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An illustrative drawing of a roe deer fleeing from two dogs in the forest. Undated.

An undated landscape sketch depicting a town view as seen from the upland. A man stands to the left of several typical houses, with the distant church in the background.

A small drawing featuring a stream under a bridge next to a house in a village. This work is not dated, but has some texts on the reverse, presumed to be Meldrum's diary.

A drawing featuring the landscape view of a mountain peak of Marsco near Glen Sligachan, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Includes annotations indicating the location of drawing, "Marsco, Glen Sligachan, Clach Glas, Bheinn," but has no dates.

A drawing of a village view from a small square, featuring possibly Tudor style houses and a distant castle beyond the houses. This work is not dated.

An undated drawing of hands stacked over one another.

A small design sketch of leaves on a grid. Undated.

A small landscape drawing featuring the outskirts of the countryside with a castle in the distance. This work is signed "W. M." and presumably dated "9.5," but with no exact year of creation.

An undated rough sketch, presumably for one of his drawings in the collection, "Drawing of Marsco (DC 120/1/11)."

A drawing of a nude woman lying down, twisting her upper body while supporting her weight with an elbow, with downcast eyes. This work features shading of the entire background using pencil. Undated.

A drawing of a woman laying down in a twisting pose, while supporting her weight with an elbow and a hand. This work features shading of the entire background using pencil. Not dated.

A number of sketches and photographs of works by William Meldrum. This collection includes figure and illustrative drawings, unique pieces made of seaweed, and a series of monochrome photographs featuring landscape paintings. Most of the items are undated however the dates of creation are presumed to fall between the 1880s and 1920s. A set of typewritten paper by an unknown author dated after 1966, features a brief biography of Meldrum and descriptions of two drawings along with their custodial histories.

William Meldrum tended to work on depicting city views of Glasgow in the early 20th century and landscapes of diverse areas in Scotland. He created multiple pieces of black-and-white photographs on which his paintings have been printed; some of the photographs have identical versions.

A variety of artworks, including landscape drawings, designs and life sketches, unique paintings made of pressed seaweed, and one printed work. A few items have annotations, such as related locations to the works or some letters. None of them are dated, except for one piece of the seaweed work.

A sketch of a landscape featuring a building with a tower peeking out beyond the trees. Undated.

A rough sketch of a nude woman sitting with one arm folded. Signed "W.M." but not dated. The paper has been stamped with the embossed letters, "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)," indicating the late 19th century art education system in the UK.

A rough sketch featuring a standing woman with drapery, viewed from the back. Signed "W.M." with pencil, but not dated. Embossed letters "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)" stamped on the sheet indicate the late 19th-century UK art education system.

A sketch depicting a reclining woman in a white draped dress resembling the classical Himation. Signed "W. Meldrum." and stamped with the embossed letters "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)" indicating the late 19th-century UK art education system.

A sketch depicting a draped classical Himation worn by a standing man. Signed "W.M." and stamped with the embossed letters "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)" indicating the late 19th-century UK art education system.

A sketch using pencil and white chalk and featuring a draped classical outfit, seemingly women's Chiton. The sheet has been Signed "W. Meldrum," stamped with "E.S.K. (Examined South Kensington)," and attached to backing paper.

A series of black-and-white photographs of William Meldrum's watercolour landscape drawings, showing diverse views of Scotland. A few items have been signed "W. Meldrum" or dated 1920. Some photographs have two identical versions in this collection.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring the distant landscape of Knoydart viewed from the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "The Knoydart Hill from Skye" on the reverse, but not dated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the landscape of the Eildon Hills in Melrose, viewed from Dryburgh, Scotland. Signed "W. Meldrum" on the backing paper, with the annotation "The Eildon Hills. From Dryburgh" on the reverse, but not dated. Presumed to be part of the same series as the identical photograph (DC 120/2/14).

A variety of designs, correspondence, ephemera and photographs related to Archibald Haswell Miller. A large amount of items are dated to his time as either a student or a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.

A variety of ephemera primarily dating to the days of Archibald Haswell Miller as a student at The Glasgow School of Art.

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.

Includes:

• general correspondence, 1905-1909, 1911-1914 and 1916
• correspondence between Newbery and school staff, 1909-1916
• correspondence on Morley Fletcher, Principal of ECA, September 1912
• correspondence with visiting lecturers, March-May 1914.
• later acquisitions of material relating to Newbery, including some working papers and correspondence from his time as Director in addition to papers dating to after his retirement, family records and photographs, and written materials regarding Newbery.

A variety of loose artworks, cover designs, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs completed by and belonging to Archibald Haswell Miller. The collections includes proofs for book covers and pamphlets, personal correspondence relating to his studies and subsequent career, different ephemera relating to Haswell Miller's student days and photographs of artworks and students and staff members of The Glasgow School of Art.

This collection also includes material relating to Georges-Marie Baltus (DC 098/2) , including photographs of his artworks and his Italian and European trips, and Francis H. Newbery (DC 098/3).

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour landscape painting featuring the Cuillin Hills viewed from Strathaird on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Annotated "The Cuillin Hills from Strathaird, Loch Bracadale" on the reverse, but not dated.

An accompanying photograph of the watercolour landscape painting depicting the house in the country. Presumed to be part of the same series as the identical photograph (DC 120/2/10). Signed "W. Meldrum," but not dated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the landscape of the Eildon Hills in Melrose, Scotland. Signed "W. Meldrum" on the backing paper, with the annotation "Views of the Eildon Hills, Abbotsford" on the reverse, but not dated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring the river Tweed in Melrose, Scotland. Annotated "The Tweed near Melrose" on the back side of the paper.

Later accessions of material relating to Francis Newbery. Material was not deposited as part of his working papers as Director of the School, but includes some working papers and correspondence from during his time as Director in addition to papers dating to after his retirement, family records and photographs, and written materials regarding Newbery.
Includes:

• DIR/5/38/1: Correspondence, 1889-1947
• DIR/5/38/2: Working Papers of Francis Newbery, 1902-c1910
• DIR/5/38/3: The 'Masque of the City Arms' Papers and Correspondence, 1905
• DIR/5/38/4: The Teaching of Design, Papers and Correspondence, 1910
• DIR/5/38/5: Needlecraft in Secondary Schools Papers and Correspondence, 1910-1912
• DIR/5/38/6: Family Papers, 1906-1984
• DIR/5/38/7: Family Photographs, c1895-c1980s
• DIR/5/38/8: Materials relating to Francis Newbery

See this blog-post for more information about the discovery of these materials: http://www.gsaarchives.net/2018/03/cataloguing-gsa-famous-friends-fra-newbery-discovered/

The newscutting informs of the reception and dance that were held at The Glasgow School of Art on the day it was published. The evening entertainment included the presentation of two plays by Francis H. Newbery. It shows photographs of four principals in the plays: Miss J. Cameron, Mr A. G. Crombie, Mr J. C. M'Fayden, and Mr J. Huck.

Originally located within folder (DC 098/1/4).

A sepia-toned photograph of a watercolour painting depicting a park view. The bottom right side has been slightly degraded that the fibre-based layer separated from the paper base are exposed; presumed to be Gelatin silver printed. Undated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting depicting the front yard of a house. The paper has been faintly signed "W. Meldrum" on the bottom right, annotated "Skye" on the reverse, but not dated.

A monochrome photograph of a watercolour painting featuring a plain in the country. This work is not dated.

The collection is comprised of Lewis Ballantine's own works of art such as life drawings, self portraits, design work and sketchbooks, and photographs, as well as sketchbooks and notebooks that belonged to his mother and father.

The work in the collection by Lewis Ballantine forms a valuable record of his time at the Glasgow School of Art. They show the development of his work as an artist, and provide an example of the type of work that Drawing and Painting students were required to produce during this period.

Lewis Ballantine's mother, Alice Longmuir Nisbet was herself at Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s, and was involved in the Socialist Art Circle. The sketchbooks in this collection also contain works by other members of the group such as Stuart Henderson, Jimmy Morton, James ("Jimmy") Ogilvie, W. C. Thompson and John McLean. The photographs in the collection picture Alice Longmuir Ballantine and John ("Jack") Hendry Ballantine, and Lewis Ballantine's maternal grandfather, Robert Dow Nisbet.

Collection includes:

• Notebooks belonging to Robert Dow Nisbet, 1930s
• Sketchbook belonging to Robert Dow Nisbet, 1930s
• Sketchbook of Jack Hendry Ballantine, 1930s
• Sketchbook of Alice Longmuir Nisbet, includes sketches from other members of the Socialist Art Circle, 1936
• "Dun Breatann" Sketchbook of Lewis Ballantine, 1966
• "History of Costume" Sketchbook of Lewis Ballantine, 1967
• Photographs of Robert Dow Nisbet, Alice Nisbet, c1945, Jack Hendry Ballantine c1970, Alice and Jack Ballantine, June 1995.
• Correspondence to Alice Nisbet, 4 letters, 1938-1995