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Records of the Glasgow School of CookeryReference codes, titles and dates of ArchiveReference Code: GB 1847 GSC Administrative historyName of Creator: The Glasgow School of Cookery. Initially the School hoped to educate young working class women in culinary skills as a contribution to the improvement of family life among lower income groups. This approach however was not very successful although the daytime courses for better-off women were priced to subsidise the cost of the evening classes for working women. A new strategy was adopted which promoted culinary education within the board schools and this proved a successful initiative eventually resulting in the School being responsible for the training of teachers, and including the provision of training for the Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training & Certification of Teachers from 1906. Subjects taught initially included superior cookery, plain cookery and cookery for the working classes although in time the syllabus expanded to include diplomas in cookery, laundry, housewifery, dressmaking, needlework and millinery. The School not only taught teachers’ diplomas but also provided demonstrations and lectures for the public. These public classes were attended by women and girls of all social backgrounds. Grace Chalmers Paterson (1843-1925), was the first principal and driving force behind
In 1876 the Glasgow School, along with representatives from Edinburgh, Liverpool and Leeds, formed themselves into the Northern Union of Training Schools of Cookery to institute uniform standards and common examinations for teachers of cookery. This body became known as The National Council for Domestic Studies and all the schools initially involved were subsequently recognised as training centres by the education departments. In 1888 the Glasgow School of Cookery managed a tearoom at the Glasgow International Exhibition (2 May 1888 - 10 November 1888) which provided enough profits to help with the running of the school for some years to come. The School also took part in the East End Industrial Exhibition held on Glasgow Green 1903/04. The Glasgow School of Cookery was latterly known as the Glasgow School of Cookery and Domestic Economy and also the Glasgow Training School of Cookery and Domestic Science. [Source: Willie Thompson and Carole McCallum, Glasgow Caledonian University: its origins and evolution, (East Linton: Tuckwell Press, 1998)] Archival History: Retained in the custody of Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science (Incorporated), subsequently The Queen’s College, Glasgow. What is in the ArchiveScope and Content Abstract: Little documentation has survived from the Glasgow School of Cookery although material held by Glasgow City Archives (Hill and Hoggan Bequest detailed below) fills many of the gaps. (Prior to the amalgamation with the West End School of Cookery in 1908, both schools gave a summary of their present circumstances including staff and premise and this account is part of the Records of the Queen's College, Glasgow.)
Appraisal, Destruction and Scheduling Information: This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 1847 procedures. Getting & using the ArchiveConditions Governing Access: Owned by Glasgow Caledonian University. Open by arrangement with the Archivist. Other collections of similar subject matterLocation of Originals: This material is original.
Hill and Hoggan Bequest 1888-1909 (T-HH4) Glasgow City Archive (GB 243) Publication Note: Ellice Miller, Century of change 1875-1975: one hundred years of training home economics’ students in Glasgow, (Glasgow: The Queen's College, c1975); Archive contactCarole McCallum (University Archivist) Notes relating to the preparation of this descriptionDescription Compilation Details: Compiled by Carole McCallum, University Archivist, 28 March 2000. Last Updated:
18 March, 2008
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