Boutelle, Sara Holmes

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d. May 26, 1999.

From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81817339

Sara Holmes Boutelle was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in 1909. After graduating from Mount Holyoke, she taught art and architectural history for many years. Her interest in Julia Morgan began in 1972 and she dedicated the remainder of her life to researching and publishing material about the architect.

From the description of Sara Holmes Boutelle Papers, 1972-1999 1983-1995. (Palm Springs Public Library). WorldCat record id: 123571119

Biographical Note

Sara Holmes Boutelle was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on January 29, 1909. A graduate of Mount Holyoke, Boutelle taught art and architectural history for many years at the Brearley School in Manhattan. Her interest in Julia Morgan's architectural career began in 1972, when Boutelle first toured Hearst Castle and was dismayed to find interpretation at the state historical monument that referred to Julia Morgan as W.R. Hearst's private secretary. Boutelle then dedicated the remainder of her life to researching and collecting material by and about the architect.

In 1988, Abbeville Press published her biography, Julia Morgan, Architect . The book was awarded the California Book Award Silver Medal the following year. Boutelle also wrote articles on Julia Morgan and Mary Colter for scholarly publications, presented at three Society of Architectural Historians meetings, and wrote book reviews for the American Institute of Architects Journal . She also lectured on the history of women in American architecture at UC Santa Cruz and worked on historic preservation issues in Santa Cruz. For her work as lecturer and preservationist, Boutelle was named an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, the highest award given to a non-architect. She died in Santa Cruz, California, on May 26, 1999.

Sources

Fourteenth Census of the United States, Fifth Precinct, Worchester, Massachusetts

Social Security Death Index

Honan, William F. "Sara Boutelle," New York Times, May 29, 1999, Section B; Page 8; Column 1; Arts & Ideas/Cultural Desk.

From the guide to the Sara Holmes Boutelle Papers, 1972-1999 (bulk 1983-1995), (Special Collections, Robert E. Kennedy Library)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Steilbert, Walter T., 1886-1974. Julia Morgan-Walter T. Steilberg Collection, 1908-1974 1918-1935. California Polytechnic State University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
referencedIn Julia Morgan Architectural History Project (Bancroft Library). Julia Morgan, her office and a house, 1976. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : "B" [surname] folder 1881-2008. Monterey Public Library
creatorOf Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957. Julia Morgan-Sara Holmes Boutelle Collection, 1877-1958 1901-1940. California Polytechnic State University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
referencedIn Babcock, Virginia F., 1909-1996. Babcock papers, ca. 1890-1996 (bulk 1927-1952). Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Boutelle, Sara Holmes. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Boutelle, Sara Holmes. Sara Holmes Boutelle Papers, 1972-1999 1983-1995. California Polytechnic State University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
referencedIn Sara Holmes Boutelle : vertical file. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Sara Holmes Boutelle Papers, 1972-1999 (bulk 1983-1995) Special Collections, Robert E. Kennedy Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Wyntoon (Calif. : Estate)
Piedmont (Calif.)
San Simeon Ranch (Calif.)
Jolon (Calif.)
San Simeon (Calif.)
California--San Simeon
San Luis Obispo (Calif.)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Pacific Grove (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Hearst-San Simeon State Historical Monument (Calif.)
United States
San Francisco Bay Area
Asilomar Conference Grounds (Pacific Grove, Calif.)
Oakland (Calif.)
Berkeley (Calif.)
California
California--San Francisco Bay Area
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Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture
Architecture
Arts and crafts movement
Arts and crafts movement
Asilomar Conference Grounds (Pacific Grove, Calif.)
Berkeley (Calif.)
Collectors and collecting
Collectors and collecting
École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
Hearst Castle (Calif.)
Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919
Hearst
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Jolon (Calif.)
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957
Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957
Oakland (Calif.)
Pacific Grove (Calif.)
Panama
Piedmont (Calif.)
Regionalism in architecture
Regionalism in architecture
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Luis Obispo (Calif.)
San Simeon (Calif.)
San Simeon Ranch (Calif.)
Wyntoon (Calif. : Estate)
Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.
Young Women's Christian associations
Young Women's Christian associations
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