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Papers of Dorothy Campbell Smith, student at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

  • DC 076
  • Collection
  • c1940-1994

A collection of work by Dorothy C Smith including Glasgow School of Art student material and teacher training college material.

Includes:
GSA student notebooks

  • teacher training notebooks from her time at Jordanhill teacher training college
  • essays
  • architectural drawings
  • figure drawings
  • printed designs
  • paper-cut work
  • leaf prints
  • designs for repeat prints
  • embroidery designs
  • hadow work designs
  • designs for embroidered textiles
  • embroidery samplers
  • embroidery samples
  • a wooden stool with embroidered top
  • a poster
  • material relating to the proposed publication "Designing for Embroidery"
  • material relating to the "Unbroken Thread" exhibition
  • publications related to the Needlework Development Scheme

Smith, Dorothy Campbell

Papers of the Ballantine family, students at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

  • DC 025
  • Collection
  • c1900-1995

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

Ballantine, John Hendry

Anonymous sketchbook, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

  • DC 026
  • Collection
  • 1935

An "Autographs" book containing pencil, ink and paint drawings and sketches accompanied by signatures. Signatures include: M. Kerr, Anette Jackson, Mary B. Forster, N. Hebblethwaite, M. Ridge, J Hyde, and B. Dixon. Also included is a page of signatures entitled "Form III Upper".

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

Class Test

Hand-written answers for questions as part of class test during junior non-diploma year at GSA. A drawing in colour pencil of a man and shoes/feet are featured on the back of the page.

Cameron, Dugald

Life drawing

Tonal life drawing of a male in pencil. With a proportions sketch at the right side of the drawing and some notes.

Cameron, Dugald

'Grammar of Ornament' study

A study and copy of images from the book 'Grammar of Ornament', by Owen Jones, published by Bernard Quaritch. Two colour drawings and some hand written text discussing Egyptian ornament and decoration.

Cameron, Dugald

Life drawing

Tonal drawing of a woman sitting holding her left knee. View from left side. A sketch and some notes also feature on the back of the page.

Cameron, Dugald

Life drawing

Tonal drawing of a woman sitting twisting her body to the left . Left side view. 4 boxes forming a frame have been drawn around the image.

Cameron, Dugald

Solid fuel stove design

Airbrush drawings/visualisations of 2 designs for a fuel stove. The drawings have been cut out and mounted/completed on board. "Dugald Cameron 6 4th Yr. Indus. Des G.S.A" is written on the back.

Cameron, Dugald

Designs for Hugh Smith & Co.: Machine Tools

Designs created for Hugh Smith & Co., during a work placement in the summer of 1961. Printed copy of hand painted logo designs for Hugh Smith & Co., machine tools. Two designs feature lettering and an image in black white and grey. A sketch of an aircraft is also on the back of the piece.

Cameron, Dugald

Design drawings for projection system

Sketches, drawings and notes for the design of a projection system. Notes at the top left corner include measurements for the mechanics of the projector such as the lens. Sketches also appear on the back of the page.

Cameron, Dugald

Records of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia Architects

  • GKC
  • Collection
  • c1917-1987

The collection consists of job files, photographs, architectural drawings and plans for projects undertaken by the architectural firm of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia between c1933 and 1987. There are also general office files containing correspondence, account papers, ephemera and artefacts.

This material may contain sensitive information about individuals that is protected by the Data Protection Act. Until this material has been checked for sensitive information, it will not be available for researchers. Once this Data Protection work is complete the collection will be open for access, however any sensitive information will be closed and inaccessible for 75 years from the date of creation.

Gillespie, Kidd and Coia

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