Papers of Sir Harry J. Barnes, Director of Glasgow School of Art, 1964-1980

Scope and Content

Material includes: folder titled 'SCR', including financial reports, correspondence regarding SRC observation of Board of Governors meetings, and other correspondence; folder titled 'Assessors, 1965-68', including material relating to Diploma adjudications (1968) and post-Diploma awards (1968), including details of individual students' performance; folder containing further adjudication for Diplomas (1964-1966), and Diploma examination papers; folder titled 'Accommodation, Corresp. with TPI [Town Planning Institute]', including material relating to Newbery Tower; folder titled 'SRC Library', including material relating to various SRC events (plays, dances, visits, societies, etc.); folder titled 'Miscellaneous, G-Z', including broad range of correspondence; folder titled 'Diploma presentations up to 1963', including material relating to Diploma awards and exhibitions (actually up to, and including, 1966); folder titled 'Consultative Committee on the Curriculum' , including minutes of meetings; folder containing material relating to Board of Studies, including correspondence and minutes of meetings

Access Information

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.

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.