Artworks, design pieces and architectural designs related to Glasgow School of Art staff and students.Items include; oil paintings; silk screen prints; lithograph prints; prints; photographs; sketches; sketch books; drawings; watercolours; collage...
Includes: Records of the Academic Council, 1973-2000; Audiovisual material, c1950s-2000s; Records of the Board of Studies, 1932-1950; Records of the Continuing Education Department, c1988-2000; Records of the Assistant Director and Company Secreta...
The collection consists of the surviving papers of the Needlework Development Scheme and over 100 examples of needlework. Of these examples, 28 are from Great Britain and 54 are examples of non-British work including examples from Greece, India, N...
44 textile items, chiefly lace work, created or acquired by staff and students of the School of Embroidered and Woven Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art.
Collection of plaster casts comprising human figures, architectural fragments, plaster friezes, plaster reliefs, marble reliefs, tondos and busts.Casts were used as an important teaching aid by the School, from the late 19th century onwards. The c...
Student Art History notebook, contains mainly writings on Egyptian Art and Architecture, Medieval Christian Art, Flemish Art, English Art. Notebook also contains some illustrations.Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and the...
Scrapbook with 218 pages containing works by; John Wilson Ewbank (1); J. Finnie (1); Rev. John Thomson of Duddingston (1); Archibald Alison (1); I.M. Donald (14); G. Huntly Gordon (1); John Crawford Brown (5); Robert Maxwell Cooper (19); W. Gordon...
This collection contains: Family papers, 1805-1889; Wartime records, 1914-1916; Lectures and speeches, c1930-1950; Photographs; c20th century; Miscellaneous papers, c1930-1972; Sketchbooks and drawings; c20th century.This material may contain sens...
The collection constists of 4 volumes containing 29 portrait carbon prints and 90 calotype prints by Hill and Adamson. The images are mainly portraits but also include some scenes of Edinburgh. Some of the portraits within the collection are of Hi...
A collection of carpets and textiles manufactured by James Templeton & Co Ltd, A F Stoddard & Co Ltd or subsidiary companies (which in 1998 together became known as Stoddard International plc), dating from c1840s-1960s. Designs include pic...
The collection consists of 305 photographs taken between 1853 and 1896. Sitters included local dignitaries, friends and family including John Brown, Queen Victoria's Ghillie. The collection also includes landscapes and the streets of Glasgow,...
The Anderson family archive includes material of 5 of its members, namely the sisters Violet Meikle (1873-?), Daisy Agnes McGlashan (1879-1968), Daisy's husband William Smith Anderson (1877-1929) and their two daughters Daisy M Anderson (1910...
Collection includes: Menus and dinner invitation to artistic gatherings with a sketch by James E Christie; London Sketch Club ephemera including menus, invitations, cards with sketches by Shepperson, W Lee Hank, Rene Butt and Jock Bere, 1902-1906;...
Collection of items related to the Glasgow based firm J. Giusti & Co. which specialized in the production of plaster figures, mould making, statuary repair, and other plaster work. The collection is primarily composed of plaster busts and port...
This collection consists of educational certificates, weavers note books, an index to sample books, Old Glamis Fabrics stitch books and sample books of Jacquard textiles. These were generated for Donald Brothers Ltd by N & N Lockhart & Son...
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 19...
Items in The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh collection include: furniture, watercolours, drawings, architectural drawings, design drawings, sketchbooks, metalwork and photographs.The majority of Mackintosh's three-dimensional work wa...
The George and Cordelia Oliver Archive consists of: Newscuttings (featuring articles by Cordelia Oliver); photographs and negatives by George Oliver; personal papers; examples of artwork by Cordelia and George Oliver, various publications; posters...
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,...
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 S...
Trimming of mauve linen, pre-1914; Original cover of Charles Rennie Mackintosh Willow Tea Rooms settle; 4 samples of horse hair fabric; Sample of purple fabric used to re-upholster Charles Rennie Mackintosh yellow settle; Letter from GSA Curator ...
Collection includes: Diary written while travelling on Keppie Scholarship, 1913-1914; Collection of 250 postcards of European cities, paintings, sculptures collected on tour, 1913-1914; 12 ink sketches of Childe Ronald's Pilgrimage by TWYM (a...
Collection of testimonials written in support of James A Dron, a former student of Glasgow School of Art.Includes: testimonials written by Francis H Newbery, Director of Glasgow School of Art, 1885-1918; Robert L Sutherland, Head Master of Gorbals...
This collections contains: A notebook containing the constitution and rules of the society signed by its members; Printed version of the constitution and rules, c1898; Minute book, 1898-1900; Letter from John Keppie to Fra. Newbery re: the Glasgow...
86 Architectural Postcards belonging to former Architecture student William B F Williamson. Locations include Italy, Brazil, France, Glasgow, Canada, Egypt, Spain.Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items ...
Textile work by Glasgow School of Art students and staff, including examples of woven textiles, some of which are most likely to be submissions for degree shows, while others seem to be submissions for an RSA Bursary Competition. Some creators are...
A collection of Kath Whyte's personal papers which comprises: Family papers, press cuttings and photographs, c1909-1981; School certificates, c1922; Correspondence, 1927-1996; Early sketches and drawings, 1920s; Sketchbooks, notebooks, photog...
Notebook containing lecture notes and a letter to James Salmon from Frances Newbery. Also includes several sheets of notes on loose paper.Please note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to ...
Collection of drawings relating to the student and commerical work of Kenneth Murray Fraser and his brother, fellow architect James Lovat Hosack Fraser.
This collection comprises papers relating to Archibald Haswell Miller and photographs relating to George Baltus. It includes: 14 x mounted photographs of an Italian tour, 1927 (some are captioned); 25 x mounted photographs of a European tour, 193...
The papers listed here are the records of three private commissions undertaken by James Fulton between 1909 and 1912, while he was resident in London. The papers include correspondence with the clients, builders and tradesmen. There are rough plan...
3 x decorated leather bags; 1 x embossed leather sample; 1 decorated leather folder; 1 x copy of Le Cuir Compositions Décoratives by Jehan Raymond; 6 x oil paintings; 2 x embroidered pieces relating to Educational Needlecraft scheme: 1 mat with ...
Draft constitution and rules, c1910-1911; Notice of meeting to determine final constitution, c1910-1911; Catalogue for exhibition, c1910-1916; Catalogue for Third Annual Exhibition, 1914; Invite to Private View of Third Annual Exhibition, 1914; I...
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...
This collection includes: 1 small chalk drawing; 4 x photographs; 7 x loose samples of calligraphy; 1 folio of calligraphyPlease note that this material is not yet fully catalogued and therefore some items may not be accessible to researchers.
These notes are Patrick's own writings but have been copied out by his daughter due to the original notes being illegible. The notes describe his time at Glasgow School of Art and include descriptions on societies (i.e. The Dramatic Society) ...
Includes: fashion and jewellery sketches and illustrations; product catalogues for companies such as McDonalds Ltd, Watt Brothers and Whitneys Ltd featuring Garcia Hunter's fashion illustrations; newscuttings featuring advertisements using Ga...
This collection includes: 1 x brochure for Houses by Lanarkshire Builders Ltd (S. W. Birnage as consultant architect), not dated [post war]; 1 x thesis ‘The Foreign Influence on Scottish Architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries’, May 1937; 1 x ...
Contains 28 performance programmes, as well as one poster, drawings of the stage extensions and set designs for the March 1960 production of Hot Summer Night.
This collection contains architectural sketches that formed part of John Hinshelwood's training as a student at The Glasgow School of Art.These include: The Doric Order, 1926; Time sketch for a Perfume Shop, Park Lane, Stranraer, Scotland, 19...