The following date-based events are associated with this building: |
| From | To | Event type | Notes |
 | 1936 | | | Competition held |
 | 1937 | | | Competition entry date of Lorimer & Matthew design and Alan Reiach with R H Matthew design |
 | 1937 | 1960 | | Construction. The original scheme was symmetrical. Construction abandoned 1939 with only some foundations laid. Resumed to revised asymmetrical design mid 1950s. |
 | 1965 | | Addition | New Refectory. Cost £140,000. Educational Building |
 | 1969 | | Addition | Extension to Printing Department, College of Art, Dundee. Cost £55,000. Educational Building |
 | 1973 | | Alteration/conversion | Cost £600,000 |
 | 1978 | | Alterations and additions | Alterations to Crawford Building, College of Art, Dundee. Cost £280,000. |
The following archives hold material relating to this building: |
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes |
 | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Alan Reiach Collection | | AR 69/1-19 (photographs of competition entries - dated 1938) |
 | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | | LOR D/30 |
 | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | RIAS Collection | | 24 competition drawings by Robert Hurd |
 | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Scottish Survey of Architectural Practices Project MS material | | |