, Norman Gilbert, Palmer, Jordan, and Armstrong; Design & Crafts (1961) by assessors Alastair Morton, Robin Jacques, and N. J. Slutzky, noting the work of John Martin, Alexander Simpson, Thomas Walsh, James Harrigan, Paul Biagi, Mary Gordon, Donald Ewan MacLean, Dugald Cameron, Diana Barclay Brown, Elizabeth Mai Brice Livingston, Charles Alexander Wallace Shaw, Anne Catherine Stewart, William Watson, Frances Margaret Beck, Ronald Roderick Macdonald, Iain Roderick MacLeod, Jane Marian Lord, Ann Patricia Collins, Lilian Anne Watson Graham, Winifred Lilian Morton, William Warwick Ker MacCallum, Sheila Marion McHarg, Edward Francis McLaughlin, David Ross Wilson, Denis Noel O'Neill, Marilyn Edith Watt Hunter, Alice Gardner Paul, Veronica Adele Togneri, and Richard Coley; Design & Crafts and Graphic Design (1962-1963) by assessors Robin Day, Lynton Lamb, and Lady Casson (1962) and Madge Garland and Lynton Lamb (1963), noting work of students Robert Docherty, Gerard Quail, Stobo, Quail, Morrison, Beck, Halley, and Roan in 1962, and C. Mitchell, M. McCoig, W. B. Stewart, E. Jackson, J. Johnston, W. A. Wright, P. Short, C. F. Coutts, M. A. Spence, E. S. Stobo, and J. A. Forsyth in 1963. Also included amongst Assessor's Reports (1961-1963) are comments on said reports, and staff replies to the assessors.

Notes and papers for lectures by Bliss, 1946-1947. Including: address to students at opening of 1946 academic year; Diploma Distribution Annual Report (1947); sketches titled 'Awful apparition in the Edgeware Road' and 'One of Punch's many cartoons of the Monument, vol XXI, p265'; paper titled 'The Colossus of Hyde Park Corner' (in relation to Haig Memorial, and to previous 'Monument' sketch); paper on Edward Bawden; extract from address written by Keith Henderson; paper on art history and illustration; paper on Engraving; paper titled 'The Scottish Pre-Raphaelites'; brief resume of D P Bliss; book list (with names of illustrators); series of notes on paintings ('Reading Wycliffe's Bible' by Clausen, 'View of Arles' and 'The Zouave' by Van Gogh, 'St Francis and the Birds' by Giotto, 'Seine at Verneuil' by Monet, 'Head of a Lady' by Van Der Weyden, 'Portrait of Beatrice D'Este' by Da Predis, 'Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake' by Lawrence, 'Tahitian Subject' by Gauguin, 'View of Delft', 'A Street in Delft', and 'The Lady at the Virginals and a Gentleman Listening' by Vermeer, 'Boats' by Van Gogh, 'Bacchus and Ariadne' by Titian, 'Winter' by Brueghel the Elder, 'A Calm' by Van De Cappelle, 'Gabriel' by Da Forli, 'The Vision of St Eustace' by Pisanello, 'View of Arc Vallery' by Cezanne, 'Coeur De Lion Departing for the Crusade' by Philpot); notes on artists (Botticelli, Courbet, Durer, Furse, Kunisada); poem titled 'The Laird o' Cockpen'; draft of after dinner speech; paper by Bliss titled 'Modern Book Illustration' (an 'Introduction'); notes on teaching of painting, drawing, and memory drawing; notes on a visit to Staffordshire and Manchester (1947); paper titled 'Memorandum of the RSA'; typed copy of Psalm 144, Verse 12; paper on Sadie McClellan's stained glass at Broomhill; review of Gordon Roe's 'Rowlandson: The Life and Art of a British Genius'.

Papers and minutes of the Council of Industrial Design. Folders as follows: DIR/12/2/18/1: Council of Industrial Design, including minutes of the Scottish Committee, 1958-1959: Including correspondence from Council of Industrial Design (CID) regarding female assessors, agendas and minutes of CID Scottish Committee meetings, correspondence from Anthony J Brooke offering to lecture to GSA students, newscutting from Glasgow Herald (Jun 1959) with letter from Atholl N Hill, letter recommending Duffy Scarfe and Enid Marx for assessor role. DIR/12/2/18/2: Council of Industrial Design Conference for the Scottish Carpet Industry, 24 Jun 1960: Including conference report titled 'The Training of Designers for the Scottish Carpet Industry', draft of conference papers by Robert Stewart and Bliss, extracts from 'Carpet Review', outline of a proposed four years' course in Carpet Design.

2 folders of papers about the study of Architecture. Folders as follows: DIR/12/2/25/1: Architecture and Planning Papers, 1960-1964. Includes correspondence relating to Town Planning course; a part-time course in Architecture; notes on annual assessment of Certificate Course and Post-Certificate Course in Architecture; report on Architectural Education in Glasgow; note on RIBA prizes and studentships; note on students selected to proceed with final drawings for Soane Medallion; other records of RIBA prize winners including J B Browne, William M Dunlop, and Graeme M Morland from Glasgow School of Art; notes on structures of Architecture courses; list of 'buildings of architectural and historic interest in the City of Edinburgh'; resignation letter from John D Kelly (Chairman of GSA Governors); note on Dept of Architecture & Planning accommodation and requirements; notes on award of Diplomas and Prizes; correspondence from Keppie, Henderson & Partners re. proposed mezzanine floor of Assembly Hall. DIR/12/2/25/2: Architecture and the Governors of GSA, 1964 Includes: Agenda for meeting of Chairman's Committee, 01 May 1964; excerpts from minutes of Extraordinary Meeting of Governors on state of architectural education in Glasgow (with accompanying report) 25 Mar 1964; and report on 'Proposed Courses in Architecture in the School of Art, Present and Future Carricula'.

Papers relating to the Scottish Certificate of Education and other papers relating to training in Art. Includes: Minutes of Scottish Certificate of Education, Advanced Grade Art Committee meetings; programme for 'The Industrial Designer' conference; report on 'Comparison of Advanced Art Requirements in England'; draft exam paper for History & Appreciation of Art & Architecture (Advanced); report from Council of Industrial Design, Scottish Committee on problem of training of designers acceptable to industry.

Papers about courses in Technical Illustration and about the Society of Industrial Artists. Includes: proof copy of A Edward Harvey's 'Technical Illustrating' (1960); notes on Glasgow School of Art's Technical Illustration Special Course; outline of Scottish Aviation Limited's Training Scheme for Apprentice Technical Artists (instructor, J Steven Mark); correspondence from firms with staff interested in Technical Illustration course; minutes of meetings of Working Party on Technical Illustration and sub-committee on Technical Illustration; summary of replies from companies with apprentices being trained as technical illustrators; correspondence relating to Stow College's 'Technical Illustration' exhibition; City & Guilds booklets ('228. Technical Illustration') and draft regulations and syllabuses; syllabus of Coventry College of Art's Technical Illustration course; Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) Annual Report (1962) and Code of Professional Practice and Conditions of Engagement; biographical notes on officers and candidates for election for SIA (including Jack Howe, John Reid, Stuart Rose, Peter Ray, Ronald Dickens, Alfred Smith, George Adams, David Dry, June Fraser, Peter Gauld, Frank Guille, Ronald Homes, Ronald Ingles, Faith Jaques, Barbara Jones, Roy Kemp, John Lunn, R. Miller Smith, Richard Negus, Ernest Race, Martyn Rowlands, Olive Sullivan, Nigel V. Walters, George Williams, Bernard Blatch); correspondence and notes on SIA new admission scheme; report on Dept of Industrial Design London Visit; notice on 'Restrictions in the Use of Certain Types of Glazes in the Teaching of Pottery'; notes on course for students specialising in pottery and on Pottery Dept.

Papers and Report of the Working Party on the Curriculum of Senior Secondary School. Handwritten report by Robert K Simpson, notes, and correspondence with the Scottish Art Teachers' Association.

2 folders of papers about Honours Courses at the Glasgow School of Art. Papers include: Correspondence and notes relating to entrance requirements and introduction of Honours courses; booklet titled 'First Report of the National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design'; correspondence relating to Three Dimensional Design courses with Interior Design and Industrial Design (Engineering) as chief studies; papers on Associateship/Honours Courses; minutes of meeting of Heads of Four Colleges of Art; report on number of final year students in various departments of 'four colleges'; report on 'Complementary Studies'; Duncan of Jordanstone's (Dundee) and Gray's (Aberdeen) proposals for Honours Course; Programme of Study for General Course, 1st & 2nd year; report on 'Alternative Proposal for the Introduction of a Diploma or Associateship Course with Honours Recognition and the Award of Diplomas with Distinction; memorandum by Scottish Education Department, 'Courses in Colleges of Art', detailing needs, problems, and proposals; report on 'The Claymore'. DIR/12/2/28/1: Honours Courses, 1961-1963 DIR/12/2/28/2: Honours Courses II (a continuation of the previous folder), 1961-1963

Papers, minutes, reports and correspondence relating to the training of Art Teachers. Including: correspondence relating to provisions for the training of art teachers in both Scotland and England, and occasional difficulties of students trained in Scotland being accepted for work in England; Prospectus for Birmingham College of Art and Crafts, School for Training Art Teachers, 1955-1956; notes about Leicester College of Art's School of Teacher Training; the 'Scheme and Procedure of the Clearning House for Graduate Art Teacher Training Centres', Jan 1961; correspondence with the Graduate Art Teacher Training Centres Clearing House; correspondence to the Burnham Committees; information about Glasgow School of Art Endowments and Prizes; 'Report on Measures to Improve the Supply of Teachers in Scotland', by the Scottish Education Department, 1959; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department about the subject; 'Report on Proposed Changes in the Art Examinations and in the Length of the Diploma Course', The Ministry of Education National Advisory Committee on Art Examinations, 1957; Statutory Instrument No 1634, 'The Teachers (Training Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations', 1958; reports and minutes of meetings of the Joint Council for Scottish Central (Art) Institutions, 1958-1959.

Folder of circular letters from D P Bliss to staff at the Art School. Subjects including: fire alarms & fire drill; attendance of students and importance of registers; 'Areas of Study' identified by National Advisory Council on Art Education in England; observations on various aspects of School life and student behaviour; overview of 1959-60, 1960-61 sessions and thoughts on coming year.

Papers on a Proposed Photographic Department at the Glasgow School of Art and other operational papers such as notices, correspondence, and invitations. Includes: Notice from Bliss stating that visitors to GSA will no longer be allowed access unless by appointment; notices of 'Material of the Painters' Craft' lectures (given by Harry McLean); notice on Durer watercolours; notice of GSA student (George Whitehall) winning national competition to design emblem for International Commission on Large Dams; invitation to visit Industrial Design Dept during open days; notice of information on casts outside library and outside room 58; notice on Foot-and-Mouth outbreak; report concerning the proposed Photographic Department, and of a London visit to schools of photography; financial statement 1961; assessors' reports 1961.

Folder labelled 'Two Papers by Misha Black'. Including papers: 'The Design of Ships' Interiors' (co-authored with Kenneth Bayes), paper from Symposium of Industrial Design titled 'The Training of Industrial Designers in Great Britain', and Appendix A, 'Royal College of Art, School of Industrial Design (Engineering), Abridged Syllabus 1959/60', Appendix B, 'LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts, Organisation and Work of the Department of Industrial Design', and Appendix C, 'Royal College of Art, School of Industrial Design (Engineering), List of Machinery and Equipment in the Workshops'.

Folder of papers regarding Design & Crafts and the arrangement of courses. Includes: Notices for accompanying displays of student work; Pottery Department's 'Rules for the Guidance of all Students'; records of department staff and student numbers; report on importance of drawing from natural sources; report on leaking roof in room 6; itinerary for Seminar on Industrial Design Teaching; correspondence regarding Glasgow School of Art-related work with Vehicle Ferry Vessels.

Historical paper written by D P Bliss: 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect of the Glasgow School of Art'.

Glasgow Arts Theatre Trust material, c1960, of which Bliss was a member. Includes correspondence relating to meetings and aims of the Trust, including purchase of Glasgow's Empress Theatre and list of trustees. Correspondents include William Grant, Thomas Weir, Finlay J Macdonald, J Ainslie Miller, and Ian B Rodger.

[Folder closed in line with Data Protection] Papers about the Drawing & Painting Department; Including: Notes on requirements for the Diploma Thesis; list of applicants for post of Head of Department of Drawing & Painting;  list of students, with marks, presented for Diploma.

Glasgow School of Art Teachers' Timetables for the Session 1962-1963. Also includes timetables for 1st Year General Course; 4th Year Interior Design; 2nd Year General Course; Evening School; 3rd & 4th Year Pottery; Department of Architecture.

Douglas Percy Bliss' papers from the meetings of the Governors of the School. Papers include annotated agendas; annotated meetings papers such as Prize Lists and Financial Estimates; some meetings minutes; correspondence about meetings; notes on salary scales; and also includes a sketch for a Glasgow School of Art presentation bowl by J Finlayson Steel, 03 Mar 1959.

Folders of copy letters sent out by Harry J Barnes between 1966-1972. There is an index for letters between 1966-1969 and letters have been numbered in the top right hand corner, in different colours. Letters for each academic year have been put into 3 folders, in reverse chronological order, according to the numbering of letters. Files as follows: DIR/13/1/1/1: Master File Index, index to copy 'out' letters, 26 Oct 1966- 06 Nov 1969 (1 folder). Although this index is dated from 1966-1969 on the cover, it is believed to cover the whole of the 'copy out' correspondence to 1972. DIR/13/1/1/2: Copy Out Letters, 26 Oct 1966- 31 Aug 1967 (3 folders): (a) Folder '1/3', letters 569-836 (black numbers) (b) Folder '2/3', letters 291-568 (black numbers) (c) Folder '3/3', letters 1-290 (black numbers) DIR/13/1/1/3: Copy Out Letters, 01 Sep 1967- 31 Dec 1968 (3 folders): (a) Folder '1/3', letters 481-737 (red numbers) (b) Folder '2/3', letters 138-480 (red numbers) (c) Folder '3/3', letters 1-137 (red numbers), & 837-999 (black numbers) DIR/13/1/1/4: Copy Out Letters, 07 Jan 1969- 30 Dec 1970 (3 folders): (a) Folder '1/3', letters 807-979 (green numbers) (b) Folder '2/3', letters 206-806 (green numbers) (c) Folder '3/3', letters 1-205 (green numbers), & 738-999 (red numbers) DIR/13/1/1/5: Copy Out Letters, 01 Jan 1971- 30 Sep 1972 (3 folders): (a) Folder '1/3', letters 341-365 (blue numbers) (b) Folder '2/3', letters 190-340 (blue numbers) (c) Folder '3/3', letters 1-189 (blue numbers), & 980-999 (green numbers)

General, alphabetical, correspondence of Harry J Barnes, dating from c1966-1981. NB: A small amount of this correspondence in these folders is from Anthony Jones, Director of the Art School after Barnes. Jones appears to have carried on some of this correspondence on behalf of Barnes, as his successor. Includes correspondence with: 'Age Concern Scotland', about education for older people; T R Annan and Sons Ltd, about a picture book; The Architectural Association about a Mackintosh exhibition; Anderson, Fyfe, Stewart & Young, about the sale of a property near Renfrew Street; the Marquess of Bute; Bute Fabrics about a furniture design competition; Councillor Buchan of Strathclyde Regional Council; Douglas P Bliss about lectures he has delivered; Professor Sam Black from the University of British Columbia; British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, about an exchange of information with the Centro de Altos Estudios FAE; the Bishop of Argyll and the Isles about drawings of the ruins of Iona; the Burgh of Bishopbriggs, about the former home of Thomas Muir; the Citizens' Theatre; Caledonian Estates about School property; Angela Catlin, Glasow College of Building and Printing; the Crafts Council; Mrs J Cooke about Joan Eardley's easel; Emilio Coia about an STV calendar; the City and Guilds of London Insitute; the Countryside Commission for Scotland; Douglas Cockerell & Son about taking on an apprentice for their book repairs; the Council for Educational Technology; David Donaldson about a portrait of Harry Barnes; the Society of Designer-Craftsmen; the Danish Institute; the Glasgow Herald about stories and competitions; Garnethill Community Council about a research and photography project; the City of Glasgow Council about various local matters; the Friends of Glasgow Cathedral about the Robert Love bequest; the Glasgow Building Guardians Committee; Glasgow Arts Centres about the Artist in Residence; Glasgow International Arts Enterprises; the Gulbenkian Foundation and awards; John Gainsborough about a 'Coldstream Report' written by Barnes; Ian Hepburn about marketing student products; the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland; Highlands and Islands Development Board about a Craft Training Centre; the Japanese Embassy about Mackintosh; Michael Kelly, Lord Provost of Glasgow; The Lincolnshire Association, about a mobile exhibition service; the Lord Lyon about a vacancy for a Herald-Painter; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; the National Gallery of Scotland about exhibitions; correspondence about Napier College proposed photography course; Paisley College of Technology; the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; the Royal Dublin Society; the Royal Scottish Museum about Persian pottery; the Honourable Georgina Stonor, about a Mackintosh designed piano; the Earl of Snowdon; the Scottish College of Textiles; the Scottish Institute of Adult Education; the Third Eye Centre about seminars. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/4/1: Correspondence 'A', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/2: Correspondence 'B', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/3: Correspondence 'C', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/4: Correspondence 'D', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/5: [Correspondence 'E', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/6: [Correspondence 'F', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/7: Correspondence 'G', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/8: Correspondence 'H', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/9: [Correspondence 'I', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/10: Correspondence 'J', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/11: Correspondence 'K', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/12: Correspondence 'L', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/13: Correspondence 'M', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/14: Correspondence 'Mc', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/15: Correspondence 'N', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/16: [Correspondence 'O', wanting] DIR/13/1/2/4/17: Correspondence 'P', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/18: Correspondence 'Q', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/19: Correspondence 'R', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/20: 'Robertson RWKC', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/21: Correspondence 'S', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/22: Correspondence 'T', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/23: Correspondence 'U', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/24: Correspondence 'V', c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/4/25: Correspondence 'W, X, Y, Z', c1966-1981

DATA PROTECTION NOTICE: This collection contains sensitive information about individuals that is protected by the Data Protection Act. Until this material has been checked for sensitive information the collection will not be available for researchers. Once this Data Protection work is complete, the collection will be open for access with sensitive information closed for 75 years from its date of creation. The papers and correspondence of Sir Harry Jefferson Barnes, Director of the Glasgow School of Art 1964-1980. The material has been thematically arranged into the sub-series below based on the filing system of Barnes. Sub-series as follows: DIR/13/1: General Correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1964-1976 DIR/13/2: Operational and Reporting Papers, 1964-1976 DIR/13/3: Course Validation, Review, and Funding Bodies, 1964-1979 DIR/13/4: Departments and Courses, 1952-1979 DIR/13/5: Diploma Papers, 1957-1975 DIR/13/6: Prizes, Competitions and Scholarships, 1958-1976 DIR/13/7: Papers Relating to Students, c1964-1977 DIR/13/8: Papers Relating to Staff, 1945-1977 DIR/13/9: Committee Papers and Correspondence, 1964-1978 DIR/13/10: Estates and Building Developments, 1957-1978 DIR/13/11: Gifts to Glasgow School of Art, 1966-1972 DIR/13/12: Art Residencies and Summer Schools, 1958-1979 DIR/13/13: Events, 1964-1977 DIR/13/14: Invitations to the Director, 1964-1974 DIR/13/15: The Committee of Principals and Directors of Central (Art) Institutions, 1959-1978 DIR/13/16: Correspondence with other Higher Education Institutions, 1964-1978 DIR/13/17: Affiliations with other Bodies and Organisations, 1960-1979 DIR/13/18: Craft Initiatives and Committees, 1964-1978 DIR/13/19: Papers relating to Professional Practice and the Teaching of Art, 1955-1978 DIR/13/20: Barnes' Working Papers Pre-dating his Term as Director, 1930-1960 DIR/13/21: Artworks and Designs, c1950s-1970s

General, alphabetical, correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1965-1966. Includes correspondence with: the Advisory Centre for Education; Henry Y Alison, thanking him for his donation to the Drama Club; the Ambassade de France, about a competition for students of British Schools of Art; correspondence about the Artists International Association; Bath & West & Southern Counties Society, about an exhibition; the Bladon Gallery, about a sabbatical for a student; the British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research, about a Christmas card competition; the British Firework Manufacturers' Safety Association, about a poster competition; Douglas Percy Bliss, about lectures at the Art School; J & P Coats, about positions for design students; the Carpet Industry Training Board; the Cotton Board Colour Design and Style Centre, about an exhibition; Dunoon Town Council, about a commission of a scroll carried out by Miss Avril Gibb; Contact with Denmark, magazine; Dumfries and Galloway Fine Art Society about a Prize; the Danish Institute; Editions Alecto Limited, about exhibitions; Educational Films of Scotland, about a film on 'Greek' Thomson; Falkirk Technical College, about the School's experimental work; the Glasgow Herald, asking Barnes to write an article for them; the Glasgow Students' Charities Appeal, about damage done to the Art School; the Marquess of Hertford, about a dinner party; the Incorporated Institute of British Decorators and Interior Designers; Moray House College of Education, about a conference; the Museums Association; correspondence about Northern Young Contemporaries Exhibition, 1965; James Porteous and Co, about a gift to the School; correspondence with Robert Gordon's Technical College, Aberdeen; the School Broadcasting Council for Scotland, about a survey; the Scottish Film Council about screenings; the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art about Exhibitions; Scottish Television Ltd, about the 'Young Scot' competition; Sheffield University, about Architecture courses; Sutherland County, about schemes for craftsmen; the Thomson Foundation, about an exhibition; the Tree Lovers' Society Glasgow; the Victoria & Albert Museum thanking Barnes for a gift of a plaster cast from the School; corresponence with the West of Scotland Agricultural College; correspondence with the Workers' Educational Association. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/2/1: Correspondence 'A', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/2: Correspondence 'B', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/3: Correspondence 'C', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/4: Correspondence 'D', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/5: Correspondence 'E', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/6: Correspondence 'F', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/7: Correspondence 'G', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/8: Correspondence 'H', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/9: Correspondence 'I & J', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/10: Correspondence 'L', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/11: Correspondence 'M & Mc', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/12: Correspondence 'N & O', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/13: Correspondence 'P & Q', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/14: Correspondence 'R', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/15: Correspondence 'S', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/16: Correspondence 'T', 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/2/17: Correspondence 'V & W', 1965-1966

Personal Correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1964-1980, on a wide variety of subjects. Includes letters to and from friends and professional acquaintances about personal matters. NB: This is personal correspondence and so will contain sensitive information about individuals. It will therefore be closed for 75 years in line with the Data Protection Act. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/1/1: Personal Correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1964-1970: Includes correspondence with: Rodgers & Howe Solicitors, about the James Kent Trust; Norman Tennent, about a visit; George Nash, the Victoria & Albert Museum, about a collection of playbills; Noel Annesley, about a Rossetti drawing; notes about the appointment of a Director of the Glasgow School of Art, 1964; the Earl of Snowden, about a visit to the Art School. DIR/13/1/2/1/2: Personal Correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1970-1980: Includes correspondence with: the Historic Buildings Council for Scotland; the Citizens' Theatre; Harry Barnes' Clubs; the Bank of England; British Rail; the Earl of Snowden about the Council of Industrial Design. Also includes a biographical note about Barnes; a summary of applications for the Directorship of the School; and a book review about Art Nouveau Architecture and other essays.

Papers relating to the administration of the Glasgow School of Art and the constitution of its governing bodies. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/1/1: Document titled 'The Administrative Organization of the Glasgow School of Art', by H Jefferson Barnes, Jan 1969 (1 document). Includes information about the Board of Governors, and its sub-committees. DIR/13/2/1/2: Folder titled 'New Constitution', 1970-1973 (1 folder). Includes papers and correspondence regarding the constitution of the Board of Governors, and the Scottish Education Department's views on appointing bodies.

Letters received by Harry J Barnes. A wide variety of general correspondence, kept chronologically, and in alphabetical order. Correspondence as follows: DIR/13/1/2/1: Personal Correspondence of H J Barnes, 1964-1970 DIR/13/1/2/2: General Correspondence of H J Barnes, 1965-1966 DIR/13/1/2/3: General Correspondence of H J Barnes, c1966-1971 DIR/13/1/2/4: General Correspondence of H J Barnes, c1966-1981 DIR/13/1/2/5: Mixed General Correspondence of H J Barnes, 1964-1976

General, alphabetical, correspondence of Harry J Barnes, 1966-1971. Includes correspondence with: the Armstrong Gallery, about their opening; Dr Barnardo's, Christmas card competition; Lord Bilsland, about a gift to the School; William Collins, about Collins Craft Series of books and an International Colour Encyclopedia; the Careers Research and Advisory Centre; correspondence with the Richard Demarco Gallery; Frederick Dickinson, with questions about the Diploma Course in Interior Design at the Art School; correspondence about Dunbartonshire Homecraft Teachers' Association; the Furniture & Timber Industry Training Board, about a national survey of courses; Grays Of Ayr carpet works, about Barnes delivering a talk for them; the Hamilton Advertiser, about a vacancy on their staff; Hornsey College of Art, about design education; the International News Service, about a European fabric design scholarship; the Institute of Medical Illustrators in Scotland, about a meeting; correspondence about the Italian Appeal Fund; correspondence about the Pernod Hold London Exhibition for Scottish and Northern Artists; the Ministry of Public Planning & Works, about the School's Department of Town Planning; correspondence about a New Charing Cross Gallery; the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, about a vacancy for a Medical Artist; correspondence about the People's Palace conservatory; The Scotsman, about their career features; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; correspondence with the Texile Council. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/3/1: Correspondence 'A - E', 1966-1971 DIR/13/1/2/3/2: Correspondence, 'F - M', 1966-1971 DIR/13/1/2/3/3: Correspondence, 'N - Z', 1966-1971

Mixed general correspondence of Harry J Barnes, from between 1967-1976. The first folder contains a chronological set of copies of 'out' letters from Barnes from 1964. The folder 'S' correspondence dating from 1967-1973 has historically been stored separately from the rest of the correspondence files. The last folder is correspondence dating from 1969-1976 and is arranged in reverse alphabetical order. Includes correspondence with: J Russell Thomson about honours courses; A B Martin about an Alastair Morton exhibition; the University of Stirling, about the design of their flag; the Scotland-USSR Friendship Society; correspondence about the St Mungo Prize; St Bride's School, calendar of events; Kirkudbright County Council, about a Summer School; the Scottish College of Textiles, about a meeting; the Scottish National Orchestra, about their Proms; the New Glasgow Society about matters such as the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Centenary Ball; correspondence about art residencies in the Iona Community; Hamilton College of Education, about an inter-college meeting; correspondence about Community Industry; the Glasgow College of Building; correspondence about the Gulbenkian Foundation; the Richard Demarco Gallery, about possible student exchanges; Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, about an exhibition; Callendar Park College of Education; the Institute of Careers Officers. Folders as follows: DIR/13/1/2/5/1: Harry Barnes letters 'out', 1964 DIR/13/1/2/5/2: Correspondence 'S', 1967-1973 DIR/13/1/2/5/3: Correspondence 'A-W', 1969-1976

Papers relating to Health and Safety. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/5/1: Folder labelled 'Fire Alarms', 1964 (1 folder) Containing a Fire Prevention Department Report on the Glasgow School of Art, 29 Dec 1964. Report of an inspection of fire protection arrangements around the School. Also contains correspondence relating to Fire Insurance, Aug 1964. DIR/13/2/5/2: Folder of papers relating to Health and Safety, 1965-1976 (1 folder) Includes: Notices about Fire Drills; Car Parking notices and correspondence; regulations realting to Manual Workers; some hand drawn maps of e.g. Glasgow to Tarbert; School Inventory information; notices and circulars regarding fire precautions; notes and correspondence on student organisation and welfare; minutes of the Health and Safety Advisory Committee; Health and Safety Committee Reports; papers on the formal inspection of the School provision of student welfare, counselling, and related topics; correspondence about the kiln and other equipment in the Ceramics Department; notes and correspondence about the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1975; report of Social Education lectures; report on the current situation of First Aid and Welfare at the School, etc.

Harry Barnes' papers and correspondence relating to the Scottish Education Department (SED). Folders as follows: DIR/13/3/1/1: Folder labelled 'SED Short Courses', 1964-1967 (1 folder). Includes correspondence, circulars and papers about subjects such as: Programmed Learning; in-service training of teachers; publicity material, for careers in nursing; Teachers' Special Recruitment (Scotland) Scheme; student allowances for study; the Inspectorate of Schools; fundraising for the World Student Games, 'Tokio', 1967; estimates of expenditure and income; accommodation required for Further Education purposes; appointments of staff in the School; approvals for course proposals; the development of courses and departments; invitations to events; the Glasgow School of Art Building Programme, etc. DIR/13/3/1/2: Folder labelled 'SED-Staff 1971-1972', 1967-1972 (1 folder) Papers and correspondence regarding Scottish Education Department involvement in staffing matters at the Glasgow School of Art. For example: SED approval of staff appointments made at the School; papers about standards in staffing; a staffing survey; papers about retirement allowances; lists of staff; salaries; copies of minutes of School & Staff committees; and staffing structures. DIR/13/3/1/3: Folder of Scottish Education Department related material, 1967-1972 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: Draft Statutory Instrument, 1968: The Further Education (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1968; student fees; the SED celebrations of the Centenary of the Education (Scotland) Act 1872; Diplomas in Agriculture; scholarships to students studying abroad; College Administration; Further Education statistics; teachers' salaries and training; Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations; Environmental Appreciation meetings; Course Proposals; a new Higher National Diploma course in Textile Technology; re-organisation of the Inspectorate; supplies of materials for practical classes; exchange of teachers to the 'Commonwealth' and the United States; the introduction of Decimal Currency; Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board, Report for 1967 etc. DIR/13/3/1/4: Folder labelled 'SED 1973', 1973 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: Scottish Educational statistics; training opportunities scheme; course proposals; Scottish Certificate of Education Examination Board; Inspectorate changes; list of SED Officers with specific functions related to Glasgow School of Art interests; visits by the SED to the School; Outdoor Education and Outdoor Centres; Residential Field Centres; and a Secondary School Staffing Report. DIR/13/3/1/5: Folder of Scottish Education Department related material, 1973-1975 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: Environmental Education Report; Central Insitutions (Scotland) Regulations, 1974; Summer Vacancy Notification Scheme; Educational Endowments and the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973; the involvement of students in the work of governing bodies; the Scottish Technical Education Council and the Scottish Business Education Council; the grading of work in Further Education centres; Education in Scotland, and a Statement of Policy. DIR/13/3/1/6: Folder of Scottish Education Department related material, 1973-1976 (1 folder) Including correspondence, circulars, and papers relating to: schedules of Courses; careers conventions; staffing at the Art School; student accommodation; the post of Deputy Director at the Art School; and other senior positions at the Art School.

Harry Barnes' minutes, papers and correspondence relating to the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). Papers are largely minutes, agendas and papers from meetings of the CNAA Council. Files include some other records such as Working Party papers and those about CNAA visits. CNAA meeting papers include: agendas; minutes of the previous Council meeting; information about members of the Council; Committee membership; correspondence about meetings; minutes and reports from Council sub-committees, e.g. the General Committee, the Honorary degrees Committee, and the Committees for Art and Design, Arts and Social Studies, Science and Technology, and Education; information about the constitution of the Council's Committees; reports of Council Working Parties e.g. Working Party to discuss Professional Training; reports of CNAA visits to various venues and Colleges; timetables for renewal of approval for courses; information and discussion papers about topics such as External Examining, criteria for approval of courses, TV broadcasting, regulations and conditions for courses, student enrolments, regional differences between Scotland and England, and diversification in Colleges of Education. Folders as follows: DIR/13/3/2/1: Folder labelled 'CNAA Working Party of Principals', 1973 (1 folder) Minutes and papers of a joint Working Party of Art School Principals from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow on Art Courses and Qualifications. The Working Party discussed course and degree-related topics and submissions to the CNAA. Includes information on School of Art courses, for example Painting, Embroidery, and Product Design; correspondence about course structure; course proposals; and correspondence among the four main Scottish Art Schools. DIR/13/3/2/2: Folder labelled 'CNAA, Individual Section & Department Proposals', 1974 (1 folder) Includes: Correspondence with the Central (Art) Institutions (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow) about their Working Party on Art Courses and Qualifications; documents about examination arrangements in the colleges, joint proposals for degree awards, and joint course proposals; reports of the Working Party; documents and correspondence about the amalgamation of CNAA and NCDAD. DIR/13/3/2/3: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 05 Nov 1974 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/4: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Committee for Art and Design, 04 Jul 1975 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/5: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 18 Feb 1975 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/6: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Committee for Art and Design, 02 May 1975 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/7: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 20 May 1975 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/8: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 22 Jul 1975 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/9: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 04 Nov 1975 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/10: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 17 Feb 1976 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/11: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 25 May 1976 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/12: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 20 Jul 1976 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/13: Agenda, minutes and papers for meetings of the CNAA Council: 21 Oct 1976, 02 Nov 1976, and 15 Feb 1977 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/14: Folder labelled 'Partnership in Validation', 1976-1977 (1 folder) Includes: document 'Council of Academic Awards, Partnership in Validation: a summary of the comments received on the Council's discussion paper dated July 1975 and issued in September 1975'; and correspondence and papers about a CNAA visit to the Glasgow School of Art 29-30 Jan 1976. DIR/13/3/2/15: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 24 May 1977 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/16: Agenda, minutes and papers for meetings of the CNAA Council, 19 Jul 1977 and 29 Nov 1977 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/17: Agenda, minutes and papers for meetings of the CNAA Council, 02 May 1978, and 25 Jul 1978 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/18: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 05 Dec 1978 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/19: Papers of a CNAA visit to Oxford Polytechnic, 12 May 1978 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/20: Papers of a CNAA visit to South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, 17 Nov 1978 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/21: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Committee for Art and Design, 15 Jan 1979 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/22: Agenda, minutes and papers for meeting of the CNAA Council, 27 Feb 1979 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/23: Assortment of papers for CNAA meetings of Council and its Committees, 1979 (1 folder) DIR/13/3/2/24: Papers regarding the Revalidation of Glasgow School of Art Courses, 1979 (1 folder) Includes: correspondence with the CNAA about Revalidation; draft copies of Glasgow School of Art course documentation; document 'Operation of the Courses Since Approval by CNAA: Some General Observations by the Director'; circulars to an 'Ad Hoc Committee on CNAA Degrees in Art & Design'; suggested plans for 'Revalidation Papers'; Staff Committee papers, Department of Planning; 'Proposal to Modify the Existing Course Structure for Both the Degree Courses in Art and Design'; Revalidation proposals, 'II Fine Art'; 'Glasgow School of Art: 1979 Review of Art and Design Courses, Part III: Proposals for Revalidation of BA and BA (Hons) in Design'. DIR/13/3/2/25: Assortment of papers and correspondence relating to arrangements for CNAA meetings and events, 1974-1978 (1 folder) Includes: Correspondence between Barnes and the CNAA regarding arrangements for attending meetings; correspondence about CNAA matters such as Degree/Honours Degree differentiation; invitations to Council dinners; correspondence about Barnes continuing as a member of the Council; information about the Renewal of Approval of a Course of Study; photocopy of news clipping related to Art Teachers and Unions; arrangements for CNAA visits; correspondence about awards ceremonies; circular about the 'Procedures involved in the conferment of the Council's Awards'; CNAA newsletter CNAA Commentary, No 3, Nov 1974.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding the 'Colour Group' of H E Odling at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Correspondence with Henry Edward (Ted) Odling about Section 5 and other matters; a report by Odling: 'A Short Report on a Meeting at Film House Edinburgh concerning the possible formation of a Film School in Scotland, Jul 1966'; correspondence about a possible student exchange programme with the Staatliche Akademie, Stuttgart; correspondence and papers about the Leverhulme Research Award, awarded to Edward Odling including his Report of his tour; correspondence about Odling's teaching research around Europe; correspondence about the Colour Group of Great Britain and the formation of a Colour Group in Scotland. NB Contains some sensitive information that will be closed for 75 years.

Harry Barnes' papers regarding the Glasgow School of Art Department of Architecture, the Glasgow School of Architecture, and relationships between the Glasgow School of Art and the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. Papers include correspondence with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), correspondence and agreements with the University of Glasgow and their Architecture lecturers, correspondence with the University of Strathclyde about the teaching of Architecture, and papers of the Joint Board of Studies for B Arch degree. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/1/1: Folder labelled 'Joint Committee on the Glasgow School of Architecture', 1961-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the University of Glasgow about the Committee; Constitution of the Committee, 1919; agendas and minutes of meetings of the Committee; Glasgow School of Architecture, award of Diplomas, Certificates and Prizes for session 1963-1964; correspondence with the University of Strathclyde about the Committee; and draft statements about the Glasgow School of Architecture. DIR/13/4/1/2: Folder labelled 'Glasgow School of Architecture, Constitution and History', 1962-1964 (1 folder): Includes: Document headed 'The University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art, Some probable points of contact and common interest', 1964; and document titled 'Glasgow School of Architecture, Constitution and History (exclusive of town planning)', 1962. DIR/13/4/1/3: Folder labelled 'School of Architecture & University of Strathclyde', 1964 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the University of Strathclyde about the School of Architecture and regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture. DIR/13/4/1/4: Papers about the Department of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, 1964-1967 (1 folder): Includes: A circular statement to staff and students of the Department of Architecture about the future of the department, 1967; correspondence with the Glasgow Institute of Architects; discussion about courses for staff; requirements for entry to the part-time course in Architecture; proposals for the development of the departments of Architecture and Planning; correspondence with the SED about a meeting with the University of Glasgow; a 'Statement on Architecture, Glasgow School of Art', 1965; copies of press cuttings about the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA); correspondence with RIBA about the teaching of Architecture; copy of document 'The University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art, Some probable points of contact and common interest'; Extract from an address given by Professor Smith on the Glasgow School of Architecture, in 1954; a case for the Schools of Architecture in Glasgow; Statements, nos 1-4, by the Department of Architecture and Planning for the Governors and Director, 1964. DIR/13/4/1/5: Folder labelled 'School of Architecture & University of Glasgow', 1964-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the University of Glasgow regarding the School of Architecture; proposals for Architecture courses; minutes of the Joint Meeting with Representatives of the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Glasgow; notes about meetings between the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art; reasons for establishing full time courses in Architecture in the Glasgow School of Art; correspondence with the Glasgow Institute of Architects about the Glasgow School of Architecture; correspondence with Councillor John D Kelly; paper 'A New School of Architecture in Glasgow'; 'Some Draft Proposals for Setting up a New School of Architecture'. DIR/13/4/1/6: Folder labelled 'RIBA', 1964-1972 (1 folder): Correspondence and papers relating to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Including: correspondence; reports; note on RIBA and Recognition; reports of student awards; papers about RIBA visits to the School of Architecture; papers about RIBA Research Awards; correspondence about examination papers; Reports of RIBA visits, Oct 1968 and Nov 1966. DIR/13/4/1/7: Folder labelled 'Dept of Architecture Correspondence with RIBA', 1965-1966 (1 folder): Correspondence regarding visits, meetings and RIBA policies. Also correspondence with the University of Glasgow about RIBA. DIR/13/4/1/8: Folder labelled 'Architecture Correspondence with University of Glasgow', 1965-1967 (1 folder): Correspondence regarding proposals, reports, the Glasgow Institute of Architects, RIBA visits, meetings, staff salaries, etc. DIR/13/4/1/9: Folder labelled 'Proposals for Department of Architecture & Planning', 1965-1968 (1 folder): Proposal documents: 'Proposals for the Development of the Departments of Architecture and Planning', 29 Nov 1965; 'Recognition of Architectural Courses at the Glasgow School of Art, Department of Architecture, by the RIBA', 09 Mar 1967; 'Some general proposals regarding the type of Degree Course in Architecture to be established by the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art', 1968. DIR/13/4/1/10: Folder labelled 'Architecture', 1965-1971 (1 folder) Includes: Report on the Glasgow School of Art Department of Architecture, by Keppie, Henderson & Partners, Oct 1968; correspondence and papers about RIBA Visiting Board; correspondence about External Examiners; papers and correspondence about the Annual Assessment of the Department of Architecture; correspondence about Architecture Prizes; Report of apparatus and material purchased; Annual Requisitions of Apparatus and Equipment, 1971; correspondence about Department requisitions and finances. DIR/13/4/1/11: Report: 'School of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Planning, Glasgow School of Art, Visiting Board RIBA, 19-20 May 1966' (1 folder): 234 page report by RIBA about all aspects of the Department of Architecture and Planning at the Glasgow School of Art. DIR/13/4/1/12: Folder labelled 'Architecture & Planning Course', 1966 (1 folder): Includes: Suggested syllabus for Department of Architecture & Planning; correspondence with the University of Glasgow; copies of University of Glasgow information sheet on Graduate Courses in Town and Regional Planning; notes on collaboration with the University of Glasgow; content of planning courses; brochure for University of Manchester, Design Procedure in Architectural Practice, Apr 1966; correspondence about meetings of the Department of Architecture & Planning; 'Outline Suggestions for Study', for Landscape Architecture. DIR/13/4/1/13: Folder labelled 'RIBA Visiting Board, 19-20 May 1966', 1966-1968 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence and papers about the RIBA Visit to the Glasgow School of Art, 1966; correspondence about the associations between the Glasgow School of Art and The Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde; a report 'Recognition of Architectural Courses at the Glasgow School of Art Department of Architecture by the RIBA'; papers recording 'Discussions with staff and RIBA resulting from changes in Post Intermediate Recognition by RIBA, negotiations with RIBA to postpone this from Jun 1966 to Jun 1967, and negotiations with Staff regarding future procedure and publication of exam results etc'; copies of the Report of the RIBA Visiting Board on its visits to the Glasgow School of Art 19-20 May 1966. DIR/13/4/1/14: Folder of material relating to the Joint Board for the Degree of B Arch, 1966-1970 (1 folder): Includes: agendas, minutes, and papers of meetings of the Board; report to the Senate of the University of Glasgow; correspondence about the Board; notes on the Architectural Course; The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Curriculum of the Degree Course; minutes of meetings of the Committee on Architecture; Action Programme for Course Planning Committee; notes for an Ad Hoc Committee for Architecture; draft of Staff establishment for the Mackintosh School of Architecture; memoranda about the Department of Architecture; copy of document 'A New School of Architecture in Glasgow'; document 'Some general proposals regarding the type of Degree Course in Architecture to be established by the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art'; letters for the School of Art Board of Governors; correspondence with the University of Glasgow about the Chair of Architecture, etc. DIR/13/4/1/15: Folder labelled 'GSA Department of Architecture Link with University of Glasgow Meeting', 1967 (1 folder): Papers regarding the meeting between University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art 02 May 1967. Includes minutes, correspondence, and papers about the meeting. Also includes correspondence with the Scottish Eduction Department about a joint School of Architecture and correspondence with the University of Strathclyde. DIR/13/4/1/16: Folder labelled 'Chair of Architecture', 1967-1969 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence, applications, CVs, and papers relating to the position of Chair of Architecture at the University of Glasgow. NB Contains sensitive material so will be closed for 75 years. DIR/13/4/1/17: Folder of papers relating to the Department of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, 1967-1970 (1 folder): Mainly correspondence between D S R Waugh, Head of the Department of Architecture, and Barnes about various aspects of Architecture courses. Includes: document 'The Glasgow School of Art, Department of Architecture, Points for Retention of Part-Time Studies'; correspondence about apprenticeships; correspondence about staff leaving; correspondence about students and student admissions to the course; itineraries for the Department of Architecture visits e.g. Reima Pietilae, Apr 1969; correspondence and papers about examinations and results; lists of prize winners in School Architectural prizes; correspondence about the School Library and the needs of Architecture; papers relating to student statistics; copies of minutes of Academic Board meetings for the Department of Architecture; correspondence and papers about significant changes in the entry system, curriculum, and administration of the part-time course in the Department of Architecture. DIR/13/4/1/18: Folder of papers relating to the Department of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art, 1967-1971 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence about RIBA; draft document about the Mackintosh School of Architecture, 1970; notes about the GIA Newsletter; 'some general proposals regarding the type of Degree Course in Architecture to be established by the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art'; correspondence about Culzean Hostel; copy of a newspeper clipping from the Sunday Times about the Future of Art; copy of a RIBA Journal article about Education and architecture, 1970; Timetables for Mackintosh School of Architecture courses, 1970-1971; correspondence about life drawing for Architecture students; draft timetables for Architecture Courses; correspondence about entry requirements; papers about external examinations; confidential discussion paper about Image and Public Relations; paper: 'RIBA Board of Education, The Concentration of Courses'; correspondence with the University of Glasgow about the appointment of Architectural Staff; correspondence about a brochure for the School of Architecture; draft papers for the Mackintosh School of Architecture brochure; meetings papers for a School of Architecture meeting; correspondence about a RIBA Urban Design Diploma; copy of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Association revised constitution. DIR/13/4/1/19: Folder labelled 'Degree Course Architecture', 1969-1970 (1 folder): Papers relating to the Mackintosh School of Architecture. Includes: Copy of the Curriculum of the Degree Course of the Mackintosh School of Architecture; copy of the brochure for the Mackintosh School of Architecture; copy of a hand-drawn plan for the layout of the Mackintosh School of Architecture brochure. DIR/13/4/1/20: Papers relating to the Department of Architecture/Mackintosh School of Architecture, 1969-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with the Scottish Education Department regarding the development of the Architectural Building at the Glasgow School of Art and relationship with the University of Glasgow;correspondence with Keppie, Henderson & Partners about the School of Architecture building; correspondence about appointments to the staff of the Mackintosh School of Architecture and other staffing issues; correspondence and meetings notes regarding RIBA examinations; document: 'Mackintosh School of Architecture: An Outline Structure for Post-graduate Studies'; correspondence about the examination marking procedure; draft document: 'Proposals for the revision of Diploma Courses and the introduction of Associateship Courses'; correspondence regarding Associateship Courses; papers regarding the revision of existing courses and the introduction of new courses. DIR/13/4/1/21: Folder of papers relating to staffing of the Architecture Department, 1970 (1 folder): Papers and correspondence relating to interviews for filling staff positions at the Mackintosh School of Architecture (closed for Data Protection) DIR/13/4/1/22: Folder of papers relating to the Department of Architecture, 1970-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about the death of John Harold Westgath Voelcker, Professor of Architecture, University of Glasgow; correspondence about a visit of John McHale to the Art School; correspondence about external examiners; correspondence about the John Keppie Scholarship in Architecture; memorandum about the duties of the Professor of Architecture of the University of Glasgow; information about Professor John Voelcker; Background to the Mackintosh School of Architecture; notes on a brochure for the Mackintosh School of Architecture; correspondence with the University of Glasgow about various aspects of the School of Architecture. DIR/13/4/1/23: Papers relating to the Departments of Architecture and Planning, 1970-1973 (1 folder): Mainly papers and minutes for the Joint Board for the Degree of B Arch. Includes: Memorandum about the 'Discontinuation of Urban Rural Industrial Context on a Fixed Year Basis'; project paper for the Mackintosh School of Architecture; copies of papers, agendas, minutes and Reports for the Joint Board for the Degree of B Arch; admission statistics for B Arch; Proposed Degree in Planning, Draft Regulations; correspondence with the University of Glasgow; memo about the Mackintosh School of Architecture Diploma Course. DIR/13/4/1/24: Folder labelled 'Report to RIBA, 1973' (1 folder): Report prepared for the visit of RIBA to the Glasgow School of Art, 15-16 Nov 1973.

Harry Barnes' working papers and drafts for the Glasgow School of Art Prospectus. Papers include: correspondence about corrections to the Prospectus; drafts of the Prospectus; notes about courses; suggested additions to the prospectus; notes about bursaries; notes about application to the Art School, etc. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/4/1: Prospectus Papers, 1965-1969 (1 folder) DIR/13/2/4/2: Prospectus Papers, 1971-1972 (1 folder)

Harry Barnes' papers regarding his time as External Examiner for the Bachelor of Education (BEd) Degree at the Hamilton College of Education and Craigie College of Education. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/3/1: External Examiner for BEd Degree, 1974-1975 (1 folder): Includes: 2 copies of the University of Strathclyde BEd Handbook for 1973-1974; correspondence with the University of Strathclyde about the degree of BEd; correspondence with Hamilton College about the BEd Degree; List of marks of BEd students (restricted access); agenda for a meeting of the Board of Examiners for the Degree of BEd; copies of Barnes' Reports on the BEd (Art) Degree at Hamilton College of Education, Report to the University of Strathclyde. DIR/13/4/3/2: External Examiner for BEd Degree, 1975-1978 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence relating to Barnes' External Examiner's fees; correspondence about arrangements for External Examination visits; Barnes' Reports following Examination visits (includes comment on individual students so will be closed until 2053).

Harry Barnes' papers regarding Associateship Courses at the Glasgow School of Art. Papers include various documents and draft documents about proposed changes to the First Year Course, Diploma Course, Architecture Courses and about the introduction of an Associateship Course. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/2/1: Various papers relating to Associateship Courses, 1965-1970 (1 folder): Includes: Copy documents describing 'Diploma and Associateship Courses'; copy document about 'Associateship Course'; document: 'Proposals for the Development of the Departments of Architecture and Planning'; documents about the recognition of Architectural Courses; copy document: 'Scottish Central Institutions, Draft Proposals for the Review of the Diploma Courses and the Introduction of Associateship Courses'; documents about the School of Architecture in Glasgow. DIR/13/4/2/2: Various papers relating to Associateship Courses, 1966-1972 (1 folder): Mostly circular letters about Associateship Courses, General Course and Diploma Courses. Includes: Circular letter from Barnes about Associateship Courses; circular on the proposed revision of the General Course, 1968; information about the General Course timetable, 1968-1969; document 'Some Ideas on the Re-Organization of the General Course, 1st and 2nd Year'; 'Notes on Re-Organization of General Course, Mr Dunbar's Paper'; 'Proposals for Introducing an 'Honours' Diploma Course'; 'Scottish Central Art Institutions: Associate Courses'; 'Precis of Statement Made by Mr H Jefferson Barnes, Director of the Glasgow School of Art and Chairman of the Meeting of the Principals of the 4 Central (Art) Institutions of Scotland Held at the Glasgow School of Art on Saturday 28 May 1966 Regarding 'Honours' Courses'. DIR/13/4/2/3: Various papers regarding Associateship Courses, 1968-1970 (1 folder): Mainly draft documents about the introduction of Associateship Courses. Includes: Draft information document about Diploma and Associateship Courses; Draft document 'Proposals for the revision of Diploma Courses and the introduction of Associateship Courses, Autumn 1970'; extract from minutes of the Board of Studies meeting, 12 Nov 1968, about Associateship Courses; document for the Board of Studies 'Revision of Diploma Courses- Introduction of Associateship Courses'; news clipping from The Glasgow Herald, 03 Oct 1969 about 'Honours Course for Art Students'; Scottish Art Institutions document about Associateship Courses; 'Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Higher Awards for Courses in Art, Sep 1969'; draft report on 'Higher Awards for Courses in Art'; circular to all staff about Associateship Courses, Dec 1968; annotated draft document: 'Proposals for the Review of the Diploma Course and the Introduction of Associateship Courses'; correspondence with the Central Art Institutions in Scotland about the introduction of Associateship Courses. DIR/13/4/2/4: Various papers regarding proposed Associateship Courses, 1970-1972 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence with prospective students about the Associateship Course; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department (SED) about the Associateship Course and approval of the course; copy of document: 'Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, Aberdeen, Gray's School of Art. Application for Revision of Existing Courses and the Introduction of New Courses'; handwritten draft of document to the SED: 'Application for Revision of Existing Courses and the Introduction of New Courses, Glasgow School of Art'; 'Draft proposals for Associateship Course'; synopsis of studies for First Year Course session 1971-1972; Gray's School of Art, document titled 'Associateship and Diploma Courses, Proposed Restructuring (General Course)'; various documents and draft documents about proposed changes to the First Year Course, Diploma Course and about the introduction of an Associateship Course. DIR/13/4/2/5: Folder labelled 'Associateship, 1970-1973' (1 folder): Includes: documents and draft documents, similar to the above, about the content of Associateship Courses and proposed changes to Diploma Courses. Includes lists of 'Honours Associateship Students' by Department and recommendations by the Scottish Central (Art) Institutions for the revision of Diploma Courses and the introduction of Associateship Courses.

Papers relating to Glasgow School of Art finances including financial estimates, wage information, fee payments, expenditure on School equipment etc. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/2/1: Folder labelled 'Estimates', 1964-1968 (1 folder): Including financial estimates of Expenditure and Income of the Glasgow School of Art; papers and correspondence about Annual Estimates; papers regarding 'Annual Requisitions of Apparatus and Equipment'. DIR/13/2/2/2: Aquisitions of Apparatus etc, 1968-1970 (1 folder): Including papers regarding Annual Requisitions of apparatus and equipment; details of the costs of major alterations to School premises; 'Actual-Estimated Income and Expenditure' comparisons; 'Report on Apparatus & Material Purchases' etc. DIR/13/2/2/3: Folder labelled 'Estimates', 1972-1974 (1 folder): Including Balance Sheets; Revenue Expenditure Accounts; financial estimates for Expenditure and Income; and related correspondence. DIR/13/2/2/4: Financial Papers and Correspondence, 1972-1975 (1 folder): Includes: correspondence with other Art Colleges about course fees; 'Statement of Anticipated Cash Flow', 1975-1976; correspondence about material fees; correspondence about telephone charges; staff gradings; salaries and equipment accounts; Fashion Show financial figures; correspondence about Audits etc. DIR/13/2/2/5: Financial Reports, 1976-1977 (1 folder): Including Financial Reports for: Furniture; Apparatus and Material; Invoices; Monthly Monitoring Account; Requisitons & Cash; Trading Account; Visiting Staff; etc. Also includes a document detailing re-appointments of staff and lecturers.

Harry Barnes' working papers and drafts for the 'Director's Report' part of the Glasgow School of Art Annual Report. Papers include notes and drafts of the Director's Report and source materials including notes about: Activities Week, exhibitions, competitions, retirements, Diploma presentations, lists of new members of staff, prize lists, visits to the School, some meeting minutes, student marks, Art School events etc. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/3/1: Director's Report, 1969-1970 (1 folder) DIR/13/2/3/2: Director's Report, 1971-1972 (1 folder) DIR/13/2/3/3: Director's Report, 1973-1974 (1 folder)

Folders titled 'SANDAS Annual Requisitions', 1967-1970 Includes photocopies of a number of different Glasgow School of Art Papers, perhaps for a reporting exercise. It is not clear what the acronym 'SANDAS' stands for. Copied papers include: Scottish Central Art Institutions, Draft proposals for the Review of the Diploma Courses and the Introduction of Associateship Courses; papers about Associateship Courses; Minutes of Board of Studies Meeting, 12 Nov 1968, about Associateship Courses; papers regarding Honours Diploma Courses; papers regarding School inventories; memorandum on the selection of students for specialisation departments, papers about the Cargill Hostel at Culzean; papers about the General Course at the School; some proposals for the redevelopment of the Glasgow Civic Arts Exhibition; papers of a Liberal Studies conference at the School; papers about celebrating the centenary of the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1968; papers about the Student Representative Council (SRC); itinerary of a visit to Holland; some thoughts on the possible reorganisation of the Glasgow School of Art; list of senior academic staff; review of staffing; papers about Diploma Assessments; papers about a 'Teach-In on Art Education'; paper on the Administrative Organisation of the Glasgow School of Art; papers on conditions of employment; paper about the roles of the Deputy Director and Registrar; papers of a Working Party on Art; papers on Art syllabus for specialist pupils; report on the School by E Clements; review of Safety Regulations memorandum; papers about Scottish Crafts; papers about the development of Hospitalfield House; paper about the tapestry for the new offices of the Scottish Arts Council; note about the Scottish Television Awards, etc. Folders as follows: DIR/13/2/6/1: 'SANDAS Annual Requisitions, 1967-1970, folder 1/2' (1 folder) DIR/13/2/6/2: 'SANDAS Annual Requisitions, 1967-1970, folder 2/2' (1 folder)

Harry Barnes' papers regarding Graphic Design at the Glasgow School of Art. Folders as follows: DIR/13/4/11/1: Papers relating to Graphic Design, 1970-1973 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about various Graphic Design matters such as commissions, equipment, prizes, and student placements; papers regarding poster competitions and other design industry competitions; correspondence about Design Exhibitions; details of student course work projects in Graphic Design; information sheet about Monoprints. DIR/13/4/11/2: Papers relating to Graphic Design, 1973-1976 (1 folder): Includes: Correspondence about various Graphic Design matters such as estimates for the installation of equipment such as a monotype press, commissions, enquiries about student work, competitions, orders for magazines; document: 'Health Education Posters, A Report on Three Projects, Gordon F Huntly'; Glasgow College of Building and Printing, Notes on Proposed Future Courses; correspondence about the Visitors Book of Hill House, Helensburgh; document: 'Proposals for the development of Courses in the Department of Graphic Design at Glasgow School of Art'; correspondence about the presence of too many styles of lettering that appear in the Mackintosh Building.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding Interior Design at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Correspondence with a researcher of Mackintosh; Christmas Task from the Interior Design Department, session 1971-1972; correspondence about student commissions in Interior Design; correspondence about the security of the workshop; correspondence about a student who wishes to visit London; correspondence about student performance on the course; copy of Report to the Chairman of Governors of the Glasgow School of Art on Interior Design 3rd Year Results; correspondence about Interior Design competitions; request for space alterations for the Interior Design department.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding Photography at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Orders for supplies and correspondence about acquiring various pieces of photography equipment such as lighting, lesnes and mirrors; correspondence about photographs of the Industrial Design Section of the School for an exhibition by the Council of Industrial Design; enquiries from prospective students; correspondence about The Art School's interest in Film.

1 folder of Harry Barnes' papers regarding the First Year Course at the Glasgow School of Art. Includes: Notes on Barnes' welcome speech to students; notes on 'Chair' student project; general correspondence on various aspects of the First Year Course, e.g. student accommodation, staffing, etc; memorandum for First Year staff about First Year Course matters; First Year Course, criteria for promotion to second year; First Year Course, synopsis of studies; document on Conversion Courses. NB The 'General Course' at the Glasgow School of Art was replaced by a new First Year Course in the session 1971-1972. See DIR/13/4/10 for Barnes' papers of the 'General Course'.