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Papers of Jane Richards and Fiona Jean Paton, students of The Glasgow School of Art

  • DC 083
  • Collection
  • c1908-1980s

This collection relates to Jane Richards and her granddaughter Fiona Jean Paton who both studied at The Glasgow School of Art.

It includes:

  • An artist’s palette owned by Jane Richards, c1910
  • a small box of watercolour paints owned by Jane Richards, early 20th century
  • a portrait drawn by Jane Richards, c1908-1910
  • a photograph of Jane Richards, c1914-1918
  • a photograph of Jane Richards' husband in uniform, c1914-18
  • two watercolour landscapes by Jane Richards, 1907 and 1911
  • seven prints produced by The Dux Engraving Co Ltd, early 20th century
  • two portraits drawn by Robert Eadie, c1909
  • three sketchbooks for product design furniture by Fiona Jean Paton, early 1980s
  • eight photographs and eleven slides relating to product design furniture, early 1980s.

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

One item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018-19.

Richards, Jane

P - T Prints

Folder containing black and white photographs taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some are annotated. Many are prints from photographs from DC 066/2/60-61. Includes: Joan Eardley.

Oliver, George

L - N Prints

Folder containing photographs taken by George Oliver and of various sizes - many of which are prints of photographs in DC 066/2/60. Some have been annotated.

Oliver, George

A - K prints

Folder containing black and white photographs of performers and artists, taken by George Oliver and of various sizes. Some annotated. Some photographs are prints from DC 066/2/58-59. Includes: Richard Demarco and Pat Douthwaite.

Oliver, George

Prints of Portraits

Folder containing black and white photographs, taken by George Oliver and of various Sizes. Some annotated. Many photographs are prints from photographs contained in other folders for example: DC 066/2/58-DC 066/2/64. Includes: Cordelia Oliver and performers at the Third Eye Centre.

Oliver, George

Portraits A - F

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Some annotated. Also contains a typed list of the people featuring in the photographs. Includes: many performances and performers at the Third Eye Centre - Polish Realities, Tom McGrath, John Byrne, Margaret Drabble, and Ashkenazy rehearsing at the Macrobert Arts Centre Stirling.

Oliver, George

S - W

Folder containing contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also includes a typed list of the people photographed and two typed letters. Includes: Scottish Theatre Company rehearsing, Stan Tracey at the Third Eye Centre, and Ian McKenzie Smith.

Oliver, George

L - R

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Most are annotated. Also contains a typed list of the people who are photographed. Includes: Dr. Lillie Recital, Edwin Morgan's 65th birthday at the Third Eye Centre, poetsound Festival at Third Eye Centre, Sir Compton Mackenzie and Sir William Mactaggart.

Oliver, George

G - K

Folder containing black and white contact sheets and negatives of photographs of people taken by George Oliver. Also contains a typed alphabetical list of the people photographed. Includes: Whoopi Goldberg performing at the Third Eye in 1984, Sir Alexander Gibson, Alasdair Gray and Allen Ginsberg at Traverse Theatre.

Oliver, George

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.

Not available / given

Photograph of Sydney d'Horne Shepherd

Black and white portrait photograph. Believed to be Sydney d'Horne Shepherd, wearing a white dress shirt, light coloured tie, and darker coloured suit jacket. A stamp reads "Howard Coster, / Photographer of Men, / 9, Sackville St., Piccadilly, W.1. / Regent 4561.", with an "A" drawn in pencil below it verso.

Coster, Howard

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

Papers of Archibald Haswell Miller

  • DC 098
  • Collection
  • [1885-1943]

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).

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Artworks

A variety of paintings and artworks completed by Archibald Haswell Miller and Josephine Haswell Miller, including urban landscapes, portraits, and military scenes. Some of these items are dated to their time as teaching staff at The Glasgow School of Art.

Miller, Archibald E Haswell

Photograph of Sadie McLellan

Portrait of Sadie McLellan from the chest up with her head tilted to her left. Hair is in an up do and she wears an embroidered patterned traditional ethnic top with puffy white long sleeves and a metal button up wool waistcoat over top. "Sadie McLellan / about 1938" verso.

*Not available / given

Photographs

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

*Not available / given

Photograph of a sculpture (front)

Black and white photograph of a bronze male head sculpture sitting on a box. Male figure has a chin strap beard and prominent nose. Says ""Jack Dalziel" - by Helen Biggar - c. 1939" written in blue pen with "92B" circled verso. Jack Dalziel (real name "John") was likely a friend of Helen's.

Biggar, Helen Manson

Material related to Georges-Marie Baltus

A variety of photographs comprising artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus and images of his Italian and European tours from his personal memories. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art.

Baltus, Georges-Marie

Photographs of artworks

A variety of photographs of different artworks completed by Georges-Marie Baltus. Some of these items are dated to his time as a lecturer in Belgium, several years after he left Glasgow.

Baltus, Georges-Marie

Sir John Lavery

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. Photographic portrait of Glasgow painter.

Annan, James Craig