Julia Morgan Papers

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

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Casa Grande interiors
Local Identifier
010-5-i-74-03-03
Date Created
1920-03-20
Description

Leaf from March 20, 1920 number of The Saturday Evening Post with Morgan holographic notes

Sunny Spain
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-03
Date Created
1934
Description

Caption reads: 'Sunny Spain -- about to start for foggy England.' Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst standing next to two women, in front of an airplane whose ladder steps are down.

Garden of St. Donat's
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-12
Date Created
1934
Description

Woman (possibly Lorna Velie Hearst), standing on park bench in the intersection of garden walkway at St. Donat's.

The four Mills sisters
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-14
Date Created
1934
Description

Marion Davies (second from right) standing with three unidentified women in front of a plane, likely in Madrid, Spain, before they flew to England.

Getting out of the plane at Littlefield
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-15
Date Created
1934
Description

Caption reads: 'Getting out of the plane at Littlefield - a forced landing. We were happy to land.' Marion Davies is smiling, and William Randolph Hearst is descending the steps from the airplane.

The gateway to the castle in Wales
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-05
Date Created
1934
Description

Caption reads: 'The gateway to the castle in Wales. Buster and Lorna'. Likely Buster Collier and Lorna Velie Hearst (married at the time to George Randolph Hearst, Jr.), who visited St. Donat's with Hearst in 1934.

New pool at St. Donat's
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-08
Date Created
1934
Description

Caption in Hearst's handwriting says "New Pool at St. Donat's".

The aviation field
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-04
Date Created
1934
Description

Marion Davies standing at airplane runway. Caption reads: 'The aviation field. American aviatrix in foreground.'

A 'Castle in Spain'
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-09
Date Created
1934
Description

Photo of the Alcázar of Segovia. Caption reads: 'A 'Castle in Spain'... Gandhi in the foreground.' The name Gandhi refers to Marion Davies' dog.

Putting on an act
Local Identifier
010-3-c-32-07-02
Date Created
1934
Description

Seated in an airplane, Marion Davies smiles beside William Randolph Hearst, who is pointing at the camera.

Guest House C Exterior
Local Identifier
010-5-h-64-05-01
Date Created
1923-12-20
Description

Casa del Sol (House C) exterior, west façade. Back: "12/20/23 photo by W. L. Huber"

Casa Grande, Front Facade Exterior Elevation
Local Identifier
010-5-i-74-01-01
Date Created
1922
Description

Exterior elevation of the front facade of the Casa Grande, with Hearst's comments: "I think there should be ten feet more width between the towers for the central gabled building. I think this will help rather than hurt the front elevation and it will be much better inside for the big assembly room giving that 85 ft length, and clearing the tapestries from above the doors into the refectory." Possibly created in May 1922, see correspondence from Morgan dated May 16 1922 and from Hearst dated 22 May 1922.

Third floor plan of kitchen service wing
Local Identifier
010-5-i-ff055-04-01
Date Created
1927-08-29
Description

Top left text reads: 'House for Mr. W. R. Hearst at San Simeon, Julia Morgan, Arch.; DRWG #503-M-589.'

Morgan, Julia, studio portrait
Local Identifier
010-1-h-12-13-02
Date Created
1926
Description

The date of 1926 is based on Sara Holmes Boutelle's date in her 1988 biography of Julia Morgan "Julia Morgan: Architect" but the year may be disputed.

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