Dear Mr Hollingsworth...

Here we feature a special article that delves the depths of our archive here in Preston to reveal some of the earliest correspondence between the Preston Graphic Design course and the design industry at large.

Dating from the late 1960’s & early 1970’s, the letters featured were written in the main by two Lecturer’s, George Hollingsworth and Duncan Glenn, to various companies seeking possible student placements.

They provide a fascinating insight and record of a nascent placement programme that was nationally ground breaking and is still alive and well and running to this day.

Letter 1: duncan glen

Letter 2: jock kinneir

Letter 3: peter march

Letter 4: andrew noble

Letter 4

Letter 5

Letter 6

Letter 7

Letter 8

Letter 9

Letter 10

Letter 11

Letter 12

Letter 13

Letter 14

Letter 15

Letter 16

Letter 18

Letter 19

Letter 20

A selection of the letters above have also been included in the recent ‘Words of Wisdom’ publication, which has a series of case studies from 50 alumni over the past 5 decades, with their advice to future students and a selection of their professional work .

Preface

Letters printed at the rear of the book.

Outer packaging

Front cover & spine

Cover & inside front cover