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Glasgow School of Art | Director

Corporate Biography

Dates
1901 to date

Location of main offices
Glasgow, Scotland

Main function
Educational administration

Related authority entries

Glasgow School of Art | Headmaster

History

The office of Director was created in 1901 following the recognition by the Scotch Education Department of the Glasgow School of Art as the Central Institution for Higher Art Education for Glasgow and the West of Scotland in that year. Formerly the office had been known as that of Headmaster and usage of this term continued until 1909.

Mandate

The Director was the School's chief executive and was responsible to the Board of Governors for the day to day management of the School and its academic policy as advised by the Academic Council. The Director represented the School on the Committee of the Scottish Higher Education Principals and other external bodies.

Reference codes of collections created by the corporate body

GB 1694 GSAA DIR

Rules or Conventions

Authority record created according to the National Council on ArchivesRules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (NCA Rules)1997 and International Council on Archives: Ad Hoc Committee on Descriptive StandardsInternational Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (ISAAR)CPF1995.

Date of Creation

Corporate name authority record compiled by Victoria Peters, research archivist, 18 December 2003.