Folder GSAA/DIR/12/1/4 - Correspondence of D P Bliss

Correspondence of Douglas Percy Bliss, 1948. Includes correspondence with: The Arts Council of Great Britain, about a memorial exhibition of James Pryde and collecting material for a C R Mackintosh Exhibition; 'Art and Industry' magazine about an industrial design competition; The Scottish Council (Development and Industry) about the Scottish Industries Exhibition; John Brown & Co Ltd, Engineers and Shipbuilders, about a student visit to the liner 'Caronia'; The British Council about a visit by Mr Utam Singh; Report by Mr Edward Bawden on Design and Crafts and Commercial Art Diploma Adjudications, Jun 1948; John F Carson, about the Bellahouston Bequest; correspondence about the Council of Industrial Design Conference, "Desginer to User"; William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, about a programme of training for Warehouse Apprentices; tickets to the Distribution of Diplomas; correspondence with other Art Colleges: Edinburgh College of Art, Dundee College of Art and Gray's, Aberdeen; Elspeth A Dickson, about donating her late sister's art materials to the School; correspondence about acquiring Bookbinding materials for the School; Ministry of Education Reports on the National Short Course for Teachers, 'Architectural Education' and Examinations in Art, 1948; correspondence about Hospitalfield; Report on the work of students at Hospitalfield 1948; Keppie & Henderson about the selection of teachers; Memorandum on the Teaching of Fine Art; correspondence about the Needlework Development Scheme; Stockport School of Art about a new kiln; School Permits for the use of School premises; Nikolaus Pevsner about a Mackintosh book; The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, Architectural Prizes and Studentships, 1947/48; correspondence with the Royal Scottish Academy; Robert A Stewart, Interim Report; correspondence with the Scottish Education Department; list of prospective dances and functions of the SRC 1948-49; correspondence with the Anti-Vivisection Society; circular to staff about a revised scale of salaries; the Saltire Society about Bliss delivering a lecture; list of awards for Competitions for Woven Fabrics, Knitted Fabrics, Yarns and Designs for Printed Fabrics, 1948, The Textile Institute. Folders as follows: DIR/12/1/4/1: Correspondence, A-L, 1948 DIR/12/1/4/2: Correspondence, M-Z, 1948