Finding Aid to the Julie Helen Heyneman papers, 1886-1942

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Finding Aid to the Julie Helen Heyneman papers, 1886-1942

Collection number: BANC MSS C-H 152

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/

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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

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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

Correspondence Miscellany, A-Z
- Gump (S. & G. ) Company, San Francisco
  - Letter, July 27, 1940
- Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st earl, 1861-1928
  - Letter, Dec. 12, 1925
- James, Alice Howe (Gibbens) [Mrs. William James]
  - Letter, Jan. 1, 1916
- Johnson, Hiram Warren, 1866-1945
  - Letter, Feb. 21, 1940
- Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
  - Letter, Apr. 9, 1923
- London. National Gallery
  - Letter, Oct. 18, 1926
- New York. Grand Central Art Galleries
  - Letter, Nov. 9, 1927
- New York Times
  - Letter, Apr. 22, 1925
- Norris, Charles Gilman, 1881-1945
  - Letter, Oct. 7, 1930
- Parsons, Alfred, 1847-1920
  - Letter, undated
- Pepper, Claude Denson, 1900-
  - Letter, June 18, 1940
- San Francisco Journal
  - Letter, May 17, 1922
- Sullivan, Noël, 1890-1956
  - Letter, Nov. 9, 1932
- Wall, Albert Chandler, 1866-1945
  - Letter, Sept. 25, 1934
- Weill, Raphael, 1837-1925
  - Letter, Sept. 10, 1915
- Wilbur, Ray Lyman, 1875-1949
  - Letter, undated
Allan, Maud
- 2 letters, undated
Bosqui, Francis Lawrence, 1868-
- 26 letters, 1899-1927 & undated
Carlsen, Emil, 1853-1931
- 3 letters, 1896 & undated
Charteris, Hon. Evan Edward, 1864-
- 7 letters, ca. 1927
Damrosch, Frank Heino, 1659-1937
- 8 letters, 1886
Draper, Ruth, 1884-1956
- 2 letters, undated
Elder (Paul) & Company, San Francisco
- 2 letters, 1936. Written by Paul Elder
Galsworthy, Ada [Mrs. John Galsworthy]
- 4 letters, 1925-1927
Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
- 34 letters, 1910-1920
Garnett, Porter, 1871-1951
- Letter, Mar. 2, 1911, addressed to Arthur Putnam. [In Putnam correspondence, Box 4]
Garvin, Christina [Mrs. James L. Garvin]
- 3 Letters, 1914 & undated
Garvin, James Louis, 1868-
- 33 letters, 1916-1937
Gibbs, Sir Philip Hamilton, 1877-
- 3 letters, 1920-1921
Haig, Dorothy Maud (Vivian) Haig, countess
- 3 letters, 1918
Hoover, Lou Henry
- 4 letters, 1919-1939
Jacomb-Hood, George Percy, 1857-1929
- 10 letters, 1897-1908
James, Alice (Runnells) [Mrs. William James, Jr.]
- 3 letters, 1927-1939
James, Henry, 1843-1916
- 5 letters, 1907-1915
James, William, 1882-
- 3 letters, 1936-1942
Jeffers, Una (Call), 1885-1950
- 7 letters, 1932-1939
Lyttelton, Edith
- 11 letters, 1930-1941
Manning, Frederic
- 2 letters, 1912-1923
Moncheur, Charlotte, baroness
- 121 letters, ca. 1916-1940
Morley, Charles, 1853-1916
- 10 letters, 1906-1908-
Norris, Kathleen (Thompson), 1880-
- 22 letters, 1909-1930
Ormond, Violet (Sargent) [John S. Sargent's sister]
- 32 letters, 1918-1937
Porter, Bruce, 1865-
- 129 letters, ca. 1906-1940
Porter, Margaret (James) [Mrs. Bruce Porter]
- 22 letters, 1917-1932 & undated
Putnam, Arthur, 1873-1930
- 7 letters, 1905-1921 & undated
Robertson, Walford Graham, 1866-1948
- 14 letters, undated
San Francisco. Art Association
- 2 letters, 1906-1923
Sargent, Emily [John S. Sargent's sister]
- 19 letters, 1908-1930 & undated
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
- 132 letters, 1892-1924 & undated
Shiels, John Wilson, 1868-1929
- Letter, Aug. 11, 1910, addressed to Arthur Putnam. [In Putnam correspondence, Box 4]
Skinner, Robert P., 1866-
- 2 letters, 1930
Spreckels, Alma (de Bretteville)
- 2 letters, 1920-1921, addressed to Arthur Putnam. [In Putnam correspondence, Box 4]
Stanford University. Library. Hoover Library on War, Revolution and Peace
- 2 letters, 1940
Sutro, Alfred, 1869-1945
- 4 letters, 1933
Sutro, Oscar, 1874-1935
- 2 letters, 1931 & undated
Witt, Sir Robert Clermont, 1872-1952
- 2 letters, 1926-1938

Letters written to Miss Heyneman. 1886-1942

Physical Description: Boxes 1-4

Content/Description

Arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization. Single letters have been placed in Correspondence Miscellany (Box 1) and unidentified correspondents at the end (Box 4).

box 1

A-M

box 2

N-Sargent, Emily

box 3

Sargent, John Singer

box 4

Sb-Z, and miscellaneous or unidentified

box 4

Letters re California and Kitchener Houses. 1915-1920

Content/Description

Mainly letters of appreciation from foreign governments and officials.

box 4

Misc. letters re her biography of Arthur Putnam. 1932-1933

Content/Description

Mainly fan mail.

box 4

Letters written to and by Arthur Putnam. 1905-1921

Content/Description

Putnam's copies of his letters (some written in a notebook), and letters from Porter Garnett, Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, and J. Wilson Shiels.

box 4

Correspondence, in German script, between Miss Heyneman's parents, Herman and Helene Heyneman. 1852-1880

Letters written by Miss Heyneman. 1886-1941

Physical Description: Boxes 5-7

Content/Description

Arranged chronologically. Most of the letters, 1892-1907, were written from Europe to members of her family. Many of the later letters are draft copies, and many letters are undated.

box 5

1886-1899

box 6

1900-1941

box 7

Undated

carton 1

Mss. of her writings

Content/Description

Manuscripts of short stories, articles and novels, publish and unpublished. Included is her reminiscence of John S. Sargent, "Tite Street and Around the Corner. "

box 8-9

Subject files, clippings and photographs

Additional Note

Many photographs have been removed from the collection and catologed separately, with the call number Portrait 6342-6369. Some scketches and photographs have been removed to Pictorial Collection.

Putnam, Arthur

Sketches

Miscellany

Sargent, John Singer - photographs and clippings of his portraits

Photographs

Clippings

Miss Heyneman's notes

Miscellany

California House, Kitchener House - World War I

Clippings re Miss Heyneman

Clippings of newspaper articles written by her Clippings of magazine articles and stories written by her

Clippings re her books, Woman at the Crossroads and Arthur Putnam, Sculptor

Photographs of portraits done by Miss Heyneman

Photographs of unidentified portraits

Miscellany

Notes on Miss Heyneman by Paul Heyneman

oversize scrapbook

Clippings from San Francisco newspapers. kept by her brother, Lionel. ca. 1889-1895