Key Information
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Title
Date(s)
- 1932-1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent
0.03 metres
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Letters to school governors and staff, June 1932-June 1933 and outgoing correspondence, March 1932-July 1933. Gray's letters begin with the copy of a letter from Mrs. Lucy Revel referring to her husband's illness and his desire to resign. The majority of the letters refer to general school business - arrangements for classes, teachers and timetables, and particularly to the arrangements for the award of diplomas in the joint architectural course. There are also a couple of letters from Gray to Fra. Newbery, and a frank description of the design section in 1933 by Anning Bell.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material is arranged into files and then arranged chronologically.
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Gray (born c1866), of Inchbean, Kilmarnock, was officially appointed Interim Director in mid-June 1932, following John D Revel's resignation. He had been acting as Supervisor to the School from March 1932 and handed over the Directorship to W O Hutchison in July 1933.
Gray had trained at GSA under Newbery, taking classes from 1889-1904. He was very successful in both local and national competition and studied to become a certified art teacher under the South Kensington system.
He was a teacher in the School from 1893 and in 1900 taught in the Antique and Article 91d classes (precursor to the Article 55 teacher training classes). He then went onto become Head of the Day School and by 1931 he was Head of Modelling & Sculpture. He retired in 1933.
He was a sculptor who worked mainly in bronze, specialising in portrait busts and figure subjects, and showed at the RGI between 1893-1925.
Archival history
Custodial history
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
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.