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Papers and Textiles of Veronica Matthew, student at The Glasgow School of Art, 1950s Photographs
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Photograph of Veronica Matthew in a dress by Valerie Wilson

Includes a black and white glossy photograph of a smiling Veronica Matthew in a white dress made with a printed shawl by Valerie Wilson (Bloomfield-Ambrose) in 1956 or 1957. "Weekly Scotsman. Edinburgh." written at bottom on the white border. Verso "Veronica Matthew / G.S.A. Fashion Show, 1956 or 1957 / The white dress belonged to Valerie Wilson, (now V. Ambrose), + made by her. The stole was a screen printed textile made by me in greens, red + a kind of Kakhi colour. The headdress was red knitting pins stuck into my bun. I was a student of Robert Stewart's / Printed Textiles Dept. + Kathleen Whyte's Modern Embroidery / 10 Aug 2016." Verso also includes a stamp that indicates the copyright and reference number for printing purposes.

The Scotsman

Photograph of Mrs. Kopaloff

A4 sized paper scan of a black and white blown up image of a lady in white patterned headscarf. Verso " Mrs Kopaloff - 88 yrs - Stepney, East London / 1977 / A reduced cope of the original, part of our / exhibition of East End Faces, held at / Toynbee Hall - The Universities' Settlement in East London." Per DC 101/3/1, Mrs Kopaloff was sitting at her kitchen table in her pre-fabricated home shelling peas. She had escaped from Jewish persecution in Lithuania and found refuge in the United Kingdom; Veronica Matthew knew her well.

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Photographs

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.

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Project Ability information leaflet

Includes one folded sheet of paper with 24 sections of Project Ability's activities including upcoming three week long exhibitions and events in October 1983 (DC 101/3/3), theatre productions, conferences, bookshop, community workshops, music lessons and concerts, poetry night, art therapy support, film productions, ceilidh, talks, exhibition descriptions, acknowledgements, box office information, the people behind Project Ability, their hours, and location.

Project Ability

Personal papers

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.

Matthew, Veronica