Julia Morgan architectural drawings, 1907-1929.

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Julia Morgan architectural drawings, 1907-1929.

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Consists of Morgan's drawings, chiefly from her partnership with Ira Wilson Hoover and records from her own firm, for the years 1907-1929. Contains pencil sketches, along with blueprints, linens, and one specification for Morgan's commissions, primarily residential, in San Francisco, the East Bay, including Berkeley, Oakland, and Piedmont, as well as other California communities.

91 oversize folders, 8 tubes, and 1 portfolio (18.7 linear ft.)Selections of drawings for 84 projects : 4 microfilm reels : negatives (MNEG 00-181, 00-182, 00-183, 00-186) and positive.

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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. ...

Morgan and Hoover.

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Hoover, Ira Wilson.

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Ira Wilson Hoover came from Philadelphia to the San Francisco Bay Area with John Galen Howard in the 1890s, and served as his chief draftsman until about 1907, when he became Julia Morgan's junior partner. In 1917 he returned to the East Coast. From the description of Ira Wilson Hoover architectural clipping books, [ca. 1909-ca. 1914] (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 38366253 ...