Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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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 "benefactor of humanity" medal, Union of American Republics)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works., Union of American Republics--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Pan-Americanism--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Peace--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., International cooperation--Societies, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works., Portrait medallions--Pictorial works.
A photograph presenting the front side of a gold medal issued by the Union of American Republics featuring a portrait of Andrew Carnegie and bearing the inscription "Benefactor of humanity." Title supplied by cataloger; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm
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(Fondation Carnegie medal, 1909)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works., Fondation Carnegie--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works., Endowments--France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--France--Medals--Pictorial works., Heroes--France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--France--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Portrait medallions--France--Pictorial works., France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Two photographs showing both sides of a medal issued by Fondation Carnegie, the French equivalent of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust. One side features the portrait of Andrew Carnegie and the inscriptions "Fondation Carnegie, 1909" and "Liberalite d'un citoyen Americain pour recompenser les actes de courage accomplis en France." The other shows an angel placing a crown of laurels on the head of a genuflecting male figure, and bears the inscriptions "Aux heros de la civilisation" and "Andrew Carnegie, 1909.". Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm.; "63"--Mount verso.; "73"--Mount verso
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(Fondation Carnegie medal, 1909)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Fondation Carnegie--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works., Endowments--France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--France--Medals--Pictorial works., Heroes--France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--France--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Portrait medallions--France--Pictorial works., France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph showing three medals (front side), each featuring the same design, issued by Fondation Carnegie, the French equivalent of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust; two are of the same size; the third is a smaller version. Features a portrait of Andrew Carnegie and the inscriptions "Fondation Carnegie, 1909" and "Liberalite d'un citoyen Americain pour recompenser les actes de courage accomplis en France." The reverse side (not shown in photograph) features an angel placing a crown of laurels on the head of a genuflecting male figure and bears the inscriptions "Aux heros de la civilisation" and "Andrew Carnegie, 1909." Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm.; "73"--Mount verso
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(Fondation Carnegie medal, 1909)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works., Fondation Carnegie--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works., Endowments--France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--France--Medals--Pictorial works., Heroes--France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--France--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Portrait medallions--France--Pictorial works., France--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Two photographs showing both sides of a medal issued by Fondation Carnegie, the French equivalent of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust. One side features the portrait of Andrew Carnegie and the inscriptions "Fondation Carnegie, 1909" and "Liberalite d'un citoyen Americain pour recompenser les actes de courage accomplis en France." The other shows an angel placing a crown of laurels on the head of a genuflecting male figure and bears the inscriptions "Aux heros de la civilisation" and "Andrew Carnegie, 1909." Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm
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(Gold medal from the Union of American Republics (reverse side))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Union of American Republics--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Pan-Americanism--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Peace--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., International cooperation--Societies, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works., America--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Western Hemisphere--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph presenting the reverse side of a gold medal issued by the Union of American Republics bearing the inscription "The American Republics to Andrew Carnegie 1911." The names of the organization's constituent countries are listed along the circumference. Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm
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(Medal with inscription Aux heros de la civilisation, Andrew Carnegie, 1909)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Heroes--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--Medals--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works.
A photograph showing three iterations of a medal bearing the inscription "Aux heros de la civilisation, Andrew Carnegie, 1909." Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm
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(Six medals)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie Institute of Technology--Anniversaries, etc.--Medals--Pictorial works., Iron and Steel Institute--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., National Institute of Social Sciences (U.S.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works., Medals--United States--Pictorial works.
A photograph showing an array of six medals associated with the philanthropic giving of Andrew Carnegie. Inscriptions: Iron and Steel Institute, for research; To commemorate the eightieth birthday of Andrew Carnegie and the fifteenth anniversary of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1915; Iron and Steel Institute, 1873; For distinguished achievement, Andrew Carnegie, MCMX; National Institute of Social Sciences, dignus honore. (The last of the six medals has no inscription.). Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm; "154"--Mount verso
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(Six medals)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works., Penn, William, 1644-1718--Medals--Pictorial works., Penn, William, 1644-1718--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Penn, William, 1644-1718--Pictorial works., Bessemer, Henry, Sir, 1813-1898--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Bessemer, Henry, Sir, 1813-1898--Medals--Pictorial works., Bessemer, Henry, Sir, 1813-1898--Pictorial works., Pennsylvania Society--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Pennsylvania Society--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie Institute of Technology--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie Institute of Technology--Medals--Pictorial works., National Institute of Social Sciences (U.S.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., National Institute of Social Sciences (U.S.)--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie-Stiftelsen--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie-Stiftelsen--Medals--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works., Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Pioneers--Pennsylvania--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Pioneers--Pennsylvania--Medals--Pictorial works., Pioneers--Pennsylvania--Pictorial works., Quakers--Pennsylvania--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Quakers--Pennsylvania--Medals--Pictorial works., Quakers--Pennsylvania--Pictorial works., Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Medals--Pictorial works., Social sciences--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Social sciences--United States--Medals--Pictorial works., Metallurgists--Great Britain--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Metallurgists--Great Britain--Medals--Pictorial works., Metallurgists--Great Britain--Pictorial works., Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Pennsylvania--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of six medals associated with the philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie. The first medal features a portrait of Carnegie and an inscription of his name; the second features the inscriptions "Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburgh Pennsylvania" and "'My heart is in the work' Andrew Carnegie, 1900"; the third features a portrait of Henry Bessmer with an inscription of his name; the fourth features a portrait of William Penn with the inscriptions "The Pennsylvania Society, founded MDCCCIXC" and "William Penn, MDCXLIV-MDCCXVIII"; the fifth shows a male figure holding a branch and a crown of laurels, standing beside a shield bearing the inscription "National Institute of Social Sciences"; the sixth features a portrait of Andrew Carnegie and the inscriptions "Carnegie-Stiftelsen grundad 1911", "Andr Carnegie (sic)", and "Specimen to Mr. Andrew Carnegie, for hjalte dad." Title supplied by cataloger.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm.; "153"--Mount verso
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