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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)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Mayors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from Andew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew regarding the mayor of Pittsburgh's disagreement with the Carnegie Institute regarding an increase in funding for the Institute by the city of Pittsburgh.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Franks, Robert A., Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew regarding Carnegie Institute financial matters, with a reference to Robert Franks.
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(Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, December 15, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Philanthropists--United States, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance
A letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, President of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, in reference to a letter from Mr. Frew dated December 13, 1906, that states he would like to ""take care of everything but the Library proper"". Mr. Carnegie wants to have his ""fund"" used ""to pay for the portion of the Building the Carnegie Institute occupies"".
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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 W.N. Frew, April 21, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew concerning his contribution to the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building. Refers to Frew's letter of the 19th.
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(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 26, 1900)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, with handwritten corrections and postscript. Carnegie betrays concerns about being able to fill the space of the forthcoming enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building. Refers to Nimick's comments in his letter of the 24th.
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(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, April 28, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew discussing Carnegie's contribution to the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building and his concern of having ""more space than we are able to fill."" Refers to Frew's letter of the 26th.
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(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, December 15, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Philanthropists--United States, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance, Library buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Nimick Frew, President of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, in reference to a letter from Mr. Frew dated December 13, 1906, states that he would like to ""take care of everything but the Library proper"". Mr. Carnegie wants to have his ""fund"" used ""to pay for the ""portion of the Building the Carnegie Institute occupies"". Mr. Carnegie goes on to give his opinion that the City of Pittsburghs annual payment of $200,000 for its ""Libraries"" for the current population is ""doing very well indeed, judging by what I see other cities do"". Carnegie then states that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is near the front of public library facilities and that ""she gets the full worth of her money and even more"".
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(Andrew Carnegie to W.N. Frew, January 19, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Endowments
A typescript letter from Andrew Carnegie to William N. Frew, president, Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute, concerning what Frew and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute would do with an extra fifty or a hundred thousand yearly income for the Institute. Includes corrections in ink and signed by Andrew Carnegie.
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(Samuel H. Church to Andrew Carnegie, April 12, 1911)
Church, Samuel Harden, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute. Technical Schools, Carnegie Museum, Carnegie Institute. Dept. of Fine Arts
A typescript letter, presumably from Samuel H. Church, to Andrew Carnegie, concerning a letter Andrew Carnegie sent, dated January 19, 1911, to Frew and the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute on what they would do with an extra fifty or a hundred thousand yearly income for the Institute. The Board does not feel there is a need for a new department for Carnegie Institute at this time; the present needs of the Technical Schools are being taken care of by Carnegie's endowments; the Board does believe that they can use $100,000 additional income in ""carrying forward and extending the work of the Museum and Fine Arts departments"" ; and the Board will transmit to Carnegie the ""reports of the Directors of the Museums and Fine Arts departments"" so that Carnegie can be acquainted with ""scope"" and ""purpose"" of these departments and the ""cost of developing them"". They also transmit a letter from the director of the Technical Schools with similar information.
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(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, April 26, 1900)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Buildings, Museum buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Buildings--Additions--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie in which Frew suggests that Carnegie write a letter explicitly stating the amount of his contribution to the enlargement of the Carnegie Institute building so as to prevent a condemnation ordinance against him.
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(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, December 14, 1906)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Guthrie, George W., Philanthropists--United States, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Newspapers--PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Finance, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees. Executive Committee, Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence
A typescript letter from William Nimick Frew to Andrew Carnegie concerning an accompanying newspaper clipping, Understanding with Carnegie, presumably from a local Pittsburgh, Pa. newspaper, about Andrew Carnegie and the mayor of the City of Pittsburgh. The article hints that there is some understanding between Andrew Carnegie and Mayor Guthrie regarding Carnegie Institute. Mayor Guthrie does not indicate what that understanding is. Mr. Guthrie does go on to state that Mr. Carnegie would not endow the library. Because the building size of the Carnegie Institute has increased, the newspaper article speculates that Mr. Carnegie may help out with the increased expenses that the larger building may incur. In the letter Mr. Frew states ""somebody has been talking"" and he assures Mr. Carnegie that it was not him. He also includes a P.S. on the back of the letter that reminds Mr. Carnegie that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees is meeting to receive estimates from different subcommittees of the Board for maintenance of the different departments and buildings for the next fiscal year. The Executive Committee will report to the full Board of Trustees their recommendations which will then be presented to the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh. Mr. Frew states that the maintenance of the portions of the new building that are to be occupied by the Carnegie Institute (the Fine Arts and Museum departments) should be looked into for the meeting of the Executive Committee. On Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh letterhead.
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(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, January 10, 1905)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Bertram, James, 1872-1934--Correspondence, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Institute--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Public libraries--Public relations--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Political aspects--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Institute--Finance, Pittsburgh, Pa.--Finance, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Newspapers, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees
A typescript letter by William Nimick Frew, President of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, to Andrew Carnegie in reference to the receipt of a note from James Bertram dated January 9, 1905. In the note James Bertram states that Andrew Carnegie wants William Nimick Frew to ""clear up the confusion between the Carnegie Library and the Carnegie Institute"". Mr. Frew states that he has always made it clear to the people of Pittsburgh and members of the Councils the ""distinction between the two Institutions"". Mr. Frew tells Mr. Carnegie to read the clippings he has sent to him in regards to a meeting he had with the Sub-Finance Committee in which he ""explained thoroughly the creation and composition of each organization"" and how they are maintained. Mr. Frew believes that this confusion has been intentionally used by politicians in criticizing the library and in influencing people to think that tax payers money is being spent ""for the support of the Art Department and Museum."" Mr. Frew also mentions to Mr. Carnegie that during the last month, when the attacks from newspapers took place, he has received numerous ""beautiful letters"" praising the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pa. and the wonderful work the library is accomplishing. On Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees letterhead, signed W.N Frew.
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(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, July 30, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Institute--Finance
A signed typescript letter from William Frew to Andrew Carnegie written in response to Carnegie's letter of July 8th. Frew apologizes for the tone of his June 22nd letter and assures Carnegie that he did not intend to imply that Carnegie was in any way to blame for the Carnegie Institute's current year budget shortfall. Frew goes on to describe progress made towards completing a new Institute building and promises to send Carnegie detailed information about expenditures.
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(W.N. Frew to Andrew Carnegie, June 22, 1907)
Frew, William Nimick--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Institute--Endowments, Carnegie Institute--Finance
A signed typescript letter from William Frew to Andrew Carnegie asking him to advance the Carnegie Institute additional money to make up a budget shortfall for the current year which will occur due to a misunderstanding about when interest was payable on some bonds included as part of Carnegie's original endowment. A handwritten initialed note from Carnegie on the back of the letter instructs Carnegie's business secretary Robert Franks to send the money, but the note has been crossed out.
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