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Travel reports submitted to the School by students who undertook a travelling scholarship, plus travel itineraries created by Douglas Percy Bliss during his time as Director of The Glasgow School of Art.

Records relating to the properties and premises of the Glasgow School of Art. The majority of these records relate to the construction of the Mackintosh Building: the premises of the Glasgow School of Art on Renfrew Street. The erection of the Mackintosh building is well documented, and the records cover all aspects of the creation of the building from early financial records from 1883 to receipts for fittings in 1912. The records of the Mackintosh Building are divided into ten sub-series (GOV/5/1-GOV/5/9): GOV/5/1: Building Committee Papers, 1896-1910 GOV/5/2: Financial Records, 1883-1912 GOV/5/3: Subscriptions and the Building Fund, 1894-1910 GOV/5/4: The Architectural Competition, 1896-1897 GOV/5/5: Contracts, Agreements and Tenders, 1897-1907 GOV/5/6: Estimates and Specifications, 1897-1912 GOV/5/7: Receipts, 1897-1912 GOV/5/8: Plans and Outsize Material, c1909-1918 GOV/5/9: Miscellaneous, 1897-1914 GOV/5/10: The property records also include those relating to the Glasgow School of Art Extension Scheme between 1926-1934 and these can be found at GOV/5/10. GOV/5/11: The earliest property records for the Glasgow School of Art are those relating to the Ingram Street property, dating from 1845-1869, and can be found at GOV/5/11 as a later addition to the finding aid. GOV/5/12: Copies of Dispositions, 2003

A variety of photographs from Georges-Marie Baltus' personal memories featuring landscapes and rural scenes captured during his Italian and Europeans tours.

Includes:

• tudent notebooks
• heraldry notes
• thesis
• design samples
• needlework samples and school certificates.

Greetings cards and printed ephemera collected by Conrad McKenna during his time as a student and teacher at The Glasgow School of Art. Including Christmas cards and printed ephemera such as: tickets, menus, exhibition signage, exhibition catalogue and materials produced by The Glasgow Art Club.

Material created for Project 3, First Year which relates to the history and design of The Glasgow School of Art building. Six Drawing and presentation sheets of architectural floor plans, elevations, and details.

Material created for Project 4, First Year which relates to the analysis of selected objects, a new idea for uninhabited building, photograph analysis.

Material related to the First Year summer project which involved studying two different buildings in Greenock.

Material created for Project 2, Second Year including site analysis, architectural drawings, plans, elevations, sections and other details.

Includes material to study the development of the bay window from different historical buildings covering different periods of time.

Architectural drawings on rolled greaseproof sheets to study the design of The Third Eye Centre in Glasgow as a side project which had been directed by the tutor of the third full-time year course. It consists of two sheets, a large rolled sheet, and a small rolled one. Greaseproof sheet has been used due to its cheap cost, stated by the architect.

Material related to an essay submitted as part of sociology course in the form of comb binding with 15 handwritten pages. This paper studied the social life of people in the industrial era in the 19th and early 20th century from some of cities and towns across Britain. It addresses the development of both urban and suburban design associated with the style of massive house building programmes that accommodated immigrant factory employees.

Architectural drawings on tracing paper of housing design project 1 including floors plans, elevations, sections, and detailed isometric.

Sketchbook created throughout Christopher Platt's study at The Mackintosh School of Architecture covering different buildings, locations, and landscape.

Scrapbook containing material collected throughout Christopher Platt's study at The Mackintosh School of Architecture. Contents include different articles, photos, and subjects from different magazines and other sources.

Material related to the submission of a case study as part of post Year 5 professional practice and practical training experience, RIBA Part 3.

Includes magazine and newspaper articles publicising the Archives and Collections at The Glasgow School of Art.

Includes two letters, a flyer, a leaflet, and a brochure surrounding Veronica Matthew's education and experience with art therapy and Project Ability.

The prospectuses include lists of governors and staff, a brief history of the School, plans of the School, information on the organisation and administration of the School, the enrolment of students, courses, classes, lectures, fees, examinations, scholarships and bursaries, prizes, School clubs and lists of results, occupations of students and appointments.

The prospectuses frequently outline courses offered by GSA for the year, and so would have likely been published prior to this date so that prospective students could view relevant information and apply for the courses in advance.

The run is incomplete (missing years are: 1894-95, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1901-02, 1903-04, 1991-1994, 2012-2013). Prospectuses are kept in chronological order, bound in the following volumes: REG/1/1: 1893-1914 REG/1/2: 1914-1934 REG/1/3: 1934-1947 REG/1/4: 1947-1959 REG/1/5: 1959-1965 REG/1/6: 1965-1971

A variety of designs completed by Archibald Haswell Miller, including book covers, commercial artworks, and religious designs. Some of these items are dated to his time as 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 photographs featuring loose photographs of artworks and GSA students and staff.

Material created for Project 5, First Year which relates to the design of a study bedroom including the analysis sheets of the required data for the heating, lighting, and ventilation and the technical information for the functions: writing, reading, sketching, watching TV, listening to radio, entertaining, sleeping, and washing. In addition, the project includes the tracing papers for all the design criteria and space requirements.

Material created for Project 1, Second Year including a description sheet about the products used at the exhibition, 1st submission, architectural drawings, plans, elevations, sections and other details.

Material related to designing an apartment including architectural details, furniture, fitments and finishes. This series started from sheet number 2 and it seems that sheet number 1 referred to site plan drawings but this is not included.

Detail drawings of the construction of a brick house. A group project by Christopher Platt with four other students: Leong, Tam, Jim, and Roger (no surnames given). The other students' surnames as: Cheng Leong Lee, Tam Brady, Jim Baird. Despite the fact that it is a group project, this series consists of two items created by the architect.

Material related to the work of Richard Meier studying his architectural style from private and public buildings on greaseproof sheets, and architectural drawing details on tracing paper, as well as copies of architectural drawing details marked by the tutor with comments and notes.

Material related to the design of a boathouse in the manner of Charles Moore, including architectural drawings of the existing boathouse as well as the converted one.

Material related to a booklet to study the constructional system of the Elgin Park Centre Greenhouse.

Architectural drawings on tracing paper of a technical study based on year 4 design including details sections and elevations.

Architectural drawings on tracing paper related to thesis project studying the Roman Catholic seminary & chaplaincy for Glasgow University and its new extension.

Posters relating to a variety of events and subjects.

The Henderson papers consist of one file of miscellaneous material including correspondence 1911-1922, five letters written by Fra Newbery to Henderson between 1918 and 1923, reports 1922-1923 and papers relating to art education in secondary schools 1917-1924.

Includes the following issues:
Issue 1 - 2002 (2 copies)
Issue 2 - 2003 (2 copies)
Issue 3 - 2003 (2 copies)
Issue 4 - 2004 (2 copies)
Issue 5 - 2004 (2 copies)
Issue 6 - 2005 (2 copies)
Issue 7 - 2005 2 copies)
Issue 8 - 2006 (2 copies)
Issue 9 - 2006 (2 copies)
Issue 10 - 2007 (2 copies)
Issue 11 - Autumn/Winter 2007
Issue 13 - 2009
Issue 14 - 2011
Issue 15 - 2012
Issue 24 - 2021

Variety of designs created by Dorothy Doddrell.

Includes two black and white photographs of women. The first features Sadie McLellan. The second features Grace Chisholm and Everilde.

Minutes of the Committee of Management, 1854-1892, and of the Board of Governors, 1892-2002. The minute books also contain minutes and some correspondence of a large number of committees of the Board of Governors including: the Chairman’s Committee; Finance Committee; Staff and School Committee (Human Resources Committee); Estates Committee; Audit Committee; Business Committee and a number of sub committees that change from year to year. Appendices: The minute books also contain appendices or supporting documents and papers including correspondence, reports, financial statements and press clippings. Until 1995 appendices tend to be stored pasted or interleaved within the minutes however from 1995-2002 surviving appendices have been collected and stored in a separate folder(s), labelled accordingly.

From 2003 onwards Board of Governors meeting papers, or appendices, are stored within the minute books. Minutes of Board of Governors meetings from 2003 onwards will be found amongst the papers of the next Board meeting, during which they were approved e.g. Minutes for the Board meeting of 03 Dec 2002 and found within the papers for the meeting of 06 Feb 2003.

Annual Reports and Accounts, Strategic plans, Press Clippings, and Annual Reports to Senate have been removed from the meeting papers of 2003-2014. Annual Reports and Accounts can be found at GSAA/GOV/1; Strategic plans at GSAA/GOV/8/1; Press Clippings at GSAA/NEW; and Annual Reports to Senate at GSAA/AC.

Format: From 1845-March 1909 minutes are handwritten in bound volumes. From May 1909-Jun 1955 minutes are typed in bound volumes (with the exception of GOV/2/16 which is loose). Thereafter minutes are typed and loose in folders.

The minutes up to 2002 have separate index books, and many are indexed by committee and/or subjects. From Oct 2014 Board of Governors minutes and papers are stored digitally as PDF files.

Data protection and sensitivity: Minutes over 30 years old are available for public consultation. Permission from the Board of Governors is needed for access to those which are less than 30 years old. However, minutes from 2012 onwards are published online at: http://www.gsa.ac.uk/about-gsa/key-information/governance/board-agendas,-papers-and-minutes/ please note, these may be redacted. Records containing sensitive information about individuals have been collected into separate folders that will be closed for 75 years, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Volumes are as follows:

GOV/2/1: Apr 1854-Mar 1882

GOV/2/2: Apr 1882-Mar 1890

GOV/2/3: Apr 1890-Mar 1895

GOV/2/4: Mar 1895-Jun 1901

GOV/2/5: Aug 1901-Jun 1907

GOV/2/6: Sep 1907-Mar 1909

GOV/2/7: May 1909-Jun 1911

GOV/2/8: Aug 1911-Mar 1913

GOV/2/9: Mar 1913-Jun 1914

GOV/2/10: Jun 1914-Jul 1916

GOV/2/11: Oct 1916-Jun 1920

GOV/2/12: Jul 1920-Dec 1924

GOV/2/13: Jan 1925-Dec 1927

GOV/2/14: Jan 1928-Dec 1929

GOV/2/15: Jan 1930-Aug 1931

GOV/2/16: Oct 1931-May 1934

GOV/2/17: Oct 1934-Jun 1937

GOV/2/18: Aug 1937-Jul 1945

GOV/2/19: Sep 1945-Jul 1949

GOV/2/20: Aug 1949-Jul 1952

GOV/2/21: Sep 1952-Jun 1955

GOV/2/22: Sep 1955-Jun 1956

GOV/2/23: Jun 1956-Jan 1958

GOV/2/24: Feb 1958-May 1959

GOV/2/25: Aug 1959-Jan 1962

GOV/2/26: Feb 1962-Dec 1963

GOV/2/27: Jan 1964-Jun 1966

GOV/2/28: Sep 1966-Jul 1968

GOV/2/29: Oct 1968-Nov 1969

GOV/2/30: Jan 1970-Dec 1970

GOV/2/31: Dec 1970- Dec 1971

GOV/2/32: 1972

GOV/2/33: 1973

GOV/2/34: 1974

GOV/2/35: 1975

GOV/2/36: 1976

GOV/2/37: 1977

GOV/2/38: 1978

GOV/2/39: 1979

GOV/2/40: 1980

GOV/2/41: 1981

GOV/2/42: 1982

GOV/2/43: 1983

GOV/2/44: 1984

GOV/2/45: 1985

GOV/2/46: 1986

GOV/2/47: 1987

GOV/2/48: 1988

GOV/2/49: 1989

GOV/2/50: 1990

GOV/2/51: 1991

GOV/2/52: 1992

GOV/2/53: 1993

GOV/2/54: 1994

GOV/2/55: 1995

GOV/2/56: 1996

GOV/2/57: 1997

GOV/2/58: 1998

GOV/2/59: 1999

GOV/2/60: 2000

GOV/2/61: 2001

GOV/2/62: 2002

GOV/2/63: 2003

GOV/2/64: 2004

GOV/2/65: 2005

GOV/2/66: 2006

GOV/2/67: 2007

GOV/2/68: 2008

GOV/2/69: 2009

GOV/2/70: 2010

GOV/2/71: 2011

GOV/2/72: 2012

GOV/2/73: 2013

GOV/2/74: 2014 (Feb-Jun are paper records, Oct-Dec are digital files)

GOV/2/75: 2015 (digital)

GOV/2/76: 2016 (digital)

GOV/2/77: 2017 (digital)

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.

Includes:

• GSA fashion show advertisement including Valerie Wilson (Bloomfield-Ambrose) as a mannequin in 1955
• Three Christmas cards made by Alasdair Gray for Veronica Matthew
• Valerie Bloomfield-Ambrose (nee Wilson) Floridian business
• Mackintosh postcard from Joanne Semple to Veronica Matthew in 2008
• Invitation to the Glasgow Girls exhibition in 2014.

A number of photographs featuring Sheena Reid and other GSA students.

Includes:

• 1955, cover design by Robert MacGowan
• 1957
• 1961
• 1977 (2 copies)
• 1978
• 1979
• 1980

Variety of works created by Dorothy Doddrell relating to the Rolls of Honour of The Glasgow School of Art, Busby Parish Church, and Stevenson Memorial Church.

Printed ephemera relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Pringle of Scotland.

Papers relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Pringle of Scotland.

Printed ephemera relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Donna Karan.

Papers relating to the design work of C A Wallace Shaw for Donna Karan.

Printed ephemera related to designs created for Braemar International.

Includes:

• correspondence sent by Thomas Simmonds, July - December 1885
• correspondence received by Thomas Simmonds July - December 1885
• correspondence from Glasgow School of Art to the Derby School of Art, September - October 1885
• correspondence from the Derby School of Art to Glasgow School of Art, October 1885
• Mr. Simmonds' cash book, 1881-1885.

All the correspondence listed here occurred after Simmonds left the Glasgow School of Art. The major correspondent is the School Secretary, Edward Catterns, and all the letters from him to Simmonds are the draft or copy letters kept by the school office. Other correspondence includes the letters between Catterns and the Derby School of Art regarding the situation with Simmonds.

Includes a sepia photo of Veronica Matthew, Valerie Wilson, Alan Fletcher, and Douglas Abercrombie; a photograph of Veronica Matthew wearing a white dress photo made by Valerie Wilson in 1956/1957; a photograph of Mrs Kopaloff in 1977 and three photographs of Valerie Bloomfield-Ambrose in Florida in 2010.

Teaching aids include collections of prints, photographs, and calligraphy examples.