Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections

DC 008
Collection
1881-1993

This personal collection, incorporating the Collections of National Society for Education in Art and Design Scottish Region, was deposited by Stuart W MacDonald, Senior Advisor for Strathclyde Region Educational Development Service, in February 1995.

It comprises material from various educational committees and forums with which he was associated, together with the Consultative Committee on the Curriculum item bank, an art projects resource bank for schools. The collection also includes a small number of books from Arthur MacMorland, a leading exponent of Children's Art in Scotland, and former student of Glasgow School of Art.

This includes:

The material is arranged into 6 sub-fonds:
GSA DC 08/1: 5-14 Expressive Arts (Review and Development Group 4)
GSA DC 08/2: Consultative Committee on the Curriculum
GSA DC 08/3: Media Education in Picture and Sound
GSA DC 08/4: National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) Scottish Region
GSA DC 08/5: Strathclyde Department of Education, Dumbarton Division: Study Packs
GSA DC 08/6: Arthur MacMorland's Library

Materials include teachers notes, study packs, examples of the kind of work produced in the schemes and teaching aids.

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

MacDonald, Stuart W

Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano (Version 2)

GST/2/v2
Part
Late 19th century-early 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

D Brucciani & Co

Unidentified female death mask (Version 2)

GST/8/v2
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

Charles Smith & Sons

Anatomical bust (Version 1)

GST/10/v1
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Mould of bust of Dante (Version 1)

GST/13/v1
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Left hand (Version 2)

GST/22/v2
Part
Early 20th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Bust of child (Version 2)

GST/24/v2
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Bust of boy in armour (Version 1)

GST/26/v1
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Bust of young man in armour (Version 1)

GST/27/v1
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Bust of 'shepherd' (Version 1)

GST/28/v1
Part
Early 20th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Bust of infant (Version 2)

GST/29/v2
Part
Late 19th century-mid 20th century

Part of The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection

J Giusti & Co

Information sheets

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

Conrad McKenna’s information sheets during his various teaching roles at The Glasgow School of Art. Including typed materials, hand written notes, photocopies, worksheets, newspaper clippings, annotated diagrams and drawings by Conrad McKenna and others for the delivery of teaching and student trips. Materials outline and discuss: materials, processes, techniques, definitions and references relating to: printing, papers, typography, wood and metal work, pattern, drawing, colour, shape and volume, tone, communication, photography, linocuts, monoprints, colour theory, design and design theory. Also included are briefs, materials lists and reading lists for student projects. Along with itineraries for student trips such as a London visit in 1973. Selections of typed materials are titled "First Year Course". Whilst the majority of these are general; others are course specific and provide details of first year courses in Architecture and Drawing and Painting. All provide course overviews, references, definitions and information on materials, processes and techniques.

McKenna, Conrad