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This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie's bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use as part of their curriculum.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, April 11, 1906 (typescript))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburghFinance, Public librariesPolitical aspects--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh--Endowments
Typescript of handwritten letter in which Andrew Carnegie tells William Frew that all cities appoint library commissions, and he doesn't believe that the people of Pittsburgh would accept political control rather than a commission. It should be an easy matter to fix a sum for the Carnegie Librarys maintenance and let the City pay that to the commission. He dismisses the idea of a contract to manage the city's libraries for $150,000 annually, thus relieving the city of responsibility for maintaining them, and he will not pay for such purpose, especially as Pittsburgh will need over twice that much money in the future. He proposes a private conference with Mayor Guthrie and some of the board members to discuss his plans.
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(Andrew Carnegie to W.J. Holland, January 30, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Museum exhibits, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Diplodocus, Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, 1886-1941, Dinosaurs--Utah, Paleontological excavations--Utah, Spain, Argentina
An unsigned typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Jacob Holland discussing the diplodocus carnegii replicas to be presented as gifts to Spain and Argentina and the discovery in Utah by Carnegie Museum paleontologists of what, according to Holland's description, was the largest and most complete dinosaur to be found to date in the United States.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. McConway, June 20, 1904)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, McConway, William--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools--Planning, Technical education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, School buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Planning
A copy (?) of a typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William McConway, Chairman of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees Technical Schools Committee, written in response to McConway's letter of May 25th concerning plans for the Pittsburgh Technical Schools. Carnegie stresses his view that the immediate business of the Committee should be to provide a working Technical School for not more than one million dollars and notes that some of the plans seem too grandiose, cautioning that it is better to start on a small scale and build additions as necessary rather than erect extra buildings now that may prove unnecessary in the long run.
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(David Starr Jordan to Andrew Carnegie, December 26, 1911)
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Stanford University--Presidents, Eigenmann, Carl H., 1863-1927, Zoologists--United States, Deans (Education)--Indiana, Indiana University. Graduate School, Ichthyologists--United States, Rivers--South America, South America--Discovery and exploration, Carnegie Museum, Rivers--Panama, Panama--Discovery and exploration, Ichthyology--South America, Ichthyology--Panama, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932, Atrato River (Colombia)
A typescript letter from David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, to Andrew Carnegie concerning funding for Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann, professor of Zoology and dean of the Graduate School of the University of Indiana, for his exploration of the Panama region of South America. Jordon writes that Eigenmann had been studying the rivers of northern South America, ""under the auspices of the Carnegie Museum"". He writes that Eigenmann wants to do work in the Panama region ""to note the animals of the streams of the two sides of the isthmus before the canal pours them all together and destroys all future possibilities of a study of their distribution"". Per Eigenmann's request, Jordan writes that he has ""inadvertently drawn upon funds"" from Dr. W.J. Holland, Director of the Carnegie Museum, that Eigenmann was expecting to use. Jordon then states that Eigenmann has already left for the Atrato River in northern Colombia. Includes penciled notation at top of letter.
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(Eleanore G. Rogers to Andrew Carnegie, November 14, 1903)
Rogers, Eleanore G.--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Art Students' League (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Carnegie Institute
Typescript letter (carbon copy). Art Students' League president Eleanore G. Rogers asks Andrew Carnegie to re-establish the League within the Carnegie Institute. Founded in 1886, the League was given two rooms in the basement of Carnegie Institute and later moved to an unsatisfactory room in the attic because the space was needed by the Institute. At present the League, whose 35 members exhibit in various museums, contribute illustrations to leading periodicals, teach art in the Pittsburgh schools, etc., occupies the Thomas Shields Clarke studio.
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(Ellsworth Gage Lancaster to Andrew Carnegie, Jan. 1, 1914)
Lancaster, Ellsworth Gage, b. 1861--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Whales, Fossil, Olivet College. Biological Museum, Carnegie Museum
Typescript letter. E.G. Gage, president of Olivet College (Mich.), writes to Andrew Carnegie to offer the loan of a unique specimen of fused whale vertebrae to Carnegie Museum. He judges its current location, in the Olivet College Biological Museum to be unsafe, and that the specimen could be better seen and appreciated at Carnegie Museum.
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(Harrison S. Morris to Andrew Carnegie, November 22, 1904)
Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1856-1948--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872, Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916, Painters--United States, Painting, Modern--Exhibitions, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
A signed typescript letter from Harrison Morris, Managing Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, to Andrew Carnegie requesting confirmation that Carnegie would like to commission a copy of the Academy's portrait of Judge Ross by Thomas Sully for the Carnegie Institute and recommending that American painter William Chase be the one to prepare the copy. Morris also thanks Carnegie for contributing the painting ""Autumn Sunrise"" by Leonard Ochtman for the Academy' s 100th anniversary exhibition and notes that he is sending Carnegie copies of an announcement and a recent pamphlet relating to the Academy.
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(Harrison S. Morris to James Bertram, December 1, 1904)
Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1856-1948--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872, Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916, Breckenridge, Hugh H. (Hugh Henry), 1870-1937, Painters--United States, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
A signed typescript letter from Harrison Morris to James Bertram, written in response to Bertram's letter of November 28th. Morris explains that he recommended William Chase to copy Thomas Sully's painting of Judge Ross for the Carnegie Institute because he was under the impression that Mr. Carnegie wanted the copy to be a distinctive work of art which would gain in value by reason of its painter. Morris now suggests commissioning Hugh H. Breckenridge, a Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Schools instructor, to prepare the copy.
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(John A. Brashear to Andrew Carnegie, March 1, 1901)
Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, McConway, William, Campus planning--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A typescript letter from John A. Brashear to Andrew Carnegie concerning the ""new Technical School"" and the ""Plan and Scope"" committee. Mr. Brashear states that he would like to devote more time to the planning of the new school and mentions that Mr. McConway would be a good choice for chairman (of the ""Plan and Scope"" committee). On John A. Brashear, Astronomical and Physical Instrument Works, Allegheny, Pa., U.S.A. letterhead. Includes some pencil markings and the letter is signed by John A. Brashear.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 21, 1908)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Millet, Frank D., Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792, Busts, United States. Dept. of the Navy, American Academy in Rome, Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910, Painters--United States, Art, Modern--Exhibitions, Art
A typescript letter (signed) from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie. Beatty places the blame for the controversy over the bust of John Paul Jones on Frank D. Millet. In a handwritten postscript, Beatty mentions that the annual exhibition will include twenty-one works by Winslow Homer.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, April 3, 1913)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Prinet, Ren-Franois-Xavier, 1861-1946, Caro-Delvaille, Henry, 1876-1928, Painters--France, Painters--United States, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie informing him that members of the jury of award, including French painters Ren Prinet and Henry Caro-Devaille, have arrived in Pittsburgh for the upcoming Carnegie Institute annual international art exhibition and requesting that Carnegie send a telegram for Beatty to read to the jury thanking them for their service at a banquet to be held in their honor on April 4th.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 16, 1911)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Walton, Edward Arthur, 1860-1922, Painters--Scotland, Portraits, Art commissions, University of St. Andrews, Carnegie International, Skibo (Scotland), Lavery, John, 1856-1941
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie concerning a photograph of a portrait of Andrew Carnegie painted by Edward A. Walton. Beatty writes that he has delayed answering Carnegie's letter of November 24, 1911 because he received a letter from Edward A. Walton informing him that he mailed a photograph of Carnegie's portrait (presumably the portrait Walton painted of Carnegie commissioned by St. Andrews University) and he intended to send it to the coming international exhibition (presumably the Carnegie International). The photograph was not received by the Carnegie Institute and Beatty asks Carnegie if he received it. Beatty writes that they would be ""delighted to receive Walton's portrait"" and remarks that they already have one of his ""important paintings"" in their ""permanent collection"". Mr. Walton expressed to Beatty his delight at visiting Carnegie at Skibo. Beatty concludes by writing that the exhibition next spring should be a ""fine"" one and the painter, John Lavery, from Ireland, will furnish the ""special honor group"".
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 20, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Schenley, Mary Croghan--Portraits, Lauder, George, Lauder, Maggie, Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958, Thomas, Grosvenor, 1856-1923, Bezzi, Bartolomeo, 1851-1923, Art
A typescript letter from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, on Carnegie Institute letterhead. Beatty reports having seen the Lauders' portrait of Mary Schenley for the first time and offers his impressions, then goes on to mention other pieces of art recently donated to the Carnegie Institute: Lawrence Grovenor's The mill and Bartolomeo Bezzi's Venetian Canal (both presented by Pittsburgh native Lawrence C. Phipps).
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, December 9, 1903)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Bronze sculpture, Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927
Typescript letter (carbon copy). John Beatty sends Andrew Carnegie a bill for a collection of bronze reproductions from the ""Naples Museum"" (unidentified), contracted for on his behalf by Edward E. Ayer two years earlier, with instructions for payment. He asks that the original contract be returned for the office files. Enclosures not included.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 20, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875, Bronze sculpture, French, Animals in art, Lawrence, Cyrus J.--Art collections, Carnegie Museum. Dept. of Fine Arts
Typescript letter. Beatty informs Carnegie that he has received favorable expert opinions on the Cyrus collection of Barye bronze, which also includes eight fine watercolors. The estimate of the experts is that the collection would see for $38,000-$50,000. He asks if Carnegie is willing to bid on the collection for Carnegie Institute, and encloses a portion of the sales catalog (not included). A penciled annotation by Carnegie says: ""No, don't care much for these bronzes.""
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, January 22, 1910)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, McTaggart, William, 1835-1910, Walls, William, 1860-1942
Typescript letter. Beatty, like Carnegie, admires Scottish painter William McTaggart, and tried to visit him on his last trip to Scotland. He reminds Carnegie that the William Walls painting , mentioned in Carnegie's letter of Jan. 20, was in fact exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in 1896.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, June 30, 1909)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, Art exhibition audiences--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie reporting on facts and figures related to the most recently completed annual Carnegie Institute International Exhibition of art including attendance estimates and the total value of paintings purchased.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, March 24, 1909)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions, East, Alfred, Sir, 1849-1913, Lotos Club (New York, N.Y.), Painters--England, Breitner, George Hendrik, 1857-1923, Painters--Netherlands, Art museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from John Beatty to Andrew Carnegie informing him about the travel plans of Alfred East, President of the Royal Society of British Artists, who is coming to the U.S. to serve as a member of the international jury of award for the upcoming annual Carnegie Institute art exhibition. Holland requests that Carnegie obtain a Lotus (aka Lotos) Club card for East and, if possible, spend some time with him. Beatty also notes that the other foreign member of the jury this year will be Dutch painter G.H. Breitner.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, May 14, 1912)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute, Art
A typescript letter with a handwritten postscript from John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie praising the annual art exhibition at the Carnegie Institute and the many individuals involved in the enterprise. On letterhead of the Carnegie Institute.
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(John W. Beatty to Andrew Carnegie, November 11, 1903)
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions
Typescript letter (carbon copy). John Beatty reports that the annual art exhibition at Carnegie Institute is successful and well attended. He is sending a catalog.
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