Correspondence and working papers of the Directors of the Glasgow School of Art from 1846 to the present day.
Committee papers held within this department - Directorate, Committee of Principals & Chairman, Committee of Principals and Directors of Central Institutions (COPADOCI), Directors and Executive Committee, Directors Advisory Committee, Directors Management Committee, Executive Group.
The office of Director was created in 1901 following the recognition by the Scotch Education Department of the Glasgow School of Art as the Central Institution for Higher Art Education for Glasgow and the West of Scotland in that year. Formerly the office had been known as that of Headmaster and usage of this term continued until 1909. The Director is the School's chief executive and is responsible to the Board of Governors for the day to day management of the School and its academic policy as advised by the Academic Council. The Director represents the School on the Committee of the Scottish Higher Education Principals and other external bodies.
The records are arranged in series with one for each director.
Directors' papers which are over 30 years old are available for public consultation. Permission from the director is needed for access to those less than 30 years old.
A fully searchable series level list is available via the Gateway to Scottish Higher Education (GASHE) web site at http://www.gashe.ac.uk
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
