Julia Morgan Collection, 1836-1980.

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Julia Morgan Collection, 1836-1980.

Personal and professional papers reflecting family life and friendship; office records, photographic materials, and architectural drawings and blueprints from her practice. Includes correspondence with William R. Hearst (3 boxes), Phoebe Apperson Hearst, Pierre and Lucy LeBrun, Bernard Maybeck, Bernard and Agnes Chaussemiche, Arthur Byne, and Mildred Stapley Byne, Marion Davies, Walter Steilberg, Charles Cassou, George Loorz, Herbert Washburn, Dorothy Coblentz, Thaddeus Joy, Bjarne Dahl, Charlotte Knapp, Sachi Oka, Jules Suppo, Albert O. Parmelee, Elizabeth Woodland Parmelee Morgan, Charles Morgan, Avery Morgan, Emma Morgan North, Gardner Morgan, Parmelee Morgan, Morgan North, Flora d'Ille North, Orrin Peck, Ed Trinkkeller, and John Van der Loo. Papers discuss International Studio Art Corporation, Mills College, Ecole National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, YWCA, and Los Angeles Examiner.

30 boxes (57 linear ft.) 15 oversize file drawers (60 cubic ft.)

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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. ...

Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his ...

Hearst Castle (Calif.)

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