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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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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, July 23, 1909)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models--Design and construction, Dinosaurs--Models--Transportation, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Italy--Bologna, Natural history museums--Austria--Vienna, Natural history museums--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie discussing the status of construction, shipping, and installation plans for the gift diplodocus replicas being presented to Italy, Austria, and Russia. Holland reports that the reproduction for Austria has been completed and shipped; that the reproduction for Italy is currently in progress and should be shipped by the end of August; that work on the reproduction for Russia is just getting underway; and that he plans to leave for Europe on September 1st to help with the installations in Vienna and Bologna.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, July 5, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Exhibitions, Museum exhibitions, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Travel--Russia--Saint Petersburg, K. R. (Konstantin Romanov), Grand Duke of Russia, 1858-1915, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
Handwritten letter. Holland describes in great detail the difficulties of installing the Diplodocus model in Saint Petersburg, including an accident that caused damage to it. He notes his meeting with Grand Duke Constantin, the president of the Imperial Academy, wherein the latter told Holland that the Czar was very appreciative and would like to thank Carnegie for his gift, perhaps with a letter of thanks and a signed portrait, as requested by Holland. He describes his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and several academics, and details his travel plans after leaving Saint Petersburg, which will not allow a visit with the Carnegies at Skibo.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, June 10, 1904)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, British Museum, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Dinosaurs--Models--Design and construction, Dinosaurs--Models--Transportation, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Museums--England--London, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie reporting on general Carnegie Museum matters, progress in preparing the Diplodocus carnegii reproduction for the British Museum, and plans to erect a brontosaurus skeleton at the Carnegie Museum. Holland notes that, since the Diplodocus reproduction is scheduled to be completed around July 15th, he has written to the British Museum Director to finalize the specifics of transportation and installation.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, June 10, 1907)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932, Perrier, Edmond, 1844-1921, Fallie?res, Armand, 1841-1931, Carnegie Museum, Muse?um national d'histoire naturelle (France), Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Paris--France, Museum attendance--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie informing him that Holland has been in touch with both French Ambassador Jusserand and Museum Director Perrier and that French President Fallires has accepted the offer of a gift diplodocus. Copies of original correspondence are enclosed (not included). The letter also discusses the second annual meeting of the American Association of Museums and recent attendance figures at the Carnegie Museum. An unsigned handwritten notation in pencil on page two of the letter jokes that if Holland is not decorated when he goes to erect gift diplodocuses in Paris and Berlin, Carnegie will ""play Emperor"" and give him a title.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, June 11, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Travel--Russia--Saint Petersburg, Frick, Childs--Travel--Africa, Animals--Africa, Carnegie Museum, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
Handwritten letter by W.J. Holland, from U.S.M.S. Philadelphia, on his journey to St. Petersburg to help with the Diplodocus installation there. He encountered Childs Frick, who had been hunting in Africa and collected 129 skins of large animals that he proposed to give to the Carnegie Museum. Holland will return to the U.S. via Holland, where his younger son is studying.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, June 23, 1909)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models--Design and construction, Capellini, Giovanni, 1833-1922, Steindachner, Franz, 1834-1919, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Italy--Bologna, Natural history museums--Austria--Vienna, Natural history museums--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie discussing the status of construction and installation plans for the gift diplodocus replicas being presented to Italy, Austria, and Russia. Holland reports that he is currently conferring with Senator Capellini of Italy and Museum Director Steindachner of Vienna, and that he is awaiting word from the authorities in St. Petersburg.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, March 19, 1900)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Hatcher, J. B. (John Bell), 1861-1904, Reed, W. H., Carnegie Museum. Dept. of Paleontology, Paleontology, Fossils, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie concerning the recovery of the ""man-trap"" lost in Scotland and plans by the museum to conduct further exploration for fossils in different parts of the world.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, March 20, 1902)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Butterflies--America, Moths--America, Carnegie Museum, Godman, Frederick Du Cane, 1834-1919, Butterflies--Catalogs and collections--England, Moths--Catalogs and collections--England, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
Typescript letter from W.J. Holland, director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, to Andrew Carnegie. His friend, English scientist F.D. Godman, is considering a gift of a collection of butterflies and moths of Tropical America to an American museum, and he asks Carnegie to write a note to Godman to encourage him to send the collection to Pittsburgh.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, March 30, 1909)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Rosen, Roman Romanovich, Baron, 1847-1921--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models, Dinosaurs--Models--Design and construction, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Europe, Century illustrated monthly magazine
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie informing him that Ambassador Rosen has sent a letter confirming that the Russian Emperor wishes to accept the offer of a gift diplodocus model. Other topics discussed include progress made to-date in constructing three new diplodocus models for European museums and articles Holland is preparing for Century Magazine about the diplodocus and the evolution of the camel.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, March 30, 1911)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880-1969, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Gems--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Exhibitions, Museum exhibits--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Precious stones--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Exhibitions, Bertram, James, 1872-1934
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland, Director of Carnegie Museum to Andrew Carnegie requesting a photograph of Andrew Carnegie to be mailed to Mr. J.L. Lewis. Mr. Lewis had dropped by Holland's office at the Carnegie Museum and admired a photograph that W.J. Holland had of Andrew Carnegie and expressed interest in acquiring one. In the past, Lewis had presented to the Carnegie Museum a collection of gems and gemstones. Holland request Mr. James Bertram to send the photograph to Mr. Lewis at his Pittsburgh, Pa. post office box address. On Carnegie Museum letterhead. Includes signature of W.J. Holland and penciled notation ""Photo sent Apr -1 1911"".
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 12, 1913)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Spain), Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Spain--Madrid, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Travel--Argentina, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Travel--Spain, Museum directors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
A signed typescript letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie requesting additional funds to cover construction and installation costs for more diplodocus models, particularly the one for Spain. In a typescript postscript, Holland notes that he is writing a book about his travels in Argentina during his trip to install a diplodocus model there and he plans to send the first published copy to Carnegie. A typescript note affixed to the front of the letter states that the requested funds were sent to Holland on May 14th. A handwritten initialed notation in pencil in the right margin of the letter indicates that Carnegie does not want Holland to use his own money to pay any expenses associated with his trip to Madrid.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 15, 1901)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Popular science monthly (New York, N.Y. : 1900), Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Dinosaurs, Diplodocus, Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Collection management--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Birds--Catalogs and collections--North America, Sea birds--Catalogs and collections--Newfoundland and Labrador, Egypt Exploration Fund, Franks, Robert A., Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898, Indians of North America--Antiquities, Swank, James Moore, 1832-1914, King, Wilson C., Peru--Antiquities, DuPuy, Herbert, Egypt--Antiquities, Golf, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland, Director, Carnegie Museum, to Andrew Carnegie concerning the Carnegie Museum. Mr. Holland asks if Carnegie received his article on the Museum published in Popular science monthly and mentions that the Annals of the Carnegie Museum will ""go to the printer soon"". Holland states that the first complete account of the anatomy of the dinosaur ""Diplodocus carnegii"" (named after Andrew Carnegie) is in part I of volume I of The Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum and is at the printers. Work in the West continues with two young men collecting sea fowl in Newfoundland and Labrador. Plans are to have a complete collection of birds of North America ""in the next three or four years"". Holland relates that he has solicited funds for the Egypt Exploration Fund from local people and received money from his friends for the fund. Holland tells Carnegie that he and Mr. Franks are disappointed that they were not able to obtain the Donaldson collection (Thomas C. Donaldson) of American Indian material that was referred to them by Mr. J.M. Swank. He goes on to write that Mr. Wilson King has sent a collection of golden ornaments from Peruvian graves and Mr. Herbert DuPuy brought in a collection of Egyptian antiquities. Holland concludes the letter by stating that he has followed Carnegie's advice and taken up the sport of golf. On Carnegie Museum letterhead.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 18, 1901)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Collection management--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Scott, Mary Merrill, 1880, Indians of North America--Antiquities, Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934, Henry, Charles W., Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland, Director, Carnegie Museum to Andrew Carnegie concerning a collection of American Indian material that he would like the Carnegie Museum to acquire. Mr. Holland explains that the collection from Mrs. H. L. Scott consists of Indian materials that her husband, Hugh Lenox Scott, collected during his command of troops stationed at Indian reservations in the western United States. Mr. Charles Henry (one of the directors of the Pennsylvania Rail Road) saw the collection and assures Mr. Holland that it is ""exceptionally fine"". On Carnegie Museum stationary. Includes penciled notations on page one and two of the letter, signed by W.J. Holland.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, May 28, 1901)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Natural history museums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Natural history museums--Collection management--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Shells--Catalogs and collections, Minerals--Catalogs and collections, Jeans, J. Stephen (James Stephen), 1846-1913, Egypt Exploration Fund, Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899, Hatcher, J. B. (John Bell), 1861-1904, Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Fraas, E. (Eberhard), 1862-1915, Paleontologists, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs, Moths, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland, Director, Carnegie Museum to Andrew Carnegie concerning collections that Mr. J. S. Jeans, Secretary of the British Iron Trade Association, has control over. They are the Sowerby collection of shells and the Calvert collection of minerals. He presumes that they ""would be of very great value to the Institute if they could be obtained"". Holland then explains that because of his efforts, Pittsburgh is the lead city for contributions to the Egypt Exploration Fund. Mr. Holland then mentions that in a letter from Professor Hatcher, Professor Marsh's ""old quarry"", in Colorado, was visited by Professor Osborn, Paleontologist of the U.S. Geological Survey and Professor Fraas of Stuttgart, Germany. Holland hopes that Mr. Carnegie will soon receive the engraving of Diplodocus. He then states that he once named a genus of African moths after Carnegie.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 17, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Russia, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Exhibitions, Museum exhibits--Russia, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A handwritten note from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie relating the Czar's appreciation of the diplodocus and his promise to send Carnegie a portrait of himself.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 2, 1910)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Carnegie Museum, Dinosaurs--Utah, Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence
A handwritten letter from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie relating the progress of transporting the dinosaur remains from the Unitah Mountains in Utah. On Uintah Railway Company letterhead.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 22, 1910)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Family, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Travel--United States, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Douglass, Earl, b. 1862, Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899, Paleontological excavations, Dinosaurs
A typescript letter from William Jacob Holland to Andrew Carnegie in which Holland discusses his family, upcoming travels, and dinosaur excavations. On Carnegie Museum letterhead.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 22, 1911)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Golf--New York (State)--New York, Pittsburgh (Pa.), Carnegie Museum, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs, Carnegie Museum, Argentina, Philanthropists--United States, Library benefactors--United States, Organ (Musical instrument), Franks, Robert A., Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Koh-i-noor (Diamond)
A typescript letter from W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie in reference to letters from Carnegie to Holland dated November 17 and 21, 1911. In this letter Holland makes reference to being unable to golf with Carnegie in New York the next day due to the amount of work he needs to finish in Pittsburgh, Pa. (presumably at the Carnegie Museum). In the letter dated November 21, 1911 Carnegie writes about the donation of a Diplodocus (Diplodocus carnegii skeleton, located in Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) to Argentina. In the letter from Carnegie dated November 21, 1911 Carnegie (erroneously) notes there are two Diplodocus in Pittsburg and wonders if they might send the first one to Argentina, but he notes, ""I suppose it would be too valuable as being the original"". In this letter Holland explains that they have another set of casts of the bones of the Diplodocus in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Museum and he can have a replica of the Diplodocus made if Carnegie has his ""bursar"", (Robert A. Franks) remit to him the amounts he calls for. He then explains that they do not have two Diplodocus, only one original and Holland is shocked that Carnegie would want to send the original to Argentina. Church states that the other big beast is a bird of another feather. He compares sending the original Diplodocus to Argentina akin to King Edward donating the Kohinoor from the crown jewels to a museum. Holland assures Carnegie that he can send as many Diplodocus replicas as Carnegie wants to crowned heads and Presidents.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, November 25, 1911)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Casts, Diplodocus, Diplodocus--Exhibitions, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs--Exhibitions, Carnegie Museum, Philanthropists--United States, Museo de La Plata, Natural history museums--Argentina--La Plata, Museum exhibits--Argentina--La Plata, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Dinosaurs--Transportation, Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
A handwritten letter from W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie concerning the cost and shipment of a replica of a Diplodocus (Diplodocus carnegii skeleton, located in Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) to the National Museum in Buenos Aires (i.e. the La Plata Museum located near the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina). Holland states, per Carnegie's letter he received, the cost to make and install a replica of the Diplodocus would average around $6,000. The average cost of past replicas that were made had been $5,860 a piece. He does note that the freight to Argentina may be higher than the freight to other past destinations. Carnegie also asked how long it would take to make the replica and Holland states that it will take six weeks to make, another six weeks to get it to Buenos Aires and four weeks to mount the specimen in the museum.
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(W.J. Holland to Andrew Carnegie, October 29, 1909)
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932--Correspondence, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models, Natural history museums--Italy--Bologna, Holland, Francis Raymond, 1886-1934, Painters--United States
A signed handwritten letter from William Holland to Andrew Carnegie notifying him that the work of installing the diplodocus reproduction in the museum at Bologna has been satisfactorily completed and that Holland will be spending some time in Paris helping his younger son Raymond get settled in an art studio for the winter before returning to the U.S. in early November when he will meet with Carnegie in person in New York to report on his trip.
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