Julia Morgan Papers

On May 30th, 1898 Julia Morgan wrote to her cousins Lucy and Pierre Le Burn. She explains that a UC Berkeley professor of geology and his ill wife have been staying with her for nearly two months. She writes that the weather has been rainy since it stopped snowing but tells that the gardens are at their best. She communicates her distaste for Rococo. She writes she went to the Opera but is going to save up until Avery (her brother) joins her so they can travel. Her work has been less satisfying at the atelier since the beginning of winter but notes that M. Chaussemiche has returned to the atelier. She describes her Sunday trip to Longjumeau and her trip to Bellefontaine. She asks if her brother Parm has been to see them yet and asks Pierre for a list of book recommendations.

On February 27th, 1998 Julia Morgan writes to her cousins Lucy and Pierre Le Burn. She thanks them for a picture they sent her and tells them that her brother Avery is coming to Paris. She writes she has spent some time at Museé Galliera and Trocadero and gone to the theatre recently. She spent a weekend at Bellafontaine with Madame Arnould where she attended a baptism. She writes that Mrs. Maybeck has been ill for weeks. She writes of meeting Henry Ossawa Tanner at the Maybeck's. Finally, she notes that when Avery arrives they will look for a new apartment in the same neighborhood. Morgan dates the letter February 27, 1897, but the post office stamp on the envelope indicates 1898.

On February 11, 1899 Julia Morgan wrote to her cousins Lucy and Pierre Le Brun. She thanks them for a calendar they sent and writes they've been occupied with work and being ill. She describes the construction going on in Paris in preparation for the Exposition Universelle in 1900. She recounts her trip with Avery to Fontainebleau and the operas they've been to recently. She explains that her École des Beaux Arts work is mostly mathematics and that Avery has made friends at the atelier he is working at. She notes that M. Chaussemiche is kind and helpful. She ends the letter with pleasantries.