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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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(A.A. Hamerschlag to J.A. Poynton, May 4, 1914)
Hamerschlag, Arthur Arton--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Margaret Morrison Carnegie College (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
A typescript letter (marked ""copy"") from Arthur Arton Hamerschlag to John A. Poynton. Hamerschlag expresses his desire to own all of the property abutting the Carnegie Institute of Technology but explains he has no money to do so. He mentions that he tried to explain this to Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to Col. S.H. Church, May, 21, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Louise, Lwoff-Parlaghy, Vilma Elisabeth, Princess, 1863-1923, Painters--Hungary, Portraits, Art commissions, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Philanthropists--United States--Portraits, Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934, Pittsburgh (Pa.), Cunningham, Charles R., Carnegie Institute
A typescript letter from John A. Poynton, Andrew Carnegie's personal secretary, to Col. Samuel Harden Church explaining that Mrs. Louise Carnegie thinks the portrait painted by Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy of Andrew Carnegie is not good enough to be displayed in the President's office. The portrait is the costliest portrait painted of him to date but it is not the best portrait of him. Mr. Butler's painting of Andrew Carnegie ""is considered the finest likeness"" and Mrs. Carnegie is having a replica made of this painting and will have it sent to Church's ""address at Pittsburgh"". On Andrew Carnegie stationary, signed in ink by J.A. Poynton. Includes handwritten ink notations: ""Informal"" at top of letter, correction in body of letter and a handwritten note at bottom of letter from Samuel H. Church to Mr. Cunningham (custodian of buildings and grounds at the Carnegie Institute), dated May 22, 1914, asking Cunningham to note and return this letter along with another letter sent to him ""today"" (presumably a letter dated May 20, 1914 from J.A. Poynton to Col. S.H. Church)
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(J.A. Poynton to Mr. Church, May 17, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Employees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from J.A. Poynton to Mr. Church regarding a check for expenses for dismissed employees of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
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(J.A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, February 10, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, New York American (New York, N.Y. : 1902)
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, written in response to Church's letter of the 8th, in which he requests the plates of a photograph of Andrew Carnegie that he thought should be included in Carnegie's biography, to which Poynton presently states that he will try to obtain a couple of copies of the pictures Church had sent him and that he believes that they had appeared in the New York American and might be found that publication's office. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, February 10, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church indicating that he will send Church as many copies of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial Relations as he needs. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, February 13, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church, in response to Church's letter of the 11th. Poynton informs Church that he may have, as requested, 100 copies of the transcript of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial Relations, of which he has enclosed a rough proof. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, February 17, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania, Railroads--Officials and employees--United States
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church in response to Church's letter of the 16th. Poynton informs Church that the printer has been instructed to send him one thousand copies of the transcript of Andrew Carnegie's testimony before the Commission on Industrial relations and that they were presently engaged in addressing copies to railroad executives throughout the country. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, February 8, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church regarding Andrew Carnegie's statement before the Commission on Industrial Relations. Reference is made to Church's letter of the 6th. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, January 15, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania
A typescript letter (signed) from John Poynton to Samuel Harden Church requesting that Church answer questions pertaining to the Carnegie Institute contained in an enclosed letter and memorandum from Basil Manly, the official in charge of federal hearings on industrial relations.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, January 18, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Carnegie Institute, Manly, Basil Maxwell, 1886-1950, United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Governmental investigations, Legislative hearings, Working class--Pennsylvania, Labor--Pennsylvania, Industries--Pennsylvania, Presidents--United States
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton thanks Church for his letter of the 16th and makes reference to Andrew Carnegie's request that Harden re-extend an invitation to President Wilson to come to Pittsburgh. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, June 8, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Poynton, John A.--Health, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Garmany, Jasper, Barrow, Archibald C., Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton remarks on the improvement in Andrew Carnegie's health as reported by Dr. Jasper Garmany and Archibald Barrow and conveys his pleasure in having Church as a neighbor this summer in Bar Harbor, Maine. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 17, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Croall and Croall (Firm), Hardie, James F., Automobiles, Automobile industry and trade, Carnegie Engineering Corporation
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church in which Poynton thanks Church for the information he provided in his letter of the 8th concerning the fraudulence Carnegie Engineering Corporation. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 19, 1914)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Carnegie Institute--Finance, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Skibo (Scotland)
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton requests that Church add to a report that he (Church) is to have printed a statement of the amount with which Andrew Carnegie has funded the Carnegie Institute and also that he send 500 copies of the report to Skibo. Includes handwritten notation by Samuel Harden Church regarding the Carnegie Institute's Founder's Day book. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, May 6, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Croall and Croall (Firm), Hardie, James F., Automobiles, Automobile industry and trade, Carnegie Engineering Corporation
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church inquiring about a firm calling itself the Carnegie Engineering Corporation that approached the firm Croall and Croall (who then contacted Skibo) about producing and manufacturing a new line of automobile.
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(J.A. Poynton to S.H. Church, September 24, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Death and burial, Carnegie, Louise, Obituaries, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
An unsigned typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church commenting on: Church's ulcerated tooth; the continued improvement in the health of Andrew Carnegie; the weather at Bar Harbor, Maine; and Louise Carnegie's appreciation of Church's letter (presumably of the 9th, which refers to a biographical sketch of Carnegie.) On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(John A. Poynton to Colonel S.H. Church, December 10, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wilson, Margaret Barclay, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from John A. Poynton to Colonel S.H. Church referencing Miss Margaret Barclay Wilson, a professor in the Normal College, who will be sending an anthology she has just written about Andrew Carnegie.
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(John A. Poynton to Samuel H. Church, January 16, 1918)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, McKahan, Mary S., Hamerschlag, Arthur Arton, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Actions and defenses, X-rays
A typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church regarding charges made by Mary S. McKahan against the Carnegie Institute of Technology regarding x-ray experimentation that left her with severe burns. A notation appears in pencil at the bottom of the page, signed ""M.G.R.,"" indicating that a copy of McKahan's letter has been retained by Arthur Hamerschlag. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, April 6, 1917)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Industrial relations--United States, Labor world (San Francisco, Calif.), Equal opportunities
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton informs Church that he has not been able to show Andrew Carnegie a specified article on the topic of labor because he (Carnegie) was suffering from a ""slight cold"" but goes on to offer his own opinion of the article, revealing an anti-labor/pro-capital bias. Poynton also mentions that there will be a meeting of the full board of trustees of the Carnegie Corporation of New York before adjourning for the summer. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie. Includes penciled notation ""for reply.""
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(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, August 11, 1915)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Health, Bar Harbor (Me.), Vacations
A signed typescript letter from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church. Poynton expresses pleasure that Andrew Carnegie is ""quite his old self again"" and also that the Churches will be vacationing at Bar Harbor, Maine. Includes penciled postscript: ""will write him.""
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(John A. Poynton to S.H. Church, December 20, 1916)
Poynton, John A.--Correspondence, Church, Samuel Harden--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Portraits, Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934, Carnegie Institute, Painters--United States, Art
A typescript letter (signed) from John A. Poynton to Samuel Harden Church regarding a letter from Church to painter Howard Russell Butler concerning a portrait of Andrew Carnegie that Butler had promised the Carnegie Institute. On personal letterhead of Andrew Carnegie.
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