Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Subject = Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
  • Date = 1915

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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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Congratulations on eightieth birthday from the Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 29th October, 1915
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., University of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a document of the University of Pittsburgh's Board of Trustees (of which Andrew Carnegie had been a member) presenting a statement in honor Carnegie's eightieth birthday. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm
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Degree of Doctor of Laws conferred on Mr. Carnegie by Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1915
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Titles--Pictorial works., Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Academic decorations of honor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Pictorial works., Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Meadville--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Meadville (Pa.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a handwritten diploma for an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws conferred upon Andrew Carnegie by Allegheny College. Text in Latin. Includes a seal and signatures. Caption title.; "Engraved by Maverick and Wissinger Co. 132 White St., N.Y."--Bottom left corner of photograph.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm
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Greetings on eightieth Christmas from the Associated Charities of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-- 1915
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Associated Charities of Pittsburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Charities--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Christmas--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a card from the Associated Charities of Pittsburgh wishing Andrew Carnegie a good "eightieth Christmas" and acknowledging his advocacy of peace and his "goodwill to men." It is signed by the organization's trustees, numbering seventeen. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm
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Medal to commemorate the eightieth birthday of Andrew Carnegie and the fifteenth anniversary of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1915
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Pictorial works., Carnegie Institute of Technology--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie Institute of Technology--Anniversaries, etc.--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., Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works., Medals--United States--Pictorial works., Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Two photographs of a the front and reverse side of a medal given to Andrew Carnegie to commemorate the eightieth birthday of Andrew Carnegie and the fifteenth anniversary of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. In the middle of the front side of the medal is a plaque with the inscription: "'My heart is in the work' Andrew Carnegie 1900". Around the front side of the medal is the inscription: "Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburgh Pennsylvania". The reverse side of the medal contains the inscription: "To commemorate the eightieth birthday of Andrew Carnegie and the fifteenth anniversary of the Carnegie Institute of Technology 1915." Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm
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