Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c1940s-1950s (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
62 items
Content and Structure
Scope and content
62 items related to Elizabeth Marion Harvey's time at the Glasgow School of Architecture / the Royal Technical College and her later professional career. The collection includes her architectural drawings from her time as a student and professional, and her associated papers which include correspondence and school papers, photographs, and printed ephemera.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Items have been arranged into two subfonds; architectural drawings and associated papers. Within architectural drawings there are two series: student work and professional work. Within associated papers there are three series; correspondence and school papers, photographs and printed ephemera. Items are arranged within series in date order.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth Marion Harvey was born on 22 May 1927 at 48 Cartvale Road, Glasgow, the daughter of William Harvey, insurance clerk, and his wife Jessie Hubbard.
She was an architecture student at the Royal Technical College and the Glasgow School of Art, between 1945-1950, and was elected a student member of the RIBA in 1953. She was living in Glasgow around this time.
For a time she worked for the County Council of the County of Lanark as a Junior Architectural Assistant, Grade APT. II.
She married Norman Murray Henderson on 23 March 1959 in Glasgow Cathedral. She was still a student member of the RIBA in 1960 but is not listed in directories thereafter.
Archival history
Custodial history
Donated by the Henderson family, 2021.
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections are open for research by appointment. For further details, please refer to our Access Policy @ https://gsaarchives.net/policies
Conditions governing reproduction
Application for permission to reproduce should be submitted to The Archives and Collections at The Glasgow School of Art.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of material.
For further details, please refer to our Reprographic Service Guide @ https://gsaarchives.net/policies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical Description
Finding aids
Related Material
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related materials
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Keywords/Tags
Place access points
People and Organisations
- The Glasgow School of Art (Subject)
- Harvey, Elizabeth Marion (Subject)
- Royal Technical College (Subject)
Genre access points
Status
Level of detail
Processing information
- Collection level description created by Michelle Kaye, Collections Lead, Jul 2024.
- Lower levels catalogued by Ellie Smith, student work placement, Jul 2024.
Language(s)
- English