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Eugene Bourdon: From the Classroom to the Battlefield
Eugene Bourdon, GSA Archives and Collections (archive reference: GSAA/P/1/178) Now residing in the Reid Building ground floor corridor is the exhibition Eugène Bourdon, From the Classroom to the...
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It’s good to talk
That is right, today we are plugging some of the upcoming talks by GSA Archive team members Fiona Hall (Archives and Collections Project Assistant) and Peter Trowles (Curator) who will be talking...
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The Archives and Collections over Christmas
Christmas Card from the Papers of Kath Whyte, GSA Archives and Collections (archive reference: DC/029/5/2/3a) It is that time of year again when the Christmas holidays are fast approaching! This year,...
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GSA and the First World War: Fundraising on the Home Front – Part 2
It was a sad day yesterday at the Archives and Collections when we said goodbye to our fantastic Project Assistant Fiona Hall. With the help of volunteers Kay, Maria, Emma and Lucy, Fiona has done an...
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Cataloguing GSA: The School extension 1926 and building the Vic
Here’s Rachael Jones with another update from her cataloguing work! The records we hold of the construction of the Mackintosh Building between 1896-1909 hold the fascinating story of the birth of...
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Fishing for Films: Clarence Elder and the Porridge Factory Part One
Our Home Front Project continues to progress with an increasing number of biographies of students who stayed behind at the School during World War One. In this blog post, volunteer Miranda Stewart...
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Recovery Project Updates
The archivists amongst you may have read about the latest updates from our post fire recovery project in ARC, the Archives and Records Association’s monthly magazine. For those that didn’t see the...
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Fishing for Films: Clarence Elder and the Porridge Factory Part Two
As we approach Halloween, some of you may look toward cinematography for costume inspiration. With this in mind, we thought you might like to read part two of Home Front Volunteer Miranda Stuart’s...
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Archive display: The students that built “The Vic”
Our new display of archive material and library books opens today on the top floor of GSA Library! On Saturday 28th October 2017 there was a reunion of the Architecture Students from the Class of ’77....
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Student Group Picks: Top 10
Phew, we’re coming to the end of a busy semester! In October and November, the Archives and Collections have run a total of nineteen student sessions tailored to students from different creative...
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We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Well, the big day is almost here and GSA Archives and Collections are winding down for a well earned rest! You may already have been following our #12daysofGSA Christmas Twitter and Instagram posts...
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New Graphic Design material added to our holdings!
Detail of Pelican Illustration by Valerie McLachlan (née Gardiner) (Archive Reference JAC/230) . Last November the Archives and Collections received a new donation of student work from Valerie...
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Color our Collections
It might not be terribly British to spell colour without a “u” but this week GSA Archives and Collections are joining our American friends at The New York Academy of Medicine and inviting all of our...
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Our Mackintosh Collection Travels to Spain
One of the most unique things about GSA Archives and Collections is that we hold a variety of objects and artworks which complement our extensive archive. These items, which make up the “Collections”...
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Student Stories: Annie Osborne Campbell and Constance Markievicz, Part 1
Our loyal casual staff member and home front volunteer Kay Bryant shares the first part of a discovery she made about student Annie Osbourne Campbell who studied at GSA during WW1! Please also see the...
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Student Stories: Annie Osborne Campbell and Constance Markievicz, Part 2
Kay Bryant reveals part two of her discovery about the connection between previous GSA student Annie Osbourne Campbell and political activist Constance Markievicz! While the Irish Citizens Army...
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Metal Work in the Mack
Archives and Collections Assistant Cat Doyle shares a fascinating discovery she made last week when retrieving records for a research group! The records of our plaster cast collection have attracted a...
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That’s not a penguin!
Did you know World Penguin Day is approaching? This month, when each of us on the Archives and Collections team chose what we would tweet about, I chose to take on World Penguin Day. Everyone was a bit...
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Glasgow International 2018: New Library Display
Art lovers, it’s time to get your diary out and set some time aside for the bi-annual event that is Glasgow International! From the 20th of April until the 7th of May 2018, 268 artists will exhibit in...
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