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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Newspaper Clipping "20 Years Ago Today"
Local Identifier
010-1-e-05-04-01
Date Created
1918 (year uncertain)
Description

Small newspaper clipping from an Oakland newspaper source commenting on the 20th anniversary of Julia Morgan's acceptance to the department of architecture at the Beaux Arts school in Paris.

The Swimming Pool of Hearst Gymnasium
Local Identifier
010-6-b-79-03-01
Description

Photograph with caption that reads: 'They say that time and tide wait for no man, bu on the Berkeley campus there is a special dispensation made in favor of young women. The largest of the three pools in the newly created Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Gymnasium waits all day for young women students to plumb its inviting depths while the Campanile and its clocks wait to warn them of approaching classes. Hearst Gymnasium was completed in August, 1927, taking place of the one that burned in 1922.'

[Sketch]
Local Identifier
010-5-e-56-12-03
Description

Bedroom dimensions

[Detail from sketchbook, Beaux-Arts, 1896-1901]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-06-01-17
Date Created
1896 (year uncertain)
Description

Water color sketch by Julia Morgan depicting a church, bell tower, and a field with hay stacks. The sketch was created during Morgan's time at Beaux Arts.

[Detail from sketchbook, Beaux-Arts, 1896-1901]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-06-01-03
Date Created
1896 (year uncertain)
Description

A sketch found in Julia Morgans sketchbook, depicting an architectural column shaped like a philosopher (possibly Socrates?). It was sketched during Morgan's time at Beaux Arts.

[Detail from sketchbook, Beaux-Arts, 1896-1901]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-06-01-04
Date Created
1896 (year uncertain)
Description

Sketch of a column created during Morgan's time at Beaux Arts. Only part of the column is colored and drawn to detail.

[Detail from sketchbook, Beaux-Arts, 1896-1901]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-06-01-08
Date Created
1896 (year uncertain)
Description

Julia Morgan's sketch depicting an architectural feature with cherubs or children and fruit, created while she was studying at Beaux Arts.

[Detail from sketchbook, Beaux-Arts, 1896-1901]
Local Identifier
010-1-e-06-01-09
Date Created
1896
Description

Julia Morgan's sketch of a doorway, and the vista into a room, located in Paris. The sketch was completed during her studies at Beaux Arts.

Newspaper Clipping "California Girl Wins High Honor"
Local Identifier
010-1-e-05-04-02
Date Created
1898-12-06
Description

Large paper clipping discussing the honor of Julia Morgan's acceptance to Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, the first woman in history to enter the architecture department there. Morgan was the third ranked of only ten foreign students admitted and ranked thirteenth across all applicants.

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