Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Partial List of Correspondents
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Julie Helen Heyneman papers
Date (inclusive): 1886-1942
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 152
Creator:
Heyneman, Julie Helen
Extent:
Number of containers: 9 boxes, 1 carton and scrapbook.
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Correspondence, manuscripts of some of her writings, clippings and
photographs. Relating mainly to her study of art and her travels in Europe, her association
with prominent English artists and writers, and her work with California House and Kitchener
Houses during World War I.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, French, German
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite
and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,
U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of
University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of
the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited
without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively
with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Julie Helen Heyneman papers, BANC MSS C-H 152, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
From Ctn. 1, "Tite Street and around the corner"; from Box 3, letters
written to Miss Heyneman: Sargent, John Singer (132 letters); from Box 2, letters written
to Miss Heyneman: Ormond, Violet (32 letters); letters written to Miss Heyneman: Sargent,
Emily (19 letters) : also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2601.
Copies of "Americans"; "The Hon. Mary Gratton";
"In the Night"; "London-in Spring"; "The
'Man of Marble'"; "The Maryrdom of Miss
Emilia"; "Mrs. Bernstein Moves Out";
"Nootrallity"; The Painter and the Portrait"; "The
Passing of a Great Soldier"; "Professional Etiquette";
"Tite Street and Around the Corner" [John S. Sargent]; and
"Women for Parliament" : also available on microfilm with call number
BANC FILM 2525.
Separated Material
Photographs of portraits (oversize) have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of
The Bancroft Libary.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog
Artists--England
World War, 1914-1918
Clippings
Manuscripts for publication
Scrapbooks
Administrative Information
Processed by Bancroft staff.
Biography
Julie Helen Heyneman, artist and writer, was born in San Francisco, September 5, 1868. In
1891 she went abroad to study art in Paris and London. Her funds being limited, she earned
money by writing and illustrating articles for various San Francisco newspapers under the
pen name Van Dyck Brown. In 1892 she became a pupil of John Singer Sargent, the noted
portrait painter, and remained a life long friend.
In 1915 Miss Heyneman founded the California House for disabled Belgian soldiers, the first
institution to give occupational training to maimed soldiers who were still in hospitals.
The House was maintained by voluntary contributions, principally from California
subscribers. Bruce Porter acted as San Francisco agent for the House during most of its
existence. In 1917 the British Red Cross, with the help of Miss Heyneman, started the
Kitchener Houses for wounded British soldiers, utilizing techniques developed in California
House.
Miss Heyneman pursued her dual careers, writing and painting, concurrently. She also
divided her life between London and San Francisco. Her portraits of well known people gained
considerable recognition, particularly in London. Her published works include the biography,
Arthur Putnam, Sculptor;
Woman at the Crossroads, a survey of
woman's post-war position, written in collaboration with Mary S. Allen; and
Headline Stuff, a novel dealing with yellow journalism.
Scope and Content
Her papers were given to the Bancroft Library in May 1963 by her nephew, Paul Heyneman.
Covering the period 1886 to 1924, they consist of correspondence, manuscripts of some of her
writings, clippings and photographs, relating to her study of art and her travels in Europe,
her association with John S. Sargent and friendships with prominent English writers and
artists, and her work with California House and Kitchener House during World War I. The
papers also include a file of drawings by Arthur Putnam and some letters written to him and
by him.
The Container List which follows describes the papers in greater detail, and a list of the
more important correspondents in the collection is also included below.
Partial List of Correspondents
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Correspondence Miscellany, A-Z
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Gump (S. & G. ) Company, San Francisco
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Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st earl, 1861-1928
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James, Alice Howe (Gibbens) [Mrs. William James]
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Johnson, Hiram Warren, 1866-1945
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Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
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London. National Gallery
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New York. Grand Central Art Galleries
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New York Times
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Norris, Charles Gilman, 1881-1945
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Parsons, Alfred, 1847-1920
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Pepper, Claude Denson, 1900-
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San Francisco Journal
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Sullivan, Noël, 1890-1956
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Wall, Albert Chandler, 1866-1945
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Weill, Raphael, 1837-1925
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Wilbur, Ray Lyman, 1875-1949
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Allan, Maud
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Bosqui, Francis Lawrence, 1868-
- 26 letters, 1899-1927 & undated
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Carlsen, Emil, 1853-1931
- 3 letters, 1896 & undated
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Charteris, Hon. Evan Edward, 1864-
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Damrosch, Frank Heino, 1659-1937
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Draper, Ruth, 1884-1956
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Elder (Paul) & Company, San Francisco
- 2 letters, 1936. Written by Paul Elder
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Galsworthy, Ada [Mrs. John Galsworthy]
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Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
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Garnett, Porter, 1871-1951
- Letter, Mar. 2, 1911, addressed to Arthur Putnam. [In Putnam correspondence, Box
4]
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Garvin, Christina [Mrs. James L. Garvin]
- 3 Letters, 1914 & undated
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Garvin, James Louis, 1868-
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Gibbs, Sir Philip Hamilton, 1877-
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Haig, Dorothy Maud (Vivian) Haig, countess
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Hoover, Lou Henry
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Jacomb-Hood, George Percy, 1857-1929
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James, Alice (Runnells) [Mrs. William James, Jr.]
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James, Henry, 1843-1916
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James, William, 1882-
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Jeffers, Una (Call), 1885-1950
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Lyttelton, Edith
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Manning, Frederic
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Moncheur, Charlotte, baroness
- 121 letters, ca. 1916-1940
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Morley, Charles, 1853-1916
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Norris, Kathleen (Thompson), 1880-
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Ormond, Violet (Sargent) [John S. Sargent's sister]
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Porter, Bruce, 1865-
- 129 letters, ca. 1906-1940
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Porter, Margaret (James) [Mrs. Bruce Porter]
- 22 letters, 1917-1932 & undated
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Putnam, Arthur, 1873-1930
- 7 letters, 1905-1921 & undated
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Robertson, Walford Graham, 1866-1948
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San Francisco. Art Association
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Sargent, Emily [John S. Sargent's sister]
- 19 letters, 1908-1930 & undated
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Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
- 132 letters, 1892-1924 & undated
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Shiels, John Wilson, 1868-1929
- Letter, Aug. 11, 1910, addressed to Arthur Putnam. [In Putnam correspondence, Box
4]
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Skinner, Robert P., 1866-
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Spreckels, Alma (de Bretteville)
- 2 letters, 1920-1921, addressed to Arthur Putnam. [In Putnam correspondence, Box
4]
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Stanford University. Library. Hoover Library on War, Revolution and
Peace
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Sutro, Alfred, 1869-1945
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Sutro, Oscar, 1874-1935
- 2 letters, 1931 & undated
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Witt, Sir Robert Clermont, 1872-1952