Ephemera collection

• Reference:GB 1694 GSAA/EPH
• Dates of Creation:1890 -
• Name of Creator:
  Glasgow School of Art (art school : 1892- : Glasgow, Scotland)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  3.2 metres

• Scope and Content

  Material includes posters, catalogues, programmes and tickets for Glasgow School of Art exhibitions, pageants and theatrical events and posters from Activities Weeks and student fashion shows; postcard collection.

  There is a collection of materials relating to Glasgow School of Art's involvement with the international exhibition scene and includes the records of the Woman's Work Exhibition , London 1900 ; records of the Glasgow School of Art participation in the Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901 ; the Exhibition of Modern Furniture , Budapest , 1902 ; the Brussels Exhibition , 1910 ; and the papers documenting the organisation of the Scottish Pavilion at the Turin Exhibition of Decorative Arts, 1902 .

  Some of the material is in French and Italian

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The ephemera collection represents an artificial collection of publicity material, teaching aids and other miscellaneous material gathered together to document the events and history of the Glasgow School of Art. This ranges from the events that happened at the Glasgow School of Art itself through to its participation at cultural events in Europe such as international exhibitions.

• Arrangement

  The material is arranged as followed:

  EPH 1: Printed ephemera of the Glasgow School of Art

  EPH 2: Postcard collection

  EPH 3: Records of Glasgow School of Art's involvement with the Women's Work Exhibition , London, 1900

  EPH 4: Records of Glasgow School of Art's involvement with the Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901

  EPH 5: Records of Glasgow School of Art's involvement with the Exhibition of Modern Furniture , Budapest, 1902

  EPH 6: Records of Glasgow School of Art's involvement with the Cork International Exhibition, 1902

  EPH 7: Records of Glasgow School of Art's involvement with the Brussels Exhibition, 1910

  EPH 8: Records of the Scottish Pavilion at the Turin Exhibition of Decorative Arts, 1902

  EPH 9: Records of the Glasgow School of Art Needlework Exhibition, 1916

• Access Information

  Most records which are over 30 years old are available for public consultation. Records which are less than 30 years old can be accessed with the permission of the head of the relevant department of the school.

• Other Finding Aids

  A fully searchable series level list is available via the Gateway to Scottish Higher Education (GASHE) web site at http://www.gashe.ac.uk

• Appraisal Information

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

• Custodial History

  Much of this material was held by the Glasgow School of Art Library before being transferred to the archives.

• Related Material

  There are no known related units of description but many of the events may be referred to elsewhere within the Glasgow School of Art institutional archive, in particular the annual reports (Ref: GB 1694 GSAA GOV 3) and the collection of press cuttings (Ref: GB 1694 GSAA NEW). Subfonds level description imported from the Archives Hub 26 February 2007.