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A collection of newscuttings featuring articles and reviews written by George Oliver and Cordelia Oliver. Please note, this material has not been fully catalogued to item level and therefore may not be accessible for researchers.

Folder containing 85 black and white photographs depicting Glasgow city scenes of various sizes. All taken by George Oliver apart from two dated c1897. Includes images featuring the Barrowlands, the Gorbals (high-rise flats and tennements), St. Enoch Station and Hotel, West End, New Bedford Cinema, Ingram Street, and the Old Fruitmarket.

Folder containing 50 black and white photographs of buildings of various sizes, taken by George Oliver. Some annotated. All buildings featured are in Glasgow except one of a pub in London which dates from 1948. Also contains 2 photocopies of a line drawing by Thomas Williams depicting a busy cityscene beside a river. Photographs include: Templeton's Carpet Factory, Hampden Park, Glasgow Cathedral, St Enoch Station and Bute Hall.

Folder containing 44 black and white and colour photographs of mostly unidentified shops fronts, all taken by George Oliver. Locations include: Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, and London. Shops include: grocers, chemists, booksellers, tobacconists, butchers and ironmongers.

Folder containing 60 black and white photographs depicting terraces and tenements in Glasgow, of various sizes and taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated.

Folder containing 19 black and white contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated. Includes: Pollok House, Exhibition Centre, various Glasgow street scenes, the Clyde environment, high-rise flats and tenements.

Folder containing 8 contact sheets and 114 negative strip of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated.  Although the folder is entitled 'Edinburgh', some of the material is of scenes outwith Edinburgh and of cars. For example: scenes of George's Rolls Royce at Doune, Broughton House and an Albion car dating from 1920. The Edinburgh material includes: Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh University, New Town and George Street lane sales. Some negatives relate to photographs in the previous folder entitled 'Edinburgh Prints'.

Folder containing black & white photographs and contact sheets taken by George Oliver. Most are unidentified. Includes: Milan, Florence, interior of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan showing Biffi Caffè, and a replica of Michaelangelo's David in Florence.

Folder containing 147 black and white photographs of artworks taken by George Oliver. Includes: work by Bet Low and Joan Eardley.

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

Folder containing negative strips and colour slides by Georga Oliver featuring the work of Joan Eardley.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver relating to theatres and performances within. Most are annotated. Includes: Mull Little Theatre, Perth Theatre, Eden Court, Tom Mariono in St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh and Traverse Theatre.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs, taken by George Oliver in relation to theatre and performance. Includes: Mayfest, Eden Court Theatre, Ochtertyre Theatre and Scottish Baroque Ensemble.

Folder containing black and white photographs taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some are annotated. Many are prints from photographs from DC 066/2/60-61. Includes: Joan Eardley.

Folder containing 60 black and white photographs of performances at the Third Eye Centre, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Most have been annotated. Includes: Billy Connolly, Tom McGrath, music and dance performances.

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also includes a handwritten list. Includes: Leith docks 1966, Edinburgh, cars, Catterline, Crail, Rossyln Chapel, Festival of Britain 1951, start of Monte Carlo Rally at Blythswood Square in 1955, vintage motor cars in various locations, Richmond Horse Show 1948 and Glasgow.

Folder containing colour negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: Glasgow Green, Greenock, Exhibition of Scottish Art in North of England, London, Morgot's Studio, Border Warfare at Tramway 1989, Wines from Paris Opening, Holyrood Park Festival Fringe Day 1996 and Glasgow streets.

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Includes: D O Hill/Adamsonn exhibition, a copy of a photograph taken by Annan in 1914 of a Glasgow street scene, and copies of Annan portraits.

Folder containing black and white negatives and contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also contains a handwritten list of titles. Includes: Porche cars, William Johnstone paintings and plaster, guild of motoring writers, Castle Donnington, Cartier Bresson exhibition, Margot Sandeman paintings and Joan Eardley pastel and motoring pre-war.

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some annotated. Some photographs are duplicates of photographs in other folders. Includes: performers and performances from the Third Eye Centre and street performers from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Student work by George and Cordelia Oliver relating to their time at The Glasgow School of Art. Also includes collected material for the 2001 exhibition 'Art Booms with the Guns: the War Years at The Glasgow School of Art.'

The commercial work of George and Cordelia Oliver.  Includes: Cordelia's commercial illustrations and George's commercial work relating to transport.

Collected information by Cordelia Oliver about her husband George Oliver and his publications. Includes: biography of George, a catalogue of books written by him and a copy of the book 'The Seeing Eye, The Life and Work of George Oliver' written by Cordelia Oliver and published in 1998.

The graphic work of Cordelia Oliver from the 1950s.  Collected together in folders.  Includes: illustrations for SMT, Jenners, John Menzies and various publications.

Folder containing commercial work by Cordelia Oliver.  Comprises of newspaper cuttings, magazine cuttings, sketches and illustrations. Some material has been mounted.  Includes: illustrations for Christmas catalogues of Jenners and John Menzies, various magazine articles.  Also includes a collage featuring a witch on a broom stick.

Folder containing general correspondence of George Oliver.  Includes correspondence from Penguin Books dating from George's early career as a commercial artist.

Collected material for the 2001 exhibition 'Art Booms with the Guns: the War Years at The Glasgow School of Art.'

Material relating to the photographic work of George Oliver.  Includes: articles, research notes, magazine cuttings, illustrations and correspondence.

Folder containing colour and black and white negatives of photographs taken by George Oliver. Some annotated. Includes: cars, a model Midland Bluebird bus in colour, Joan Eardley and a ceramic studio.

The personal papers of George and Cordellia Oliver. Includes: GSA student work, commercial work, collected publications, correspondence and posters.

A collection of written work by Cordelia Oliver. Includes articles, reviews and handwritten notes.

Folder containing work by Cordelia Oliver.  Includes: sketches, illustrations and newscuttings.

Folder containing press release for "The Seeing Eye: An exhibition on the Life and Work of George Oliver 1920-1990" and black and white photographs (unidentified). Also includes ink sketches.

Typed and written correspondence of George and Cordelia Oliver.

Folder containing 6 black and white photographs of Heron House, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, taken by George Oliver.

A box containing 4 black and white photographs of exterior and interior shots of the Scottish Exhibition Centre taken by George Oliver.

Folder containing 84 black and white photographs depicting the clyde environment taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated but most are unidentified. Includes: numerous pictures of clyde puffers steaming up and down the river, Grangemouth pictured from South Alloa, St Enoch Subway in the 1950s and taxi rank, a sail to the Kyles of Bute from Glasgow, Govan, cranes, bridges and various dock scenes.

Folder containing 13 black and white photographs of parks in Glasgow, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some are annotated. Includes: Glasgow Botantic Gardens and The Necropolis.

Folder containing 3 photographs and 1 contact sheet of historic Glasgow and Dumfries. The contact sheet comprises of photographs of a book containing images of historic Glasgow taken by George Oliver and is dated 1989. The photographs date from c1900, photographer unknown. Includes: photograph mounted on board entitled ' High Street from North, Dumfries'.

Folder containing 5 black and white photographs of the murals of the Catholic Pavilion at the 1938 Empire Exhibition and Crawford's painting 'Tribute to Clydebank'.

Folder containing 4 black and white negative strips and 4 contact sheets of photographs taken by George Oliver. Some are annotated. Includes: high-rise flats, the Gorbals and the Clydeside.

A folder containing 62 black and white photographs of Glasgow people and children, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Mostly unidentified. Includes: general street scenes, the Gorbals, Hutchesontown, demolision of tenements, Barrowlands, Ibrox, Glasgow Green, shops, and the Old Fruitmarket. Also includes a leaflet for 'Swing Hammer Swing' Citizen's Company, May 1996.

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 black and white and colour negatives, contact sheets and photographs. Most have been annotated. Includes: Catterline, Crail (colour negatives), Glencoe and Rannoch Moor.

Folder containing black and white photographs of landscapes taken by George Oliver. Some have been annotated. Includes: Brasov and Bucharest (Romania), Grangemouth, Aberdeen and various Scottish countryside scenes.

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

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some have been annotated. Includes: 2 copies of a photograph of Joan Earley painting of small boy with hands in pockets and 2 photographs of a Glasgow street scene.

Folder containing black and white and colour contact sheets, negative strips and photographs, of various sizes. Most are annotated. Includes: Barlinnie's Special Unit exhibitions and arts festivals, and James Cowie drawings.