Handwritten recipes, including some on Glasgow School of Cookery stationery from the 1880s
Printed recipes from the Manchester School of Cookery
Printed recipes from the Liverpool School of Cookery
Recipe cuttings from publications
The recipes have been pasted or inserted loose into the pages and were used in teaching cookery classes at the Glasgow School of Cookery. At a later date the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science has added a label to the front cover titled "The Original Glasgow Cookery Book, 1875" and inside the front cover a printed sheet has been pasted titled "History of the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science Cookery Book" by Robert Clow, dated May 1972.
Headed paper of the West End Training School of Cookery , 346 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, with notes of student results written in pencil on the back, c1900-1908
Glasgow East End Industrial Exhibition 1903-04 medal awarded to the School for its contribution in the section on women's industries
The exhibition was held at Duke Street, Glasgow, and ran from 9 December 1903 to 9 April 1904. Its aim was to raise funds for Glasgow Royal Infirmary and showcase the work of the artisan classes.
Handwritten record book of diplomas for Cookery and Laundry courses detailing student name, address, date of birth, entry and leaving dates, examination results, award dates and class of diploma
Dorothy Melvin's 'Theory of cookery notes, (rewritten) Sept 1908'. Contains handwritten notes and diagrams.
Dorothy Melvin's copy of "The Glasgow Cookery Book", printed by N Adshead and Son, Glasgow, [1910?]. Recipes annotated in ink by Miss Melvin and book stamped by the College library.
Letter to Grace Paterson, Principal, Glasgow School of Cookery, from Maud R Taylor, Newstead, Blundellsands, dated 4 July 1907, regarding quality of training of students in cookery and elementary school work in relation to Educational Methods training,
Glasgow School of Cookery, syllabus of lectures on Physiology and Hygiene, [c1907]
Hygiene syllabuses, 1909/10, 1910/11
Scottish Education Department forms: form 4T - record of student work in Cookery, 1911-1912; Housewifery, 1911-1913; Cookery (retraining), 1912; Laundry Work, 1912-1913, detailing student name and mark
List of diploma student class teaching results, Oct 1911-1922, detailing student name and marks for each class
List of diploma student class results by course (Group I, Group II, Needlework endorsement, Housewifery endorsement), 1923-1937, detailing student name, marks for each class (hygiene, voice training, education, general methods, teaching methods, teaching skill), estimate of capacity as a teacher
Glasgow Provincial Committee marking scale, 1925
Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers students’ marks forms, 1937-45, listed by course (Group I, Group II, Group III) and detailing student name, marks for each subject, general estimate of promise as a teacher, and remarks
Final teaching marks, 1940, detailing student name, college mark, exam mark, average and final result
Physiology examination question papers, 1910-1913 and 1915
Hygiene examination question papers, 1912, 1915, and 1916
Copies of the "Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science (Incorporated)"
Includes copies of the 1908 version updated over the years to reflect changes within the College in 1949 and 1975. Some items contain handwritten annotations and typescript amendments.
Scottish Education Department forms: form A86 - continuation class centre details; Form 4T - record of student work, 1913 and 1920, detailing student name and mark
Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers form R3 – record of student work, 1919 and 1920, detailing student name and mark
Hygiene and Physiology examination results lists 1909-1920, handwritten lists detailing student name and mark
Voice Training, Phonetics, General Methods and Hygiene examinations results lists 1920-1956, detailing student name, course (Group I, Group II, Dietitians) and result
Sessions 1910/11-1919/20, 1917/18 prospectus also used for 1918/19 due to World War I (folder 1)
Sessions 1920/21-1924/25 (folder 2)
Sessions 1925/26-1929/30 (folder 3)
Sessions 1930/31-1934/35 (one duplicate of 1933/34 prospectus), (folder 4)
Sessions 1935/36-1939/40 (folder 5)
Sessions 1940/41-1944/45 (folder 6)
Sessions 1945/46-1949/50 (folder 7)
Sessions 1950/51-1954/55 (folder 8)
Sessions 1955/56-1959/60 (folder 9)
Sessions 1960/61-1964/65 (folder 10)
Sessions 1965/66-1969/70 (folder 11)
Sessions 1970/71-1974/75 (folder 12)
Sessions 1975/76-1979/80 (folder 13)
Sessions 1980/81-1993, the 1980/81 and 1981/82 prospectuses have not been retained. Two prospectuses are undated, one is c1985/86 (14d) and one is c1986/87 (14e). 1993 is a joint prospectus with Glasgow Polytechnic prior to their merger to form the new University (later named Glasgow Caledonian University) (folder 14)
Twelfth edition, with additional cover added, 1938 (book 11)
New revised edition, with dust cover, 1951 (book 12)
New revised edition, 1951 (book 13)
Third revised edition, 1958 (book 14)
New and revised edition, with dust cover, 1962 (book 15)
Revised edition, with dust cover, 1973 (book 16)
College centenary edition with metric revisions, 1975 (book 17)
College centenary edition with metric revisions, 1975 (book 18)
College centenary edition with metric revisions, 1975 (book 19), fragile – access closed
College centenary edition with metric revisions, 1975 (book 20), fragile – access closed
Centenary edition, celebrating 100 years of Glasgow’s famous cookbook, with dust cover (book 21) and duplicate copy (book 22)
Most of the books were student copies which were added to the College library. Many of them have annotations and additional recipes handwritten in the notes section. Although the 2009 centenary edition was published under the auspices of Glasgow Caledonian University, it has been included in this collection to keep the sets of editions together. The set is not complete as some editions were not kept by the College.
6 black and white and sepia photographs of the College building along Park Drive and Park Avenue, 1910s
4 black and white and sepia photographs of the College building along Park Drive and Park Avenue, 1930s
1 black and white photograph of the College building along Park Drive, 1940s
1 black and white photograph of the College building along Park Drive, 1950s
College building and phase III development: 1 bundle of 18 black and white photographs with proof sheet; 1 bundle of 4 black and white photographs with letter from the Business Design Partnership, 1975; 1 colour photograph of the College building and phase III development, 1970s
1 colour photograph of painters working on the College building windows on Park Avenue, 1980
