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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Guest Houses and Mr. Hearst's tent
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-11-01
Date Created
1919 to 1923
Description

Mr. Hearst's tent in foreground. Casa del Mar (House A), right. Casa del Sol (House C), left.

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Casa del Monte Under Construction
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-11-09
Date Created
1919 (year uncertain)
Description

Casa del Monte (House B) in early construction phase. Written on reverse, "Looking from Cottage "C" toward Cottage "B.""

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View from Guest House A
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-11-12
Date Created
1919 to 1939
Description

View from Casa del Mar (House A) of Pacific Ocean. "View from Cottage 'A' (on main axis)" is written on reverse.

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Guest House A from Below
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-11-14
Date Created
1921
Description

Casa del Mar (House A) taken from below the hilltop, possibly Mr. Hearst's tent on the right.

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View from House C
Local Identifier
010-5-h-62-11-17
Date Created
1920 to 1939
Description

View looking west from Casa del Sol (House C) toward Pacific Ocean. On the reverse of photo, "This is taken on axes of Cottage "C's" front [?." is written.

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Santa Maria de Ovila Monastery, Alterations
Local Identifier
010-6-b-79-02-01
Date Created
1931-03
Description

Text on back: 'Miss Julia Morgan MONTOLIVE March 1931. West portal of church as Mr. Hearst had made it clear that he was not interested in Renaissance architecture this portal was not included in the original price. I imagine it could be bought quite cheap; this is a matter to be decided. The quality is very fine'

Recreation wing, San Simeon
Local Identifier
010-9-a-89-06-01
Date Created
1930
Description

In front of the recreation wing there is a crane and a pile of sand, which are being used during construction.

Rear of main building, San Simeon
Local Identifier
010-9-a-89-06-02
Description

Full view of Casa Grande facade during construction. Scaffolding is visible in the top part of the photograph.

Front entrance construction
Local Identifier
010-9-a-89-06-03
Description

Plants and trees surround the driveway approach to Casa Grande. The main entrance is being built and this picture is an angled, off centered depiction of the construction. There is visible construction occurring towards the second story of the building in the background.   

Outdoor Neptune pool construction
Local Identifier
010-9-a-89-09-03
Description

A large crane is operating above the pool, and a few construction workers are standing beside the pool. Scaffolding surrounds the construction site, including a scaffolded bridge across the expanse of the pool, which a worker is walking across.

[Bell tower view from outdoor terrace]
Local Identifier
010-5-h-64-10-01
Description

A Spanish tile roof, and the side of an exterior wall with elaborate moulding, are in the foreground in front of the bell tower.

[Man seated by engraved structural element]
Local Identifier
010-2-e-18-00-01
Date Created
1900
Description

The architectural element features engraved designs, and seems to have been removed from a large portion of a wall. There are cracks and large chunks of rock missing from the top of the architectural element. The man seated next to it is wearing a suit.

Townhouse
Local Identifier
010-5-h-72-11-01
Description

Residential building at the bottom of the hill where Hearst Castle is located. The location is between Highway 1 and the coastline, overlooking the beach directly below Hearst Castle. The building consist of a series of gabled roofs, with a cylindrical structural feature as the entrance. Many plants are surround the building. 

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