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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 (manuscript))
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburghFinance, Public librariesPolitical aspects--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Public librariesPennsylvaniaPittsburgh--Endowments, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919Correspondence
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 William Nimick Frew, April 1906)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Handwritten letter from Andrew Carnegie requesting a conference on the issues between the City of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Library.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, December 22, 1906)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Mayors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Guthrie, George W., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A telegram from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew concerning an unnamed matter Carnegie had discussed in confidence with the mayor of Pittsburgh.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, January 12, 1905)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Homestead-- Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Free Library (Braddock, Pa.)-- Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Free Library of Duquesne (Duquesne, Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Braddock--Finance, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Duquesne--Finance, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew concerning letters Mr. Frew had written. Mr. Carnegie states that the letters are ""satisfactory"" and then asks Mr. Frew to clear up the ""misapprehension"" regarding the revenue for the ""Institute"" and the ""three Institutes at Homestead, Braddock and Duquesne"". Signed by Andrew Carnegie. Includes a handwritten notation at end of the page. On Andrew Carnegie letterhead.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, January 4, 1902)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Telegram from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew directed the latter to purchase an unspecified East End property
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, January 9, 1903)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Planning, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Handwritten letter from Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew. He asks Frew to get options on property along Forbes Avenue for the new technical school, erring on the side of too much property rather than too little.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, June 28, 1910)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Handwritten letter on Skibo letterhead. Carnegie remarks on unspecified ""bad news"" and mentions that his leg is now much stronger.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, March 24, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A telegram from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew. Carnegie congratulates Frew ""now for something unequaled april eleventh (sic),"" presumably in reference to the opening of the new addition to the Carnegie Institute the following month (April 11, 1907).
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, n.d.)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Undated Western Union telegram from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew expressing delight that the City Fathers of Pittsburgh are interested in the building of the new library.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. Frew, May 14, 1906)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A telegram from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, requesting that Frew postpone conferring with the mayor of Pittsburgh until after he receives Carnegie's May 14th letter.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. McConway, June 20, 1904)
McConway, William--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools--Planning, Technical education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, School buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Planning, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A signed 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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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. McConway, June 20, 1904)
McConway, William--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools--Planning, Technical education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, School buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Planning, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
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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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. McConway, June 29, 1904)
McConway, William--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools--Planning, Technical education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Technical education--New York (State)--New York, School buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Planning, School buildings--New York (State)--New York, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A copy of typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William McConway, Chairman of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees Technical Schools Committee, discussing plans for the Pittsburgh Technical Schools. Carnegie stresses the importance of taking a utilitarian design approach, noting that he will be happy to contribute more money in the future if the School's success warrants expansion. To provide examples of what he envisions, Carnegie discusses other school projects he has been involved with and he encloses a June 18, 1904, New York Tribune article about a recent extension he funded for New York Mechanics' and Tradesmen's Society school buildings.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, August 5, 1910)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Typescript letter (signed) from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew. Carnegie states the need for an extension to the Technical School and an increase in the number of students.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, July 8, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, written in response to Frew's June 22nd letter. Carnegie chides Frew for bothering him about the Carnegie Institute's current year finances and objects to Frew's implication that he is at fault for a budget shortfall. A handwritten initialed note in pen at the bottom of the letter indicates that Carnegie has no intention of leaving the Institute in the lurch.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, June 10, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Management, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, written in response to a May 1st letter written by Samuel Church concerning operations of the Carnegie Institute. Carnegie expresses his opinion about what Church has suggested but he leaves any decision regarding the matter up to Frew and the trustees.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, June 10, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools--Press coverage, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, written in response to Frew's May 9th letter regarding newspaper articles containing false information about a Carnegie Technical Schools bricklaying class. Carnegie suggests that Frew ascertain the reporter's identity and then write a letter of complaint to the Associated Press.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, June 10, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Management, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
An unsigned copy (?) of a typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, written in response to a May 1st letter written by Samuel Church concerning operations of the Carnegie Institute. Carnegie expresses his opinion about what Church has suggested but he leaves any decision regarding the matter up to Frew and the trustees.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, June 14, 1906)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Library trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museum trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew requesting lists of individuals currently serving as trustees of the Carnegie Library and the Carnegie Institute.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Wm. N. Frew, June 30, 1904)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Founders Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.--Planning, Morley, John, 1838-1923--Travel--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Frew, President of the Carnegie Institute Board of Trustees, suggesting Founder's Day schedule changes to accommodate the presidential election and the upcoming visit of British statesman John Morley.
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