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WERrn YOU ABLill TO G.BJT THl~ BIG REJA
JULMORG-AN
CHJ JULI.fl... l,10RGAN
TuLt.1CJIANTS tJXCHANG!~
ARTHUR BYNE
PASl:O DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLF, ADD.RESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
Palma de Mallotca,
February 17th, 1928
:Jtls s Julia ;~:organ ,
IAerchants Exchange,
.S an Franc isc:o,
1-1y dear Rfiss ~1organ;
cab le from you;
Have just received the ~ollowing
WERE YOU ABLE TO GET 'r HE DIG REJA - JULL!ORGAN
No , I regret very much to say that
1 t has been i r:ipossible to consummate the affair.
I
wrote i~. Hearst at length explaining the conditions.
As the matter stands nov, 1 t will be i mpossible to ac,complish anything so long as the pre sent Bishop is i n
power; - and J30C waiting for someone to die is very slow
business!
There was a rnoment when the purc·hase
seemed very possible and :.1r . Hearst responded •w it h the
money instantly. What happened at that point I don't
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lmow but I very much suspect that one of the Spanish
dealers who frequent New York and knew that M:r. Hearst
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had been looking for a large reja tomd the Bishop t hat
he ,vas a fool to sell unless some enor. nous price was
offered; in other words, not being able to ne gotiate
the sale hirnself' the dealer, to use a vularis rn, "nailed
it down" .
I have a man who works constantly
in the neighborhood of the grille and any dis position
to change their point of view will be telegraphed to
ne instantly and you ~ay rest assured that I shall do
my best. But if you are counting on the grille in some
definite scheme I think it best to say that there is no
possi.bility for several years to come.
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As usual we are spending a month
out on this ~~diterrane an Island working busily on new
books. Incident a lly have you seen :JAJORCA!~ HOUSES AND
GARDENS yet?
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With k indest wishes fro I!l us both
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March 7, 1928.
Mr . Wm . R. Hearst,
c/o rJiiss J·u11a i.ior•gan ,
A~erchants 1.ixcha11ge Bldg .,
Sun Fr1ncisco , Californ 1 a .
\:0 have l,ecn notified 7f the Clerk
of the U. S. C11stoms Court that the proteBt
fjled by us or1 your behalf or1 -~ugust 20 , 1926,
coveri11;z 267 cases ~.\.ntique 'l"iles, ex SS "liJ.\R Y
Luer .N ACII" , arri ved Ju.ly 27, 1926 , ,1 ill be
brOllf;ht to trial at a ter1n of the Court to be
:held in th.e office of the U. S. Apprais er in
this City March 21 , 1928 , at 10 A.M.
Thls Protest "~7as first called on tho
Docke.t of November 29 , 1927, but v.1 1s continued.
':I.1l1e Court VJ:i.11 probably ref"use f1.1rthcr contin-
uance u nless good cause is shown.
VJill you kindly advise if ;; Oll inta11d
to appear t y .ttt orr,ey at tr1e hea.rir1~, as other\''lis (~ the Protest , Ji 11 be s~fbrni tt ..:d On tr10 r
Yours very truly,
L1ATTOON & COluP~NY
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Protost-IJo.ttoon
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Calendar No . - 225585 G
Collectors Protest No . 33919
l~ntr y No. 30570
. lr. John lrano LB ·reJl u.n,
F'irst Jation .1 TI.1uk Bui.ld inf;,
~:r. Hear:-3 L bou Jht uome rDof ~~ il t9
tak~n of~ the roof o~ an ol d Sp~nish ouild i Tii,; by A rthux- 1\,rn u and t,h Ln p ~d. he ~~ a
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evc~n 4.. 0r d0corat1. ·v0 une .
I huvo bet:~n unable
to convi.nuc the local B.ppruiBars, n ~iually
v or y o b .L i c~ Lng , th•1 t, t he/ a r E½ e i t he r over
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IJ!arch 12, 1928
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1stoms appraiser refuses
or as an antique.
, look into the matter
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tve in relation to it.
~ely yours,
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.JAYE FEN
JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CROCKE.R FIRST NATIONAL BA N K BUil.DiNG
SAN FRANCISCO
1Vfarch 12, 1928
l,Iiss J:ilia 1~iorgan,
n1ercl1ants Excl1ange Bdg.,
San Francisco, Calif.
My dear Miss Morgan:
I have just received yours of I1arch 12th, con-
cerning the Spanish tile which the customs appraiser refuses
to recognize either as a work of art or as an antique.
I have asked Mr. Miller to look into the matter
immediately and get in touch with you.
Will you please give
Mr. Miller all the information you have in relation to it.
Very sincerely yours,
~ ti.
iLE ADDRESS
JAYE:FEN
JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CROCKER FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
April 21, 1928
Miss Julia Morgan,
1135 Jlerchants Exchange Building,
San Fra11ci sco, California.
Dear 1.1iss Morgan:
Re:
Hearst Tile Case.
the file in this matter when
he left for the East, and asl~ed me to work up the case.
L1r. l\iiller handed me
For our own information, I would like for someone
in your organization to tell me the exact character of the
tiles involved. Could this information be set out s omevvhat
at length?
When were these tiles made, if you know, and how
is it that they have been sold by their Spanish owner?
\Vhat v1ere the real reasons that caused you or 1fr.
Hearst to wish these particular tiles?
How do they compare with domestic tiles? That
is, for general usefulness, and as to their artistic qualities.
We are not asking these questions merely for
curiosity, but because we believe that the more we know
about them, the better able we will be to handle the case before the United States Customs Court. If you have any other
information which you believe would be helpful, would you
please give it to us.
Yours very truly,
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.r . John B. Coru1olly ,
o/o .r . John lrancis Jeylan ,
t t orn ey at .ua.tv •
Crocker First 1ational Bank Bldg.,
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Dear ~r . Connolly :
As requested in your letter of ~pril 21st ,
am deo·}ribi,:1g tb.e Jpan.:.sh tlld , duty ur,on t:Jhtch is
in uestion e The on. . \Jer ~'as compJ iea.ted snd I could
not ~lve the time needed, bef.oreo
. . ~oof t !le i1! Italy, upait1, exico, eto o up to
recently, a11d in country dist1·iots r·til1 is, qde by
hand , the t.01•kmcn y;>1:eBsing tl10 cl2~r ovor their o, n
thig·h 01· sl1in as a rnould .
rhoy are then laid irJ the
sun and curoa ,, - no h achinery , 110 kiln , eRoh tlle an
individual product varying· in 00101" , textt1re and form .
They ere applied on the roof either by lapping
one over the other or by using dabs of mort&r to nold
the cover tile onto the pan , or lo~cr tile • no ngils .
In vir indy locations , the
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tiqo
or three
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the hip or crest ing tiles , are fully mortared together .
In course of time , lichens , moss , etc . - very
small plant life , grow not only between the tile but
all over the surface - the eurf~ce is beaten and worn
by storms - a quality and exture develops not t o be
J roduced artificially. Th ey o.oqt1lre r ha t is termed
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ttpatinen or "patina" ( our weather r.,orn shakes on ol d.
count ry barns illustrate) .
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rile in this c ountry are g·enerally ade in
moulds by nachine , and burned in kilns -- Ln consequence
of Jhlch they Qre practically all alike excep t for vari ations of color . and are a hard , cut and dried produc t.
In the couree of ycQrs , the ap earanc e of our dome~t ic
tile improves as weather , ~ all plant growths , etc .
soften outlines and vary colors , but we ha 1 e no domesti c
tile old enough , even on the ~isaions ( they arc hand
made tiles) to l1ave acquired che npat inen o:f those on
turopean roofs one hundred fift y t o throe hundred years
old •.
Pa@'e /;2 ltr .J.}1 .Connolly 4/30/28
Mr. Hearst ' a h7a1n Building at
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,imeon is of old
type - many of its decorations being 14th to 16th Century
t!IJork.
.o had l:1ad. t pooial ti:!.e rioJlo in Los
·eles for
the l"00f
ever1 had it already hauled to tho roof top
and distributed read~r for setting, .hen Air . Hea1·st object
ed to its crune, netv appearanue , ,Jhioh seemed. entirely
out of place. He had 01e cable l..... o .c11--thur Byne i11 aar id,·
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as1'.. ing him if he cou.ld locate enoup:h old tile for the
building.
.ri:fter some weeks . 1.:1-.~ Byne ~~rote back he had
been :fortu.nate enough to :fi11d the tile on an old building
bei.ng dernolished. to tvide11 an old street, but that he .~as
having di:ff.:culty in gett.i11g them off ea1d orated., due to
their extreme :fragility· at1d ht it tle11os rs, and old age
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troubles gener lly.
e ivaited six 11onths at least for thcoe tile to arr.tve - and \)he11 they did, "";o many had be~)n 1,)r3t 11:1 transit
and broken i11 the .orates that ,·:e c oald 11ot use them after
e.11 !
( The custorns people do not know tve cot"l ~ ..... ot uoe them) ..
Roof tile. as used here, is not depended upon for full
weather protection .
~bout all roofs are made ~aterproof
before tile is laid . Its value is in its fire protection
qualities. heat and cold insulation, and pleasing appear2nce.
The old tile meets these conditions, to some exte11t, but
due to its fragility is practically valueless except for
its soft , "personal quali 1;y11 , it[~ texture a11d !)'it inc, - due
to the pe1 sonal v;ork 111 lts fabrication, and to tJ1e elements
and nature, dnring years of ti.me.
Some o'i. th . . . above "rnaterial" ,,as introduced at the
Customs hea:rir1g tn t'he !~rs . Clara Huntington (Perkins) case
last month. Her tile she bought off the roof of a 1emous
old palaoe ln l,ome , demolished due to L:ussol ini ' s program .
Ou.:r a.gent ( Ii~r. He sr st 's ) , I/a~ . ilrt hur Byne , o.n a1. . c hite ct, is the fore1aost at1thori ty on Jpa11ish ax·chi toature and
decoration today - has written msny works . aooepted as
authority in Spain as well as in Jmerica ~ collects and
writes for a number of museums. He says positively the tile
are over one hurJdred y0ars old - probably sorne ttlJO or two
hundred fifty years old, due to prac tice of renewing tiles
where bad leaks occur, instead of replacing roofs as ~e do.
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In lorida, a fe~J years ago, there r,,as ' craze .or
Cub~n roofin t le not nl-ay very old - 511d r bel ·eve
the customs court ruled a ~·nst the importerc , tha t they
ere not wo_ ke of q t and not over one hundred years old .
This only hearsay.
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letter Yours very truly,
Byne C!_oiste:r_
l\~ay 8 192d .
we have setting prints A to 17 inc. and
~ photos of vaulting. (in envelope on
Miss korgan's wall table)
Mr. Hearst has "Dozen" photos mailed Ambassador Hotel
July 27. 1925
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Setting prints #1 & #2. plan and detai l .
also photos, m·a iled N.Y• Dec. 1, 1925
Byne 03:_oister
lvla.y 8 192d.
we have setting prints o to 17 inc. and
~ photos of vaulting, (in envelope on
Miss ~organ's wall table)
Mr. Hearst has "Dozen" photos mailed Ambassador Hotel
July 27, 1925
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Setting prints #1 & #2, plan and detail,
also :photos, m·ailed N.Y• Dec. 1, 1925
ay 10, 19 .,u.
;. r. rthur Byne,
~aseo do la Castellu~a. lJ
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r. Byne:
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~iou kindlJ send u -.1 d upli ca te
prir1ts of the tv,o shPets,"a eneral pl&..n of
the extant portion and actails o • tho Chanter
House" of tho 1.0!1astery of San Bernsirdo de
~acre c. ia, vhich you orwarued u in yo,r
letter of October loth 19~5. rhose were
shoat~ tfl and r,B.
he sent them v.1ith tho
photographs of tho monastery t<
~nd did not et tnem b· cc.
yourself,
r. Hearst
ith kindest regards to ~rs. Bync a ,d
Yours very truly,
ARTHUR BYNE
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STAPLEY
MADRID
rv1 ay 28th,
l 9 2 8
Miss Julia Morgan,
Merchants Exchange,
San r'rancisco
Dear Miss Morgan;
In accordnace witn your
request of May 10th I am enclosing herewith
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blueprints of Sheets, 1, 2, and 3, of the - Monastery of sacramenia. Does tnis request~ /' ~ t:~ t'? ::i
mean that you are ~bout to start work on tne
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reerection?
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At the present moment I am
much engaged in taking down two very remarkable ceilings for Mr.Hearst. As soon as I have
the measurements and d1a5 rams I will send
you copies.
Hoping you are in good health
and not too awfully busy, believe me, with
kindest regards from us both,
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PAS!:0 DE LA CA~TJ<.:LLANA. 10
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MADRID
October Tenth,
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Iliss Julia Mor~an ,
i'.[erchants Exchan~e,
San Franc isc·o
Dear Miss ~organ ;
Your cordial letter of July 28th
has lain unanswered all this time matters. To begin
with we have heard nothing from your friend Thaddeus
Joy; it is possible of course that he came during
our absence from }!adrld, the last two weeks of July
and all of August. If so it is our loss and we are
very sorry.
Likewise there was a possibility
of Mr.Hearst 's comin~ down to Spain; this fact you
mentioned in your letter; likewise we ·we re uwa.rned"
by the New York off ic·e.
I have written him care of
his Paris office but there has been no response; of
course he never writes. There ware several th1n~s of
importance I wished to ahow him but I suppose they
can be taken up in New York later.
Then I delayed writing until I could
send you the drawin~s of the two latest ceilin~s sentthe ~re at ..~lmargo ce 11 in~ from the ~-~onas tery of San
Francisco , and the beautifully painted ~udejar ceilin5
from a Gothic palace in Tarrazona. These I am now
sending under separate cover.
I . a~ !lad you were able to use the
fountain I sent to advanta~e. I have a much larger·
and important one in view. It used to stand in the
Plaza de San Fernando 111 sev ille but wa.s taken down
by order of Napoleon's brother Joseph when the Frenc·h
tried to introdue.e"civie: improvements" in Seville. It
le only because it lies dis1nantled that one could ever
hope to secure such a thing.
After the fiasco of the great grille
of Palencia I almost hesitate to mention the subject
of grilles again. But how could one imagine that the
ARTIIUR 13YNE
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S TAf>Ll:.Y
MADRID
Julia Morgan
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oct.10,1928
upper half of a great "iron"' grille was to turn out
to be wood! 1-Iowever I have lear11e d my lesson. The
present example I speak of is genuine fro m top to
bottom. That is easily ascertained by the fact that
it was many years ago removed from the front of the
coro of Oviedo cathedral and has been stored 1n an
abandoned chapel ever since. It is pure Gothic dat1gg
from the 15th century. As it has been out of the
public gaze for over fifty years itspurchase and exportation lookB very feasible; but these Spanish Bishops are an awful lot to do business with. I have detail photographs which I ·would have sent to ~!r. Hearst
could I have located him. The drawing of the ensemble
I have not yet had time to make.
Still another matter
you about. As this is sort of a
it before you first so that you
up with M:r.Hearst when he has a
California.The drawings of this
along with the aeilings.
I wish to speak with
project I am placing
may some day take it
momei1t of leisure in
project I am sending
I carefully drew up the Mudejar Church of
Santa Ildar1a del Tranaito ( late 14tr, century) , in Tola.do;
I consider this , one of the finest 'rooms" in Europe,
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regardless of style or epoch. My idea wks ~that perhaps
1'. 1r. Hearst could be induced to build a replica of 1t.
In addition to the drawings I have magnificent detail ~
photographs. With a little searching I believe I could
find an old ceiling that would duplicate the one in
Toledo. When last in Granada I took up the question of
wi:.tx the carved plaster or "yeseria". V/ith the experienc·e they have had there in restoring the Alhambra they
could do the work perfectly; in fact gave me a price,
approximate of ~ourse, of eight thousand dollars, which
I think very cheap. I think it all worthy of consideration for the result would be the most unique thing in
America.
Iilldred joins me in kindest regards. We are
both well and hope you are. We have two new books on
the "ways" but it will be a long time before they see
the light of day.
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AR1"HUR BYNE
PAS:EO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLF.; ADDRESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
October 22nd
1 9 2 8
r.~iss Julia :.~organ
:.~erc·hants Exchange
San Francisco
Dear ?·Liss ~~organ;
I am sending herewith three
photographs of the large Almagro Ceiling which
I forgot to enclose with the drawings sent last
week.
The ve-erec,tion of this great c·eiling
will be no child's play (the taking down certainly
was not!) but fortunately it ·1s co~paratively simple in elements.
V/lth kindest regards, believe rne,
Sincerely,
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Exceppts from Byne correspondence -Letter of October 10, 1929 -- "Am sending under
separate cover drawings of the great Almagro
ceilin.g from the rionastery of San · Francisco."
Letter of October 22, 1929 -- usending herewith
three photo~raphs of the large Almagro ceiling which I forgot to enclose with the drawings sent last week."
( J . :r:~1. 1 et t er to Vl . R. H. .TJo v . 3 , 1 9 2B - - tt Enc 1 o s -
ed is a copy of Mr. Byne's letter. The drawings he s~eaks of have just arrived. I will
being them down next trip.1
AR"fl-IUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CAST~LLANA, 19
CABLE ADDRESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
November 5th,
1 9 2 8
L1iss Jttlia !!organ,
~erchants ~xchange,
San Franc·isc·o,
Dear I~iss ~~organ ;
I acknowledge receipt of the follov;l11g cable:
CLIE:NT DIDNT RECEIVE PARIS LETTERS \~tANTS FOU}JTAIN
AND GRILLE CABLE PRICES AND SE1'ID PHOTOGRA:P!IS-:if!ORGAN
t!:r;- .Hearst · 1s indeed a very difficult person to get in touch with. I tried to intercept him ln ~arls because his New York office intimated that he might come to Spain, and I wished to
put !nyself at his service~. Hov:ever that is past.
~Jeither the fot1r1tain nor the grille
have materialized yet but I am confident that sooner
or later both will fall to m.y net. The minute there
is anything concrete I will cable particulars.
made of the receipt of photographs and particulars of two remarkable ceilin~s and a beautiful tiled wainscot from
Seville. As these are objects which ordina.1Jily interested i.[r. Hearst I a:n sending dupicates herew•ith. Also
I a~ adding a nice tempietto and fountain group from
the south of Spain (not the important fountain from
Seville of course). Following are the particulars:
1Jo ::ner1tlon has been
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Project No.2-
Tempietto and Fountain surrounded by
~arble statues on pedestals representing the Four Parts of the World. Tempietto and fountain are of hard ston~.
The roof is of tiles, th.e Pir1nac·le covered with metal sheet~ng. Entire group
as seen in drawing S6,500.Tl1e ov1ner is v;illing to sell tl1e Te1n-
pietto and fountain apart (that is,without t~ne stat1..1es) Priee ~,4, 750. Reference TELlPIETTO
ARTHUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CADLE ADDRJ<:ss
STAPLEY
MADRID
Julia :.iorgan
Project Iio. 6
2
Nov.5,1928
Remarkable colored-tile wainscot
existinp:, in a Sevillia11 Palac.e and
dated 1609. StroLg color soheme with
fir1e patina. Sixty-seven running
feet of tilinR, six feet high. Can
be used for stair or horizontallv
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Referene:e ~VAI1'JSCOT
Project No. 7
~4. 000.-
Priee
painted Gotl1ic· bearued
celling, covering a room 23 feet
Beat1:E lful
square. Large and snall beams as
well as soffits and friezes covered
with 15th century painted decoration
(of whioh I enclose a ooor photograph
of that on the frieze-board). The
room is historic for it was the abode
of Francis I of France durln~ his enforced sojourn ln SPain
Referenee FRA!-JGIS
Project tro . 8
Price
$10.800.-
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Extraordinary flat wooden beamed
ceiling measuring 35 bv 104 feet,
at prese11t covering, the refectory
in a Cor1vent. I can t send a photo-
graph of the ceiling for it is at
present hidden fro1n view by an 18th
centttry plaster vault. Tr1ough dati11g
from the 16th century the ceiling ls
decorated in the Gothic style with
par.els of geometrie tracery, painted.
Feference SA1{AGU}!
Pr i~e
s17,ooo.-
~eedless to add that ttese are all
objects of rarity vrhic·h I doubt if anyone but myself
could possibly move fron1 the cottntry.
With kindest regards. believe me,
Sineerely,
ARTHUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLE ADDRESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
Nqvember 13th
1 9 2 8
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:~rchants Exchange
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San Franc·iseo
Dear i.!iss :::organ;
Please find enclosed herewith
phot·8 g:raphs of the marble statues of the Four
Parts of the World. These belong to the Temnietto and Fu~ntain (project No.2) sent you last
week. There v1as a delay in procuring these
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photographs for which reason I was unable to
include the~ with the rest.
}Gr . Thaddeus Joy suddenly appeared last ni5ht and we were quite pleased to
get first-hand nev1s of· you and the great project of San Simeon .
Vle ~nope to see hi!n again
before he runs off.
so sorry to hear you have been
ill; do take care of yourself.
Sincerely,
PASEO DI..: LA CASTELLANA , 1
MADRID
Nov. 27, 1028
Dear Julia:
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The c~closed arrived at 2 A.M. As Arthur is in
Seville I thought it came from hi1n--an s.o.s.--and openod
it before noticing t~e nane nf T. J.
Thaddeus left here
fully a fortnight ago, very keen to get back to 3. F., so
I fancy he will be with you before many 1nore days pas-3 .
On f J. rr.t r•3ading o~ the messa~e I i:iterpreted it as a re~uest that l~rthur- Byne should go a t 1d look over English
castles for iJ:r . Hearst; but at 2 A. Ii.~. one can't be expected to be very wide awake.
We took a great fancy to your Mr. Joy though
he was not as gay as the na~e might lead one to hope; bat
oulet, hesitant, a~d slowly revealing a very considerable
s""J.p_ply 0f taste, sense, and abi 1 i ty. It was a pl ea sure to
show good things to him, he understood at once; we felt
it must give you satisfr~ction to have him on yol1r staff.
I was sorry he would not devote a l)lt lonzor t0 Spain tut,
• ,_"'-: a 1 u 1 •• 1_·+, ~-r -'• c ct 1__ c 0 Y1 f~ c 1• enc e 'n e s e e rn e Ct., t o f e e 1,c1 e wa s
h av .L~'l
not ertitlc~ to more than a mere Elimpse .
'f)
From hirn I learned that yo"-1 ha0 P tedious illness last yehr . I ·: ~G so sorry. Vlhen he de8crihed ~~hat litant
labo:-s yr-u urde::"take, private practice as well as the San
S i1neon, night journey every week b0t V!fH~n s. 11'. [ t nd S.. S., ,
it Founded as if the breakdown. were inevitable. Is there
~o vacation in sight? Can't you come abroad again and most
specially to S;1ain where, as polite Sr>aniard~; say in their
letters 0 ycu have two frierJ1s who yearn to serve you.'* We
would be so flad to see you here . At least let us hope the
illness has frie_-htened yru ir:to taking better care of yourm
self. If you feel the ~eect of being remi se a neuf go to tl1e
Von Da ;,ner Sara torl 11ma t Bad-I{i ssengen next Pvmme~·--a mo st
remarkably Berious place pour faire la cure. Arthur, always
nitifully thin, gained eight pounds in a scant three weeks'
sojourn. IJovely cot1ntry , rich in fine Baro0ue pnlaces.
writes that our Exhibition Blc1ne- at Se~
Seville iB a sorry affair (but I only whisper it). Just
bursting with luxuri ous plumbing and heating etc. but--Oh,
Arthtlr
a long lif1t of bl1tR. The Argentine bldng is splendid, ar:d
(ll
• little Portugal tno has done well. Mexico's Aztec facade Loo
lr~ks bizarre, but the plan inside is the best devised by m
any of the architects.
to T. J. and to that nlce family c.f
the German name who sent us a fine box of fruit which, like
Rer1ernber u
all packages from the U. S . or from abroad in
general, arrived months after it was due . It
lva:s sent from "The Elite Cater-er " of Los
Angeles, and the agent in Barcelona v,rho received i t wrote that he held for me a package
sent by Don Elito CatererJ
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A thousand good wishes from us .both ;
better health and a vacation in the near
future.
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OFFICE OF" THE PUBLISHER
BROADWAY AT ELEVENTH ST. ,LOS ANGELES
December 2, 1928.
Dear Miss Mor gan:
When you write Mr . Byne, I wish you would tell
him that I am extremely anxious to get a fine grill~ and I was
natura.lly disappointed vvhe n the grille that we had in hand did
not turn out to be satisfactory.
But of course, I am not silly enough to tlame Mr.
Byne for that.
I only hope he will be able to find a.nother one
that is really good .
I am a.lso interested in the Seville fountain.
I ara
not interested in the little fountain that he sent me, and I would
not know how to use it.
I am interested in the ceilings he sends-- the small
Gothic ceiling and the Moorish ceiling.
I would like to get
these.
I would like to ~have further details about the large
ceiling-- 35 • X 104'.
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That is an unusual size, a.nd if the ceiling is fine and_
effective, it would be something to have in reserve for a big hall.
I would like further details about this ceiling, however,
if it is possible to obtain it.
I think a color sketch would be
the best thing to eend.
Sincerely,
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IIE questio11 is so often < ske : "What is the pop•
ulation of California going to be?" that the diagram above has been prepare to let the q est·on
answer itself.
Th se three aps are drawn to e same
s ale. Califo nia covers 158,000 square tniles.
Great Britain as a popu at:on c>f between forty-t,v·o and
f >rty-threc millions. ts area is ess than 90,000 square miles.
Italy's inl1abitants umber betwee11 thirty-eight and thirtynine millions. Its area is 118,000 square miles.
California's topography and climate are similar to hat o
Itn -s. Its pre ent pop lation of 5,000,000 resembles tliat of the
builc rs f B itain in pioneering energy and determination to push
its prod cts across the seve seas.
One California city alone Los A1,~eles-is plannin~ accom..
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a i >ns for a city larger than Londo , \\yith i s ,
d a
half million .
It "ill locate t esc m ·tlions et,:veen a ran e of pie uresque
m ntains and t rie o en beaches of tl c Paci ic Ocean, he e i s
c1·mate is unsurpassed duri g any season of the year
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a symbol in the check
or in the address.
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT
J. C. WILLEVl!R, FIRST
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ARTHUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLl'.:: AODRESS
STAPLEY
~I ADRID
December 4th,
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2 8
William Randolph Hearst, Esq.
137 Riversi~e Drive,
rew Yor1: City
Dear !'!I r. Hearst;
The enclosed photographs are of
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a remarkably fine stone frieze I have just bought.
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r c·onsia_er it the finest piec·e of Plateresque stone
carving I have seen in . Spain.
Dimensions; 19 feet long by 3 feet
4 ir1ches high.
Pric·e ONE THOU3A11D FIVE HTJriDRED
dollars (:1,500.-)
Referen.ce FLATERESQUE FF.IE!ZE.
The..rtkirig you for your attention,
very truly,
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Ori~inal & 3 photos raturned
to .1.vir. Hearst
Jan
11,1928
Arthur .dyne
Paseo de La Gastellana,19
Ivladrid
December 4th,
1 9 2 8
~illiam Randolph Hearst,
137 Rive~siie Drive,
Jew York City
Dear I~1r. Hearst:
The enolosed ~hoto~raphs are of
a remarkable .fine stone frieze I have ju ··t bought.
I consider it the finest piece of Plateresque stone
carvin~ I have seen in Spain.
Dimensions;
4 inches high.
19 feet long by 3 feet
Price ONI~ THOJSAN.D FIV.~ HUNDRED
dollars ($1,5000.-)
Thanking you for your attention,
Very truly,
Arthur· Byne
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February 13, 1928
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WERrn YOU ABLill TO G.BJT THl~ BIG REJA
JULMORG-AN
CHJ JULI.fl... l,10RGAN
TuLt.1CJIANTS tJXCHANG!~
ARTHUR BYNE
PASl:O DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLF, ADD.RESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
Palma de Mallotca,
February 17th, 1928
:Jtls s Julia ;~:organ ,
IAerchants Exchange,
.S an Franc isc:o,
1-1y dear Rfiss ~1organ;
cab le from you;
Have just received the ~ollowing
WERE YOU ABLE TO GET 'r HE DIG REJA - JULL!ORGAN
No , I regret very much to say that
1 t has been i r:ipossible to consummate the affair.
I
wrote i~. Hearst at length explaining the conditions.
As the matter stands nov, 1 t will be i mpossible to ac,complish anything so long as the pre sent Bishop is i n
power; - and J30C waiting for someone to die is very slow
business!
There was a rnoment when the purc·hase
seemed very possible and :.1r . Hearst responded •w it h the
money instantly. What happened at that point I don't
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lmow but I very much suspect that one of the Spanish
dealers who frequent New York and knew that M:r. Hearst
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had been looking for a large reja tomd the Bishop t hat
he ,vas a fool to sell unless some enor. nous price was
offered; in other words, not being able to ne gotiate
the sale hirnself' the dealer, to use a vularis rn, "nailed
it down" .
I have a man who works constantly
in the neighborhood of the grille and any dis position
to change their point of view will be telegraphed to
ne instantly and you ~ay rest assured that I shall do
my best. But if you are counting on the grille in some
definite scheme I think it best to say that there is no
possi.bility for several years to come.
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As usual we are spending a month
out on this ~~diterrane an Island working busily on new
books. Incident a lly have you seen :JAJORCA!~ HOUSES AND
GARDENS yet?
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With k indest wishes fro I!l us both
J
March 7, 1928.
Mr . Wm . R. Hearst,
c/o rJiiss J·u11a i.ior•gan ,
A~erchants 1.ixcha11ge Bldg .,
Sun Fr1ncisco , Californ 1 a .
\:0 have l,ecn notified 7f the Clerk
of the U. S. C11stoms Court that the proteBt
fjled by us or1 your behalf or1 -~ugust 20 , 1926,
coveri11;z 267 cases ~.\.ntique 'l"iles, ex SS "liJ.\R Y
Luer .N ACII" , arri ved Ju.ly 27, 1926 , ,1 ill be
brOllf;ht to trial at a ter1n of the Court to be
:held in th.e office of the U. S. Apprais er in
this City March 21 , 1928 , at 10 A.M.
Thls Protest "~7as first called on tho
Docke.t of November 29 , 1927, but v.1 1s continued.
':I.1l1e Court VJ:i.11 probably ref"use f1.1rthcr contin-
uance u nless good cause is shown.
VJill you kindly advise if ;; Oll inta11d
to appear t y .ttt orr,ey at tr1e hea.rir1~, as other\''lis (~ the Protest , Ji 11 be s~fbrni tt ..:d On tr10 r
Yours very truly,
L1ATTOON & COluP~NY
J' L: DJ
Protost-IJo.ttoon
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Co. - "A . . tiqucsu
Calendar No . - 225585 G
Collectors Protest No . 33919
l~ntr y No. 30570
. lr. John lrano LB ·reJl u.n,
F'irst Jation .1 TI.1uk Bui.ld inf;,
~:r. Hear:-3 L bou Jht uome rDof ~~ il t9
tak~n of~ the roof o~ an ol d Sp~nish ouild i Tii,; by A rthux- 1\,rn u and t,h Ln p ~d. he ~~ a
at San Sime,n .
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evc~n 4.. 0r d0corat1. ·v0 une .
I huvo bet:~n unable
to convi.nuc the local B.ppruiBars, n ~iually
v or y o b .L i c~ Lng , th•1 t, t he/ a r E½ e i t he r over
lOU .vo
. . urs old. or ~or\s of urt.
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IJ!arch 12, 1928
s of I1arch 12th, con-
1stoms appraiser refuses
or as an antique.
, look into the matter
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Will you please give
tve in relation to it.
~ely yours,
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.JAYE FEN
JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CROCKE.R FIRST NATIONAL BA N K BUil.DiNG
SAN FRANCISCO
1Vfarch 12, 1928
l,Iiss J:ilia 1~iorgan,
n1ercl1ants Excl1ange Bdg.,
San Francisco, Calif.
My dear Miss Morgan:
I have just received yours of I1arch 12th, con-
cerning the Spanish tile which the customs appraiser refuses
to recognize either as a work of art or as an antique.
I have asked Mr. Miller to look into the matter
immediately and get in touch with you.
Will you please give
Mr. Miller all the information you have in relation to it.
Very sincerely yours,
~ ti.
iLE ADDRESS
JAYE:FEN
JOHN FRANCIS NEYLAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CROCKER FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
April 21, 1928
Miss Julia Morgan,
1135 Jlerchants Exchange Building,
San Fra11ci sco, California.
Dear 1.1iss Morgan:
Re:
Hearst Tile Case.
the file in this matter when
he left for the East, and asl~ed me to work up the case.
L1r. l\iiller handed me
For our own information, I would like for someone
in your organization to tell me the exact character of the
tiles involved. Could this information be set out s omevvhat
at length?
When were these tiles made, if you know, and how
is it that they have been sold by their Spanish owner?
\Vhat v1ere the real reasons that caused you or 1fr.
Hearst to wish these particular tiles?
How do they compare with domestic tiles? That
is, for general usefulness, and as to their artistic qualities.
We are not asking these questions merely for
curiosity, but because we believe that the more we know
about them, the better able we will be to handle the case before the United States Customs Court. If you have any other
information which you believe would be helpful, would you
please give it to us.
Yours very truly,
AN,
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.r . John B. Coru1olly ,
o/o .r . John lrancis Jeylan ,
t t orn ey at .ua.tv •
Crocker First 1ational Bank Bldg.,
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Dear ~r . Connolly :
As requested in your letter of ~pril 21st ,
am deo·}ribi,:1g tb.e Jpan.:.sh tlld , duty ur,on t:Jhtch is
in uestion e The on. . \Jer ~'as compJ iea.ted snd I could
not ~lve the time needed, bef.oreo
. . ~oof t !le i1! Italy, upait1, exico, eto o up to
recently, a11d in country dist1·iots r·til1 is, qde by
hand , the t.01•kmcn y;>1:eBsing tl10 cl2~r ovor their o, n
thig·h 01· sl1in as a rnould .
rhoy are then laid irJ the
sun and curoa ,, - no h achinery , 110 kiln , eRoh tlle an
individual product varying· in 00101" , textt1re and form .
They ere applied on the roof either by lapping
one over the other or by using dabs of mort&r to nold
the cover tile onto the pan , or lo~cr tile • no ngils .
In vir indy locations , the
j
irst
tiqo
or three
ro\VS a11c)
the hip or crest ing tiles , are fully mortared together .
In course of time , lichens , moss , etc . - very
small plant life , grow not only between the tile but
all over the surface - the eurf~ce is beaten and worn
by storms - a quality and exture develops not t o be
J roduced artificially. Th ey o.oqt1lre r ha t is termed
1
ttpatinen or "patina" ( our weather r.,orn shakes on ol d.
count ry barns illustrate) .
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rile in this c ountry are g·enerally ade in
moulds by nachine , and burned in kilns -- Ln consequence
of Jhlch they Qre practically all alike excep t for vari ations of color . and are a hard , cut and dried produc t.
In the couree of ycQrs , the ap earanc e of our dome~t ic
tile improves as weather , ~ all plant growths , etc .
soften outlines and vary colors , but we ha 1 e no domesti c
tile old enough , even on the ~isaions ( they arc hand
made tiles) to l1ave acquired che npat inen o:f those on
turopean roofs one hundred fift y t o throe hundred years
old •.
Pa@'e /;2 ltr .J.}1 .Connolly 4/30/28
Mr. Hearst ' a h7a1n Building at
oa11
,imeon is of old
type - many of its decorations being 14th to 16th Century
t!IJork.
.o had l:1ad. t pooial ti:!.e rioJlo in Los
·eles for
the l"00f
ever1 had it already hauled to tho roof top
and distributed read~r for setting, .hen Air . Hea1·st object
ed to its crune, netv appearanue , ,Jhioh seemed. entirely
out of place. He had 01e cable l..... o .c11--thur Byne i11 aar id,·
•Q.
as1'.. ing him if he cou.ld locate enoup:h old tile for the
building.
.ri:fter some weeks . 1.:1-.~ Byne ~~rote back he had
been :fortu.nate enough to :fi11d the tile on an old building
bei.ng dernolished. to tvide11 an old street, but that he .~as
having di:ff.:culty in gett.i11g them off ea1d orated., due to
their extreme :fragility· at1d ht it tle11os rs, and old age
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troubles gener lly.
e ivaited six 11onths at least for thcoe tile to arr.tve - and \)he11 they did, "";o many had be~)n 1,)r3t 11:1 transit
and broken i11 the .orates that ,·:e c oald 11ot use them after
e.11 !
( The custorns people do not know tve cot"l ~ ..... ot uoe them) ..
Roof tile. as used here, is not depended upon for full
weather protection .
~bout all roofs are made ~aterproof
before tile is laid . Its value is in its fire protection
qualities. heat and cold insulation, and pleasing appear2nce.
The old tile meets these conditions, to some exte11t, but
due to its fragility is practically valueless except for
its soft , "personal quali 1;y11 , it[~ texture a11d !)'it inc, - due
to the pe1 sonal v;ork 111 lts fabrication, and to tJ1e elements
and nature, dnring years of ti.me.
Some o'i. th . . . above "rnaterial" ,,as introduced at the
Customs hea:rir1g tn t'he !~rs . Clara Huntington (Perkins) case
last month. Her tile she bought off the roof of a 1emous
old palaoe ln l,ome , demolished due to L:ussol ini ' s program .
Ou.:r a.gent ( Ii~r. He sr st 's ) , I/a~ . ilrt hur Byne , o.n a1. . c hite ct, is the fore1aost at1thori ty on Jpa11ish ax·chi toature and
decoration today - has written msny works . aooepted as
authority in Spain as well as in Jmerica ~ collects and
writes for a number of museums. He says positively the tile
are over one hurJdred y0ars old - probably sorne ttlJO or two
hundred fifty years old, due to prac tice of renewing tiles
where bad leaks occur, instead of replacing roofs as ~e do.
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In lorida, a fe~J years ago, there r,,as ' craze .or
Cub~n roofin t le not nl-ay very old - 511d r bel ·eve
the customs court ruled a ~·nst the importerc , tha t they
ere not wo_ ke of q t and not over one hundred years old .
This only hearsay.
1 lo
letter Yours very truly,
Byne C!_oiste:r_
l\~ay 8 192d .
we have setting prints A to 17 inc. and
~ photos of vaulting. (in envelope on
Miss korgan's wall table)
Mr. Hearst has "Dozen" photos mailed Ambassador Hotel
July 27. 1925
.
Setting prints #1 & #2. plan and detai l .
also photos, m·a iled N.Y• Dec. 1, 1925
Byne 03:_oister
lvla.y 8 192d.
we have setting prints o to 17 inc. and
~ photos of vaulting, (in envelope on
Miss ~organ's wall table)
Mr. Hearst has "Dozen" photos mailed Ambassador Hotel
July 27, 1925
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Setting prints #1 & #2, plan and detail,
also :photos, m·ailed N.Y• Dec. 1, 1925
ay 10, 19 .,u.
;. r. rthur Byne,
~aseo do la Castellu~a. lJ
. adr id ,
lJear
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pain .
r. Byne:
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~iou kindlJ send u -.1 d upli ca te
prir1ts of the tv,o shPets,"a eneral pl&..n of
the extant portion and actails o • tho Chanter
House" of tho 1.0!1astery of San Bernsirdo de
~acre c. ia, vhich you orwarued u in yo,r
letter of October loth 19~5. rhose were
shoat~ tfl and r,B.
he sent them v.1ith tho
photographs of tho monastery t<
~nd did not et tnem b· cc.
yourself,
r. Hearst
ith kindest regards to ~rs. Bync a ,d
Yours very truly,
ARTHUR BYNE
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PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLE ADDRESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
rv1 ay 28th,
l 9 2 8
Miss Julia Morgan,
Merchants Exchange,
San r'rancisco
Dear Miss Morgan;
In accordnace witn your
request of May 10th I am enclosing herewith
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blueprints of Sheets, 1, 2, and 3, of the - Monastery of sacramenia. Does tnis request~ /' ~ t:~ t'? ::i
mean that you are ~bout to start work on tne
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reerection?
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At the present moment I am
much engaged in taking down two very remarkable ceilings for Mr.Hearst. As soon as I have
the measurements and d1a5 rams I will send
you copies.
Hoping you are in good health
and not too awfully busy, believe me, with
kindest regards from us both,
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Iliss Julia Mor~an ,
i'.[erchants Exchan~e,
San Franc isc·o
Dear Miss ~organ ;
Your cordial letter of July 28th
has lain unanswered all this time matters. To begin
with we have heard nothing from your friend Thaddeus
Joy; it is possible of course that he came during
our absence from }!adrld, the last two weeks of July
and all of August. If so it is our loss and we are
very sorry.
Likewise there was a possibility
of Mr.Hearst 's comin~ down to Spain; this fact you
mentioned in your letter; likewise we ·we re uwa.rned"
by the New York off ic·e.
I have written him care of
his Paris office but there has been no response; of
course he never writes. There ware several th1n~s of
importance I wished to ahow him but I suppose they
can be taken up in New York later.
Then I delayed writing until I could
send you the drawin~s of the two latest ceilin~s sentthe ~re at ..~lmargo ce 11 in~ from the ~-~onas tery of San
Francisco , and the beautifully painted ~udejar ceilin5
from a Gothic palace in Tarrazona. These I am now
sending under separate cover.
I . a~ !lad you were able to use the
fountain I sent to advanta~e. I have a much larger·
and important one in view. It used to stand in the
Plaza de San Fernando 111 sev ille but wa.s taken down
by order of Napoleon's brother Joseph when the Frenc·h
tried to introdue.e"civie: improvements" in Seville. It
le only because it lies dis1nantled that one could ever
hope to secure such a thing.
After the fiasco of the great grille
of Palencia I almost hesitate to mention the subject
of grilles again. But how could one imagine that the
ARTIIUR 13YNE
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MADRID
Julia Morgan
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oct.10,1928
upper half of a great "iron"' grille was to turn out
to be wood! 1-Iowever I have lear11e d my lesson. The
present example I speak of is genuine fro m top to
bottom. That is easily ascertained by the fact that
it was many years ago removed from the front of the
coro of Oviedo cathedral and has been stored 1n an
abandoned chapel ever since. It is pure Gothic dat1gg
from the 15th century. As it has been out of the
public gaze for over fifty years itspurchase and exportation lookB very feasible; but these Spanish Bishops are an awful lot to do business with. I have detail photographs which I ·would have sent to ~!r. Hearst
could I have located him. The drawing of the ensemble
I have not yet had time to make.
Still another matter
you about. As this is sort of a
it before you first so that you
up with M:r.Hearst when he has a
California.The drawings of this
along with the aeilings.
I wish to speak with
project I am placing
may some day take it
momei1t of leisure in
project I am sending
I carefully drew up the Mudejar Church of
Santa Ildar1a del Tranaito ( late 14tr, century) , in Tola.do;
I consider this , one of the finest 'rooms" in Europe,
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regardless of style or epoch. My idea wks ~that perhaps
1'. 1r. Hearst could be induced to build a replica of 1t.
In addition to the drawings I have magnificent detail ~
photographs. With a little searching I believe I could
find an old ceiling that would duplicate the one in
Toledo. When last in Granada I took up the question of
wi:.tx the carved plaster or "yeseria". V/ith the experienc·e they have had there in restoring the Alhambra they
could do the work perfectly; in fact gave me a price,
approximate of ~ourse, of eight thousand dollars, which
I think very cheap. I think it all worthy of consideration for the result would be the most unique thing in
America.
Iilldred joins me in kindest regards. We are
both well and hope you are. We have two new books on
the "ways" but it will be a long time before they see
the light of day.
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AR1"HUR BYNE
PAS:EO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
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MADRID
October 22nd
1 9 2 8
r.~iss Julia :.~organ
:.~erc·hants Exchange
San Francisco
Dear ?·Liss ~~organ;
I am sending herewith three
photographs of the large Almagro Ceiling which
I forgot to enclose with the drawings sent last
week.
The ve-erec,tion of this great c·eiling
will be no child's play (the taking down certainly
was not!) but fortunately it ·1s co~paratively simple in elements.
V/lth kindest regards, believe rne,
Sincerely,
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Exceppts from Byne correspondence -Letter of October 10, 1929 -- "Am sending under
separate cover drawings of the great Almagro
ceilin.g from the rionastery of San · Francisco."
Letter of October 22, 1929 -- usending herewith
three photo~raphs of the large Almagro ceiling which I forgot to enclose with the drawings sent last week."
( J . :r:~1. 1 et t er to Vl . R. H. .TJo v . 3 , 1 9 2B - - tt Enc 1 o s -
ed is a copy of Mr. Byne's letter. The drawings he s~eaks of have just arrived. I will
being them down next trip.1
AR"fl-IUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CAST~LLANA, 19
CABLE ADDRESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
November 5th,
1 9 2 8
L1iss Jttlia !!organ,
~erchants ~xchange,
San Franc·isc·o,
Dear I~iss ~~organ ;
I acknowledge receipt of the follov;l11g cable:
CLIE:NT DIDNT RECEIVE PARIS LETTERS \~tANTS FOU}JTAIN
AND GRILLE CABLE PRICES AND SE1'ID PHOTOGRA:P!IS-:if!ORGAN
t!:r;- .Hearst · 1s indeed a very difficult person to get in touch with. I tried to intercept him ln ~arls because his New York office intimated that he might come to Spain, and I wished to
put !nyself at his service~. Hov:ever that is past.
~Jeither the fot1r1tain nor the grille
have materialized yet but I am confident that sooner
or later both will fall to m.y net. The minute there
is anything concrete I will cable particulars.
made of the receipt of photographs and particulars of two remarkable ceilin~s and a beautiful tiled wainscot from
Seville. As these are objects which ordina.1Jily interested i.[r. Hearst I a:n sending dupicates herew•ith. Also
I a~ adding a nice tempietto and fountain group from
the south of Spain (not the important fountain from
Seville of course). Following are the particulars:
1Jo ::ner1tlon has been
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Project No.2-
Tempietto and Fountain surrounded by
~arble statues on pedestals representing the Four Parts of the World. Tempietto and fountain are of hard ston~.
The roof is of tiles, th.e Pir1nac·le covered with metal sheet~ng. Entire group
as seen in drawing S6,500.Tl1e ov1ner is v;illing to sell tl1e Te1n-
pietto and fountain apart (that is,without t~ne stat1..1es) Priee ~,4, 750. Reference TELlPIETTO
ARTHUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CADLE ADDRJ<:ss
STAPLEY
MADRID
Julia :.iorgan
Project Iio. 6
2
Nov.5,1928
Remarkable colored-tile wainscot
existinp:, in a Sevillia11 Palac.e and
dated 1609. StroLg color soheme with
fir1e patina. Sixty-seven running
feet of tilinR, six feet high. Can
be used for stair or horizontallv
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Referene:e ~VAI1'JSCOT
Project No. 7
~4. 000.-
Priee
painted Gotl1ic· bearued
celling, covering a room 23 feet
Beat1:E lful
square. Large and snall beams as
well as soffits and friezes covered
with 15th century painted decoration
(of whioh I enclose a ooor photograph
of that on the frieze-board). The
room is historic for it was the abode
of Francis I of France durln~ his enforced sojourn ln SPain
Referenee FRA!-JGIS
Project tro . 8
Price
$10.800.-
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Extraordinary flat wooden beamed
ceiling measuring 35 bv 104 feet,
at prese11t covering, the refectory
in a Cor1vent. I can t send a photo-
graph of the ceiling for it is at
present hidden fro1n view by an 18th
centttry plaster vault. Tr1ough dati11g
from the 16th century the ceiling ls
decorated in the Gothic style with
par.els of geometrie tracery, painted.
Feference SA1{AGU}!
Pr i~e
s17,ooo.-
~eedless to add that ttese are all
objects of rarity vrhic·h I doubt if anyone but myself
could possibly move fron1 the cottntry.
With kindest regards. believe me,
Sineerely,
ARTHUR BYNE
PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19
CABLE ADDRESS
STAPLEY
MADRID
Nqvember 13th
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Dear i.!iss :::organ;
Please find enclosed herewith
phot·8 g:raphs of the marble statues of the Four
Parts of the World. These belong to the Temnietto and Fu~ntain (project No.2) sent you last
week. There v1as a delay in procuring these
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photographs for which reason I was unable to
include the~ with the rest.
}Gr . Thaddeus Joy suddenly appeared last ni5ht and we were quite pleased to
get first-hand nev1s of· you and the great project of San Simeon .
Vle ~nope to see hi!n again
before he runs off.
so sorry to hear you have been
ill; do take care of yourself.
Sincerely,
PASEO DI..: LA CASTELLANA , 1
MADRID
Nov. 27, 1028
Dear Julia:
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The c~closed arrived at 2 A.M. As Arthur is in
Seville I thought it came from hi1n--an s.o.s.--and openod
it before noticing t~e nane nf T. J.
Thaddeus left here
fully a fortnight ago, very keen to get back to 3. F., so
I fancy he will be with you before many 1nore days pas-3 .
On f J. rr.t r•3ading o~ the messa~e I i:iterpreted it as a re~uest that l~rthur- Byne should go a t 1d look over English
castles for iJ:r . Hearst; but at 2 A. Ii.~. one can't be expected to be very wide awake.
We took a great fancy to your Mr. Joy though
he was not as gay as the na~e might lead one to hope; bat
oulet, hesitant, a~d slowly revealing a very considerable
s""J.p_ply 0f taste, sense, and abi 1 i ty. It was a pl ea sure to
show good things to him, he understood at once; we felt
it must give you satisfr~ction to have him on yol1r staff.
I was sorry he would not devote a l)lt lonzor t0 Spain tut,
• ,_"'-: a 1 u 1 •• 1_·+, ~-r -'• c ct 1__ c 0 Y1 f~ c 1• enc e 'n e s e e rn e Ct., t o f e e 1,c1 e wa s
h av .L~'l
not ertitlc~ to more than a mere Elimpse .
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From hirn I learned that yo"-1 ha0 P tedious illness last yehr . I ·: ~G so sorry. Vlhen he de8crihed ~~hat litant
labo:-s yr-u urde::"take, private practice as well as the San
S i1neon, night journey every week b0t V!fH~n s. 11'. [ t nd S.. S., ,
it Founded as if the breakdown. were inevitable. Is there
~o vacation in sight? Can't you come abroad again and most
specially to S;1ain where, as polite Sr>aniard~; say in their
letters 0 ycu have two frierJ1s who yearn to serve you.'* We
would be so flad to see you here . At least let us hope the
illness has frie_-htened yru ir:to taking better care of yourm
self. If you feel the ~eect of being remi se a neuf go to tl1e
Von Da ;,ner Sara torl 11ma t Bad-I{i ssengen next Pvmme~·--a mo st
remarkably Berious place pour faire la cure. Arthur, always
nitifully thin, gained eight pounds in a scant three weeks'
sojourn. IJovely cot1ntry , rich in fine Baro0ue pnlaces.
writes that our Exhibition Blc1ne- at Se~
Seville iB a sorry affair (but I only whisper it). Just
bursting with luxuri ous plumbing and heating etc. but--Oh,
Arthtlr
a long lif1t of bl1tR. The Argentine bldng is splendid, ar:d
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• little Portugal tno has done well. Mexico's Aztec facade Loo
lr~ks bizarre, but the plan inside is the best devised by m
any of the architects.
to T. J. and to that nlce family c.f
the German name who sent us a fine box of fruit which, like
Rer1ernber u
all packages from the U. S . or from abroad in
general, arrived months after it was due . It
lva:s sent from "The Elite Cater-er " of Los
Angeles, and the agent in Barcelona v,rho received i t wrote that he held for me a package
sent by Don Elito CatererJ
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better health and a vacation in the near
future.
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OFFICE OF" THE PUBLISHER
BROADWAY AT ELEVENTH ST. ,LOS ANGELES
December 2, 1928.
Dear Miss Mor gan:
When you write Mr . Byne, I wish you would tell
him that I am extremely anxious to get a fine grill~ and I was
natura.lly disappointed vvhe n the grille that we had in hand did
not turn out to be satisfactory.
But of course, I am not silly enough to tlame Mr.
Byne for that.
I only hope he will be able to find a.nother one
that is really good .
I am a.lso interested in the Seville fountain.
I ara
not interested in the little fountain that he sent me, and I would
not know how to use it.
I am interested in the ceilings he sends-- the small
Gothic ceiling and the Moorish ceiling.
I would like to get
these.
I would like to ~have further details about the large
ceiling-- 35 • X 104'.
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That is an unusual size, a.nd if the ceiling is fine and_
effective, it would be something to have in reserve for a big hall.
I would like further details about this ceiling, however,
if it is possible to obtain it.
I think a color sketch would be
the best thing to eend.
Sincerely,
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IIE questio11 is so often < ske : "What is the pop•
ulation of California going to be?" that the diagram above has been prepare to let the q est·on
answer itself.
Th se three aps are drawn to e same
s ale. Califo nia covers 158,000 square tniles.
Great Britain as a popu at:on c>f between forty-t,v·o and
f >rty-threc millions. ts area is ess than 90,000 square miles.
Italy's inl1abitants umber betwee11 thirty-eight and thirtynine millions. Its area is 118,000 square miles.
California's topography and climate are similar to hat o
Itn -s. Its pre ent pop lation of 5,000,000 resembles tliat of the
builc rs f B itain in pioneering energy and determination to push
its prod cts across the seve seas.
One California city alone Los A1,~eles-is plannin~ accom..
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a i >ns for a city larger than Londo , \\yith i s ,
d a
half million .
It "ill locate t esc m ·tlions et,:veen a ran e of pie uresque
m ntains and t rie o en beaches of tl c Paci ic Ocean, he e i s
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~I ADRID
December 4th,
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William Randolph Hearst, Esq.
137 Riversi~e Drive,
rew Yor1: City
Dear !'!I r. Hearst;
The enclosed photographs are of
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a remarkably fine stone frieze I have just bought.
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r c·onsia_er it the finest piec·e of Plateresque stone
carving I have seen in . Spain.
Dimensions; 19 feet long by 3 feet
4 ir1ches high.
Pric·e ONE THOU3A11D FIVE HTJriDRED
dollars (:1,500.-)
Referen.ce FLATERESQUE FF.IE!ZE.
The..rtkirig you for your attention,
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Ori~inal & 3 photos raturned
to .1.vir. Hearst
Jan
11,1928
Arthur .dyne
Paseo de La Gastellana,19
Ivladrid
December 4th,
1 9 2 8
~illiam Randolph Hearst,
137 Rive~siie Drive,
Jew York City
Dear I~1r. Hearst:
The enolosed ~hoto~raphs are of
a remarkable .fine stone frieze I have ju ··t bought.
I consider it the finest piece of Plateresque stone
carvin~ I have seen in Spain.
Dimensions;
4 inches high.
19 feet long by 3 feet
Price ONI~ THOJSAN.D FIV.~ HUNDRED
dollars ($1,5000.-)
Thanking you for your attention,
Very truly,
Arthur· Byne