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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 Daniel C. Gilman, December 10, 1903)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908--Correspondence, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Typescript letter to Carnegie Institution president Daniel C. Gilman on his retirement.
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(Andrew Carnegie to ""dear friend"")
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932, Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939, Carnegie Institute, Schenley Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
A typscript letter from Andrew Carnegie to an unidentified correspondent expressing his disapproval of a recent public outburst by William Jacob Holland, as reported to him by Henry S. Pritchett, offering instructions to ""ignore him"" if Holland attends an upcoming meeting, and mentioning a cut in funds to his department plus the necessity of additional ""strict discipline."" Marked ""Confidential"" and ""Copy of Letter.""
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(Andrew Carnegie to Doctor S.H. Church, December 14, 1914)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Nineteen fourteen, A.D., Saving and investment, Economic conditions
Typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Samuel H. Church stating: ""Thanks for your favor of ninth December. These are days when people must economize. I hav (i.e., have) never seen such a tempest!""
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(Andrew Carnegie to Elihu Root, December 30, 1908)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937--Correspondence, Nabuco, Joaquim, 1849-1910, Lacerda, Joa?o Batista de, 1846-1915, Castro, Cipriano, 1856?-1924, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Russia, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Italy, Great Britain, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs, Arbitration, International, United States--Foreign relations--1901-1909
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Andrew Carnegie to Elihu Root. In response to Root's letter of the 24th, Carnegie agrees to present a Diplodocus replica to Brazil, as requested by Brazilian ambassador to the U.S. Joaquim Nabuco, stipulating that museum director Lacerda put in an official request bearing the name of the Brazilian president, as Carnegie grants the Diplodocus only to requests by the person of a nation's highest office.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Frank A. Vanderlip, May 20, 1914)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Skibo (Scotland), Vanderlip, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1864-1937, College teachers--Pensions, Baccalaureate addresses, Carnegie Institute of Technology
A typescript letter (unsigned) from Andrew Carnegie to Frank A. Vanderlip. Carnegie, in acknowledgement of Vanderlip's assistance in setting up the pension for university professors and his commencement address at Carnegie Institute of Technology, extends an invitation to Skibo.
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(Andrew Carnegie to George T. Oliver, June 20, 1900)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Oliver, George T.--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Carnegie Institute--Funding, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A typescript copy of a letter from Andrew Carnegie to George T. Oliver regarding the expansion of the Carnegie Institute building. Includes typed superscript corrections and initialed in pencil.
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(Andrew Carnegie to George T. Oliver, June 20, 1900 (draft))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Oliver, George T.--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Carnegie Institute--Funding, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A typescript copy of a draft of a letter from Andrew Carnegie to George T. Oliver regarding the expansion of the Carnegie Institute building.
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(Andrew Carnegie to G.W. Guthrie, December 15, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Guthrie, George W.-- Correspondence, Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance, Dinners and diningPennsylvania--Pittsburgh, United States--Foreign relations, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance
A typescript letter, presumably from Andrew Carnegie, to the mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, George W. Guthrie, concerning certain newspaper clippings (not included). Mr. Carnegie states that he knows how to handle newspaper articles as he has had a lot of experience in dealing with them. Carnegie explains that he has corresponded to Mr. Frew, President of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and that he thinks the City of Pittsburgh is ""doing remarkably well in spending about Two Hundred Thousand Dollars a year upon their Libraries"". Mr. Carnegie suggests that the City of Pittsburgh should pay a fair fixed sum for the parts of the new building that the city occupies as a Library. Carnegie then expresses his opinion on an upcoming banquet given by the City of Pittsburgh for foreign guests. Handwritten notation on right side of letter.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Harrison W. Craver, March 20, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Craver, Harrison W.--Correspondence, Carnegie Library School, Field notes of the Training School for Children's Librarians, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Library educationPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Library schoolsPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Children's librariansPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Librarian Harrison W. Craver, in response to Craver's letter of March 6th. Carnegie expresses delight about the new magazine produced by the Training School for Children's Librarians.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Harrison W. Craver, March 20, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Craver, Harrison W.--Correspondence, Carnegie Library School, Field notes of the Training School for Children's Librarians, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Library educationPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Library schoolsPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Children's librariansPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Letter dated March 20, 1911 from Andrew Carnegie to Librarian Harrison W. Craver, in response to Craver's letter of March 6th. Carnegie expresses delight about the new magazine produced by the Training School for Children's Librarians.
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(Andrew Carnegie to Harrison W. Craver, March 20, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Craver, Harrison W.--Correspondence, Carnegie Library School, Library educationPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Library schoolsPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Children's librariansPennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to Librarian Harrison W. Craver, in response to Craver's letter of March 6th. Carnegie expresses delight about the new magazine produced by the Training School for Children's Librarians.
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(Andrew Carnegie to J. Beatty, March 28, 1913)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Evans, William Thomas, 1843-1917--Art collections, Carnegie Institute, Church, Samuel Harden, Museum trustees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museums--Employees--Pensions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pension trusts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
An unsigned typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to John Beatty, Carnegie Institute Director of Fine Arts, written in response to Beatty's March 27th letter. Carnegie states that he has no interest in buying any paintings from the W.T. Evans art collection and he defends Samuel Church's handling of Carnegie Institute pension matters.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John Hopkin Leete, November 27, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Leete, John Hopkin, 1868-1929--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools. School of Applied Science, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools. School of Applied Science--Students, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools. School of Applied Science--Evaluation
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to John Hopkin Leete, dean of the School of Applied Science of the Carnegie Institute, Technical Schools, concerning a ""unique testimonial"" sent to Carnegie with signatures of students (presumably students of the School of Applied Science of the Carnegie Institute of Technology). Letter sent to ""John Hopkin Leete, Esq. for the Faculty and Students of the Night School and Day School of Applied Science, Pittsburg, Pa."". In the letter Carnegie expresses how touched he is by the testimonial ""with the signatures of all the students"".
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, Apr. 22, 1907)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts
Typescript letter (carbon copy). Carnegie acknowledges Beatty's letter of Apr. 18, commenting on the Carnegie Institute's, Dept. of Fine Arts matters.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, December 22, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Lauder, George, Lauder, Maggie, Schenley, Mary Croghan--Portraits, Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958, Thomas, Grosvenor, 1856-1923, Bezzi, Bartolomeo, 1851-1923, Art
An unsigned typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty. Carnegie makes reference to Beatty's gifts as a painter and mentions the recently donated paintings by Lawrence C. Phipps and the portrait of Mary Schenley donated by George and Maggie Lauder.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, January 20, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Walls, William, 1860-1942, Animals in art, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts
Typescript letter (unsigned copy). Andrew Carnegie, apparently commenting on the pending sale of animal bronzes in New York, discusses a painting by William Walls, titled Twa dogs, that he displays in his private New York gallery. He thinks that it ought to have been exhibited in Pittsburgh, but the museum seems to have a prejudice against animal paintings, demonstrated by the inconspicuous placement there of a Scottish picture that had caused a sensation at the Franco-British Exposition in London.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, June 30, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions
Carbon copy of typescript letter (unsigned). Carnegie congratulates Beatty, apparently on the success of the annual exhibition.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, June 30, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Painting, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions
Typescript letter (unsigned). Carnegie congratulates Beatty, apparently on the success of the annual exhibition.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, May 11, 1912)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Art, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty concerning an article in the Pittsburgh post pronouncing Pittsburgh's position as a leading city in the arts.
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(Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty, May 11, 1912 (copy))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924--Correspondence, Art, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to John W. Beatty concerning an article in the Pittsburgh post pronouncing Pittsburgh's position as a leading city in the arts. Marked ""Copy"".
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