Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

Illuminated manuscript - 100 years of The Glasgow School of Art

NMC/1864
Item
2009

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Illuminated manuscript marking the support of organisations and supporters who contributed to the GSA centenary conservation and access project. Signed by the major benefactors, the document records the names of all the donors to the scheme using the names of famous alumni and teachers as donor categories.

Pickstone, Edwin

Ivory fountain pen (Version 2)

NMC/1922/v2
Part
1860

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Ivory fountain pen (Version 3)

NMC/1922/v3
Part
1860

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Letter from Peter Blake

Part of Papers and artworks related to Colin Wilson, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1970s

A letter to Colin Wilson from Peter Blake in response to previous correspondence from Wilson on the subject of Blake's work. There is some fibrous beige-coloured material attached to the reverse.

Blake, Sir Peter Thomas

Letter from 'Uncle Tosh' (Version 1)

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Ivory fountain pen (Version 1)

NMC/1922/v1
Part
1860

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Letter from 'Uncle Tosh' (Version 2)

Part of Mackintosh Art, Design and Architecture Collection

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie

Photograph of four people

Part of Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s

Includes an older looking sepia photograph of four people including Douglas Abercrombie, Valerie Wilson (Bloomfield-Ambrose), Veronica Matthew, and Alan Fletcher; has their names written on the back.

*Not available / given

First year Studio Subject No. 2 coursework instructions from session 1946/47

Part of Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey, architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, 1945-1950

Coursework instructions for the class 'Studio Subject No. 3' for first year day and part time students. The instructions are from the 1946-47 session. The instructions ask the student to design a foresters' bothy.

The Glasgow School of Architecture

Receipts (Part 134)

GSAA/GOV/5/7/p134
Part
1897-1912

Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

*Not available / given

Student notebooks (Version 1)

DC 068/1/1/v1
Part
c1947-1951

Part of Papers and textiles of Sylvia Chalmers

Chalmers, Sylvia

Letter from Peter Blake

Part of Papers and artworks related to Colin Wilson, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1970s

A handwritten letter to Colin Wilson from Peter Blake on the subject of Blake's work. Blake discusses his preference to not discuss or write about his own work.

Blake, Sir Peter Thomas

Particulars of Elizabeth Marion Harvey's career (C.V.)

Part of Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey, architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, 1945-1950

A C.V. for Elizabeth Marion Harvey from 1954, entitled 'Particulars to date of the career of Elizabeth Marion Harvey'. It states her date of birth as 22-05-27 and her age as 27. It then lists her educational history, qualifications, present employer (Lanark County Council) and her experience.

Harvey, Elizabeth Marion

Press cutting - Leonard Clegg, Christine Cramond and Tony Brook preparing a decorative paper figure for the GSA Christmas Ball

Part of Papers of Christine Shaw, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Shaw, Christine

Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries Annual Report

Part of Papers of Conrad McKenna, student and staff member at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

Typed annual report on Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries with photographs. Features photograph of Jack Fleming and Conrad McKenna with a class in the bird room at Kelvingrove Museum on page 17.

Glasgow Art Galleries and Museum

A letter from the Royal Technical College to Elizabeth Marion Harvey informing of her admission to the architecture diploma course

Part of Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey, architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, 1945-1950

A typed letter from A. Mackay, the secretary of the Royal Technical College in Glasgow, informing Elizabeth Marion Harvey of her admission to the architecture diploma course beginning on the 26th of September 1945 at 9.15am. The letter contains information about the conditions of her admission. The 'Dear Sir' at the top of the letter has been scored out and replaced with a handwritten 'madam'. At the bottom left of the letter is written 'Mrs E. M. Harvey. Architecture Diploma Course'.

Royal Technical College

Receipt of application fee to the Royal Institute of British Architects

Part of Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey, architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, 1945-1950

Receipt of Elizabeth Marion Harvey's application fee for enrolment as probationer to the Royal Institute of British Architects. The receipt is for the sum of five guineas. It has a 2nd class postage stamp.

Royal Institute of British Architects

G.S.A. Students' Association materials relating to Activities Week 1985

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Pack including newsletters (x4) and a leaflet on Activities Week, 11 Feb 1985-14 Feb 1985, issue 15 of the newsletter 'ONNOW', 06 Feb 85 and ads/tickets to events (x4).

The Glasgow School of Art Student Association

G.S.A. Students' Association newsletter ‘stubble’

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Two copies of GSA Students Association newsletter ‘stubble’, published 18 and 24 May 1988.

The Glasgow School of Art Student Association

G.S.A. Students' Association newsletter ‘think!'

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Copy of GSA Students Association newsletter 'think!', Jan 1990.

The Glasgow School of Art Student Association

'Gallery of the Bizarre, Strange and the Deranged' comic

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Copy of comic 'Gallery of the Bizarre, Strange and the Deranged', curated by Doctor Simpo.

The Glasgow School of Art

'le magazine de BANG BANG'

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Copy of 'le magazine de BANG BANG', Thursday July 29, 2004. This magazine appears to be a German student magazine.

The Glasgow School of Art

'PAVILION' magazine

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Copy of ‘PAVILION’ magazine, 2005. Edited by Laura Smith, Emily Whittle and Rebecca Wilcox.

The Glasgow School of Art

'THE CLAQUE', Issue 1

Part of Records of the Glasgow School of Art Students' Representative Council and GSA Student's Association

Copy of ‘THE CLAQUE’, Issue 1, ‘a collection of washroom images and unspoken words’, 2005. Edited by Angharad Davies.

The Glasgow School of Art

Letter of congratulations to The Glasgow School of Art from John Byrne, artist

DC 027
Collection
06 Jan 1995

An A4 size letter featuring watercolour paintings commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Glasgow School of Art , 6 January 1995.

Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.

Byrne, John

Annual ticket of admission for the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington (Version 2)

Part of Papers of Archibald Haswell Miller and Josephine Haswell Miller (nee Cameron)

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Perspective drawing

DC 091/1/2/44
Item
1958

Part of Records relating to Dugald Cameron

Technical drawing of an installation, featuring a small sketch to the top right of the drawing showing plan view of installation.

Cameron, Dugald

Horse skeleton (Version 3)

NMC/1865/v3
Part
c1900

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Horse skeleton (Version 4)

NMC/1865/v4
Part
c1900

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Lanarkshire poster

NMC/1875
Item
1936

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Decorative poster map of the county of Lanarkshire with coats of arms of major towns

Dewar, De Courcy Lewthwaite

Commemorative gavel (Version 2)

NMC/1821/v2
Part
1995

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Commemorative gavel (Version 3)

NMC/1821/v3
Part
1995

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

Commemorative gavel (Version 7)

NMC/1821/v7
Part
1995

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

"Kitten" mascot (Version 3)

NMC/1992/v3
Part
2023

Part of Art, Design and Architecture collection

*Not available / given

Photograph of Veronica Matthew in a dress by Valerie Wilson (Version 1)

Part of Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s

The Scotsman

Elizabeth Marion Harvey's Glasgow School of Art matriculation card for 1948-1949 (Version 1)

Part of Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey, architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, 1945-1950

Glasgow School of Art matriculation card for Elizabeth Marion Harvey, a day student, for the period September 1948 to June 1949. Signed by H. Jefferson Barnes, the Deputy Director and Registrar, and Elizabeth Marion Harvey. It lists the students registration number.

The Glasgow School of Art

Elizabeth Marion Harvey's Glasgow School of Art matriculation card for 1948-1949 (Version 2)

Part of Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey, architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, 1945-1950

Glasgow School of Art matriculation card for Elizabeth Marion Harvey, a day student, for the period September 1948 to June 1949. Signed by H. Jefferson Barnes, the Deputy Director and Registrar, and Elizabeth Marion Harvey. It lists the students registration number.

The Glasgow School of Art