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*Apologies for cross-posting* ------------------------------- The Visual Arts Data Service is delighted to announce the launch of 'The Design Council Archive' online image collection and the re-launch of the 'London College of Fashion College Archive', both accessible from: http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/search.html NEW: Design Council Archive: The Design Council Archive digital image collection, produced by The Design Council Archive, Design History Research Centre, University of Brighton, as part of the JISC Image Digitisation Initiative (JIDI), comprises over 3000 images and accompanying catalogue records. The on-line collection samples the Design Council Picture Library's development from the mid 1940s, providing a photographic survey of post-war British products and interiors, including a wide coverage of design from around the world. The collection includes unique visual records of landmark exhibitions such as 'Britain Can Make It' (1946) and the 'Festival of Britain'(1951)and items as diverse as Coronation souvenirs and Alison and Peter Smithson's House of the Future. The collection is of importance to historians of design and visual culture and also to economic, business and social historians and a valuable resource for those concerned with the study of material culture and changing patterns of design education. IMPROVED: The London College of Fashion College Archive This collection was also digitised as a result of the JIDI project, and is now being relaunched by VADS in order to bring richer and more complete catalogue records to complement the 900+ images. For the first time, access to larger images is also being made available from this collection. The London College of Fashion College Archive is a collection of historical materials which chronicle the history of the College from its origins as two early needle trade schools up until the 1970's. This collection contains images of black-and-white and sepia photographs from the Archive depicting a wide range of subjects taught at the schools over the years. These include, fashion, design, clothing technology, dressmaking, tailoring, millinery, furriery, upholstery, embroidery, beauty, hairdressing, wigmaking, physical education, science, drama, and general studies. Also included, are images of photographs which provide an insight into events and activities related to the colleges, for example, the education of women and men, student club activities, school visits, World War II evacuations, a Royal Visit by the Queen Mother, various ceremonial openings, and the architecture of the colleges and other buildings. These exciting new online resources join VADS' other collections which include; The Basic Design Collection: Bretton Hall Imperial War Museum Concise Art Collection Halliwell Collection: Bretton Hall Documentary Photography: Jacob Riis Computer Aided Learning Package Millais Gallery, Southampton Institute, Archive: 1996 - 1999 Other Educated Persons: Art & Art Organisations in the East End of London 1972 - 1999 Glasgow School of Art Degree Shows Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College Student Shows University of Portsmouth, Illustration Department Student Shows GO TO http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/search.html