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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.W. Tarbell to R.S. Crossley, May 5, 1936)
Keighley (England), Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A.W. Tarbell, the Chairman of the Committee on Historical Records writes to R.S. Crossley, the Librarian at the Keighley Carnegie Library asking for an account of Andrew Carnegie's visit to Keighley, appearing in the Keighley News.
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(A.W. Tarbell to W. Healey, May 5, 1936)
Keighley (England), Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A.W. Tarbell, the Chairman of the Committee on Historical Records writes to W. Healey, the Principal at the Technical College in Keighley thanking him for information concerning Andrew Carnegie's visit to Keighley.
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Banquet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Hotel Schenley, April 12, 1907
Carnegie, Louise (Whitfield) 1857-1946, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
An overhead photograph of guests seated at a banquet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie at the former Hotel Schenley (now the University of Pittsburgh's William Pitt Union).
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The benefactions of Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
The gospel of wealth, the influence of Carnegie's doctrine, Carnegie Corporation of New York; Gifts for libraries, essential place of the public library, communities responsible for maintenance; Gifts for education, American colleges, the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, study of medical education, improvement of medical education; Gifts for scientific research, medical research, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mount Wilson Observatory; Gifts of sentiment, pension funds, the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Carnegie Hero Funds; World peace, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, peace organization world wide
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Birthplace of Andrew Carnegie
Dunfermline (Scotland), Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A photocard of Carnegie's childhood home in Dunfermline, Scotland.
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The British benefactions of Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
"An address delivered November 25, 1935, from the Music Pavilion in Pittencrief Glen, Dunfermline, Scotland, on the one hundredth anniversary of Andrew Carnegie's birth."
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(Burton J. Hendrick to Mrs. William McConway, March 24, 1927)
McConway, William, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Burton J. Hendrick, the first Carnegie biographer, requests that Mrs. William McConway send her husband's correspondence with Andrew Carnegie to Hendrick so that he can copy the originals, and make use of the letters in the "complete, authorized biography" that he was writing.
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A Carnegie anthology
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A collection of quotations from the written works of Andrew Carnegie. Includes numerous photographs and "a collection of portraits of Mr. Carnegie". Includes a bibliography and index.
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(Carnegie bust)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A photograph of a bust of Andrew Carnegie.
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(Carnegie bust, with frame)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A photograph of a bust of Andrew Carnegie.
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(Carnegie Corporation of New York)
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
An article from 1911 from the New York (Evening) Post, about the creation of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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(Carnegie Day address -- November 28, 1939)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Boundaries -- United States, Carnegie family, Philanthropy
Hotchkiss discusses the concept of the frontier, particularly the concept of the frontier in the context of the United States of America; he relates this to Andrew Carnegie.
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(Carnegie Dunfermline Trustees to Dr. Thomas S. Baker)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial
An invitation to the opening of the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial in Dunfermline, Scotland.
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Carnegie gift's versus city's maintenance of Carnegie institutions
Thaw, Mary Copley--Correspondence, Barr, Albert James--Correspondence, Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh post (Pittsburgh, Pa. : 1887 : Daily), Libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County, Carnegie libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Library benefactors--United States, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Management, Carnegie Institute--Management, Public institutions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Management, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Management, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Politics and government
A copy of A typescript letter from an unknown taxpayer (presumably Mary Copley Thaw) to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post, Albert J Barr. In the letter Mrs. Thaw believes that communities that accept the gift of libraries from Andrew Carnegie end up paying ""many times the value of the original gift"". She goes on to state that there is ""waste"" in management of the Carnegie Institute and Library. ""Taxpayer"" at the end of letter.
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(Carnegie in library (drawing))
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie libraries
A drawing from the New York Times picturing Andrew Carnegie, completed by an unknown artist. "Not his great wealth -- but the string of more than 1600 public libraries which he built across the country give Andrew Carnegie his most enduring fame."
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The Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Frew, William Nimick, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute)
Draft of speech delivered by Andrew Carnegie on Founder's Day, ghost-written by William Nimick Frew and presumably accompanying his letter of Apr. 18, containing information on Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, and the Technical Schools. The organ recitals and care of the institute building are mentioned briefly, and gratitude is expressed for coverage of the Institute by local newspapers. William Nimick Frew's service is acknowledged, as well as the work of the Board of Trustees.
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The Carnegie Institute
Founder's Day (Carnegie Institute), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Frew, William Nimick, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie, Louise--Health, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie Institute--Anniversaries, etc.
Revised draft of speech delivered by Andrew Carnegie on Founder's Day, ghost written by William Nimick Frew, containing information on Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute Dept. of Fine Arts, Carnegie Museum, and the Technical Schools. The organ recitals and care of the institute building are mentioned briefly, and gratitude is expressed for coverage of the Institute by local newspapers. William Nimick Frew's service is acknowledged, as well as the work of the Board of Trustees. The revisions include acknowledgement of the election of Samuel Harden Church as president of the Institute and Mrs. Carnegie's regrets that she is unable to attend due to illness.
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Carnegie Institute of Technology, address by Frank F. Nicola, esq. at the Carnegie Day Exercises, November 24, 1920
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Wealth, Industrial relations
Nicola speaks of Carnegie as a "plain, practical man of great heart and a wonderful mind." He discusses wealth and the relations between Labor and Capital.
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Carnegie libraries
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Carnegie libraries
A very brief piece about Carnegie Libraries. Includes thirteen photographs.
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The Carnegie Mansion history and description
Carnegie Mansion (New York, N.Y.), Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Just as this item's title indicates, this pamphlet contains both a brief history and description of the Carnegie Mansion at 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY.
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