[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 118 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1855]
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                    TRIBUTE TO SARAH HOLMES BOUTELLE

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 13, 1999

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a woman 
who with boundless energy and enthusiasm researched and authored an 
award-winning book and became the world's foremost authority on the 
renowned architect Julia Morgan. Sarah Holmes Boutelle passed away in 
Santa Cruz last May at the age of 90.
  Born on January 29, 1909 in South Dakota, Sarah was a history teacher 
and school administrator when she came to Santa Cruz county in 1972 and 
visited Hearst Castle with her son, Christopher. Upon learning that 
Julia Morgan was the architect who built San Simeon, Mrs. Boutelle's 
interest, as a teacher, in female role models led her to seek more 
information about the renowned architect. Sarah's research on Julia 
Morgan cumulated in a book that won a California Book Award and Mrs. 
Boutelle's naming as an honorary member of the American Institute of 
Architects. Throughout the remainder of her life, Sarah continued to 
travel extensively, investigating new Julia Morgan material and 
lecturing.
  Sarah Holmes Boutelle was truly a remarkable woman who will be fondly 
remembered for her energy and enthusiasm as well as her extraordinary 
effort and contribution to the appreciation of architecture. She will 
be missed by the many people she touched both personally and through 
her writing and lectures during her lifetime.

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