Special Collections and Archives houses several collections that relate to architect Julia Morgan. Items digitized from these collections can be found through this page.
Papers, 1835-1958 (bulk 1896-1945), contain architectural drawings and plans, office records, photographs, correspondence, project files, student work, family correspondence, and personal papers from the estate of California architect Julia Morgan, who practiced in San Francisco during the first half of the twentieth century. Includes architectural documents regarding William Randolph Hearst and the world-renowned Hearst Castle. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9s2030pj
The architectural drawings and plans, office records, photographs, correspondence, project files, student work, and personal papers created by or belonging to Julia Morgan in this collection were gathered by Morgan's biographer, Sara Holmes Boutelle, in the course of her research on the architect over a period of more than 25 years. Collection dates between 1877 and 1958. Collection divided into five series. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3p30263p
Collection of family papers, office records, and photographs documenting Trinkkeller's artistry and his extensive client list. This included producing ironwork for publisher William Randolph Hearst at his San Simeon estate where Trinkkeller collaborated with architect Julia Morgan; correspondence and photographs within the collection document their work together. Other noteworthy clients were oil magnate Edward Doheny; comedian Will Rogers; movie producer Cecil B. DeMille; and other well–to–do Southern Californians during the period 1896-1942, as reflected in Trinkkeller's original account ledgers. Entirety of collection spans between 1896 and 1999. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4j49q904/
This collection, 1972-1999 (bulk 1983-1995), contains the papers of architectural historian Sara Holmes Boutelle, including extensive correspondence, research notes, photographs, interview notes, book drafts, articles, book reviews, presentation notes, and newspaper clippings, primarily relating to California architect Julia Morgan, women in American architecture, and historic preservation in the Bay Area, donated by her heirs in 2000. Finding aid available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7g5027xh/
Collection of architect and engineer Walter T. Steilberg, who worked for Julia Morgan in the 1920s and 1930s, including vintage photographic prints of Morgan projects and Steilberg's published and unpublished recollections of Morgan and her practice. Documents relate to Morgan's commissions in the Bay Area. Collection dates between 1908 and 1974. Collection is divided between Personal and Professional Papers. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7f59r17m/
Blueprints and specifications of masonry, millwork, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical Work, for the 'Saratoga Foothill Club House,' July 1915. Designed by architect Julia Morgan. Collection is not arranged. More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8028q8h/