Julia Morgan-Sara Holmes Boutelle Collection, 1877-1958 (bulk 1901-1940)

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Julia Morgan-Sara Holmes Boutelle Collection, 1877-1958 (bulk 1901-1940)

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Julia Morgan practiced architecture in California during the first half of the twentieth century. 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. At Boutelle's death in 1999, her collection was given to California Polytechnic State University.

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Special Collections, Robert E. Kennedy Library

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Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957

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Julia Morgan (1872-1957) graduated from University of California, Berkeley's Civil Engineering department in 1894, studying architecture unofficially under Bernard Maybeck. With Maybeck's encouragement, she went on to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1898, Morgan became the first woman to study at the Ecole, graduating in 1900. Morgan returned to San Francisco in 1902, opening her own office in 1905. She went on to design over 700 buildings, including many local residences. ...