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A variety of photographs featuring loose photographs of artworks and GSA students and staff.

Variety of materials relating to the works of Dorothy Doddrell, including designs relating to the creation of First World War Roll of Honours; designs created by Doddrell; life drawing studies; and reference materials.

A variety of paintings and artworks completed by Archibald Haswell Miller and Josephine Haswell Miller, including urban landscapes, portraits, and military scenes. Some of these items are dated to their time as teaching staff at The Glasgow School of Art.

Variety of reference materials, including prints and photographs of art works.

A variety of artworks completed by Mary Ramsay, including life drawings, portraits, architectural studies, designs, prints, and illustrations. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint.

This subfond includes one item by Jessie Wilson (DC 110/1/1/18), another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.

This collection comprises predominantly student work undertaken by Dugald Cameron whilst studying at The Glasgow School of Art between 1957-1963.

In addition it contains the following publications:

• Dugald Cameron Industrial Designer
• No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force
• From the Karoo to the Kelvin
• Personal Passions (exhibition catalogue)

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

A variety of photographs comprising artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus and images of his Italian and European tours from his personal memories. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.

Artworks, design pieces and architectural designs related to Glasgow School of Art staff and students.

Items include

• oil paintings
• ilk screen prints
• lithograph prints
• prints
• photographs
• sketches
• sketch books
• drawings
• watercolours
• collage
• metalwork, sculpture and ceramics.

Almost all works are by former students and staff or figures related to the history of The Glasgow School of Art. The earliest pieces date from the 16th century and later examples have been purchased from recent Degree Shows. The work is in a variety of media and includes drawings, paintings, prints, sketchbooks, furniture and sculpture. Artists represented include many key figures and the most influential and successful students.

There are also several works from former tutors including Neil Dallas Brown, David Donaldson and Fred Selby, alongside contemporary works by students, donated or purchased at degree show. Key works include those by: Maurice Greiffenhagen, Francis Newbery, John Quinton Pringle, Benno Schotz, Ian Fleming and James D Robertson. Suites of note include large collections of Joan Eardley sketches and paintings, Joan Palmer prints, and architectural drawings by Eugene Bourdon.

Life drawing study of a capital 'G'. Calligraphic annotation on lower right corner states it is taken from a late 13th century Flemish manuscript, copied from the original manuscript at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

Life drawing study of a folio from a Book of Hours. Calligraphic annotation on lower right corner states it is taken from a 14th century Italian manuscript, copied from the original manuscript at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

Cover. NMC/169B-G are watercolours on individual pages from another sketchbook. NMC/169H-K are sketches from a sketchbook, without a cover. NMC/169L-V are sketches on individual pages from the same sketchbook as the cover, NMC/169A.

Study of a costumed female, seated. This item bears a label for The Glasgow School of Art, listing the 1915-1916 session, and Mr Robinson as the teacher.

Originally located inside portfolio folder (DC 110/1/4).

Illustrations, sketches, collage, including some loose drawings stored in the back pocket. Includes landscapes, seascapes, and portraits, and some writing about the weather.

A collection of six sketchbooks created by Mary Ramsay, including four from her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art, one dated to after her studies, and one undated. These sketchbooks feature a variety of subjects and themes, including life drawings, portraits, illustrations, floral patterns, ceramics studies, book designs, card designs, and lettering. Most artworks are pencil on paper, with some also using paint, ink, and pastel. Some sketchbooks include a number of loose ephemera items, such as newspaper cuttings and postage stamps.

Scrapbook with 218 pages containing works by

• John Wilson Ewbank (1)
• J. Finnie (1)
• Rev. John Thomson of Duddingston (1)
• Archibald Alison (1)
• I.M. Donald (14)
• G. Huntly Gordon (1)
• John Crawford Brown (5)
• Robert Maxwell Cooper (19)
• W. Gordon (2)
• Andrew MacLure (2)
• William D. K. Mason (8)
• and J. Mylne

A list of all entries in the scrapbook, giving the page number:

• Inside cover bookplate's message: Robb, Glasgow J. Mylne
• Frontispiece
• P.1 (i) Tib M'Cauly's Yae Son by Stumps with illustrations [ink, with decorative sketches]
• P.2 (i-v) Printed etchings, possibly of scenes from novels and decorative vases
• P.3 Two watercolours, unsigned - (i) A street scene - shows ruined houses (ii) Rural scene - two men by a tower
• P.5 Two watercolours, unsigned - (i) A street scene, shows houses (poss. continental) (ii) Coastal scene with sea and sky
• P.7 Two watercolours, unsigned - (i) Rural scene - lane with houses (ii) Maritime scene - fishing boats on beach with hills behind
• P.9 Two watercolours, unsigned - (i) Church/abbey (ii) River valley with fisherman
• P.11 Two watercolours, unsigned - (i) Fishing boat by harbour (poss. Egyptian) (ii) Woodland, name on back -G. Gower/Gowie
• P.12 (i) Print of etching, entitled George Cruickshank (ii) Watercolour of Mediterranean scene (i-iv) Cuttings from papers and magazines
• P.13 (v) Pencil drawing of cottage and ruined tower, signed R. Leslie (vi-vii) Cuttings of etchings
• P.15 (i-iii) Copies of etchings, including animals, a ruined cathedral and the doorway to the Hall of Eltham Palace
• P.17 (i) Watercolour of woodland and castle
• P.19 (i) Ink sketch of three figures, initialed IMD for JMD] (ii) Pencil sketch of buildings & square, initialed WDKM (iii) Pencil sketch of forest and cottage, initialed RMC
• P.20 (i) Watercolour sketch of head, initialed RMC
• P.21 (i) Pencil sketch, with slight watercolour, initialed RMC (ii) Watercolour of seascape (on reverse - pencil drawing of a hand holding a rod)
• P.23 (i) Pencil drawings of figures & heads, given as R.M. Cooper (ii) Watercolour, entitled Lakes of Scotland, signed J. Stenning/ Staining/Sterning [?]
• P.25 (i) Watercolour and pastels of boat on river, with bridge, unsigned
• P.27 (i) Prints of crests and coats of arms, D. Gavin, 18 North Bridge (ii) Print of an engraving of Benjamin Franklin, by T. Wright
• P.29 (i) Pencil sketch of decorative scroll and outline of face (ii) Cuttings from papers and magazines (iii) Print of engraving of Capt. James Cook by T. Wright
• P.31 (i) Print of engraving (ii) Print of engraving/etching of battle preparation (iii) Watercolour of urn initialed RMC [Bob Cooper written beside]
• P.33 Watercolour of woman and child, initialed RMC [Also written - 17 Sannay 18..]
• P.35 (i-v) Prints of engravings and drawings, including stylised figures of animals for scrolls
• P.37 (i) Pencil sketch of landscape (ii-iv) Prints
• P.39 (i) Watercolour of boat at sea, signed H. Brolanski [?] (ii) Print (iii) Pencil sketch, entitled Near Bothwell, unsigned
• P.41 (i-v) Prints (vi) Pencil sketch of river scene, initialed IMD for JMD]
• P.43 (i) Watercolour of a town, signed W. Gordon (ii) Print (iii) Watercolour of an urn, initialed RMC
• P.45 (i) Watercolour of head of a man
• P.47 (i) Print (ii) Watercolour, entitled The Keep, Avon Water, initialed IMD
• P.49 (i) Sketch, with watercolour wash, signed Adamo Sveicart (ii) Pencil sketch, with light watercolour, initialed RMC
• P.51 (i-ii) Prints, (i) -Melrose Abbey (iii) Watercolour of head of a man, initialed IMD
• P.53 (i) Pencil sketch of head of D. White, by RM Cooper [note by side -David White was a Manufacturer, Princes Square, Buchanan St., Glasgow, c.1842] (ii) Pencil sketch Elskie Elshender, the Black Dwarf's Cottage initialed by IMD (iii) Pencil sketch of a river bank, initialed IMD
• P.55 (i) Watercolour head initialed J. ME (ii) Watercolour of a studio/attic. Written underneath is "W. Gordon" and "Probably W.D.K. Mason" (iii) Print
• P.57 (i) Watercolour of two figures, coat of arms and a garden, initialed RMC (ii) Pencil sketch, Near Govan signed J.C. Brown
• P.59 (i) Watercolour and ink sketch of a town on a riverbank, signed Mason [?] (ii) Pencil and Pastel sketch of soldier in a helmet, signed R. Leslie
• P.61 (i) Ink sketch, Trossachs (sic), initialed JC.B. (ii) Pencil sketch of a child, initialed RMC (iii) Pencil sketch of a man, signed A. Maclure [note at side - Andrew Maclure & Maclure & Macdonald] (iv) Pencil and watercolour sketch of male figure holding a book, Hutcheson's Hospital, initialed RMC
• P.62 (i) Pencil sketch of woman, initialed RMC
• P.63 (i) Pencil sketch of woman, initialed RMC (ii) Pencil and ink sketch of woman, initialed RMC [Written in bottom right corner - 1838 & 1835, Neil/Nell McDougall] (iii) Pencil sketch of man in a room, initialed RMC
• P.64 (i) Letter to James Robb, Bank of Scotland, Cross Branch, Glasgow From Daniel Marshall [?], 6 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh, 28 February 1880
• Transcript
  dear Sir

I have just returned from London where I have been for a few days, else I should have answered your kind letter sooner. I shall be very happy to receive the balance which you tell me is in your hands, of the sum subscribed for the portrait of Bailie Moir [?] which I painted. I know there was some difficulty in getting up the money at last. Horatio McCulloch was my very intimate friend and I knew R.M., Cooper and Bill Mason and I.M. Donald, very well. Mason was a nephew of the Kembles, his mother being a sister of the great Mrs Siddons. He was a grand heavy looking fellow, but unfortunately took to the bottle and went to the D 1. The last time I saw him was in Tottenham Court road standing against a lampost haranguing a lot of little boys who were evidently bent on mischievous fun with the drunk man, but were awed by the grand Caricature [?] like style of poor Bill. I believe he is dead long ago.

I should very much like to see the Scrap books, and also the portrait of Allan Ramsay, is it Ramsay the father -the Pact [?] s Ramsay the son, the portrait painting.

The first time I'm in Glasgow I'll endeavour to let you know, and perhaps you will kindly show them to me.
Believe me, very truly yours...

• P. 65 (i) Pencil and ink sketch, dated 1826, initialed by RMC (ii) Ink sketch of man, signed "Yours Presently WKM" (iii) Ink sketch of a harbour, initialed IMD (iv) Ink sketch of easel, jug and painting, signed "Yours Truly, W Mason"
• P.66 (i) Pencil sketch of a woman, initialed IMD (ii) Ink sketch of a dog and an easel, written on the easel - "A splendid set of pups, mostly black. I would like to see that picture of Duncan's", signed Thomson *P.67 cntd. (iii) Pencil sketch of draped female figure, initialed IMD (iv) Ink sketch of soldier carrying rifle; inset -head of a man, and other inset - landscape, initialed IMD (v) Pencil sketch of man's head, entitled H Lane - Artiste [?], signed IMD
• P.68 (i) Press cutting from 1 Sep 1930 - "A Little Scottish Diary -The Painting Parson": -Describes the life of John Thomson of Duddingston, 1778-1840, a landscape painter
• P.69 (i) Pastel sketch for portrait of a man, initialed IMD (ii) Watercolour of a loch. Written underneath - Mr Thomson, Duddingston
• P.72 (i) Watercolour of Scottish countryside, signed A. Dunn
• P.73 (i) Print (ii) Ink sketch of a river valley, initialed J.C.B. (iii) Pencil sketch of Cadzon Forrest, signed J.C. Brown [Note on page - J.C. Brown of Edinburgh]
• P.77 (i) Watercolour of fisherman, initialed RMC (ii) Print (iii) Pencil sketch of part ruinous building, initialed IM. Noted below - Neidpath Castle (iv) Pencil sketch of 2 men in Scottish costume
• P.79 (i) Print entitled Chateau de Lismore (i) Pencil sketch with flap on front, initialed IMD (ii) Watercolour of mountainous landscape, signed W. Gordon
• P.81 (i-ii) Prints of engravings
• P.83 (i) Print (ii) Pencil sketch of fox and a pheasant, initialed NMG [?] [On reverse - signed James N. Ewen]
• P.85 (i-ii) Prints
• P. 87 (i-ii) Prints
• P.89 (i-ii) Prints
• P.91 (i) Print (ii)Rough pencil sketch of a cottage [loose]
• P.93 (i) Print (ii) Watercolour of a tower
• P.95 (i-ii) Prints
• P.97 (i) Print
• P.99 (i) Print (ii) Pencil sketch of nude [illegible signature]
• P.101 (i-ii) Prints
• P.103 (i & iii) Prints (ii) Watercolour of old man's head
• P.105 (i-ii) Prints (iii) Watercolour portrait, in profile. Inscribed Littlejohn Pirit [?], 1807
• P.107 (i) Watercolour of trees
• P.109 (i-ii) Prints (iii) Pencil diagram of decorative wall panel, with note below: "The above is a slight idea of what I would suggest for the panels. The grey ground just polished and afterwards painted upon. ICH" (iv) Pencil sketch of interior of a room - "Sevastopolis Drawing-room, Bayswater", signed Duncan Murray [loose]. Verso -pencil sketch of panel (v) Pencil sketch of decorative ceiling with doors and chimney noted
• P.111 (i-iii) Prints
• P.113 (i) Ink sketch with watercolour wash of seated woman with two children
• P.115 (i) Pencil sketch of baby sleeping, entitled Mossman Jnr. Note underneath "done in 1840, now John Mossman. Dec 1886 (ii) Watercolour -landscape [possibly Edinburgh], signed, Kelsey [?]
• P.117 (i-ii) Prints (iii) Pastel/crayon sketch of landscape, signed J. Finnik
• P.119 (i & iii) Prints (ii) Pencil sketch of a monument, initialed AMcC [annot. A McClure]
• P.121 (i) Pencil sketch of panels, showing two churches and a donkey (ii) Pencil and crayon sketch of shepherd with sheep
• P.123 (i) Pencil sketch entitled A View from near Utrecht in Holland, early 1820 (ii) Watercolour of a bridge over a gorge, signed Ewbank [annot. - the late John Ewbank, RSA]
• P.125 (i) Pencil sketch of a town, entitles Sketch by the author of Hills of Europe, signed Sir A. Alison (ii) Pencil sketch of factories and workmen [note underneath hartist Meetings, Geo. Forrester]
• P.127 (i) Pencil and pastel sketch of man, entitled Adolphus Keeste by Macpherson
• P.129 (i) Print
• P.131 (i) Pencil sketch of battle scene, signed J. Mason (ii) Print
• P.133 (i) Watercolour of woman's head, initialed RMC (ii) Pencil sketch of column, with male figure (iii) Watercolour of boats on a river, passing under a bridge, signed W. Gordon
• P.135 (i) Pencil sketch of mythical scene
• P.137 (i) Pencil sketch of street scene [noted above - College Open, High St., Glasgow]
• P.139 (i) Print of Robert Bums, d.1859 (ii) Pencil sketch of seated nude male, initialed IMD [?]
• P.141 (i) Pencil sketch of river, with fishermen in foreground
• P.143 (i) Pencil sketch of cottage with cow in foreground, initialed RMC [?]
• P.144 (i) Watercolour entitled Loch Long, signed J.C. Brown
• P.147 (i & ii) Pencil drawings of leaves. Noted underneath freehand "Design, John Milne, St. Enoch's School 1854"
• P.149 (i) Pencil sketch of forest glade, with a deer in centre
• P.151 (i) Watercolour of village with castle
• P.153 (i) Watercolour of ruined tower. Numbered 1322, initialed GG, 1823
• P.155 (i) Watercolour of Loch Tay
• P.157 (i)Watercolour of figures, signed WDK Mason
• P.158 (i) Print
• P.159 (i) Pencil and ink sketch entitled South east side of Dumbarton castle looking up the Clyde, signed RM Cooper
• P.160 (i) Watercolour entitled Castle Carrick, Loch Long, 182..
• P.163 (i) Watercolour of building in forest, entitled at Woodside
• P.165 (i) Print of Sir Robert Peel P.166 P.169
• P.166 (i) Pastel and Pencil sketch of hillside
• P.169 (i)Watercolour/crayon [?] of bridge, initialed GG, 1813. Noted by side - G. Gordon, Partick Bridge, erected by Crawford
• P.171 (i) Pencil sketch of woodland glade, signed RM Cooper
• P.173 (i) Print
• P.177 (i) Print
• P.179 (i) Print (ii) Pencil sketch od a landscape, initialed WDKM
• P.181 (i) Print
• P.182 (i) Pencil sketch of cottage (ii) Print
• P.184 (i) Print
• P.191 (i) Tracing of moulding showing floral and leaf design [loose]
• P.195 (i) Pencil sketch of Egyptian Mummy Case with details of colours, design, etc. [loose]
• P.197 (i) Watercolour of landscape
• P.199 (i-ii) Prints
• P.201 (i) Print
• P.203 (i) Print
• P.205 (i) Pencil sketch of house and gardens entitled Burnside.. Verso ketch of mill [possibly child's drawing] [Loose]
• P.207 (i) Watercolour of flowers. Verson - "JJ Milne from his father, 1852 [Loose]
• P.208 (i) Pencil sketch of man, signed J. Milne, 1833. Also written - Jas. Milne, 1833
• P.209 (i) Pencil sketch (as above), signed John Mylne, 1857
• P.211 (i) Writing Paper from Somerset House, with decorative print of Somerset House, d. 1 June1842 [Loose] (ii) Pencil drawing of flower [tulip?], signed James McLachlan, 1 Mar 1853 [Loose]
• P. 212 (i) Watercolour landscape, entitled 28 Sept, Ochils, 1854 [?]. Written below - G. Gordon
• P.214 (i) Watercolour landscape. Written below - W. Jordon
• Loose at Back - (i) Trace for etching (ii) Pencil sketch of cottages entitled No.5 Free Sketch, signed JH Mylne, 1865 (iii) Pencil and pastel sketch of large building (chateau-like) with statues on roof, signed JH Mylne, 1864
• Back leaf (i) Pencil and crayon drawing of Biblical scene [?], signed Jai/Jas/Jac Pynas/Binas [?]

A variety of life drawings and portraits completed by Mary Ramsay. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint.

This series includes one item by Jessie Wilson, another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.

Study of a costumed female, seated. This item bears a label for The Glasgow School of Art, listing the 1915-1916 session, and Mr Robinson as the teacher.

Originally located inside portfolio folder (DC 110/1/4).

Drawings and paintings, including landscapes and figurative representations.

Sketches, drawings, paintings, collage, poems and notes. Includes entries relating to visit to Rijksmuesum, Amsterdam.

A sketchbook of notes and artworks by Mary Ramsay believed to have been produced during her second year at The Glasgow School of Art, around 1915-1916. This item consists of portraits and life drawings, children's illustrations, floral patterns, religious illustrations, and sketches of her lessons. It also includes transcriptions from two poems, Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market', and William Cowper's 'The Task', alongside notes listing reference books about art and design.

Most artworks are in pencil, while some are in ink or paint on paper. A number of loose drawings are also included in the sketchbook.

A variety of photographs of different artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer in Belgium, several years after he left Glasgow.

A variety of drawings and graphic designs created by Gerard V. Murphy, a former student at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s. The diverse subjects of his drawings include animals, plants, architecture, human anatomy and figures. A subfonds titled 'Teaching examples' features his teaching materials as an art teacher at schools, intended for printmaking techniques and pattern design education.

Most items have been marked with his name or student registration numbers, assuming they were created during his time as a student at GSA. The dominant materials in his works are pencil and watercolour, worked on cartridge paper.

Some of this material was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.

A variety of loose artworks and six sketchbooks completed by Mary Ramsay, including life drawings, portraits, architectural studies, designs, prints, and illustrations. Some of these items are dated to her time as a student at The Glasgow School of Art. Most items are pencil on paper, with a few further studies in paint. This collection also includes a portfolio folder (DC 110/1/4) and personal papers (DC 110/3).

This collection includes one item by Jessie Wilson (DC 110/1/1/18), another student of The Glasgow School of Art, with whom Mary Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald started a pottery decorating business at The Studio, Strathyre, in 1926.

A variety of items relating to Francis H. Newbery, including his application to become Head Master of The Glasgow School of Art, a photograph of a mural, and a portrait photograph.

Large folder with 4 pages of mounted life studies - illuminated initial from St. Augustine's commentary on the Psalms, written for Ferdinand of Aragon, 1480; calligraphic study of the Gospel Lectionary of Paris, late 13th century; studies of illuminated initials from Durandas De Divinis Officiis, late 14th century Italy; illuminated initial of Brevary of Latin in Serum. Annotations in the lower right corner of each page states that the designs are copied from manuscripts in the British Museum, and attributes their execution to Dorothy Doddrell. Cover of folder has 'Dorothy M.F. Doddrell' in calligraphic writing in upper right corner.

For items located inside this folder, please see related material.

Includes:

• graphic designs
• watercolours
• architectural drawings
• sketches.

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

Design for Isaiah. Preliminary drawings for one light windows for St Mark's, Southport, set into pairs in the facing North and South walls of the Church.

Replacement face used for St Paul (NMC/279A). Inscribed: 'beard to be white in the middle all down its length'.

Face used for John Wesley.

There are 4 known surviving volumes: The Magazine 1893, The Magazine April 1894, The Magazine November 1894, The Magazine 1896.

The Magazine was a publication of original writings and designs by students from the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, and their friends. Appearing in 4 volumes between November 1893 and Spring 1896, The Magazine contains text from contributors handwritten by Lucy Raeburn, editor, accompanied by original illustrations. These volumes are the only known copies of The Magazine. In addition to rare, early watercolours and designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the volumes contain early designs by Frances MacDonald and Margaret MacDonald, at a stage in their development which has been labelled 'Spook School', and two sets of photographs by James Craig Annan, when he was beginning to establish a reputation at home and abroad. Among other contributors were Janet Aitken, Katherine Cameron, Agnes Raeburn and Jessie Keppie, all of whom enjoyed lengthy careers in art and design.

The Magazine is similar to an album amicorum such as those which originated in the middle of the 16th century among German university students, who collected autographs of their friends and notable persons, sometimes adding coats of arms and illustrations. The Magazine resembled the album amicorum in that contributions were by a close group of students and their friends and is all the more interesting because the illustrations were produced by young people who had a common social background, were trained at the same school, and subjected to the same artistic influences. The contributors were closely linked, some by family, some by romantic attachments and had close social connections. Other contributors include C Kelpie, John M Wilson, Jane Keppie, and Ethel M Goodrich. Source: Jude Burkhauser, Glasgow Girls: women in art and design (Edinburgh : Canongate, 1990).