This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Memorandum and Articles of Association, 1908-c1975

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• AGM and EGM minutes, 1973-1991
• Report of the Governors to the AGM, 1917-1987
• Election of the Governing Body, 1984-1988
• General meetings correspondence, 1972-1987

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Register of members and companies registration documents, 1973-1983
• Association membership correspondence, 1975-1984

This sub-series consists of 7 files:

• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1907-1909
• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1909-1917
• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1917-1923
• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1923-1934
• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1935-1940
• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1940-1950
• Governors and appointed committee meeting minutes, 1950-1964

The minutes of all committees for the year were printed and bound together for the annual general meeting. These are copies of these minutes which have been bound into volumes. Loose copies of individual minutes for 1964 -1993 can be found in QC/1/2/3. To consult just AGM papers, loose copies of the reports of the Governors' to the AGM for 1917 -1991, and AGM minutes for 1973-1991 can be found in QC/1/1/2.

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1909-1920
• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1920-1938
• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1939-1956
• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1956-1966

The minutes of all committees for the year were printed and bound together for the annual general meeting. These are copies of these minutes which have been bound into folders. These have been retained to show the different ways in which minutes were kept. To consult the actual content of the minutes please refer to QC/1/2/1 which contains the minutes bound in volumes for 1907-1964 and QC/1/2/3 which contains loose copies of individual minutes for 1964-1978.

This sub-series consists of 26 files:

• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1964-1968
• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1968
• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1969

and for each successive year until:

• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1991
• Governors and appointed committees' meeting minutes, 1992-1993

Bound volumes of minutes for 1907-1964 can be found in QC/1/2/1. To consult just AGM papers, loose copies of the reports of the Governors' to the AGM for 1917-1991, and AGM minutes for 1973-1991 can be found in QC/1/1/2.

This sub-series consists of 9 files:

• Housewifery Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1911-1913
• Housewifery Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1914-1917
• Cookery Sub-Committee and Laundry and Dressmaking Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1914-1917
• Housewifery Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1917-1926
• Cookery Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1917-1926
• Laundry and Dressmaking Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1917-1929
• Housewifery Sub-Committee and Hostels Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1926-1968
• Cookery Sub-committee and Technical Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1926-1968
• Laundry and Dressmaking Sub-Committee meeting minutes, 1929-1933

This sub-series consists of 9 files:

• Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting minutes and papers, 1982
• Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting minutes and papers, 1983
• Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting minutes and papers, 1984

and for each successive year until:

• Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting minutes and papers, 1990

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Governing Body lists of members, 1980-88

This sub-series consists of 5 files:

• Chairman of the Governor's correspondence, 1976-1990
• Principal, John Phillips' file : 'Governing Body' correspondence, 1991-1993
• Secretary and Treasurer, Henry Rose's file : 'Governing Body and Academic Council correspondence', 1969-89
• Clerk to the Governing Body, Ian Davidson's file : 'Governors' meetings general' correspondence , 1989-1991
• Principal, John Phillips' file : 'Governors' Dinner 25 March 1993', 1993

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Secretary and Treasurer, Henry Rose's file : 'Conditions of Service Committee' correspondence, 1979-1982

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Principal, John Phillips' file : Job Evaluation Committee, 1991-1992

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Handbooks of Academic Structures and Procedures, 1980-1991
• Memos regarding revision of the "Handbook of Academic Structures and Procedures", 1981-1990

This sub-series consists of 61 files:

• Academic Council meeting minutes, 1982-1984
• Academic Council meeting minutes and papers, January 1985 - June 1985
• Academic Council meeting minutes and papers, 19 September 1985
• Academic Council meeting minutes and papers, 9 October 1985

and for each successive meeting until:

• Academic Council meeting minutes and papers, 18 November 1992
• Academic Council correspondence, 1986-1992

Agendas of Academic Council meetings included the Principal's Report, minutes of Standing Committees, minutes of Course Committees and other items which have been specified at file level.

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Course Development Committee's meeting minutes, bound, 1980-1990
• Course Development Committee's meeting minutes and papers and memos, loose, 1985-1987

This sub-series consists of 3 files:

• Central Academic Services Committee's meeting minutes and papers, bound, 1983-1988
• Central Academic Services Committee's supporting papers, 1981-1988
• Central Academic Services Committee's memos and reports, 1982-1988

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Research and Staff Development Committee meeting minutes, bound, 1986-1989
• Research and Staff Development Committee meeting minutes and papers, loose, 1985-1993
• Research and Staff Development Committee memos and reports, 1987-1993
• Ethics Committee establishment memos, 1990-1992

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Academic and Professional Standards Committee meeting papers, 1990
• Academic and Professional Standards Committee meeting papers, 1991
• Academic and Professional Standards Committee meeting papers, 1992
• Academic and Professional Standards Committee memos and reports, 1990-1992

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Course Leaders meetings: publicity/admissions, March 1981 - October 1986

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Health and Safety at Work Committee meetings and handbooks, 1979-1992

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Minute book of Students’ Union Committee meetings, 1919-1929

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Students’ Union file kept by Dorothy Melvin, Principal, 1920-1952

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Students’ Union magazine, 1921-1927
• The Magazine, 1945-1946

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Students’ Welfare Scheme correspondence kept by Dorothy Melvin, Principal, 1925-1928
• Students’ Welfare Bazaar Committee Minute book, 1926-1927
• Students’ Welfare Scheme promotional material, 1926-1927
• Students’ Welfare Scheme – playing fields, annual statements of funds, 1933-1946

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Students’ Union income and expenditure accounts, 1930-1948
• Students' welfare and social fund account, 1953-1976

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Union House rules, c1940s
• Constitution and byelaws, 1943-1944

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ retirements, 1946-1976
• Henry F A Rose, Secretary and Treasurer’s, retirement, 1989

This sub-series consists of 13 files:

• General correspondence file kept by Henry Rose on centenary celebrations, 1973-1974
• Centenary Celebrations Committee meetings, 1974-1975
• College change of name correspondence, 1974-1975
• General correspondence file kept by Henry Rose on centenary Celebrations, 1975
• Centenary review, January 1975-1976
• College history, “Century of Change” publication correspondence, 1975
• Centenary feature page in “Glasgow Herald” correspondence,1975
• Centenary prize fund correspondence kept by Juliann Calder, 1975
• Secretary of State luncheon correspondence kept by Juliann Calder,1975
• Centenary dinner correspondence kept by Juliann Calder,1975
• Centenary Service in Glasgow Cathedral correspondence kept by Juliann Calder, 1975
• Letters of thanks for the centenary celebrations kept by Juliann Calder, 1975
• General correspondence file kept by Henry Rose on centenary Celebrations, 1976-1977

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• College musical and dramatic shows, c1970s

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Conference papers for the eighth International Congress, 1953
• Isobel Gibson’s conference pack for the eighth International Congress, 1953
• Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science arrangements for conference delegates visiting the College, 1953
• Press cuttings about the eighth International Congress, August 1953

The eighth International Congress on Home Economics was held at the University of Edinburgh from 12-18 August 1953. The programme included a visit to the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science. Isobel Gibson was one of the Convenors of Sub-Committees of the organising committee.

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Conference papers for the ninth International Congress, 1958
• Magazine articles on the ninth congress, 1958
• Photographs from the ninth International Congress, 1958
• Press cuttings about the ninth International Congress, 1958

The ninth International Congress on Home Economics was held at the University of Maryland, USA, from 28 July to 2 August 1958. Isobel Gibson became acting President of the IFHE that year.

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Conference papers for the tenth International Congress, 1963

The tenth International Congress on Home Economics was held at the Sorbonne, Paris, France, from 22-27 July 1963. Isobel Gibson was President of the IFHE at that time.

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Conference papers for the eleventh International Congress, 1968

The eleventh International Congress on Home Economics was held at the University of Bristol, England, from 21-27 July 1968. Although she had retired as College Principal, Isobel Gibson attended the 1968 congress.

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• International Federation for Home Economics Bulletin, 1972

This sub-series consists of 5 files:

• Reports, talks and articles by Dorothy Melvin and others on the topic of domestic science, 1913-1945
• Letters, pamphlets and reports kept by Dorothy Melvin regarding World War I work, 1916-1917
• Correspondence with Dorothy Melvin regarding design of children's kitchen and laundry, 1919
• Miscellaneous correspondence, notes and reports kept by Dorothy Melvin, 1919-1948
• Teaching materials kept by Dorothy Melvin, 1908-[1910?]

This sub-series consists of 14 files:

• Correspondence between Dorothy Melvin and Grahame Reid, 28 March 1933 - 30 December 1933
• Correspondence between Dorothy Melvin and Grahame Reid, 3 January 1934 - 26 December 1934
  and for each successive year until:
• Correspondence between Dorothy Melvin and Grahame Reid, 3 January 1946 - 3 January 1947

The correspondence includes regular letters regarding servants and cleaners wages; staff salaries and expenses; student fees; petty cash; payment of invoices, coal supply; insurance; use of playing fields; amendments to teaching schemes; external examiners; college prospectus, minutes of meetings, grants and prize money.
Other specific topics of correspondence are described at file level.

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Scottish Education Department correspondence, 18 February 1928 - 7 December 1937
• Scottish Education Department correspondence, 11 January 1938 - 24 December 1940
• Scottish Education Department correspondence, 22 January 1941 - 20 December 1944
• Scottish Education Department correspondence, 17 January 1945 - 27 December 1946

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Tributes and obituaries for Dorothy Melvin, 1946-1963

This sub-series consists of 16 files:

• Correspondence between Isobel Gibson and Grahame Reid, 7 January 1947 - 30 December 1947
• Correspondence between Isobel Gibson and Grahame Reid, 2 January 1948 - 30 December 1948
  and for each successive year until:
• Correspondence between Isobel Gibson and Grahame Reid, 2 January 1962 - 30 October 1962

The correspondence includes regular letters regarding servants and cleaners wages; staff salaries and expenses; student fees; petty cash; payment of invoices, coal supply; insurance; use of playing fields; amendments to teaching schemes; external examiners; college prospectus, minutes of meetings, grants and prize money.
Other specific topics of correspondence are described at file level.

This sub-series consists of 7 files:

• Scottish Education Department, staffing correspondence, 1948-1962
• Scottish Education Department, general correspondence, 6 January 1947 - 6 November 1948
• Scottish Education Department, general correspondence, 25 January 1949 - 26 November 1951
• Scottish Education Department, general correspondence, 9 January 1952 - 29 December 1954
• Scottish Education Department, general correspondence, 7 February 1955 - 11 December 1958
• Scottish Education Department, general correspondence, 9 January 1959 - 16 December 1960
• Scottish Education Department, general correspondence, 15 March 1961 - 28 December 1962

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Evidence for Grading Committee: Technical Teachers' Qualifications, correspondence with the Scottish colleges of domestic science, 1956
• Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1957-1963

This sub-series consists of 3 files:

• Committee of Correspondence Conference 'Opportunities for WINGOS in the next decade', 1962
• Committee of Correspondence "Bulletin" newsletter, 1964-1968
• Committee of Correspondence 'Community Action Series', 1966

This sub-series consists of 4 files:

• Annual estimates of expenditure submitted to the Scottish Education Department, 1965-1972
• Scottish Education Department staffing correspondence, 1963-1976
• Official Returns forms FE85 submitted to the Scottish Education Department, 1963-1976
• Scottish Education Department general correspondence, 1963-1966

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1960s-1975
• Obituaries for Mary Andross, 1968

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Geoffrey Richardson's file on his role and activities representing the College, 1977-1991
• Correspondence with Mitchells Roberton, College Solicitors, 1989-1991

This sub-series consists of 9 files:

• Official Returns forms FE85 submitted to the Scottish Education Department, 1976
• HM Chief Inspector, SED, Hugh F Smith, correspondence, 1976-1980
• HM Chief Inspector, SED, David S Graham, correspondence, 1980-1984
• Scottish Education Department funding, Alastair D F Finlay correspondence, 1979-1982
• Assistant Secretary, SED, Edward W Frizzel, correspondence, 1982-1986
• Assistant Secretary, SED, Ian W Gordon, correspondence, 1987-1990
• Postgraduate awards correspondence, 1980-1988
• General correspondence, 1988-1989
• Grant-in-Aid correspondence, 1989-1990

This sub-series consists of 2 files:

• Scottish Business Education Council (SCOTBEC) correspondence, 30 April 1979-20
• Scottish Vocational Education Council (SCOTVEC) correspondence, 3 October 1985 - 4 March 1991

This sub-series consists of 8 files:

• Reports for the CNAA reviews and visits, 1980-1988
• CNAA correspondence, 6 October 1980 - 28 October 1983
• CNAA correspondence, 15 February 1984 - 23 December 1985
• CNAA correspondence, 10 January 1986 - 8 December 1986
• CNAA correspondence, 14 January 1987 - 14 December 1987
• CNAA correspondence, 13 January 1988 - 9 December 1988
• CNAA correspondence, 13 January 1989 - 22 December 1989
• CNAA correspondence, 3 January 1990 - 17 April 1991

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Principal's reports to the Governing Body and Academic Council, 1977-1989

This sub-series consists of 1 file:

• Committee of Principals and Directors of Central Institutions (COPADOCI) minutes and papers, 1981-1987